Category Archives: Classes

We asked lecturers to tell us more about their fall HL90s. Ellen Song shares more about the genesis and goals of her class, “Asian American Genre Fictions.” What inspired you to teach this class? I decided to teach Asian American Genre Fictions because there is clearly a demand for ethnic studies courses at Harvard, andContinue reading “HL90 EH: Asian American Genre Fictions”

Get your shopping list ready! We asked our lecturers to tell us about their fall HL90s. Reed Gochberg takes us on a tour of her class, “Museums in America.” Tell us about your class! “Museums in America” will explore the history and development of museums in the United States. One of my main goals forContinue reading “HL90 DB: Museums in America”

Thinking about classes? We asked lecturers to tell us more about their fall HL90s. John Boonstra talks about his class, “France and Its ‘Others’: Race, Nation, and Identity in (Post)Imperial Society” French film, and his feelings about the best way to eat French fries. What inspired you to teach this class? I was trained asContinue reading “HL90 EL: France and Its “Others””

Get your shopping lists ready! We asked our lecturers about their fall HL90s. Patrick Whitmarsh is ready to take on the climate crisis with students this fall! Tell us about your class! I was inspired to teach this course after participating in a team-taught seminar at Boston University called Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Global Challenges: ClimateContinue reading “HL99 EE: Fighting the Climate Crisis”

Get your shopping lists ready! We asked our lecturers about their fall HL90s. Briana Smith tells us all about the internet, the Smashing Pumpkins, and more. What inspired you to teach this class? The idea for this class came out of my new research project on German cybercultures and the history of the German hackerContinue reading “HL90 EC: A Cultural History of the Internet”