Seminars for Sophomores, A-Z

Course Title Instructor(s) Department Quartersort descending
Leaving the opera in the year 2000, hand-coloured lithograph by Albert Robida (late 19th century). [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Imaginative Realms: Writing Beyond Realism Keith Ekiss Creative Writing Autumn
7401820390_fa06e3f2e5_z.jpg via Flickr Laboratory Mouse in Biomedical Research Claude M. Nagamine Comparative Medicine Autumn
Leaving the opera in the year 2000, hand-coloured lithograph by Albert Robida (late 19th century). [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Imaginative Realms: Writing Beyond Realism Keith Ekiss English Autumn
Example of a translated text. Texts and Contexts: Spanish/English Literary Translation Workshop Cintia Santana Comparative Literature Autumn
Example of a translated text. Texts and Contexts: Spanish/English Literary Translation Workshop Cintia Santana Iberian & Latin American Cultures Autumn
Russia's Weird Classic: Nikolai Gogol Lazar Fleishman Slavic Languages and Literature Autumn
Photo of the Stanford women's volleyball team Sports Writing John Evans Creative Writing Autumn
Photo of the Stanford women's volleyball team Sports Writing John Evans English Autumn
Kevin Dooley/Flickr Heartfulness: Mindfulness, Compassion, and Responsibility Stephen Murphy-Shigematsu Comparative Studies in Race & Ethnicity Autumn
Melba Roy heads the group of NASA mathematicians, known as "computers," who track the Echo satellites. By NASA (Great Images in NASA Description) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Race and Gender in Silicon Valley Cynthia Lee African and African-American Studies Autumn
Kevin Dooley/Flickr Heartfulness: Mindfulness, Compassion, and Responsibility Stephen Murphy-Shigematsu Lifeworks Autumn
Melba Roy heads the group of NASA mathematicians, known as "computers," who track the Echo satellites. By NASA (Great Images in NASA Description) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Race and Gender in Silicon Valley Cynthia Lee Computer Science Autumn
United States seen from orbit. Photo by NASA on Unsplash Government by the Numbers Mark Duggan
Steve Ballmer 		Economics Autumn
Detail of "Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde poster" by Chicago : National Prtg. & Engr. Co. - This image is available from the United States Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs division under the digital ID cph.3g08267. The Detective and the City Frederic Stout Urban Studies Program Autumn
United States seen from orbit. Photo by NASA on Unsplash Government by the Numbers Mark Duggan
Steve Ballmer 		Public Policy Program Autumn
"Day 14 Occupy Wall Street September 30 2011 Shankbone" by David Shankbone - Own work. Licensed under CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Day_14_Occupy_Wall_Street_September_30_2011_Shankbone.JPG#/media/File:Day_14_Occupy_Wall_Street_September_30_2011_Shankbone.JPG Noam Chomsky: The Drama of Resistance Rush Rehm Theater and Performance Studies Autumn
Photo of a woman affixing a sticky to a white board. Photo by You X Ventures courtesy of Unsplash. Making Sense of Strategy David Demarest Graduate School of Business Autumn
Doctors delivering baby in a hospital delivery room. Demystifying Pregnancy: Physiology, Policy and Politics Sylvie Blumstein
Cynthia DeTata 		Obstetrics and Gynecology Autumn
A group of white dice being rolled Probability and Gambling Gene Bernhard Kim Mathematics Autumn
IS_2007_CEE31Q_Accessing_Architecture_Through_Drawing_Walters (49) via SALLIE Accessing Architecture Through Drawing John Barton Civil & Environmental Engineering Autumn
By Available from the U.S. Army's website, http://web.archive.org/web/http://www4.army.mil/armyimages/armyimage.php?photo=1836, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=218993 Dare to Care: Compassionate Design John Moalli Chemical Engineering Autumn
Photo of a woman affixing a sticky to a white board. Photo by You X Ventures courtesy of Unsplash. Making Sense of Strategy David Demarest Strategic Management Autumn
