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SPRING2017 Honors3260ColloquiaThreecredithours ClimateChangeandRisk CRN21751 Friday9:00–11:30 Dr.HaroldWeston,RiskManagementandInsurance Dr.CrawfordElliott,Geosciences Climatechangeisindisputable,andindisputablylargelycausedbyhumanactionsgeneratinggreenhousegasemissions.Greenhousegas emissionsaretheproductofenergy-intensiveindustrializationandrisingstandardsofliving.Ourenergyisstilllargelyderivedfromfossilfuels, andenergyneedscontinuetorisewiththeworld'sexpandingindustrializationanddevelopment.Greenhousegasemissionslastalongtimein theatmosphere;50%ofallcarbondioxidefromthebeginningoftheindustrialeraisstillintheatmosphere.Theconsequencestotheclimate ofincreasingaccumulationsofgreenhousegaseswillaccelerate,withmoredroughtsindryareas,morefloodinginwetareas,morefrequent andseverestorms,highersurfacetemperatures,changesinoceanpatternsandsealevels,declineofglaciers,andtheresultingfood shortages,diseasevectors,coastalinundation,andwatershortages.Theprofitsfromindustrializationareinthepastandstilltocome,yetthe costsofremediationaresolelyinthefuture,withpotentialliabilitytoallgreenhousegasemitters.Whataretheconsequences,whatisthe costtofixthedamagetotheplanet,whoisliable,andhowfarbacktowepinliability?Arepastgenerationsliabletothepresentgeneration forunforeseenconsequences?Arepresentgenerationsliabletofuturegenerationsforforeseenconsequences?Thiscoursewillexaminethe planetary,scientific,economic,andlegalrisksfromclimatechange,examiningtheproblemsfrommultipleperspectivesofscience,economics, law,publicpolicy,andethics. TraumaandMemoryinPost-DictatorshipArgentina CRN16181 Tues-Thurs2:30–3:45 Dr.FernandoReati,WorldLanguagesandCultures Thisseminarwilllookat30yearsofliterary,filmic,andartisticrepresentationsofpoliticalviolenceintheaftermathofthe1976-1983 Argentinemilitarydictatorship.ThecaseofArgentina,oneofthebestknownpost-traumasocietiesalongwithSouthAfrica,Chile,Rwandaand others,willbeusedtoillustrategeneralconceptsoftrauma,memorystudiesandtransitionaljusticeincountriesthathavegonethrough processesofpoliticalrepressionand/orcivilwar.StudentswillberequiredtoreadArgentinenovelsandtestimoniesavailableinEnglish translation.Photosofmonuments,memorials,museumsandartexhibitswillbeavailableonD2Land/orshowninclass.YouTubevideosof songsbyArgentineartistswillbeavailableonD2L.Subtitledfilmswillbeavailabletostudents,whowillberequiredtowatchatleastthree andwritereactionpapers.Thisseminarwillsurveysomeofthemostimportantartisticrepresentationsoftheperiodinordertoanalyzehow trauma,memory,mourningandnostalgiaplayintoanddeterminethewaysinwhichStateterroris(orisnot)representedinpost-dictatorship Argentina.Whilefocusingonaparticularcountry,studentswillalsolearnaboutsimilarprocessesthroughouttheworldandtheywillbeginto viewhumanrightsviolationsandtheiraftermathinaglobalperspective.Themainobjectiveofthecourseisforstudentstounderstandthe waypeopleprocessmemoryanddealwithtraumathroughacombinationofindividualrecollectionsandcollectiveassessmentsofthepast, i.e.individualmemoriesarealwaysinscribedwithinasocialframeworkthattellsindividualswhatandhowtoremember. AnotherYou:TheProblemofCreatinganAutonomousDigitalSecondSelf CRN21750 Thursday1:00–3:30 Dr.JeffreyYoung,History Whatwoulditmeantobuildasecondversionofyourselfinavirtualenvironment--adigitalyouwhoiscapableofmovingandtalkingand actinginwaysthatappearidenticaltothebiologicalyou?Thisinterdisciplinaryseminarexplorestheissuesraisedbythecollisionbetween longstandingdesirestoextendhumanlifeindefinitelyandrecentbreakthroughsinartificialintelligenceanddigitalreformulationsofthe worldatlarge,especiallythosecreatedasgamingenvironments.Throughavarietyofreadingsandfilms,theseminarwillbeorganizedto allowforabstractinquiryintothedefinitionofhumanconsciousnessandtheprospectsandconsequencesofcreatingandtestingartificial