"This course examines how and in what ways consumption has come to occupy a central—and often unquestioned—place in our everyday lives." — Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology Elise Herrala
Our Cool Classes blog series highlights interesting, unusual, and unique courses that enrich the Haverford College experience.
See what other courses the Sociology Department is offering this semester. Photo: Macy's store on Black Friday, 2012. (cc) Diariocritico de Venezuela
Haverford attracts intellectually curious, independent learners who value honesty, collaboration, and above all, new ways of seeing and improving the world.
As you perform real-world research and immerse yourself in hands-on learning, you'll work side-by-side with professors who are at the top of their fields.
Our mascot—the Black Squirrel—has a genetic adaptation that gives it a bold, black coat. Join our distinctive community and stand out from the pack with your fellow Haverfordians.
The passion Megan Holt ’14 has for field hockey has sent her on an incredible journey. It started in her hometown of Bryn Mawr, continued at Haverford—where she was a field hockey team captain—and has taken her all the way across the world to Copenhagen, where she now lives and plays for a club team.
Holt was the first non-Dane to be voted Female Player of the Year by the Dansk Hockey Union. Photo: Claus Peuckert.
Among the holdings in Special Collections' vast Charles Roberts Autograph Letters Collection are a number of letters written by Alexander Hamilton—who, though he's been dead for more than 200 years, has become just about the hottest Founding Father ever, thanks to the smash broadway musical Hamilton.
"In the Collection" highlights some of the rare and marvelous items that are part of Magill Library's Special Collections. Photo: Patrick Montero.
*We have a very tiny magic 8 ball.