Graffiti art in Harare, Zimbabwe. Photo by Trust "Tru" Katsande on Unsplash Write Like a Poet: From Tradition to Innovation Michael Shewmaker Creative Writing Autumn
Screen shot from RogerEbert.com VIDEO ESSAY: TV Takeover. Nelson Carvajal The Video Essay: Writing with Video about Media and Culture Shane Denson Art & Art History Autumn
Graffiti art in Harare, Zimbabwe. Photo by Trust "Tru" Katsande on Unsplash Write Like a Poet: From Tradition to Innovation Michael Shewmaker English Autumn
Screen shot from RogerEbert.com VIDEO ESSAY: TV Takeover. Nelson Carvajal The Video Essay: Writing with Video about Media and Culture Shane Denson Film & Media Studies Autumn
Lausanne, Switzerland. Photo by Matteo Maretto on Unsplash I Bet You Think You're Funny: A Workshop in Humor Edward Porter Creative Writing Autumn
Lausanne, Switzerland. Photo by Matteo Maretto on Unsplash I Bet You Think You're Funny: A Workshop in Humor Edward Porter English Autumn
Teen scientist Alexa Dantzler in the lab by Intel Free Press via Flickr, 10141713806_830f130617_k Gendered Innovations in Science, Medicine, Engineering, and Environment Londa Schiebinger Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Autumn
Teen scientist Alexa Dantzler in the lab by Intel Free Press via Flickr, 10141713806_830f130617_k Gendered Innovations in Science, Medicine, Engineering, and Environment Londa Schiebinger History Autumn
Rainbow Babies by k8tty, cropped. From Deviant Art. Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License. Law and the Biosciences Henry T. (Hank) Greely Genetics Autumn
Chair Yellen and International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde speak and answer questions at the Inaugural Michel Camdessus Central Banking Lecture at International Monetary Fund headquarters on July 2, 2014. United States government creative works. A government work is generally not subject to copyright in the United States and there is generally no copyright restriction on reproduction, derivative works, distribution, performance, or display of a government work. International Organizations and Accountability Erica Gould International Relations Autumn
Cropped Fresco Image. "Fresco showing a woman so-called Sappho holding writing implements, from Pompeii, Naples National Archaeological Museum (14842101892) restored" by Carole Raddato, P. Herden - https://www.flickr.com/photos/carolemage/14842101892/. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fresco_showing_a_woman_so-called_Sappho_holding_writing_implements,_from_Pompeii,_Naples_National_Archaeological_Museum_(14842101892)_restored.jpg#/media/File:Fresco_ Imagining Women: Writers in Print and in Person Valerie Miner Comparative Studies in Race & Ethnicity Autumn
Cropped Fresco Image. "Fresco showing a woman so-called Sappho holding writing implements, from Pompeii, Naples National Archaeological Museum (14842101892) restored" by Carole Raddato, P. Herden - https://www.flickr.com/photos/carolemage/14842101892/. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fresco_showing_a_woman_so-called_Sappho_holding_writing_implements,_from_Pompeii,_Naples_National_Archaeological_Museum_(14842101892)_restored.jpg#/media/File:Fresco_ Imagining Women: Writers in Print and in Person Valerie Miner Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Autumn
"ShrewKatePetrucio" by Smatprt - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ShrewKatePetrucio.jpg#/media/File:ShrewKatePetrucio.jpg Shakespeare, Playing, Gender Patricia Parker Comparative Literature Winter
Family Tree, 1585. Ahnentafel von Herzog Ludwig (1568-1593). Jakob Lederlein [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Family Trees: The Intergenerational Novel Austin Smith Creative Writing Winter
Conventioanl suburban house in a white landscape devoid of color. Charlotte, United States of America The Big Shift Michael Wilcox Anthropology Winter
Family Tree, 1585. Ahnentafel von Herzog Ludwig (1568-1593). Jakob Lederlein [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Family Trees: The Intergenerational Novel Austin Smith English Winter
