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Harvard Anthropology 2780 Syllabus

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 04:15:34 GMT

Ajantha Subramanian Spring 2005 12 Thursday 35 384 William James Hall 474 Office Hours Tuesday 10 William James Hall subram@fas.harvard.edu 6174963462 CULTURE AND CITIZENSHIP Anthropology 2780 *Syllabus is subject to change* We begin this course with the presupposition that there is no abstract form of citizenship unmediated by cultural particularity. Rather than treat citizenship as a modular relationshi

Harvard Anthropology 1090 Syllabus

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 04:09:32 GMT

A-1090-Ethnography and Archaeology Fall, 2006 Tuesday 6:30-9:00 pm, Peabody 52H Syllabus Introduction Gary Urton Peabody Museum 59B gurton@fas.../ 617-496-8534 It is fairly uncontroversial to claim that the past is relevant to the present, if for no other reason than (as is well known) if we fail to take heed of the past, we may be doomed to repeat it. However, the claim that the present is relevant for the past is a considerably more controversial claim to make, particularly for some present-day archaeologists. This course addresses a broad set of issues that center around, but are not rest

Harvard History 1958 Syllabus

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 04:07:10 GMT

HISTORY 1958 ISLAM AND ETHNICITY: CONFERENCE COURSE Professor Terry Martin CGIS N-262 Bowie-Vernon Room Tu 2-4 Course Description Examines the relationship between Islamic religious identity and ethnic identity in the Russian, Ottoman, and Indian empires and their successor states. Inquires into what extent Islam can substitute for, reinforce, or undermine ethnic identity based on theoretical and historical works. Requirements/Grading Ideas 20% Weekly submission of an idea in response to the readings (c. 250 words). Due Monday 4 p.m. (9 out of 11 weeks). 15% Active participation in class discu

Harvard History 90f Syllabus

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 04:04:46 GMT

HISTORY 90f: International History (Prof. E.R. May) 1 History 90f introduces several major themes in modern international history. The course has six two-week units, In the first week of each unit, all students meet together in seminar to discuss a broad interpretive work. In the second week, students break out into four- or five-person sections to discuss either a case-study or a contrasting interpretive work. Note that there are no lectures. Seminars and sections go almost entirely to discussion of the assigned texts. It is crucial therefore for students to read those texts and think about

Harvard Linguistics 171 Handout 3

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 04:02:04 GMT

p. 11 Argument Structure I. The unaccusative hypothesis: 動詞分類 II：通格、作格。單元述詞與雙元述詞都可以分別進一步劃分為兩種。Perlmutter 1978 首倡單元述詞可分為 unergative 與 unaccusative 兩種；Burzio 1981/86 進一步指出雙元述詞亦應區分為兩類。漢語單元述詞語雙元述詞的再分類 (李 1985/ 1990, 呂叔湘 1987, 黃 1989, etc.) (1) Unergative: xiao ‘laugh’, ku ‘cry’, fei ‘fly’, tiao ‘dance, jump’…. (通格動詞：笑、哭、飛、跳、吵鬧 ... 等表示動作的自動詞) Unaccusative: lai

Harvard Linguistics 171 Handout 2

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 04:01:26 GMT

Ling171.lec.4 Chapter 1 Categories 1.1. Lexical categories 1.1.1. Verbs and Nouns – Basic distinctions • • Properties distinguishing between V and N General lack of morphological clues.  syntactic, distributional criteria a. Negation and A-not-A question b. Aspectual markers c. Ability to take an NP object: V can assign case, but N does not. (e.g., baodao, fanyi, fanxiu, yanjiu, chuli, shuoming, guanxin, danxin, etc. ) High degree of polysemy a. Possible candidate for an ‘exoskeletal’ approach or ‘constructionist’ approach, according to which the Lexical items are unspecified

