Think the weather has been weird this year? Notice oak trees budded pretty late the year before? This course aims to explain why and who is responsible and argues that the issue of climate change is one of the most important in contemporary society. With both lecture and discussion, I will first lay out the different lines of scientific evidence that point toward only human-induced climate change. Then, we will discuss what may happen, why that's tough to predict, and what we can do to stop it, ie what solutions we have. Look: If you're very familiar with the nitty-gritty of climate change, this course may not be for you. But if you're passionate about the environment, or care about the world, or want to fix problems created by the generations who preceded yours, you should take this 50 minute class. You'll leave able to articulate arguments for human-induced climate change. Skeptics or the uninformed are especially welcome.

Ever saw a beautiful movie or hilarious cartoon and thought, "Hey, I wish I could do that!" Well, here's your chance! In the first hour of class, we look at a PIxar short film together. We discuss what we like and dislike about it, examine what specifically in its form makes it good, and explore why short films are an important genre. We do this so students have a framework to work with when developing their ideas in the second hour. In the second hour, we split you up into groups and provide you with resources, feedback, and equipment. We explain how you will write, voice, create, and produce your short films. You in your groups will put together heart-wrenching short films, which we'll compile, watch together at the end of class, and publish online. We'll leave you with resources to continue your film-making journey. You'll leave as the next Christopher Nolan. This class is taught by Jordan Jozwiak and Matthew Wozny, two Harvard visiting students.

It's loud, silly, mean, obscene, offensive, juvenile, and gross. It's South Park. This is a seminar-style class on South Park. It's an interdisciplinary discussion involving history, politics, law, philosophy, film studies, and literature. We'll exchange thoughts on South Park's five most controversial episodes (about religion). In the seminar, we will contextualize the episodes. Then in our discussion, we will aim to explore (1) what the purpose of art is, (2) the relationship between the sacred and the profane, (3) the status of religions, (4) the challenges of censorship, and (5) the ethics of South Park. Come especially if you hate the show. You'll likely leave with a different perspective not only on South Park, but also on life.

Think the weather has been weird this year? Notice oak trees budded pretty late the year before? This course aims to explain why and who is responsible. With both lecture and discussion, it will first lay out the different lines of scientific evidence that point toward only human-induced climate change. Then, we will discuss what may happen, why that's tough to predict, and what we can do to stop it, ie what solutions we have. This course is taught by a visiting student from Harvard, and will mostly likely not be offered again. Environmentalists already very familiar with the nitty-gritty, technical science are advised that the course is called "The Case for Climate Change." Skeptics or the uninformed are especially welcome.

This course will narrate a history of garbage, but it is fundamentally a cultural history course. From the ancient world, to the medieval one, from Victorian England, to modern New York, humans have produced all sorts of waste and have come up with solutions for its disposal. This course, which will move relatively quickly, narrates, compares, and assesses these strategies for waste management. The final third of the course will connect history with contemporary garbage processes and will identify challenges that emerge from contemporary solutions.