Splash Biography

TARA CHANDRA, Second year studing poli sci and fundamentals

Major: Fundamentals, Political Science

College/Employer: The University of Chicago

Year of Graduation: 2011

Brief Biographical Sketch:

I'm a second year Fundamentals and Political Science double major from West Palm Beach, FL. I'm on the University of Chicago Raas Team. I also do Model UN, tourguiding and am very involved in house life on campus.

Past Classes

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A496: A2: Whole New World: Mapping the Transformation of Society Through Disney Princesses from Snow White to Mulan in Cascade! Fall 2009 (Oct. 20, 2009)

Did you grow up loving Disney movies and their perfect princesses? This class will examine the way that women have been featured in Disney movies from the earliest to some of the more recent. We will discuss both the changes that have occurred and the implications they have for society. Using a famous book that changed the way we understand “gender,” Simone de Beauvoir's The Second Sex will be our guide for investigating the status of women in society as well as the interactions between women themselves. And of course, there will be much viewing of clips of beloved Disney movies from throughout the decades!

L272: HIstory of Elections and the Electoral Process in Splash! 2008 (Oct. 04, 2008)

This class will explain the electoral process today, and the history of how it became what it is - a pretty salient topic, given the upcoming Presidential election!

A273: Dandiya Raas in Splash! 2008 (Oct. 04, 2008)

This course will teach students the basics of an Indian dance form called Dandiya Raas. Dancers have a pair of sticks that they hit to their partner's sticks in a rhythmic manner. In this course, we will teach the basic 5-step and more complicated 12-step sequences, as well as a basic background of Dandiya Raas.