Harvard Linguistics 171 Handout 1

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 03:58:50 GMT

Ling171.Lec.1 Handout 1: Prelimiaries 1. Basic Clausal Structures 1.1. Structures of complementation: (1) a. b. c. d. e. f. g. Zhangsan lai-le. Zhangsan kanjian-le Lisi. Zhangsan zhu zai Meiguo. Zhangsan zhidao Lisi bu chengshi. Zhangsan song-le Lisi yi-ben shu. Zhangsan fang-le yi-ben shu zai zhuozi-shang. Zhangsan gaosu wo Lisi bu chengshi. (NP) ( NP PP CP ) (2) V' ! Vo 1.2. Adjunct structures (3) a. Zhangsan zuotian zai jiali toutou-de da-le yi-ge dianhua. Zhangsan yesterday at home secretly do-le one-CL telephone 'Zhangsan made a telephone call secretly at home yesterday.' Zhangsan ying

Harvard Linguistics 130 Syllabus

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 03:57:41 GMT

Psycholinguistics 130, Fall 2006 Harvard University Lecturer: Dr. Peggy Li Email: pegs@wjh.harvard.edu Office: Boylston Hall 303 Office Hours: Mondays 10-12 and by appointment TF: Dr. Mathieu Le Corre Email: lecorre@wjh.harvard.edu Office: Shannon Hall 214 Office Hours: TBA TF: Elena Zinchenko Email: elena.zinchenko@gmail.com Office: Office Hours: TBA Course Descriptions The capacity for language sets the human mind apart from all other minds, both natural and artificial, and so contributes critically to making us who we are. In this course, we ask several fundamental questions about the psy

Harvard Linguistics 116b Syllabus

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 03:56:13 GMT

1. The problem of intensionality. a. Kinds of intensional contexts b. Possible worlds semantics c. Modalities d. Embedding and belief contexts e. Alternatives to possible world semantics f. The naturalization of meaning 2. Context a. The semantics of indexicals: character vs. content b. Presuppositions: the projection problem c. Context change potentials d. Implicatures 3. A topic to be chosen from: a. The semantics of focus b. Issues in the semantics of anaphora c. Questions *

Harvard Linguistics 116a Syllabus

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 03:55:07 GMT

Ling 116a. Introduction to semantics Fall 07 Boylston 303 Gennaro Chierchia Syllabus 1. The notion of semantic competence (entailment, presupposition, implicature) What is knowledge of meaning? How do speakers understand expressions of their language? In particular, how can one effortlessly understand sentences never encountered before? We will articulate and defend the view that knowledge of meaning is inherently relational: it involves being able to locate an expression in a network of relationships with other expressions and to reason with and about them. We will define and learn to identif

Harvard Linguistics 115a Lecture Slides

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 03:53:23 GMT

Morphological* information encoded in the voice From production to perception *form and structure of the body *Outline • Production – Anatomy – Biomechanics • Voice and body morphology – Hormones – Body shape • Perception – Attributions to voices *Anatomy • 2 major components to vocal apparatus • Larynx • Supralaryngeal vocal tract – Often called vocal tract for brevity *Larynx Key things to remember: •The larynx is made of soft tissue (muscle and cartilage) •The larynx can grow independently of the rest of the body *Supralaryngeal Vocal Tract Key thing to

Harvard Linguistics 115a Syllabus

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 03:52:08 GMT

Linguistics 115 PHONETICS/PHONOLOGY Fall 2006 http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~ling115 Professor: Andrew Nevins, 5-8107; nevins@fas.harvard.edu Boylston 317; Office hrs Wed 2-4 Teaching Fellows: Patrick Liu (ppliu@fas.harvard.edu); Office hrs Thu 3-5 Dr. Ressy Ai (rai@fas.harvard.edu); Office hrs Mon 2-4 TF Office hrs: Boylston 3rd floor lounge Lecture Times: Mon, Wed 11:06-11:59pm Boylston 303 Sections: Fridays, to be arranged Description: Analysis of phonetic and phonological phenomena from a wide variety of languages. Topics include distinctive feature theory, underlying and surface representati

