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A Passage to India: Introduction to Modern Indian Culture and Society, Spring 2005
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Abstract: This course introduces students to Indian Culture through films, short-stories, novels, essays, and newspaper articles. The course examines some major social and political controversies of contemporary India through discussions centered on India's history, politics and religion. The focus is on issues ... More »
American Life Histories: Manuscripts from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1940
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Abstract: presents 2,900 life histories from 300 writers from 24 states. These histories describe individuals' families, incomes, occupations, political views, religions, diets, and observations.
Berkeley Writers at Work: David Kirp
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Abstract: David Kirp is a Berkeley professor of public policy. He is the author of many nonfiction titles, the most recent being "Shakespeare, Einstein, and the Bottom Line: The Marketing of Higher Education", in which he looked at 12 colleges and universities that, in order to deal with competitive pressures, ... More »
Berkeley Writers at Work: Elaine Kim
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Abstract: Berkeley Writers at Work: Asian American literary figure Elaine Kim Elaine Kim, UC Berkeley professor of Asian American Studies in the Department of Ethnic Studies , will read from her work, be interviewed about her writing process, and answer questions from the audience for the Writers at Work series. ... More »
Berkeley Writers at Work: Linda Williams
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Abstract: Professor Linda Williams, Director of the Film Studies Program, is the author of "Hard Core: Power, Pleasure and the Frenzy of the Visible" and "Playing the Race Card: Melodramas of Black and White, from Uncle Tom to O.J. Simpson". She reads from her work and discusses her writing process. his event ... More »
Berkeley Writers at Work: Michael Pollan
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Abstract: Pollan reads from his work, is interviewed about his writing process, and answers questions from the audience. Michael Pollan is Knight Professor of Journalism at the Graduate School and director of the Knight Program in Science and Environmental Journalism. He is a contributing writer at the "New York ... More »
Berkeley Writers at Work: Robert Hass
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Abstract: Robert Hass, professor of English at Berkeley and former Poet Laureate of the United States, reads from his work, is interviewed about his writing process, and answers questions from the audience. Hass was appointed Poet Laureate in 1995. During his tenure, he turned a largely ceremonial post into ... More »
Berkeley Writers at Work: Yuri Slezkine
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Abstract: Slezkine reads from his works, is interviewed about his writing process, and answer questions from the audience. Slezkine, who received his Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin, is a specialist in late-modern European and Russian history. He has taught at Berkeley since 1992 and has been ... More »
Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938
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Abstract: offers 2,300 first-person accounts of slavery and 500 photos of former slaves. The collection can be searched by name, city, state, topic, or other key words. These narratives were collected in the 1930s as part of the Works Progress Administration (WPA).
Imagining the Future, Spring 2004
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Abstract: Turn-of-the-century eras have historically been times when people are more than usually inclined to scrutinize the present and speculate about the future. Now, the turn not just of a century but of a millennium having recently passed, such scrutiny and speculations inevitably intensify. What will the ... More »
International Women's Voices, Spring 2004
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Abstract: International Women's Voices has several objectives. It introduces students to a variety of works by contemporary women writers from Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Latin America and North America. The emphasis is on non-western writers. The readings are chosen to encourage students to think about how ... More »
Readers and Writers; Language Support for Synchronization from the course Operating Systems and Systems Programming
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Abstract: CS 162: Operating Systems and Systems Programming - Fall 2006. Basic concepts of operating systems and system programming. Utility programs, subsystems, multiple-program systems. Processes, interprocess communication, and synchronization. Memory allocation, segmentation, paging. Loading and linking, ... More »
The Creative Spark, Fall 2004
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Abstract: Creative activity (isn't) the icing on the cake. Human creativity is the cake. (Jerry Hirschberg) Creativity - "The mastery of information and skills in the service of dreams" (Hirschberg) - is much prized in the arts, science, business and the classroom. What does the creative process look like? Under ... More »
The Science Essay, Spring 2004
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Abstract: Drawing in part from their own interests and ideas, students write about science within a broad cultural context. Students employ a broad repertoire of literary tools, such as narrative, scene-setting, and attention to larger issues of structure. Students study the work of other science writers, but ... More »
Women Writers Resource Project
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Abstract: is a collection of edited and unedited texts by women writing in English from the 17th century through the 19th century. The project offers graduate and undergraduate students the opportunity to edit texts. A complete list of unedited texts, suggestions for assignments, bibliographic resources, and examples ... More »
Writing with Caribbean Teachers: the Reading-Writing Link
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Abstract: This module seeks to encourage teachers to see themselves as writers. This is one way of improving their own writing skills and readying themselves to teach writing. It also seeks to link the reading habit to the act of writing. The ideas came from the expressed needs of student teachers in Trinidad ... More »
