Comparative Literature/English 212: The History of Rhetoric
The Prof Seth Lerer
The Concept Survey a discipline regarded as a mainstay of intellectual, literary and social education in the Western world. Look at the impact of rhetoric on great works of literature such as the Aeneid and Hamlet.
The Appeal Delve into a field that changed the world, from the words of Aristotle to the songs of African-American performers.
Music 18B: Jazz History -- Bebop to Present
The Prof Fred Berry
The Concept Learn to appreciate jazz from the 1940s to the current scene. Develop familiarity with major artists from Dizzy Gillespie to Wynton Marsalis.
The Appeal Attend and write about live jazz performances.
Comparative Literature/French and Italian 359E: Writing and Cookery -- Toward a Literary Anthropology of Food
The Prof Jeffrey Schnapp
The Concept Track the realms where writing and food overlap.
The Appeal Devour Greek and Roman "banquet literature." Cook up reports on classic recipe collections like The Fannie Farmer Cookbook or The Joy of Cooking and on literary works from The Anarchist's Cookbook to Like Water for Chocolate.
Computer Science 221: Artificial Intelligence -- Principles and Techniques
The Prof Daphne Koller
The Concept Survey the world of artificial intelligence, including its history and cutting-edge topics like robotics and natural language understanding.
The Appeal Write a program that enables a computer to play the board game Othello. Each machine eventually learns and adapts, so it plays better than the person who programmed it. (Think IBM's Deep Blue.)