Harvard Linguistics 110 Handout 7

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 03:50:53 GMT

Ling 110, Section 7 (Phonetics) April 14, 2006. IPA fonts are available for download from Historical Linguistics course website. 1) go to www.fas.harvard.edu/~ling120 2) Click on “Resources” tab. 3) For PC, run silipa93.exe. The fonts will be automatically installed. You’re all set to write in IPAs! 4) For MAC, download HistoricalFonts.zip and put the contents in the Font folder. Restart your computer and you should be all set. 5) You will be able to insert IPA fonts from “Insert Symbol…” menu of MS-Word. You can also download fonts from http://www.sil.org/computing/catalog/index.a

Harvard Linguistics 110 Handout 6

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 03:50:37 GMT

Ling 110, Section 6 (Semantics II) March 24, 2006. Next Homework: 8.1, 8.9, 8.10 due on Monday after the break (April 3rd) Announcements: Semantics quiz in class on Wednesday, April 5th Quiz review session to be held Tuesday, April 4th 6-7 pm, in Emerson 101 1. Conservativity - definition: A determiner Q is conservative iff Q (A)(B) = Q (A) (A∩B). - in other words, a determiner Q can make a reference to set A but not to the set B. Therefore, whenever you see set B mentioned in the meaning description of a quantificational determiner, it actually refers to A ∩ B, not the whole set B. Conser

Harvard Linguistics 110 Handout 5

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 03:50:22 GMT

Ling 110, Section 5 (Semantics I) March 17, 2006. Next Homework: 7.1, 7.2, 7.4, 7.11, 7.12, 7.14 due at 11 am on Monday (March 20) Announcements: Semantics quiz date has been changed to Wednesday, April 5th Quiz review session will be held Tuesday, April 4th 6-7 pm, in Emerson 101 1. Compositionality of Meaning (1) Thumbnail definition of semantics: The study of the relation between linguistic form and meaning. (2) Semantic compositionality – the key principle in linguistic semantics due to Gottlob Frege: Meaning is compositional – the meaning of an expression is determined by the meanings

Harvard Linguistics 110 Handout 4

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 03:49:23 GMT

1 Ling 110 Section 4 C-command and Wh-movement March 3, 2006 HW #4 (4.3, 4.9, 4.10) Due at 9am on Tuesday (3/7) Hints (4.3.) Construct examples in simple past tense to avoid any potentially confounding factors. (See fn.1 on p.252-3 of G12) (4.9.) Treat no one as an unanalyzable DP. No one as a whole is a NPI licensor. (4.10.) Note that there is a typo. Example (5ii) should not have a * in front of it. The sentence is well-formed. Quiz #1 (covering Chapters 2, 3, 4, and 6) on Wednesday (3/8) 1. c-command and Binding Principle A (1) A node α c-commands a node β iff (i) the first branching node

Harvard Linguistics 110 Handout 3

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 03:48:52 GMT

1 Ling 110, Section 3 (Syntax II) February 24, 2006. Homework: 3.8 (p.146), 3.9 (p.162), 3.11 (pp.186-7) due at 9 am on Thursday I. Phrase Structure Rules and the X-bar Theory • A list of phrase structure rules in English (p. 175) (1) Sentence -> DP VP (2) PP -> P DP (3) AP -> A (PP) (4) NP -> N (PP) (5) DP -> D NP Name Pronoun (6) NP -> A NP (7) VP -> V (DP) ( PP ) CP (8) CP -> C Sentence • X-bar theory: Every phrase XP has a head X. (9) XP -> X YP (in English) English exhibits consistent head-initial phrase structure while Japanese has consistent head-final phrase structure [head-dire

Harvard Linguistics 110 Handout 2

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 03:48:26 GMT

Ling 110 Section 2 1. Theta-roles: DPs are assigned a semantic role (thematic roles, theta role for short) in sentences, which are a description of event or state. Here are a list of major theta roles: Agent, Theme, Patient, Experiencer, Goal, and Possessor. Q1: Examine each sentence below and then answer the following questions: (a) What theta-role does each DP carry in each sentence? (b) Is there any correlation between grammatical relations (subject, object) and theta roles? (c) Is it the case that all the DPs must carry a theta role? (d) Is it the case that only DPs can carry a theta role?

