Sophomore seminars are small interactive courses offered by faculty members in departments all across the campus. Sophomore seminars offer opportunity for close, regular intellectual contact between faculty members and students in the crucial second year. The topics vary from department to department and semester to semester. Enrollment limited to 15 sophomores.

Our life is increasingly shaped by digital infrastructures and automated processes. What are the broader implications of this phenomenon, both at the personal and the collective level? What is driving this apparently inescapable technological trajectory? Sophomore seminars are small interactive courses offered by faculty members in departments all across the campus. Sophomore seminars offer opportunity for close, regular intellectual contact between faculty members and students in the crucial second year. Assignments. Complete the weekly reading and upload a brief response before the seminar. The response will be guided by an instructor’s question, and can include comments and questions (max 1 page, double spaced). Assessment will be based on attendance, participation, and responses. The seminar will be graded on a P/NP basis. No textbook required—all readings will be made available through bCourses.

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