New Translated courses (Traditional Chinese) in all departments from MIT OpenCourseWare, provider of free and open MIT course materials. http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/lang/cn1/ 2013-06-14T17:40:14+05:00 MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.edu en-US Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm This class examines the relationship between the study of natural history, both domestic and exotic, by Europeans and Americans, and exploration and exploitation of the natural world, focusing on the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=c8bd693169f9fa63e44312f0d00c2926 http://www.myoops.org/twocw/mit/History/21H-968JSpring-2005/CourseHome/index.htm Ritvo, Harriet 2010-12-16T07:57:40+05:00 21H.968J STS.415J en-US imperialism colonization global exploration environment nature natural history domestic animals Charles Darwin James Cook MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm This class explores computing that relates to, arises from, or deliberately influences emotion. Topics include the interaction of emotion with cognition and perception; the role of emotion in human-computer interaction; the communication of human emotion via face, voice, physiology, and behavior; construction of computers that have skills of emotional intelligence; the development of computers that "have" emotion; affective technologies for autism; and other areas of current research interest. Weekly reading, discussion, and a term project are required. http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=08d7bffa6d67d8bd6fca69a4bbbb7dff http://www.myoops.org/twocw/mit/Media-Arts-and-Sciences/MAS-630Affective-ComputingSpring2002/CourseHome/index.htm Picard, Rosalind W. 2008-12-15T15:34:39+05:00 MAS.630 en-US neuroscience emotion perception decision-making creativity autism learning MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm Companies today confront an increasing array of choices regarding markets, locations for key activities, outsourcing and ownership modes, and organization and processes for managing across borders. This course provides students with the conceptual tools necessary to understand and work effectively in today's interconnected world by developing strategic perspectives that link this changing environment, the state of the global industry, and the capabilities and position of the firm. The goal of this subject is to provide the foundations for taking effective action in the multi-layered world of international business. The first section of the course provides frameworks for identifying and taking advantage of the opportunities presented in a dynamic global environment at the level of the country and industry. The second section of the course focuses on firm-level strategic choices regarding where to engage in which activities. The third section focuses on the challenges of integrating the multiple perspectives, functions, and interests that constitute the multinational firm. http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=207d792fc7dd21b66f6a56ac6a3fcb4f http://www.myoops.org/twocw/mit/Sloan-School-of-Management/15-220International-ManagementSpring2002/CourseHome/index.htm Lessard, Donald 2008-07-30T22:15:34+05:00 15.220 en-US global landscape the world is flat competitive advantage global strategy local strength global advantage value creation frameworks for global strategic analysis MIT Sloan Courseware expansion emerging markets local companies multinationals innovation dealing with differences global management MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm This course is designed to introduce first-year MBA students to the fundamental quantitative techniques of using data to make informed management decisions. In particular, the course focuses on various ways of modeling, or thinking structurally about, decision problems in order to enhance decision-making skills. Topics include decision analysis, probability, random variables, statistical estimation, regression, simulation, linear optimization, as well as nonlinear and discrete optimization. Management cases are used extensively to illustrate the practical use of modeling tools to improve the management practice. http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=d6191d87450d86581bb7e845dbae97c8 http://www.myoops.org/twocw/mit/Sloan-School-of-Management/15-060Data--Models--and-DecisionsFall2002/CourseHome/index.htm Gamarnik, David Freund, Robert Schulz, Andreas 2008-07-16T01:22:20+05:00 15.060 en-US decision analysis discrete probability distributions continuous probability distributions normal probability distribution statistical sampling regression models linear optimization nonlinear optimization discrete optimization MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm This class examines how and why twentieth-century Americans came to define the "good life" through consumption, leisure, and material abundance. We will explore how such things as department stores, nationally advertised brand-name goods, mass-produced cars, and suburbs transformed the American economy, society, and politics. The course is organized both thematically and chronologically. Each period deals with a new development in the history of consumer culture. Throughout we explore both celebrations and critiques of mass consumption and abundance. http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=d23909dcc049103b527df5c375fb7c1c http://www.myoops.org/twocw/mit/History/21H-206American-Consumer-CultureFall2001/CourseHome/index.htm Jacobs, Meg 2008-06-18T03:41:01+05:00 21H.206 en-US twentieth century history history popular culture united states marketing mass-production consumption economics politics middle class advertising status American Dream