Course Offerings for Fall 2003

4/30/03

NEWS FLASH --- YOU NOW ONLY NEED TO HAVE COMPLETED ONE OF THE TWO WORLD CIV PRE-REQS IN ORDER TO DECLARE THE MAJOR! SO TELL YOUR FRIENDS TO DECLARE ASAP!

SOPHOMORES/JUNIORS!! Have your declared the ISF major yet? Talk to our faculty advisers today, it is never too early to begin planning your major - don't wait !

SENIORS! Are you planning on writing your senior thesis in Spring 2004? If so, you will want to take the ISF 198 - Thesis preparation seminar this fall! Set yourself up for success!!

EVERYONE: You must attend all class meetings during the lst two weeks or you will probably be dropped from ISF courses. Be sure to check your enrollments throughout the semester - you are ultimately responsible for maintaining your enrollment.

ISF 61 - Cancelled


ISF 100A, Sec. 1 - Introduction to Social Theory and Cultural Analysis (4 units)
TTh 3:30-5, 4 LeConte, Instructor: Gary Wren, CCN: 45806
Attendance in discussion section required.
CCN: 45809, DIS 101 - CANCELLED
CCN: 45812, DIS 102 - CANCELLED
CCN: 45815, DIS 103, Wed 0300 0400, 105 LATIMER
CCN: 45818, DIS 104, Wed 0400 0500, 7 EVANS
CCN: 45821, DIS 105, Tue 0200 0300, 122 BARROW
CCN: 45824, DIS 106, Thur 0200 0300, 35 EVANS
Focus: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Modern Society and Culture
This course provides an introduction to some of the key theoretical foundations of much contemporary research and discussion in the social sciences and humanities. Drawing on classic social theories, we will explore central issues in current debates concerning the nature of the socio-economic order, the modalities of power, and the process of cultural production. We will examine selected original sources in depth. In addition, we will consider elaborations, criticisms, and illustrations of these theories in the context of significant contemporary issues. The goal of this course is to provide the student with a grounding in some of the important concepts, methods, and theories needed for independent, critical thought.
Satisfies the following L&S breadth requirements: (IS) International Studies, (SBS) Social & Behavioral Sciences , or (PV) Philosophy & Values.


ISF 100B, Sec 1 - Introduction to Social Theory and Cultural Analysis (4 units)
TuTh 2-3:30,101 LSA, Instructor: Renate Holub, CCN: 45827
Attendance in discussion section required.
CCN: 45830, DIS 101 - CANCELLED
CCN: 45833, DIS 102, Mon 0900 1000 A 0078 BARROW
CCN: 45836, DIS 103 - CANCELLED
CCN: 45839, DIS 104, WED 0900 1000 A C0320 CHEIT
CCN: 45842, DIS 105, TUE 1000 1100 A 0130 WHEELE
CCN: 45845, DIS 106, THU 0700 0900 P 221 WHEELER
Focus: The Production of Psychic Space in a Global Framework
In this course we will study central concepts of Freudian psychoanalysis, such as the "unconscious," "Oedipus complex," "the hord," etc. We will then study a series of thinkers (Volosinov, Reich, Marcuse) who have further developed Freudian theories in terms of power and domination. Among the themes we touch upon are the cultural and geographic location of mainstream psychoanalysis (Volosinov), the production of psychic space of fascism (Reich), the production of the legitimacy of violence in psychic space by means of authoritarian educational methods (Horkheimer) and the cultural manipulation of psychic space by consumerism and the culture industry (Marcuse). We will move on to Lacan and Irigaray in order to discuss the patriarchalist structure of the production of the unconscious. Finally, we will reflect on the political manipulation of psychic space in a geopolitical framework. W.E.B Du Bois, Frantz Fanon and Aime Cesaire provide foundational methodological frameworks for our analysis of colonialism and neo-colonialisms. John Brown Childs's concept of transcommunality will conclude our course with its investigations of new forms of democratic psychic spaces. The purpose of the course is (1) to critically master a central tradition in hegemonic intellectual history; (2) to evaluate the extent of its applicability to contemporary global issues; and (3) to understand the psychoanalytic traditions in a historico-philosophical-religious framework pertaining to "theories of the soul," (Plato, Al Farabi, Ashis Nandi).See the webpage for this course at: learning.berkeley.edu/holub
Satisfies the following L&S breadth requirements: (SBS) Social & Behavioral Sciences , or (PV) Philosophy & Values.

ISF 100B, Section 2 - Introduction to Social Theory and Cultural Analysis (4 units)
TuTh 11-12:30, 126 Barrows, Instructor: Earl Klee, CCN: 45847, (No discussion section.)
Focus: The Self and Society: Competing Perspectives
We will examine how various perspectives account for the development of a sense of self, and its subsequent relations with the larger social order. In particular we are interested on how the social order is consituted out of diverse selves, and the subsequent inevitable conflicts and accomodations that develop. Among other themes we are interested in: the self and modernity; the contribution of psychoanalysis; the self and religious transcendence; the complexities of community; the self and others; and the contribution of social science and rational choice theory to a full understanding of the self.
Satisfies the following L&S breadth requirements: (SBS) Social & Behavioral Sciences , or (PV) Philosophy & Values.