painting of a doctor and demon Storytelling in Medicine Lauren Edwards
Bryant Lin 		Medicine Winter
Conventioanl suburban house in a white landscape devoid of color. Charlotte, United States of America The Big Shift Michael Wilcox Comparative Studies in Race & Ethnicity Winter
Maybelline magazine advertisement, 1967. Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0). Gender and Media Patti Hanlon-Baker Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Winter
Rolling Stone's logo of open mouth and tongue First Chapters: Please Allow Me to Introduce My Novel Tom Kealey Creative Writing Winter
Female Robot, 1964. Kiki Kogelnik [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons The Future Is Feminine Shannon Pufahl Creative Writing Winter
Public domain Army image of one officer giving a flu shot to another. Wikimedia Commons Ouch it Hurts! The Comparative Neurobiology of Pain Cholawat Pacharinsak, DVM, PhD Comparative Medicine Winter
"Crayones cera" by Jorge Barrios - Own work. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Crayones_cera.jpg#/media/File:Crayones_cera.jpg Comparative Fictions of Ethnicity David Palumbo-Liu American Studies Winter
Rolling Stone's logo of open mouth and tongue First Chapters: Please Allow Me to Introduce My Novel Tom Kealey English Winter
Female Robot, 1964. Kiki Kogelnik [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons The Future Is Feminine Shannon Pufahl English Winter
The Art and Science of Engineering Design My T. Le Electrical Engineering Winter
"Crayones cera" by Jorge Barrios - Own work. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Crayones_cera.jpg#/media/File:Crayones_cera.jpg Comparative Fictions of Ethnicity David Palumbo-Liu Comparative Literature Winter
Female Robot, 1964. Kiki Kogelnik [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons The Future Is Feminine Shannon Pufahl Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Winter
"Crayones cera" by Jorge Barrios - Own work. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Crayones_cera.jpg#/media/File:Crayones_cera.jpg Comparative Fictions of Ethnicity David Palumbo-Liu Comparative Studies in Race & Ethnicity Winter
My visit to a reconciliation village in Rwanda Mass Atrocities: Reckoning and Reconciliation Pawel Lutomski International Relations Winter
'Compostable' plastic cups during a beach cleanup in New York. Photo by Brian Yurasits on Unsplash Chemical Engineering for Sustainability Shari Libicki Chemical Engineering Winter
Hand by Moyan Brenn via Flickr Surgical Anatomy of the Hand: From Rodin to Reconstruction James Chang, MD Surgery Winter
Photo of a woman affixing a sticky to a white board. Photo by You X Ventures courtesy of Unsplash. Making Sense of Strategy David Demarest Graduate School of Business Winter
Photo of a woman affixing a sticky to a white board. Photo by You X Ventures courtesy of Unsplash. Making Sense of Strategy David Demarest Strategic Management Winter
Waterfowl. Photo by Bob Siegel Photographing Nature Robert Siegel Microbiology & Immunology Winter
Painting of English writer, Virginia Woolf. Christiaan Tonnis, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons The Changing Face of Mental Illness in Women: Historical, Medical and Artistic Approaches Katherine Williams
Regina Casper 		Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Winter
2719209397_83516a8598_o.jpg via Flickr Sport, Exercise, and Health: Exploring Sports Medicine Calvin Hwang Orthopaedic Surgery Winter
Shylock After the Trial by John Gilbert (late 19th century). http://teachingshakespeareblog.folger.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2016/05/Shylock-3-AP.jpg Blood and Money: The Origins of Antisemitism Rowan Dorin History Winter
<span>Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@markusspiske?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText">Markus Spiske</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com/s/photos/climate-change?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText">Unsplash</a></span> International Environmental Policy John Weyant Management Science & Engineering Winter