mass-market suburbs e-commerce fast food MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm This course provides an introduction to the basic properties of ionizing radiations and their uses in medicine, industry, science, and environmental studies. We will discuss natural and man-made radiation sources, energy deposition and dose calculations, and various physical, chemical, and biological processes and effects of radiation, with examples of their uses, and principles of radiation protection. http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=02fd9c73f5d1afe1dc01f3049d2c117a http://www.myoops.org/twocw/mit/Nuclear-Engineering/22-01Introduction-to-Ionizing-RadiationFall2003/CourseHome/index.htm Coderre, Jeffrey 2007-05-04T00:41:00+05:00 22.01 en-US ionizing radiation natural radiation man-made radiation energy deposition dose calculations radiation protection radiation damage DNA cell survival curves radioactive decay beta decay gamma decay radiological dating radiation interactions radon medical imaging MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm Interdisciplinary introduction to contemporary Latin America, drawing on films, literature, popular press accounts, and scholarly research. Topics include economic development, ethnic and racial identity, religion, revolution, democracy, transitional justice, and the rule of law. Examples draw on a range of countries in the region, especially Mexico, Chile, and Brazil. Includes a heavy oral participation component, with regular breakout groups, formal class presentations on pressing social issues (such as criminal justice and land tenure), and a structured class debate. http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=b4fbf00974089e1c55f7424d130ea5c2 http://www.myoops.org/twocw/mit/Foreign-Languages-and-Literatures/21F-084JIntroduction-to-Latin-American-StudiesSpring2002/CourseHome/index.htm Lawson, Chappell 2007-04-19T00:11:05+05:00 17.55J 21A.430J 21F.084J en-US Mexico Venezuela Brazil Chile Latin America Spanish conquest authoritarianism democracy dictators argentina united states foreign policy urbanization poverty Big Mama's Funeral development Pinochet Allende civilian-military relations police reform corruption The House of Spirits The Battle of Chile chinchillas MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm This course is an introduction to the history, the theory, the practice, and the implications (both social and ethical) of rhetoric, the art and craft of persuasion. This semester, many of your skills will be deepened by practice, including your analytical skills, your critical thinking skills, your persuasive writing skills, and your oral presentation skills. In this course you will act as both a rhetor (a person who uses rhetoric) and a rhetorician (one who studies the art of rhetoric). http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=b2c36d49d4bdf8b249a81f5c8300c9d0 http://www.myoops.org/twocw/mit/Writing-and-Humanistic-Studies/21W-747RhetoricFall2002/CourseHome/index.htm Strang, Steven 2007-03-15T23:34:02+05:00 21W.747-1 en-US ethics rhetoric persuasion analytical skills critical thinking persuasive writing oral presentation MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm This seminar explores recent historiographical approaches within the history of science. Students will read a wide variety of studies covering topics from the seventeenth through the twentieth centuries, from the physical sciences to natural history and medicine. Emphasis will be placed on: deciphering different theoretical approaches; the pros and cons of different research questions, subjects, and sources of evidence; and what makes for good and interesting history of science. http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=8c940a940a7ba755b6e4844ef3ab9822 http://www.myoops.org/twocw/mit/Science--Technology--and-Society/STS-310Fall-2003/CourseHome/index.htm Jones, David 2006-10-13T14:00:20+05:00 STS.310 en-US history science darwin galileo goethe mesmer boyle hobbes einstein bethe oppenheimer scientific revolution victorian philosophy science in cultural context imperialism natural history institutions biomedical research modern physics post-war physics scientific advancement evolution MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm This course offers a comprehensive survey of world economic history, designed to introduce economics graduate students to the subject matter and methodology of economic history. Topics are chosen to show a wide variety of historical experience and illuminate the process of industrialization. A final term paper is due at the end of the course. http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=b3808561177317f8a5422ea4e403935f http://www.myoops.org/twocw/mit/Economics/14-731Fall2003/CourseHome/index.htm Costa, Dora Termin, Peter 2006-09-27T15:49:53+05:00 14.731 en-US Economic History industrialization demographic change policies Applied Economics formulate and test hypotheses MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm This course is an introduction to the history, the theory, the practice, and the implications (both social and ethical) of rhetoric, the art and craft of persuasion. By the end of the semester, you will have been exposed to several of the key concepts of rhetoric (e.g., ethos, pathos, logos, invention, style, arrangement, kairos, stasis, commonplaces) and to the over-riding importance of writing to your audience. You will have gotten a taste of rhetorical history and theory. You will explore and analyze and respond to some key texts by significant writers. You will have had a chance to practice speaking and debating before the class. You will have written and revised several texts. You will have examined some of your core beliefs