intelligencesthatareabletointeractwithpeopleinhumanterms.AlthoughthisseminarisNOTacomputerscienceclass(andisactually taughtbyahistorian:),thecourseWILLhaveapracticaldimension,asweexploremethodsofactuallycreatingdigitalcharacterswithtraits thatarepatternedaftertheirsubjects’appearanceandmannerisms.Duringthesecondhalfofthecourse,studentswillengagedirectlyin theprocessofbuildingworkingmodelsofthemselvestobepotentiallydeployedina3dgameenvironment.Ultimately,wewillponderthe questionofwhatitmightmean(inhistorical,philosophicalandpracticalterms)tocreateimmortalversionsofourselves,thinkingavatars withwhomonecouldinteractplausiblywithinadigitalreality. TerroristNetworks:ISISandAffiliates CRN13457 Wednesday11:00–1:30 Dr.MiaBloom,Communication A seminarguidinganin-depthscholarlyanalysisofthesources,enablers,ideologicalmotivationsandmajorgroupsintheworldofterrorism, aswellasacriticalanalysisofnewstrategiesandtacticalinnovations.Throughanintensivescheduleofreadingandwritingassignmentswe explorethemanyenduringpuzzlesinthestudyofalQaeda,itsaffiliatesandemerginggroupslikeISISandBokoHaram.Thecoursewillhave aspecialfocusonthenetworksassociatedwithAQandmanyofthelesserknownaffiliatesandexploregroupslikeAQIMandAQAPand charttheshiftingnatureofgroupalliances(i.e.groupsleavingAQandjoiningISIS). Uponcompletionofthecourse,studentsshouldbeabletoarticulateanunderstandingof: theorigins,definitions,causes,effectsandevolutionofterrorism; thehistoricalbackgroundofAlQaeda.itsaffiliatesandISIS; themajormotivationsandtactics; thestructure,recruitingmethods,andfinancialsourcesofterrorism SocialJusticeandPolitics CRN14713 Tuesday1:00–3:30 Dr.TobyBolsen,PoliticalScience Dr.PeterLindsay,PoliticalScienceandPhilosophy Thisseminarwillprovideafoundationalexplorationofconceptsandissuesrelatedtosocialjusticeincontemporarywesternsocieties, highlightinghowpoliticsshapescollectiveoutcomeswithrespecttothetopicscoveredeachweek.Topicsinclude:massincarceration (mandatoryminimumsentencing,povertyandincarceration,drugcourtsandsentencingintheU.S.);thepoliticsandethicsofclimate change;sexualorientationanddiscrimination,immigration,andpoliticalexpressionsofsocialjusticeinculture.Theassignedreadings, discussions,in-classvideosandwritingcomponentsofthecourseencouragecriticalthinkingaboutissuesbroadlyrelatedtotheintersection ofsocialjusticeandpolitics.Readingswillbeamixtureofempiricalsocialscienceandmorephilosophicallyfocusedethicalarguments. ActionForumandtheTransitiontoanIntegratedAtlanta:1960--1982 CRN16548 Wednesday9:00–11:30 Dr.SarahCook,Psychology ThiscoursewillfocusontheperiodinAtlantaduringtheModernCivilRightsMovement,whenMartinLutherKingJr.returnedtoAtlanta fromMontgomery,theAtlantaStudentMovementwasabouttobeginandhistorywasmadeinandaroundtheGeorgiaStatecampus, leadingtotheadministrationofAtlanta’sfirstAfrican-AmericanMayor,MaynardJacksonJr.Throughguestspeakers,classreadingsandfreefromclassparticipationtheseminarwillfosterdiscussionsonrelevantissuesrelatedtothisperiodinAtlanta’shistoryandhowtheidealsof thesemovementscontinuetoday.Thecourseworkwillconsistofaseriesofresearchprojectsthatwillhelpuncoversomeofthelessknown storiesoftheintentionallyquietleadersthathelpedguideAtlantaduringthistimefocusingontheleadershipoftheAtlantaLifeInsurance Company,NorrisHerndonandJesseHillJr.alongwiththeparticipantsintheActionForum,whoseintentionallylowprofileshavelefttheir contributionsduringthisimportanttimemostlyunrecognized.Theresearchwillbeincludedinanewdigitalapplication,CitySaga,thatwill allowthesenewstoriestobesharedwiththepublicnearlyinstantaneously.Thisseminarwillbeanopportunitytoobtaininformationand discussissuesthatarenotcoveredinregularcoursesandprovidetheopportunitytoaddtothebodyofknowledgeforthisimportantperiod ofAtlanta’shistory.