Photo of British writer, Virginia Woolf. Transatlantic Women Modernists: Writing Across the Divide Alice Staveley English Winter
Artist's impression of a GPS-IIRM satellite in orbit. Public domain, Wikipedia. The Global Positioning System: Where on Earth Are We, and What Time is It? Sherman Lo Aeronautics & Astronautics Winter
"DA-ST-96-01245". Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DA-ST-96-01245.JPEG#/media/File:DA-ST-96-01245.JPEG United Nations Peacekeeping Bertrand Patenaude International Relations Winter
"DA-ST-96-01245". Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DA-ST-96-01245.JPEG#/media/File:DA-ST-96-01245.JPEG United Nations Peacekeeping Bertrand Patenaude Pediatrics Winter
Aardvarks to Zebras: The A to Z of Animal Anatomy Kerriann Casey, DVM Comparative Medicine Winter
Psychology of Xenophobia Rania Awaad, MD Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Winter
Becoming Whatever You Want to Be: Lessons Learned from a Stem Cell Jill Helms Surgery Winter
A polluted body of water with factories and buildings behind it. Clean Water Now! Urban Water Conflicts Alexandria Boehm Civil & Environmental Engineering Winter
white house with rainbow lights and lanterns Leaving Patriarchy: A Course for All Genders Nina Schloesser Tarano Creative Writing Spring
215823385_15a8b0cbbb_o via Flickr Zionism and the Novel Russell Berman Comparative Literature Spring
Students in Medical Device Innovation course. Medical Device Innovation Joseph Mandato
Mr Ryan K Pierce 		Bioengineering Spring
white house with rainbow lights and lanterns Leaving Patriarchy: A Course for All Genders Nina Schloesser Tarano English Spring
215823385_15a8b0cbbb_o via Flickr Zionism and the Novel Russell Berman Jewish Studies Spring
What is Sous Vide? photo by ChefSteps, Flickr. 8225201546_2c718f8228_o_.jpg, Cropped. Bon Appétit, Marie Curie! The Science Behind Haute Cuisine Markus Covert Bioengineering Spring
Susie King Taylor, known as the first African American Army nurse Decolonizing Global Health Takudzwa Shumba Medicine Spring
Arts Immersion NYC. Photo by Toni Gauthier. Art in the Metropolis Jean Ma Stanford Arts Institute Spring
Photograph of Widnes in the late 19th century showing the effects of industrial pollution Were They Really “Hard Times”? Mid-Victorian Social Movements and Charles Dickens Gabriel K. Wolfenstein, Ph.D. English Spring
Old anatomical drawings. The Art of Medical Diagnosis Thomas Caruso
Samuel Rodriguez, MD
Lauren Toomer 		Anesthesia Spring
Photograph of Widnes in the late 19th century showing the effects of industrial pollution Were They Really “Hard Times”? Mid-Victorian Social Movements and Charles Dickens Gabriel K. Wolfenstein, Ph.D. History Spring
"Clinicians in Intensive Care Unit" by Calleamanecer - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Clinicians_in_Intensive_Care_Unit.jpg#/media/File:Clinicians_in_Intensive_Care_Unit.jpg Critical Illness: Patients, Physicians, and Society Erin Hennessey, MD Anesthesia Spring
Person holding sign that says "no justice, no peace." Being Reasonable Krista Lawlor Philosophy Spring
For an Immune Cell, Microgravity Mimics Aging (NASA, International Space Station, 04/21/14) by Nasa's Marshall Space Flight Center via Flickr Cystic Fibrosis: From Medical Conundrum to Precision Medicine Success Story Ron Kopito Biology Spring
By Anonymousderivative work: Photolis [Public domain or CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], from Wikimedia Commons Family Stories Brittany Perham Creative Writing Spring
Orange and brown game pieces where one brown piece is excluded from the others. The Taboo Lauri Dietz English Spring
Vincent Willem van Gogh 002" by Vincent van Gogh. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons. Culture, Psychology, and Mental Health Treatment Daryn Reicherter Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Spring