and assumptions. In this course you will act as both a rhetor (a person who uses rhetoric) and a rhetorician (one who studies the art of rhetoric). Because the study of rhetoric has always had as one of its goals the creation of active and informed citizens and because rhetors write to influence the real world and thus to become agents of positive change, the topics you choose and the essays you write will have the important purpose of persuading your readers (the class and me). http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=b2c36d49d4bdf8b249a81f5c8300c9d0 http://www.myoops.org/twocw/mit/Writing-and-Humanistic-Studies/21W-747RhetoricFall2002/CourseHome/index.htm Strang, Steven 2006-09-25T15:30:47+05:00 21W.747-1 en-US ethics rhetoric persuasion analytical skills critical thinking persuasive writing oral presentation MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm This course, intended for both graduate and upper level undergraduate students, will focus on understanding of the basic molecular structural principles of biological materials. It will address the molecular structures of various materials of biological origin, such as several types of collagen, silk, spider silk, wool, hair, bones, shells, protein adhesives, GFP, and self-assembling peptides. It will also address molecular design of new biological materials applying the molecular structural principles. The long-term goal of this course is to teach molecular design of new biological materials for a broad range of applications. A brief history of biological materials and its future perspective as well as its impact to the society will also be discussed. Several experts will be invited to give guest lectures. http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=3d979f8b459ca6cb22c7ceab8e250e2e http://www.myoops.org/twocw/mit/Biological-Engineering/20-442Fall-2002/CourseHome/index.htm Zhang, Shuguang 2006-05-31T08:32:51+05:00 20.442 20.342 en-US protein hydration amino acid ECM extracellular matrix peptide helix DNA RNA biomaterial biotech biotechnology nanomaterial beta-sheet beta sheet molecular structure bioengineering silk biomimetic self-assembly keratin collagen adhesive GFP fluorescent polymer lipid MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm This course seeks to provide students with a general understanding of the form of collective action known as the social movement. Our task will be guided by the close examination of several twentieth century social movements in the United States. We will read about the U.S. civil rights, the unemployed workers', welfare rights, pro-choice / pro-life and gay rights movements. We will compare and contrast certain of these movements with their counterparts in other countries. For all, we will identify the reasons for their successes and failures. http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=a38bf9d1b8203ecfdad8fcff14c90fa8 http://www.myoops.org/twocw/mit/Political-Science/17-509Spring-2005/CourseHome/index.htm Nobles, Melissa 2006-04-12T16:54:05+05:00 17.509 en-US Political science social movements comparative collective action twentieth century United States civil rights unemployed workers welfare rights pro-choice pro-life gay rights success failures. MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm This course deals with the specific functions of neurons, the interactions of neurons in development, and the organization of neuronal ensembles to produce behavior. Topics covered include the analysis of mutations, and molecular analysis of the genes required for nervous system function. In particular, this course focuses on research work done with nematodes, fruit flies, mice, and humans. http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=40736b9b388ccd62a5412f1677376174 http://www.myoops.org/twocw/mit/Brain-and-Cognitive-Sciences/9-322JFall-2005/CourseHome/index.htm Littleton, Troy Quinn, William 2006-03-30T10:20:17+05:00 9.322J 7.67J en-US neurobiology genetics bacterial chemoreception neurogenomics genetic analysis axonal pathfinding neurodevelopment synapse formation neurogenetics higher brain function neuronal ensembles molecular analysis MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm This course is designed as an introduction to Latin American politics and society for undergraduates at MIT. No background on the region is required. Overall workload (reading, writing, class participation, and examinations) is similar to that of other HASS-D courses. Many of the themes raised here are covered in greater detail in other courses: 21F.020J (New World Literature), 21F.716 (Introduction to Contemporary Hispanic Literature), 21F.730 (Twentieth and Twentyfirst-Century Spanish American Literaturere), 21F.735 (Advanced Topics in Hispanic Literature and Film), 21A.220 (The Conquest of America), 21H.802 (Modern Latin America), 3.982 (The Ancient Andean World), 3.983 (Ancient Mesoamerican Civilization), 17.507 (Democratization and Democratic Collapse), and 17.554 (Political Economy of Latin America). http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=b4fbf00974089e1c55f7424d130ea5c2 http://www.myoops.org/twocw/mit/Foreign-Languages-and-Literatures/21F-084JIntroduction-to-Latin-American-StudiesSpring2002/CourseHome/index.htm Lawson, Chappell 2006-03-24T16:27:27+05:00 21F.084J 21A.224J 17.55 en-US market-oriented reform Latin America conquest slavery race class Salvador Allende Democracy revolution Environment ecology land disputes 21F.084J 21A.224J 17.55 21F.084 21A.224 MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm This seminar explores changes in the international economy and their effects on domestic politics, economy, and society. Is globalization really a new phenomenon? Is it irreversible? What are effects