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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 2008? If so, you will want to take the ISF 189 - Thesis preparation seminar this Fall! Set yourself up for success!!

EVERYONE: You must attend all class meetings during the 1st two weeks or the instructor will most likely drop you from the ISF courses. Be sure to check your enrollments throughout the semester – you are ultimately responsible for maintaining your enrollments. Please see Dawn Strough if you have any questions throughout the semester.

In this course, we will utilize works in the humanities and the social sciences in order to explore a number of dimensions of self-deception in the modern world. The focus will be upon the willingness to falsify both personal life as well as one's position in the public sphere. The course will emphasize the importance of the nature of unconscious experience and the manner in which people often engage in acts of self-deception with regard to the political realm. Satisfies L&S breadth requirements: (SBS) Social & Behavioral Sciences

This is an introduction to central theoretical investigations concerning the construction and organization of social life. Using some works from the "classical" traditions of social theory as well as some examples of contemporary analysis, this course will explore such topics as the nature of power and social/historical change, the nature of economic production and consumption, the meaning of difference--racial, sexual, class--the development of institutions, etc. Satisfies the following L&S breadth requirements: Philosophy & Values or Social & Behavioral Sciences

This is an introduction to classical and contemporary analyses of the development and construction of individual identity, the concepts of subjectivity and agency, and notions about the inner life. The course will be an exploration of the construction of meaning and communication through an examination of works from discourse analysis, symbolic anthropology, literary and film studies. Satisfies L&S Breadth requirements: Philosophy & Values or Social & Behavioral Sciences

This course surveys the technological revolutions of the 19th and 20th centuries, then it focuses on the development of the computer and the Internet. The final part examines the impact of the Internet on social movements. Satisfies L&S Breadth requirements: International Studies or Social & Behavioral Sciences.

This interdisciplinary course is an introduction to the complex interplay of transnational values, international rights and legal institutions that increasingly govern social, cultural and geopolitical interactions in our contemporary world. A study of rights and norms presupposes not only an understanding of the empirical evolution of rights traditions (including constitutional traditions) in a variety of global regions, but also an understanding of the theories of rights and laws that support such traditions as they are embedded in them (just war theories, peace theories, etc.) Satisfies the following L&S breadth requirements: Philosophy & Values or Social & Behavioral Sciences.

Prerequisities: Geography 20 or prior courses in economic or regional development strongly suggested. This course will discuss industrialization, urbanization, and economic growth in the global North. We will also analyze the following topics: Locational patterns in manufacturing, retailing trade, and finance. Geographic dynamics of technical change, employment, business organization, resource use, and divisions of labor. Property, labor, and social conflict as geographic forces. Also listed as Geography C110.

Please Note: Students will receive no credit for C101 after taking Geography 110, C110 or Interdisciplinary Studies 100A.

Topics include electronic community; the changing nature of work; technological risks; the information economy; intellectual property; privacy; artificial intelligence and the sense of self; pornography and censorship; professional ethics. Students will lead discussions on some of these topics. Also listed as Computer Science C195. Satisfies Social & Behavioral Sciences.

Highly recommended course for ISF majors. This workshop serves as preparation for the Senior Thesis Writing Seminar ISF 190. The course focuses on getting 2nd semester Juniors or 1st semester Seniors started on their thesis projects. By the end of the class, you will have developed a cover page (including a catchy title), a table of contents, a solid introduction, a tentative bibliography for your thesis, and -- if you are ambitious enough – your first chapter. You will also be familiar with important research strategies and resources such as research grants or the Doe, Moffitt and Law School Libraries.

FOR ISF DECLARED MAJORS ONLY:

ISF 190, Senior Thesis (4 units)
Sec 1 – MW 10-11am, 31 Evans, Instructor: Klee, CCN: 45051
Sec 2 – MW 11-12pm, 61 Evans, Instructor: Wren, CCN: 45036

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)
Special Instructions: See Dawn Strough

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 3.6 GPA in all courses taken to fulfill the major requirements, this includes the world civilization classes, ISF l00 series, and area of concentration courses taken at UCB (do not include courses taken elsewhere). 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 or by using the GPA Calculator at http://www.reshall.berkeley.edu/academics/resources/gpa/.