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The Language of Material and Process in Ceramics — CER2134.01

Spring 2016
Instructor: Barry Bartlett
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Credits: 4
This course will investigate the unique, material nature of clay as a sculptural medium. We will learn to observe, interpret, and make art objects through a series of projects in drawing/collage and ceramic techniques. Students will explore the material aspects of clay such as dryness, wetness, mass and scale using a variety of mechanical processes that include extrusion,
Visual Arts

The Magical Object 鈥 Visual Metaphor — DRA2116.01

Spring 2016
Instructor: Sherry Kramer
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Credits: 4
There is a great difference between a prop and an object on stage that is built or filled with the dramatic forces of a play. Such objects become metaphors, they become fresh comprehensions of the world. In the theater, we believe in magic. Our gaze is focused on ordinary objects鈥 glass figurine, a pair of shoes, a wedding dress鈥nd then our attention is shaped, and charged,
Drama Visual Arts

The Perfect Gesture — DAN2148.02

Spring 2016
Instructor: Dana Reitz
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Credits: 1
Creative gestures possess a cultural DNA.  This lab explores the physical and performative relationship of the body to a student鈥檚 cultural whole.  Students will study, explore and negotiate what a perfect gesture might be by viewing (watching video examples), improvising and thinking with their particular body politics.  A primary question holding this lab
Dance

The Poetics of Love — LIT4268.01

Spring 2016
Instructor: Camille Guthrie
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Credits: 4
Magic. Jealousy. Why. Tenderness. Scenes. Night. Waiting. Anxiety. Body. Roland Barthes鈥檚 A Lover鈥檚 Discourse (1978) examines the structure and language of the fictional and lived experience of love. In his analysis of Goethe鈥檚 Sorrows of Young Werther, Barthes observes the received ideas about love in order to demystify them and discover what remains radiant. With Barthes鈥檚
Literature

The Poetics of Movement for Dance Screen — DAN4244.01

Spring 2016
Instructor: Dana Reitz
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Credits: 2
A hands-on seminar conducted by Elliot Caplan to teach video as a collaborative tool for exploration of movement in dance. This class is intended for those interested in developing their aesthetic sensibilities and responsiveness toward the moving image rather than learning primarily the technical aspects of filmmaking. Cameras will be used to concentrate on framing and shot
Dance

The Right/Wrong/Right Dance: Breaking the Rules of Composition — DAN2147.02

Spring 2016
Instructor: Dana Reitz
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Credits: 1
In this lab we will look at certain (so-called) traditional aspects to a (good) dance and then attempt to break it down and reframe this tradition with a discipline that evokes creative (aleatoric) accidents and the inexplicable nature of the creative process.  A lab that examines how performance is thought about, considered and looked upon, watched, inside and out. 
Dance

The Scriptorium: The Body and Society — LIT2399.01

Spring 2016
Instructor: Camille Guthrie
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Credits: 4
Our scriptorium, a 鈥減lace for writing,鈥 will function as a class for beginning writers and for those students who want to improve their essay skills. We will read to write and write to read, following the originator of the form, Montaigne. Much of our time will be occupied with writing probatively, as essai means 鈥渢rial鈥 or 鈥渁ttempt.鈥 This class will explore anthropologist Mary
Literature

The Social Natures of Crude Oil — APA4127.01

Spring 2016
Instructor: David Bond
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Credits: 4
Crude oil keeps the contemporary in motion. This basic fact has become as bland a platitude as it is an unexamined process. From plastic bags to electricity, from synthetic fertilizers to the passenger plane, from heat for our homes to fuel for our cars, our world is cultivated, packaged, transported, and consumed in the general momentum of hydrocarbon expenditures. These well
CAPA Society Culture and Thought Environment

The Web as Artistic Platform — DA2110.01

Spring 2016
Instructor: Robert Ransick
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Credits: 4
This course is an introduction to creative practices within digital technologies specifically focused on Internet based fine art projects. A broad survey of web-based digital arts is examined in tandem with an overview of design methodology and the tools necessary to create your own work. These include HTML, CSS, Photoshop, content management systems, and a basic introduction
Visual Arts

Theories of Psychotherapy — Canceled

Spring 2016
Instructor: David Anderegg
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Credits: 4
This course addresses the history of the 鈥渢alking cure鈥 with a systematic look at the links between psychological theory and therapeutic technique. The practice of psychoanalysis and analytic therapy is investigated through a reading of some of Freud鈥檚 papers on technique. The historical development of psychotherapy, including later developments in analysis, behavior therapy,
Society Culture and Thought

Thinking Lab — PSY2115.02

Spring 2016
Instructor: Harlan Fichtenholtz
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Credits: 2
Presents a state-of-the-art introduction to the design and implementation of experiments in cognitive psychology as performed behaviorally and on computers. Experiments are performed in the areas of perception, learning, memory, and decision-making. Students will also design and carry out independent research projects and learn to write research reports conforming to APA
Society Culture and Thought Science Mathematics and Computing