on wages and inequality, on social safety nets, on production, and innovation? How does it affect relations between developed countries and developing countries? How globalization affects democracy? These are some of the key issues that will be examined. http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=485695c1c887c5d939dd60ddc1bda12c http://www.myoops.org/twocw/mit/Political-Science/17-196GlobalizationFall2002/CourseHome/index.htm Berger, Suzanne 2006-03-14T15:00:35+05:00 17.196 17.195 en-US international economy domestic politics economy and society globalization wages inequality; social safety nets production innovation developed countries developing countries democracy. democracy inequality social safety nets society MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm This course surveys canonical and recent theories and methods in science studies. We will organize our discussions around the concept of "reproduction," referring variously to: Scientific reproduction (how results are replicated in lab, field, disciplinary contexts) Social reproduction (how social knowledge and relations are regenerated over time) Biological reproduction (how organic substance is managed in the genetic age) Electronic reproduction (how information is reassembled in techniques of transcription, simulation, computation). Examining intersections and disruptions of these genres of reproduction, we seek to map relations among our social, biological, and electronic lives. http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=db27405cafc98f92f2bc19874bb34bd6 http://www.myoops.org/twocw/mit/Science--Technology--and-Society/STS-350Spring-2004/CourseHome/index.htm Helmreich, Stefan 2006-01-13T10:10:15+05:00 STS.350 en-US Social study science technology interdisciplinary field social practice history philosophy sociology scientific institutions knowledge anthropology feminism critical race theory post-colonial studies queer theory human culture politics theories methods reproduction social reproduction biological reproduction electronic reproduction MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm This course, along with 21F.108/158 offered in the spring, form the elementary level of the streamlined sequence, which is for students who have some basic conversational skills gained, typically, from growing up in a Chinese speaking environment, but lack a corresponding level of literacy. The focus of the course is on learning standard everyday usage, on reading in both traditional and simplified characters, and on writing. http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=e3c23319fd5d5babe75d4e67a4792283 http://www.myoops.org/twocw/mit/Foreign-Languages-and-Literatures/21F-107Chinese-I--Streamlined-Fall2002/CourseHome/index.htm Zhang, Jin Chen, Tong 2006-01-10T16:20:47+05:00 21F.107 21F.157 en-US chinese asia language literature elementary conversation reading writing MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm Furniture making is in many ways like bridge building, connections holding posts apart with spans to support a deck. Many architects have tried their hand at furniture design, Wright, Mies Van Der Rohe, Aalto, Saarinen, Le Corbusier, and Gerhy. We will review the history of furniture making in America with a visit to the Decorative Arts Collection at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and have Cambridge artist/craftsman Mitch Ryerson show us his work and talk about design process. Students will learn traditional woodworking techniques beginning with the use of hand tools, power tools and finally woodworking machines. Students will build a single piece of furniture of an original design that must support someone weighing 185 lbs. sitting on it 12 inches off the ground made primarily of wood. Students should expect to spend approximately 80 hours in the shop outside of class time. Preregistered architecture students will get first priority but first meeting attendance is mandatory. Twelve student maximum, no exceptions. http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=27ba52ff400c1f0c4505dd529c8fd11d http://www.myoops.org/twocw/mit/Architecture/4-296Spring-2005/CourseHome/index.htm Dewart, Christopher 2005-10-19T03:32:44+05:00 4.296 en-US construction design furniture arts and crafts bauhaus japanese design chinese design quakers shakers american construction stick style structures woodworking wood properties MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm Spanish IV aims at developing and improving student's oral and written communication through the continued study of the language, literature and culture of Spain, Latin America and Hispanic communities in the United States. It also seeks to improve students' ability to read and appreciate literary and non-literary texts in Spanish, deepening this way students' awareness and understanding of the cultural diversity of the Spanish-speaking world. The course is organized by themes based on contemporary social, political and cultural issues of Spanish-speaking societies such as: cultural identity, the changing roles of women and family, economic development and its effects on cultural heritage and environment, and the individual's rights in the political system. http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=89cfddb05a3aab8973cf5ab23af40767 http://www.myoops.org/twocw/mit/Foreign-Languages-and-Literatures/21F-704Spanish-4Spring2002/CourseHome/index.htm Groeger, Margarita Ribas Márquez, Solivia 2005-10-19T03:20:25+05:00 21F.704 en-US spanish foreign language conversation writing literature culture history society hispanic latin america western europe spain central america south america identity politics family economy tradition MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm