Hey First-Years!
We have exciting news... More courses have been added to the July registration course list!! There's one brand new Art History class that we'd particularly like to highlight! Not only because it satisfies multiple core requirements, but also because it is an amazing opportunity for all of you. So without further ado... Drum roll please... Introducing:
AHIS 1590 New York City, taught by Prof. Anne Higonnet, on Monday/Wednesday 5:40-6:55, and Fulfills Arts & Humanities and the Mode of Thinking Locally-NYC
New York City is our greatest metropolitan legend. Capital of dreams, it soars to the skies, gathers immigrants from around the globe, and governs world finance. The scale of its swagger is matched only by the misery of its mistakes. Here is your chance to get to know the epic place you chose for college.
The course is team-taught, by professors, teaching assistants, and all its students. Lectures are held twice a week. A third weekly session is devoted to small-group forums in which students present to each other on assigned field work themes. The first half of the course studies the relationships between urban design, immigration, and finance in three lecture units; the second half of the course explores a variety of municipal subjects such as: the many languages spoken in NYC, literature about NYC, journalism, music, dance, theater, food, fashion, politics, transportation, public monuments, museums, or vermin.
The course is designed to introduce students, especially Barnard first-year students, to their new home city, as well as to the fundamental intellectual skills of comparative reading, writing which considers competing points of view, reporting on local facts, and public speaking in real time.
What's that I hear? You're heading straight to Vergil to plan this class ASAP? That's what we thought...To reiterate, this is not the only course that's been recently added to the "Barnard Classes for FY Registration Fall 2025" spreadsheet! So definitely check out that spreadsheet when you get a chance :)
As always, if you have any questions don't hesitate to reach out to us at first-year@barnard.edu!
Best,
The First Year Team