Harvard Linguistics 110 Handout 1

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 03:47:05 GMT

1 Ling 110, Section 1 (Morphology) February 10, 2006. Homework #1: 2.12 (p.50), 2.19 A-C (p.64), 2.21 cut down to 5 compounds, see the box below (p.69), 2.27 (p.86) and 2.29 (p.88). Due: Monday at 9 am into HW-dropbox on the course website. Homework Hints: 2.12: Lakhota. More on reduplication below. Note that question (c) is about the two sentences in question (b). 2.19: Tagalog Reduplication. For this problem, keep in mind that both basic and intensive verbs may contain some affixes. Read pp.57-60 and also try Exercise 1 below for a hint on what some of those might mean. More on reduplicatio

Harvard Systems Biology 200 Handout

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 10:23:26 GMT

Scaﬀold assembly equilibria. J´rˆme Feret, Walter Fontana eo November 10, 2007 The simple“star” case: a central hub B with n binding sites for one type of ligand A 1. B is a scaﬀold with n sites, each of which can bind another protein - or ligand for short - of just one type A. Bi is the number of cases in which B has i molecules of A bound to it. 2. The sites of B can be bound in any order. Question: what is the equilibrium concentration of fully occupied B’s, Bn , as a function of B, the total concentration of B in the mixture? Let na be the number of binding sites available for

Harvard Systems Biology 200 Syllabus

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 10:22:03 GMT

1 SB 200 - A systems approach to biology - fall 2007 http://isites.harvard.edu/k20028 Professors: Jeremy Gunawardena Walter Fontana Johan Paulsson Dave Rand Nate Lord Dann Huh Fred Berkovitch jeremy@hms.harvard.edu walter_fontana@hms.harvard.edu johan_paulsson@hms.harvard.edu TFs and office hours: drand@fas.harvard.edu Mon. 7-8pm, BioLabs 1079 ndlord@fas.harvard.edu Thu. 7-8pm, BioLabs 1079 dannhuh@fas.harvard.edu Mon. 5-6pm, Paulsson Lab, HMS (Warren Alpert Building, 4th floor) fred@hms.harvard.edu Additionally, TFs hold office hours by appointment. Course Times: Tue./Thu. 10 – 11:30

Harvard Folklore and Mythology 98a Syllabus

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 10:20:02 GMT

Folklore and Mythology 98a Fall term 2007 Oral Literature and the History of Folkloristics Meetings: Mondays 24 in the Folklore Library (Warren House) Joseph Harris, Barker Center 221, English Dept.; (617) 4959567; Office hours: Mon. and Wed., 1112, in Barker 221 or by appointment This course aims to supply Folklore and Mythology concentrators with some of the elements necessary for an historical understanding of their discipline, leading up to the recent consensus around the study of oral literature

Harvard Applied Mathematics 205 Homework 1

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 10:09:36 GMT

Assignment 1: Solutions Applied Math 205 October 17, 2007 1. (30 points) The length of the hypotenuse (h) of a right-angle triangle is given by h= a2 + b 2 , (1) where a and b are the sides of the triangle constituting the right angle. Write a MATLAB function myhypot(a,b), which computes h given a and b using only double precision arithmetic. In your solutions, draw a ﬂow chart of the algorithm used. Notice that a straight-forward implementation of (1) is susceptible to numerical overﬂow, i.e., if either |a| or |b| are close to the largest (or smallest) representable machine number, a2 wi

Harvard Applied Mathematics 21a Syllabus

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 10:07:08 GMT

Applied Mathematics 21a Fall 2007-2008 School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Harvard University General Information: • Instructor: Vahid Tarokh – Office: MD 347 – Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 3:00-5:00 p.m. or by appointment – Voice: (617) 384-5026 – E-mail: vahid@deas.harvard.edu • Preceptor: Dr. Natasha Devroye – Office: MD 342 – Office Hours: 10-11:30 a.m. Monday and Wednesday—or by appointment – Voice: (617) 496-8734 – E-mail: ndevroye@deas.harvard.edu • Teaching Fellows: – Behtash Babadi : Office MD 113, Voice: 617-496-7410, E-mail: behtash@deas.har

