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This is the final of five weekly articles explaining First Year Seminar to incoming students so they can rank their top four Term I FYS course choices by June 30.
The three courses highlighted in this final article explore widely different genres: fantasy games like Dungeons and Dragons, breaking codes and scientific discoveries, and the popularity of true crime. Despite their differences, a common question each course will ask is who is and isn’t reflected in the stories we tell. If you’re into any of the three genres then check out each description and be sure to select your FYS courses before the end of June by completing the course selection form on your admissions portal.
Questions? Reach out to the Admissions Office at (607) 735-1724 or admissions@elmira.edu.
Dr. Adam Giambrone, Associate Professor of Mathematics and Director of First Year Seminar, will help students experience the feeling of making discoveries in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) through the fun of making and breaking secret codes.
While highlighting STEM as a human endeavor, the course will focus on the question, 'How have codemakers and codebreakers affected our everyday lives, even if we don't know it?' Another aim of the course is to bring attention to the goal of broadening and diversifying the STEM community. Modern movies will be used to generate discussion about these topics.
"I'm eager to discuss the power of films that bring stories of human achievement to life," said Giambrone. "Blockbuster films such as The Imitation Game and Hidden Figures are not only entertaining but also send implicit messages to audiences about who might contribute to STEM fields. We'll talk about how movies impact society's views on STEM, who the 'hidden figures' of STEM are, and why sharing their stories matters."
In this course, Dr. Annaliese Hoehling, Assistant Professor of English and Director of Academic Writing, invites you to investigate the social and cultural implications of representations of crime in popular media, including journalism, docu-series, and podcasts. In the course, you’ll draw on methods and frameworks from media and cultural studies to explore questions about the values and ethics implied by, or circulated in, crime media; examine the ways we engage with different kinds of media; and situate ourselves more critically in relation to popular representations of crime.
“This class is for students who either are “fans” of true crime or have been aware of the cultural popularity of true crime in media and want to learn more about why people enjoy stories about crime,” explained Hoehling. “Where and when did “true crime” start? How has it evolved? We’ll develop fundamental college inquiry skills while watching, reading, and listening to milestone examples of true crime. Students will have the opportunity to design and present their own true-crime media.”
In this “how-to-college” course, Autumn Watts will help set you up for academic success by exploring the world of collaborative storytelling games such as Dungeons and Dragons and goth-favorite Vampire: The Masquerade. You’ll go old school to the pre-internet Infocom text adventures of the 80s (think Zork and Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy), and even solo role-player games like the Choose Your Own Adventure stories.
“Together we’ll ask questions about how these games shape relationships between players as they create and inhabit diverse identities, solve dilemmas, and build imaginary worlds,” shared Watts. “We’ll look at the ways these stories and characters reflect, reinforce, or resist cultural biases and norms and how we might redesign games to create new possibilities for players.”
“Alongside learning practical skills in navigating the challenges of college life, we’ll work in teams to invent, design, and showcase our own original tabletop and indie role-playing games.”
