The objective of this course is that students have a general understanding of Chile’s history, culture, and idiosyncrasy. In order to achieve this objective, the course covers significant aspects of Chilean history, culture, and current affairs that...
This course takes a comprehensive and practical look at the process and the important factors that bring wine from field to table. Along the way, we will encounter environmental, scientific, sociological, legal, economic, and practical issues that...
“Our future includes culture."
Discovered in the 1970s as a powerful resource, capable of generating sustainable wealth and employment, the cultural sector has become the topic of a specific stream of worldwide economics and business studies. In...
Jazz is one of the most important musical innovations of the 20th century. In this course, we will proceed chronologically with an historical overview of the development of jazz styles, including New Orleans, Chicago and Kansas City styles, swing...
In an age marked by an increased polarization about a host of social and political issues, with the on-and off-campus debates about “free speech versus safe spaces”, the need for empathic understanding and the capacity for dialogue becomes all the...
This course offers an overview of the heterogeneous historical and cultural landscape of Spain through an interdisciplinary approach. Throughout the semester, we will study Spanish history and culture from the Prehistoric period to the great social...
Britain has one of the most innovative and vibrant youth cultures in the world. It has come to define post-colonial British identity and it has helped to make London the cultural and commercial capital of Europe. This course will examine the history...
Over twelve weekly sessions, this course will facilitate student engagement with the fundamentals of narrative and visual storytelling.
An exploration of key elements such as characterisation, language, dialogue, and plot will constitute the...
Over twelve weekly sessions, this course will facilitate student engagement with a genre of writing that merges the boundaries between literary art and research nonfiction. Creative nonfiction is the writing of the real. Practitioners explore both...
Over twelve weekly sessions, this course will facilitate student engagement with writing creatively, with a concentration on the short story form. Concurrently, participants will trace the development of the modern Irish short story as a literary...