Harvard Economics 2020a Problem Set 4

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 10:05:30 GMT

API 111 / Econ 2020a / HBS 4010 Fall 2007 -- Problem Set #4 Due: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 1. Consumption over time (Adapted from Silberberg, 1990) The world lasts T > 2 periods. A consumer has income wt in any period t. The real interest rate is r ≥ 0, and the consumer can borrow and lend as much as he/she wants at this rate. The consumer consumes ct in each period and has utility function U(c). 1a. Write down the consumer’s budget constraint. 1b. Write down the consumer’s utility maximization problem. Consider the following two utility functions: (i) 1  log ct U (c ) = ∑

Harvard Economics 2020a Problem Set 3

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 10:04:13 GMT

API 111 – Econ 2020a – HBS 4010 Fall 2007 Problem Set #3 Due: Wednesday, October 17, 2007 Due to the Columbus Day Holiday, you have two weeks to complete this problem set. Depending on how much we cover, we may add one or two additional problems, also to be due on October 17th. Please turn in your problem set by noon on the date the assignment is due. Assignments not handed in in class should be put in the assignment drop box on the second floor of KSG, around the corner from room L239 (near the elevator on the second floor). Although you may work in groups on you assignment, each person

Harvard Economics 2020a Problem Set 2

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 10:03:08 GMT

API 111 – Econ 2020 – HBS 4010 Fall 2007, Problem Set #2 Due: Wednesday, October 3, 2007. Answer the following 5 questions: 1. Cobb-Douglas Utility: Consider the utility function: a u ( x1 , x2 ) = x1a1 x2 2 Let p1 and p2 be the (strictly positive) prices of x1 and x2, respectively, and assume the consumer’s wealth is w. 1a) 1b) 1c) 1d) Is this utility function homogeneous in (x1,x2)? If it is, of what degree? If not, why not? Derive the consumer’s Walrasian demand functions Derive the value of the Lagrange multiplier. Derive the consumer’s indirect utility function, v(p,w). 1e) Ve

Harvard Economics 2020a Problem Set 1

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 10:00:29 GMT

API 111 – Econ 2020a – HBS 4010 Fall 2007 Problem Set #1 Due: Wednesday, September 26, 2007 Please turn in your problem set by noon on the date the assignment is due. Assignments not handed in in class should be put in the assignment drop box on the second floor of KSG, around the corner from room L239 (near the elevator on the second floor). Although you may work in groups on you assignment, each person should write up and hand in their own assignment. Also, note the names of your group members on your problem set. Problem sets submitted late will not be given credit unless prior arrangem

Harvard Government 2000 Lecture 3

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 09:59:36 GMT

Point Estimation Interval Estimation Testing Gov2000: Quantitative Methodology for Political Science I Lecture 3: Univariate Statistical Inference October 1, 2007 Gov2000: Quantitative Methodology for Political Science I Point Estimation Interval Estimation Testing Outline 1 Point Estimation Sampling Distributions for Point Estimators Small Sample Properties Large Sample Properties Interval Estimation Sampling Distributions for Interval Estimators Small Sample Properties Large Sample Properties Testing Some Statistical Decision Theory Sampling Distributions for Test Statistics p-Values, R

Harvard Government 2000 Lecture 2

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 09:58:51 GMT

Definitions and Notation Random Variables and Distributions Expectation and Transformations Elementary Asymptotics Some Important Distributions Gov2000: Quantitative Methodology for Political Science I Lecture 2: Basic Probability, Random Variables, and some Elementary Asymptotics September 24, 2007 Gov2000: Quantitative Methodology for Political Science I Definitions and Notation Random Variables and Distributions Expectation and Transformations Elementary Asymptotics Some Important Distributions Outline 1 Definitions and Notation What is Probability? Notation and Definitions Margina