Through Syntax to Style: A Grammar of Writing — LIT2169.02

Spring 2016
Instructor: John Gould
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Credits: 2
鈥淪yntax鈥 is the aspect of grammar concerned with the relationships of words in a language, with how they fit together to create meaning. By exploring various English syntactical structures, we will discover a variety of ways to combine the same words to say slightly different things. The course will rely heavily on the linguistic work of Noam Chomsky. We will write a number of
Literature

Time, Memory, and Meaning Making — DRA4309.01

Spring 2016
Instructor: Sherry Kramer
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Credits: 4
May memory restore again and again The smallest color of the smallest day: Time is the school in which we learn, Time is the fire in which we burn.    -Delmore Schwartz They say that time is the main character of every story.  In time bound art forms, there are two times running in parallel--the story's, and the audience's. This class will investigate 
Drama

Traditional Music Ensemble — MPF4221.01

Spring 2016
Instructor: John Kirk
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Credits: 2
We will study and perform from the string band traditions of rural America. Nova Scotia, Quebecois, Irish, New England, Scandinavian, African American dance and ballad traditions will also be experienced with listening, practice (weekly group rehearsals outside of class), and performing components. Emphasis on ensemble intuition, playing by ear, and lifetime personal music
Music

Twelve Objects: An Introduction to Art History — AH2108.01

Spring 2016
Instructor: Zirwat Chowdhury
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Credits: 4
This part-lecture, part-discussion course offers a survey of the history of art through close study of twelve objects selected from a wide chronological and geographical breadth. Each object will serve as notable example of an important artistic movement, as well as illustrate a key art historical term or method. The course will present students with an overview
Visual Arts

Ukulele Comprehensive — MIN2230.01

Spring 2016
Instructor: John Kirk
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Credits: 2
A comprehensive course on learning skills on the ukulele. We will learn the history of the uke and both traditional and contemporary styles. Music theory and playing techniques will be covered and students will be expected to perform as a group or individually at Music Workshop. Students must have their own soprano or tenor ukulele.
Music

Understanding Historically Black Colleges and Universities — EDU2215.02

Spring 2016
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Credits: 2
The higher education landscape is far from homogenous and is fraught with problems, many of which are chronicled virtually daily in the media. Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), the first of which was founded in 1837, are struggling to survive despite their government supported, and some would say noble, history. They are having enrollment challenges; they
Education

Unlocking Italian Culture II — ITA4122.01

Spring 2016
Instructor: Barbara Alfano
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Credits: 4
Entering the worlds of Italy is an integral part of learning the language. We will keep exploring Italian culture through ideas of space, supported by role-play, music, film, videos, and the Internet. Meanwhile, you will advance in the study of the language. Students will continue developing their ability to carry out everyday and more complex tasks in Italian. By the end of
Languages

Uses and Abuses of Statistics — MAT2103.01

Spring 2016
Instructor: Hugh Crowl
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Credits: 4
This course will attempt to answer the question "What is valid data -- and how do you know?" By looking at real life data sets, we will work on reading, assessing, and producing statistics as they relate to different fields. We will work to locate the source data, understand statistical language, and look at how the visual representation of data can change how we perceive facts
CAPA Science Mathematics and Computing Society Culture and Thought

Violin/Viola — MIN4345.01

Spring 2016
Instructor: Kaori Washiyama
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Credits: 2
Studies in all left-hand position and shifting and an exploration of various bow techniques. Students can select from the concerto, sonata repertoire, short pieces and etudes for study designed develop technique, advance musicianship and prepare for performance. Corequisites: Must participate and perform at least twice in Music Workshop (Tu. 6:30pm - 8:00pm)
Music

Visual Arts Lecture Series — VA2999.01

Spring 2016
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Credits: 1
This is a series of lectures given by visiting artists and critics invited by the Visual Arts faculty. You will attend lectures on Tuesday evenings at 7:30 pm as well as gallery exhibitions. The number of lectures and exhibitions you must attend will vary according to how many are scheduled in any term. You are required to take notes during the lectures and exhibitions and
Visual Arts

Water Dialogues: Conflicts Over Our Most Valuable Resource — APA2220.01

Spring 2016
Instructor: Susan Sgorbati
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Credits: 2
Water is our most important resource in the world. Without it, human, animal and plant life cannot exist for very long. Where we live in the eastern United States,  water is plentiful.  We take it for granted that we can drink it freely, wash ourselves when we feel like it, and use it for industry and recreation. But in our own country (western U.S.) and other parts
CAPA Environment

Women in Science: Ancient Greece to Enlightenment — HIS4110.01

Spring 2016
Instructor: Carol Pal
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Credits: 4
Long before the existence of a discipline we would recognize as "science," there were women working with men in the pursuit of "scientia". Scientia embraced a mixture of philosophy, medicine, religion, literature, and knowledge of the natural world 鈥 a mixture that would eventually devolve into the separate disciplines we know today. But who were these ancient Greek female
Society Culture and Thought