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• SLC 294
• Session C
• Immersion

Why do some stories survive for centuries, constantly finding new life in different times, places, and formats? This course explores how stories travel, adapt, and survive across cultures and historical moments, introducing students to the fundamentals of cultural analysis through the lens of narrative transformation. By examining how tales are retold, reimagined, and repurposed, students will gain tools to recognize the cultural, social, and political forces that shape literary production and reception. Emphasizing comparative perspectives and theoretical discussion, the course invites students to consider questions of adaptation, translation, and circulation, while drawing on their own linguistic and cultural backgrounds. As we trace these categories, we will continually return to the broader questions of the course¿how literature functions as a form of time travel and how narratives negotiate past, present, and future. At the same time, each cluster of texts will open up distinct themes for discussion, whether the power of storytelling to suspend time, the reimagining of myth across centuries, or the ways science and history reshape our imagination of human futures. All course materials and instruction are in English, though students are encouraged to engage with texts and traditions in the languages of their focus.
 

• SLC 294
• Gold QTRS
• Session C
• Immersion

In this interactive course, you'll use digital tools and statistics to analyze large datasets, uncover patterns, and visualize meaningful insights. From detecting emotions in text to identifying key names and locations, you'll explore how data can reveal hidden information in text about text author and other things. You'll also learn to evaluate arguments, build data-driven hypotheses, and communicate your findings in compelling ways. By the end, you'll master digital tools to create powerful visualizations and connect data to real-world decisions. The course wraps up with a fun prize-giving ceremony, celebrating top achievements in digital text analysis.

• SLC 294
• Gold QTRS
• Session C
• Immersion

This course explores how language and culture are shaped by, and reflected in, real-world data. Students will examine common beliefs and stereotypes about communication, including claims related to emotional expression, gestures, multilingualism, and professional language. Through hands-on inquiry, students will analyze how these beliefs hold up when tested against real data drawn from interviews, online content, surveys, and video recordings. The course is taught in English. No prior background in statistics or programming is required.