Harvard Government 2000 Lecture 1

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 09:56:55 GMT

Syllabus and Course Outline How do we analyze data? Statistical Inference Prediction, Explanation, and the Role of Models Summary Gov2000: Quantitative Methodology for Political Science I Lecture 1: Introduction September 17, 2007 Gov2000: Quantitative Methodology for Political Science I Syllabus and Course Outline How do we analyze data? Statistical Inference Prediction, Explanation, and the Role of Models Summary Outline 1 2 Syllabus and Course Outline How do we analyze data? Enumeration, Summary, and Comparison Inference Statistical Inference The Role of Probability Reversing the prob

Harvard Government 2000 Syllabus

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 09:55:36 GMT

Syllabus GOV 1000/2000 Quantitative Methods for Political Science I Professor: Adam Glynn TFs: Jens Hainmueller and Clayton Nall Fall Semester 2007 Class Room Oﬃce Room S-020, CGIS 4-6 PM Monday Adam Glynn Room N-305, CGIS Phone: (617) 496-2426 Email : aglynn@fas.harvard.edu Jens Hainmueller Email : jhainm@fas.harvard.edu Clayton Nall Email : nall@fas.harvard.edu Preliminaries Overview and Class Goals This is a course on quantitative political methodology, by which we mean a course on the application of statistical methods to problems in political science. In this course, we focus on regr

Harvard Government 90pb Syllabus

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 09:52:39 GMT

Aaron Garrett Junior Seminar T 2-4 Rights, Natural Law and their Discontents Today we take both the division between politics and moral philosophy and the notion of rights for granted. That we do take both for granted is a legacy of modern natural law theory. This class will examine how modern notions of rights (natural, inalienable, acquired, external, etc.) were developed as part of the grand eclectic, synthesizing project of natural law theory, and then how in the eighteenth century the picture began to splinter due to new putative bearers of rights and new pressures. The seventeenth centu

Harvard Government 90nl Methods Lecture Slides

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 09:50:47 GMT

GOV 90NL: Election Polling and Public Opinion Chase Harrison Preceptor in Survey Research Department of Government **Integrated Example: Surveys and the Research Process Theories About Things Internal Validity Concepts Specification Error Measures Survey Errors Data Population External Validity Sample Respondents Relationships Between Things *Survey Measurement • Concepts (Theoretical Ideas) • Measures (Questions or Scales) • Statistics (i.e. Data) *Concepts and Measures • Objective Phenomena – Facts – Need to be clearly specified and bounded • Subjective Phenomena

Harvard Government 90NL Syllabus

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 09:49:39 GMT

Government 90nl Election Polling and Public Opinion Course Web Site: http://www.courses.fas.harvard.edu/TBD Fall 2007, Harvard University Thursdays 3:00-5:00 pm. Location: CGIS N-108 Chase H. Harrison Preceptor in Survey Research, Department of Government, FAS E-mail: charrison@gov.harvard.edu Office: CGIS, N407 (617) 384-7251 Office hours: Thursdays, 12:00-2:00 pm and by appointment Course Description Political polls and other survey methodologies are frequently used to understand and explain both voter intentions and public opinion. This course will examine the theoretical and practical is

Harvard Government 90jm Syllabus

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 09:47:08 GMT

Harvard University Gov. 90jm Comparative Constitutionalism: Religion and State Instructor: Dr. Ofrit Liviatan Office: 1737 Cambridge Street, Room N408 Tel: 617-496-0881 E-mail: oliviatan@wcfia.harvard.edu Fall, 2007 Meetings: Wednesdays, 2-4pm CGIS N050 Office Hours: Mondays, 2-4pm or by appointment Seminar Description: Comparative constitutional analysis advanced rapidly in recent decades. The transition towards constitutional democratization in various parts of the world, the growing availability of constitutional resources and the global search for a catalog of rights to address persisten