ISF C145 - Multicultural Europe (4 units)
Tu/Th 12:30-2, F295 Haas, Instructor: Renate Holub, CCN: 45848
This course focuses on the transformations taking place in contemporary Europe. These pertain to the formation of the European Union on the one hand, and to Europe"¢s engagement in processes of globalization on the other hand. Increasing migration into Europe constitutes one of the many effects of globalization, and migration into Europe occurs primarily from the east and the south. Migration from the south translates into migration from Muslim majority countries. Adjustment to the European Union, globalization, and migration varies from nation state to nation state in Europe. In order to understand variations in adjustment, in the first part of the course we will study general multicultural lineages of Europe"¢s nation states. Particular attention will be given to national identity cultures and Europe"¢s geopolitical self-perception. But we will also pay close attention to the judicial and constitutional specificity of Europe"¢s nation states. Secondly, we will study the formation and enlargement of the European Union and discuss some of the cultural, political, constitutional, judicial, economic and foreign policy issues which have been raised by Europe"¢s multiculturalization. In the third part of the course, we will study variations in current adjustment to globalization and migration. Here we will engage in themes relevant to the presence of Muslims in Europe, citizenship, immigration law, and the development of new multicultural public spheres and practices. Reading: Eric Hobsbawm:( Nations and Nationalism since 1780); Edward Said (Culture and Imperialism); Michael Heffernan (The Meaning of Europe); Tariq Modood and Pnina Werbner (The Politics of Multiculturalism in the New Europe); Michael Dummett (On Immigration and Refugees); Romano Prodi (Europe as I see it). There will also be a reader available with articles by Perry Anderson, Jurgen Habermas, Renate Holub, etc.
For more information, please visit the website of previous classes on Multicultural Europe: http://learning.berkeley.edu/holub (Cross-listed with IAS C145, History C176, and Geography C152.)
Satisfies the following L&S breadth requirements: (IS) International Studies, (HS)Historical Studies, or (SBS) Social & Behavioral Sciences .

ISF C160 - Forms of Folklore (4 units)
TuTh 12:30-2,3:30-5, Wheeler Auditorium, Instructor: Alan Dundes, CCN: 45841
A world-wide survey of the major and minor forms of folklore with special emphasis upon proverbs, riddles, superstitions, games, songs, and narratives.
Satisfies a core method requirement for the ISF major: may be substituted for 100B only. (This course is cross-listed with Anthropology 160.)
Satisfies the following L&S breadth requirements: (AL) Arts and Literature,or (SBS) Social & Behavioral Sciences .


FOR ISF DECLARED MAJORS ONLY:


ISF 190, Senior Thesis (4 units)
Sec 1 - Tu/Th 3-4 pm, 80 Barrows, Instructor: Robert Ehrlich, CCN: 45854

Sec 2 - Mon/Wed 9-10 am, 425 Latimer, Instructor: Earl Klee, CCN: 45857
Sec 3 - Tu/Th 1-2, 385 LeConte, Instructor: Gary Wren, CCN: 45860

Sec 4 - Tu/Th 9-10, 72 Evans, Instructor: Urs Cipolat, CCN: 45862
http://learning.berkeley.edu/cipolat/
Attendance in ISF 190 is required during the first two week of class (or you may be dropped). NOTE: if you are planning to do the CREATIVE OPTION in relation to your thesis, please see Robert Ehrlich immediately during his drop-in office hours.


ISF H195, Honors Thesis (4 units)
Instructors: Cipolat, Ehrlich,Klee, Wren
NOTE: This class is not meeting as a group this semester - discuss your options with one of the faculty listed above. You must see one of the above faculty during Spring 2003 to get the CCN for ISF H195!!! Honors thesis student should contact the course instructor during the PREVIOUS semester to discuss their options for completing an Honors Thesis. (Please be sure that your meet the GPA requirements for the honors class: 3.5 overall GPA and 3.5 GPA in all courses taken to fulfill the major requirements, this includes the world civ pre-req classes, l00A/B, and area of concentration taken at UCB. You can determine your own GPA in the major by simply adding up all course grade points and dividing them by the number of course units. Of course, this is already done on your DARS report.)



HIGHLY RECOMMENDED:

ISF 198, Sec. 1 -Thesis Workshop (2 units)
Wed., 11-12, 241 Cory, Instructor: Rita Maran,CCN: 45866
Syllabus
Highly Recommended for all ISF majors who are planning to enroll in a thesis class in Spring 2004 . This course will allow students to begin the very necessary preparatory work needed prior to the beginning of the senior thesis.

ISF 198, Sec 2 -Thesis Workshop (2 units)
Thurs 8-9 am, 344 Campbell, Instructor: Urs Cipolat, CCN: 45868
Highly Recommended for all ISF majors who are planning to enroll in a thesis class in Spring 2004 . This course will allow students to begin the very necessary preparatory work needed prior to the beginning of the senior thesis.


NEW ADDITION TO THE COURSE LISTING:

GUARANTEED SEATING FOR ISF MAJORS!!

Courses in OTHER DEPARTMENTS that you might be able to use in your Area of Concentration.

ECONOMICS -
121-Ind Org & Pub Pol - 10 seats will be held for Juniors and Senior during Phase 1 only

GEOGRAPHY -
110-Econ Geog Industrl World - 5-8 seats will be held for ISF majors
122-Carceral Geog (should have plenty of room - no reserved seats)
164 -Geog Of China (should have plenty of room - no reserved seats)

PSYCHOLOGY -
These seats being held ONLY during Phase I only for ISF Seniors:
141- Devel Dur Infancy
150-Personality Psych
160 - Social Psych
180- Indust/Organ Psych

SOCIOLOGY -
Get on a wait list for Sociology classes if possible. In Phase II, ISF majors will be given preference for remaining seats not taken up by Soc majors