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21G.707 Graphic Stories: Spanish and Latin American Comics

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Prereq: 21G.704 or permission of instructor
Units: 3-0-9
URL: https://languages.mit.edu/language-placement-proficiency/
Lecture: MW2.30-4 (16-668)

Fosters development of spoken and written skills to improve fluency and style in Spanish while exploring graphic novels, comics, or sequential art, of the Spanish-Speaking world (Mexico, Puerto Rico, Argentina, Chile, Spain, and the USA). Special attention given to: autobiographical memory, gender identity, multiculturalism, transatlantic crossings, and science fiction. Small group work, class discussions, debates, and games will be used in order to expand students' vocabulary in a wide range of topics, as well as to improve command of the more problematic grammatical structures in Spanish. Taught in Spanish. Limited to 18 for pedagogical reasons.
A. Yanez Rodriguez
No required or recommended textbooks

11.256[J] Revealing the City

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(Same subject as 4.256[J])
Prereq: None
Units: 2-0-10
Lecture: T EVE (6-8 PM) (9-450A)

Through study of the essay as a literary form and mode of writing, students explore the promise and perils of the variegated city. Participants create artful narratives by examining how various literary forms — poetry, fiction, and essay — illuminate our understanding of cities. Special emphasis is on the writer as the reader's advocate, with the goal of writing with greater creativity and sophistication for specialized and general-interest audiences. Limited to 12. Preference to Course 4 graduate students who have completed at least two semesters.
G. Cadogan
No textbook information available

1.38 Engineering Geology

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Prereq: Permission of instructor
Units: 3-1-8
Lecture: TR8.30 (1-371) Lab: T9.30 (1-371)

Studies the effect of geologic features and processes on constructed facilities; interaction between the geologic environment and man-made structures, and human activities in general. Planning of subsurface exploration. Engineering geologic characterization of soil and rock, including joint surveys and aspects of sedimented and residual soils. Laboratory on basic geologic identification and mapping techniques. Extensive reading of case histories. Field trip.
H. H. Einstein
Textbooks (Fall 2024)

14.73 The Challenge of World Poverty

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Prereq: None
Units: 4-0-8
Lecture: MW1-2.30 (E51-372) Recitation: R4 (E52-432) or F1 (E51-057) or F3 (E51-057) +final

Designed for students who are interested in the challenge posed by massive and persistent world poverty. Examines extreme poverty over time to see if it is no longer a threat, why some countries grow fast and others fall further behind, if growth or foreign aid help the poor, what we can do about corruption, if markets or NGOs should be left to deal with poverty, where to intervene, and how to deal with the disease burden and improve schools.
E. Duflo, F. Schilbach
No textbook information available

11.268 Laws of the Land: Land Use and Environmental Law and Policy

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Prereq: None
Units: 3-0-3
Ends Oct 25. Lecture: TR1.30-3 (9-451A)

Environmental justice and climate change are pressing contemporary concerns.  Crucial dimensions of the exposure of households to environmental harms and benefits are determined by land use and environmental laws.  Land use and environmental laws are also central to reducing carbon emissions and building environmentally sustainable and resilient communities.  Introduces students to the legal and social science dimension of these two crucial areas of law that is well-covered in the current curriculum. Enrollment limited to 30.
J. Steil
No textbook information available

Total units: 54

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