Harvard Government 90gc Syllabus

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 09:45:48 GMT

Professor Margarita EstévezAbe Email: mestevez@fas.harvard.edu Office: CGIS North #210 1737 Cambridge Street Phone: 617- 496-3590 mestevez@wcfia.harvard.edu Office Hours: Wednesday 2pm- 4pm Government 90gc Fall 2007 Harvard University Gender, Markets and Politics Class Meets: Tuesday 24pm in CGIS N 109 For classroom changes and other class updates, please consult the course website: http://www.courses.fas.h arvard.edu/~gov90gc Why are men and women treated differently within the family, at work and in politics? Why do women in some countries appear to do better than others? This courses aim

Harvard Government 90fn Syllabus

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 09:43:37 GMT

SECRETS & LIES IN AMERICAN LAW AND POLITICS Professor Austin Sarat 413-542-2308 adsarat@amherst.edu Politics seems almost unimaginable without secrecy and lying. From the noble lie of Plato's Republic to the controversy about former President Clinton's “lying” in the Monica Lewinsky case, from the use of secrecy in today's war against terrorism to the endless spinning of political campaigns, from President John Kennedy's behavior during the Cuban missile crisis to cover ups concerning pedophile priests in the Catholic church, from Freud's efforts to decode the secrets beneath civilized lif

Harvard Government 90fj Syllabus

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 09:40:20 GMT

Political Persuasion: Government 90fj Fall 2007 Professor D. Sunshine Hillygus Class Meeting: Mondays, 2-4pm CGIS Knafel N050 Office: 306 CGIS North Building (1737 Cambridge Street) OH: Thursdays, 11-12 Phone: (617) 496-4220 Email: hillygus@gov.harvard.edu Required Readings The following books are required purchases (and should be available at the Coop)  Diana C. Mutz, Paul M. Sniderman, Richard A. Brody (eds.). 1996. Political Persuasion and Attitude Change. Ann Arbor: Univ. of Michigan Press.  John Zaller. 1992. The Nature and Origins of Mass Opinion. Cambridge Univ. Press  Tali Me

Harvard Government 90dn Lecture 8

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 09:38:51 GMT

Government 90dn Mapping the Census Lecture 8: Spatial Analysis; Economic Data in the Census Sumeeta Srinivasan ssrinivasan@cga.harvard.edu *Outline Intro to Spatial Analysis MAUP Using Economic data from the Census *Spatial Analysis Query Measurements Transformation Descriptive Summary Optimization Hypothesis Testing *Attribute Queries with Crashes *Attribute Queries with Crashes *Location Queries with Crashes *Location Queries with Crashes (and fatalities) *Queries with Crashes (and fatalities) *Crash Statistics Near high speed roads Total non-fatality incidents 60 (1 fatal) Average

Harvard Government 90dn Lecture 5

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 09:37:27 GMT

Government 90dn Mapping the Census Lecture 5: Cartography Sumeeta Srinivasan ssrinivasan@cga.harvard.edu *Outline Map Audiences Vector GIS representation Graphic Elements – based on vectors Colors Graphical Hierarchy Map Types Normalizing Data Map Layouts Exporting Maps *Map Audiences Map Use: Audience: Exploration Trained Analyst Presentation General Public *Map Audiences Map Use: Audience: Purpose: Exploration Trained Analyst Visual Thinking Presentation General Public Communication *Map Audiences Map Use: Audience: Purpose: Exploration Trained Analyst Visual Thinking Presentati

Harvard Government 90dn Lecture 4

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 09:36:26 GMT

Government 90dn Mapping the Census Lecture 4: Geographical Units Sumeeta Srinivasan ssrinivasan@cga.harvard.edu *Outline for Today Geographical Units in Census How to compare across time/ space Discussion *Major Units: Blocks, Census Blocks, Tracts Source: http://www.census.gov/geo/www/geo_defn.html Blocks, Block groups, tracts do not cross the boundaries of any entity for which the U.S. Census Bureau tabulates Tabulation blocks are identified uniquely within census tract and block groups Census 2000 collection blocks, block groups and tracts are numbered uniquely within county (or statist