By Anonymousderivative work: Photolis [Public domain or CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], from Wikimedia Commons Family Stories Brittany Perham English Spring
By © Dietmar Rabich, rabich.de, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=30517858 The American Road Trip Kai Carlson-Wee Creative Writing Spring
http://i.ytimg.com/vi/cabI_CzXGD4/maxresdefault.jpg "Scene from the film "Obvious Child". FAIR USE: This image is a single frame from the 2014 film. No free or public domain images illustrating this film have been located, and the presence of this screenshot in this course description does not significantly impact the copyright holder's ability to profit from the original film. Image found at http://i.ytimg.com/vi/cabI_CzXGD4/maxresdefault.jpg." Perspectives on the Abortion Experience in Western Fiction Erica P. Cahill MD
Paul D. Blumenthal, MD, MPH 		Obstetrics and Gynecology Spring
Utah. Photo by Peter Gonzalez on Unsplash Am I a Part of Earth? Understanding of Rock, Water, and Time Joey Nelson, PhD Earth Systems Program Spring
By © Dietmar Rabich, rabich.de, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=30517858 The American Road Trip Kai Carlson-Wee English Spring
It's the Freakiest Show: David Bowie's Intertextual Imagination Tiffany Naiman English Spring
A pink flamingo head with a blurred out flamingo behind it Animal Archives: History Beyond the Human Alison Grace Laurence History Spring
IS_2007_CEE31Q_Accessing_Architecture_Through_Drawing_Walters (49) via SALLIE Accessing Architecture Through Drawing John Barton Civil & Environmental Engineering Spring
Black-and-white drawing of human head with multiple eyeballs and the letters, "AI", above it. Artificial Intelligence in Mental Health Kaustubh Supekar Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Spring
Green and yellow parrots perched in a coffee cafe in Thailand. Bird Brains and Monkey Business Cynthia C. Flores Psychology Spring
The interior of a spaceship with purple and white lighting. After 2001: A 21st Century Science Fiction Odyssey Melissa Stevenson English Spring
2719209397_83516a8598_o.jpg via Flickr Sport, Exercise, and Health: Exploring Sports Medicine Calvin Hwang Orthopaedic Surgery Spring
Challenging Sex and Gender Dichotomies in Medicine Marcia L. Stefanick, Ph.D. Medicine Spring
"Blue Square Knot" by Jim.belk - Own work. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blue_Square_Knot.png#/media/File:Blue_Square_Knot.png Mathematics of Knots, Braids, Links, and Tangles Wojciech Wieczorek Mathematics Spring
Photo of man with post-its of words. Photo by Yasin Yusuf on Unsplash. Sexuality and Society Lisa Medoff Human Biology Spring
Snowflake on a plant. Resilience, Transformation, and Equilibrium: The Science of Materials Yoda R Patta, Ph.D. Materials Science & Engineering Spring
Open heart model. Photo by Robina Weermeijer on Unsplash Mending a Broken Heart: The Anatomy, Physiology, and Psychology of Congenital Heart Disease Manchula Navaratnam
M. Gail Boltz
Samuel Rodriguez, MD 		Anesthesia Spring
Jules Bianchi tests the Force India VJM006 ahead of his rookie F1 season. Michael Elleray, Wikipedia. Aerodynamics of Race Cars Charbel Farhat Aeronautics & Astronautics Spring
17209282773_029c8758e2_z via Flickr Japanese Companies and Japanese Society Bob Sinclair Engineering Spring
17209282773_029c8758e2_z via Flickr Japanese Companies and Japanese Society Bob Sinclair Materials Science & Engineering Spring
Surgeons in an operating room. Making an Impact in Global Health: Surgery, Innovation, and Business James Chang, MD Surgery Spring
Members of the Danish Resistance Movement in Fight with German soldiers, May 1945. National Museum of Denmark Resistance and Collaboration in Hitler’s Europe Jelena Batinic History Spring
Salmonella Invades a Cultured Human Cell (NASA, International Space Station, 7/28/11) by Nasa Marshall Space Flight Center via Flickr, 5984807021_bcae4c8f4e_o Globally Emerging Zoonotic Diseases Stephen Felt, DVM, MPH Comparative Medicine Spring