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SOPHOMORES / JUNIORS! Have you 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 to write your senior thesis in Fall 2008? If so, you will want to take the ISF 189: Thesis Preparation seminar this Spring. Set yourself up for success!

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

ISF 60 - Technology and Values in the Global Arena (3 units)
Instructor: URS CIPOLAT, TuTh 12:30-2pm, 150 GOLDMAN SCHOOL (GSPP), CCN: 45003
In recent years, the pace of international transfers of technology, funds, resources, information, and even populations has increased dramatically. This cross-cultural diffusion has raised complex and interesting moral issues which this course seeks to explore. We will examine some of the emergent ethical issues in international affairs, with particular attention to those involving technological development. Such issues include the effect of mass media and the Internet on cultural integrity, the politics of environmental regulation, ethical implications of genetic engineering, and others. We will draw on classical, academic, and popular sources, including contemporary films, to explore the ramifications of such issues in modern culture. The goal of the course is to provide the student with an interdisciplinary introduction to key areas of conflict in the next century.

ISF 100A, Sec. 1 - Introduction to Social Theory and Cultural Analysis (4 units)
Instructor: GARY WREN, MW 2-4pm, 180 TAN, CCN: 45006
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.

ISF 100A, Sec. 2 - Introduction to Social Theory and Cultural Analysis (4 units)
Instructor: EARL KLEE, TuTh 9:30-11am, 102 MOFFITT, CCN: 45009
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 in how the social order is constituted out of diverse selves, and the subsequent inevitable conflicts and accommodations that develop. Among other themes we are interested in: the self and modernity; the new democratic self, the contribution of psychoanalysis; the self and religious transcendence; the destructive self; and the impact of cosmopolitanism, culture conflict, and economic integration on the sense of a coherent self.

ISF 100B - Introduction to Social Theory and Cultural Analysis: The Self (4 units)
Instructor: ROBERT EHRLICH, TuTh 12:30-2pm, 180 TAN, CCN: 45012
In this course we will utilize the humanities and the social sciences to explore the problematic nature of the self in the modern world, particularly in American society. We will center our attention on the social matrix within which the self develops and functions. The central concern will be the way that the self is shaped through relationships in the family as well as through prevailing institutional arrangements and established values.

ISF 100D - Introduction to Technology, Society, and Culture (4 units)
Instructor: RENATE HOLUB, MW 10-12pm, 2 LECONTE, CCN: 45015
In this course we will focus on three major technological paradigms that have emerged over the past 150 years in the global north: the Industrial Revolution, the transportation and communication revolution, and the information technology revolution. The purpose of this course is to provide students not only with a substantive understanding of the technological forces that have shaped “modernity” and “postmodernity,” but also to raise theoretical questions about the relations between producers and users of technology under conditions of globalization, cyberspace, and the information age.

ISF C155 - Social Implications of Computer Technology (2 units, P/F)
Instructor: B. HARVEY, MW 4-5:30pm, 141 McCONE, CCN: 45033
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. Cross-listed with Computer Science C195.

ISF 189 - Interdisciplinary Research Methods (Thesis Preparation Seminar) (3 units)
Instructor: RENATE HOLUB, Tu 10-12pm, 2 EVANS, CCN: 45036
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, and your first chapter. You will also become familiar with important research strategies and resources such as research grants or the Doe, Moffitt and Law School Libraries.

FOR DECLARED ISF MAJORS ONLY:

ISF 190, Senior Thesis (4 units)

Sec 1 - MW 11-12pm, 31 Evans, Instructor: WREN, CCN: 45039

Sec 2 - MW 9-10am, 31 Evans, Instructor: KLEE, CCN: 45042

Sec 3 - TuTh 3-4pm, 7 Evans, Instructor: TBA, CCN: 45045

Sec 4 - MW 3-4pm, 35 Evans, Instructor: EHRLICH, CCN: 45048

Attendance in ISF 190 is required during the first two weeks of class (or you may be dropped). NOTE: If you are planning to do the CREATIVE OPTION for your thesis, please see Prof. Robert Ehrlich right away during his drop-in office hours.

ISF H195, Honors Thesis (4 units)
Instructor: URS CIPOLAT, TuTh 4-5pm, 140 BARROWS, CCN: see instructor

You must see Professor Cipolat during Fall 2007 to get the CCN for ISF H195. Honors thesis students should contact the course instructor during the PREVIOUS semester to discuss their options for completing an Honors thesis. (Please be sure that you meet the GPA requirements for the Honors class: a 3.5 overall GPA as well as a 3.5 GPA in all courses taken to fulfill your major requirements - this includes the World Civ prerequisite classes, l00A/B, and courses in the area of concentration taken at UCB. You can determine your own GPA in the major by 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/.