Harvard Government 90dn Lecture 3

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 09:35:38 GMT

Government 90dn Mapping the Census Lecture 3: More on GIS; Spatial Data Structures;TIGER Sumeeta Srinivasan ssrinivasan@cga.harvard.edu Reference: Unlocking the Census, Ch 2; TIGER documentation www.census.gov; Introduction to GIS (Huxhold); Geographic Information Systems and Science, Longley, Goodchild, et al. *Outline What is GIS? GIS Data types Raster vs Vector Data structures TIGER data structure for address matching *Geographic Information Multidimensional Has volume Requires projection to flat surface Analyses require data integration Unique analysis methods *Geographic Information S

Harvard Government 90dn Lecture 2

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 09:34:04 GMT

Government 90dn Mapping the Census Lecture 2: Data from the Census: Strategies to understand and acquire it Sumeeta Srinivasan ssrinivasan@cga.harvard.edu Reference: Unlocking the Census, Ch 2; www.census.gov *Standard Format for Classes Lecture (1 hour or less) Followed by or interspersed with discussion Discussion: based on article Lab Exercises (1-2 hours) – All due Nov 20th 2-? hours (may extend beyond class times) that should be ideally returned to the instructor before the next lab *Evaluation Lab exercises (5): 5 points each for Labs 1-5 25% Final project: 55% Proposal (5%), pre

Harvard Government 90dn Lecture1

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 09:31:52 GMT

Lecture 1: An Overview of Census Data Sumeeta Srinivasan ssrinivasan@cga.harvard.edu Reference: Unlocking the Census, Ch 1; www.census.gov *Course Objectives Census Overview of data sources ▪ ▪ ▪ Census ACS PUMS Geographical units GIS Intro Error *To use mapping as an analytical technique to study Census data To investigate the use of geographic, economic and socio-demographic data from the US Census To enhance the research process through the use of maps and spatial queries To introduce basic Geographical Information Systems software To introduce cartographic techniques *U.S. Cons

Harvard Government 90dn Lecture 0

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 09:28:02 GMT

Government 90dn Mapping the Census Lecture 0: Introduction to Seminar Sumeeta Srinivasan ssrinivasan@cga.harvard.edu *Outline for Today Course description Objectives, lecture format, evaluation and project, schedule Course overview *Course Objectives To use mapping as an analytical technique to study Census data To investigate the use of geographic, economic and socio-demographic data from the US Census To enhance the research process through the use of maps and spatial queries To introduce basic Geographical Information Systems software To introduce cartographic techniques *Evaluation 2

Harvard Government 90dn Syllabus

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 09:26:02 GMT

Government 90dn: Mapping the Census Fall 2007 Time: 1-3PM Thursdays Location: Lectures followed by discussions: 1-3PM Thursday at Rm. N108 CGIS Knafel 1737 Cambridge St, Cambridge Labs (when they are held – see schedule) will be at Rm. N018 Concourse Computer Training Lab accessed through the Library or through the Harvard MIT Data Center Lab Instructor: Sumeeta Srinivasan, ssrinivasan@cga.harvard.edu Course URL: http://www.courses.fas.harvard.edu/colgsas/2017 Office Hours: As arranged with students 1.0 Course Objectives: The major objectives are: 1. To use mapping as an analytical technique

Harvard Government 90bn Syllabus

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 09:22:52 GMT

Government 90bn SHAKESPEARE’S ROME Paul Cantor Fall, 2007 Visiting Professor of Government Clifton Waller Barrett Professor of English, University of Virginia Seminar, Wednesdays 2-4 PM Lowell Lecture Hall B13 Instructor’s Office: 1737 Cambridge St, CGIS North 410 617-496-0234 pcantor@gov.harvard.edu The power and endurance of Rome’s political institutions deeply impressed people in the ancient world, and understanding how and why they functioned so well became a problem for classical thinkers. The fascination with Rome continued into the modern world, and some of the most important po

Harvard Government 90 Syllabus

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 09:21:33 GMT