Life of the Mind
> > The Graham School of General Studies' summer session features:

Inside the Revolution: Racial and National Consciousness in Cuba
Anthropology lecturer Paul Ryer, AM'94, examines the effects of the Marxist revolution on racial and national classifications in present-day Cuba, asking what might be learned from a comprehensive, historically situated, ethnographic study.

Life & Death: Microbes, Man, & Beast
José Quintáns, master of the Biological Sciences Collegiate Division, discusses interactions between microbes and their human and animal hosts from an evolutionary perspective, with emphasis on plagues, AIDS, tuberculosis, and other major forms of pestilence.

20th-Century India
Social sciences graduate student Mark Koops-Elson, AM'99, highlights key issues and developments in 20th-century India through the writings of Indian public intellectuals, including Gandhi, social critic V. S. Naipaul, anthropologist Veena Das, and historian Ranajit Guha.

Web Design and Global Cultures
Margaret E. Browning, AM'78, PhD'89, associate director of the Franke Institute for the Humanities, asks how-in various cultures using different languages--print cultures configure perception and cognition compared with how multimedia organizes senses and thought in cybercultures. She also examines the implications of Web design for moral issues and political organizations.

Perspectives on Urban Poverty in the U.S.
Sociology lecturer Charles Broughton, AM'97, reviews competing theoretical perspectives on urban poverty and poverty policy in America. Topics include deindustrialization, the femininization of poverty, and American attitudes toward poverty.