AcademicsSpring 2007 Courses
Generally speaking each course at Marlboro College requires a minimum number of contact hours with teaching faculty based on the credits to be earned. Usually 50 minutes or more of weekly contact time per credit earned is required. Contact time is provided through formal in-class instruction as well as other instructional activities facilitated by the teaching faculty member.
Course List - Spring 2007
| American Studies | Anthropology | Art History | Asian Studies |
| Astronomy | Biology | Biochemistry | Chemistry |
| Classics | Computer Science | Cultural History | Dance |
| Economics | Environmental Studies | Film/Video Studies | History |
| Languages | Literature | Mathematics | Music |
| Philosophy | Physics | Political Science | Psychology |
| Religion | Sociology | Theater | Visual Arts |
| Writing | Writing Seminars | World Studies Program | |
| Designated
Writing Courses * Courses that begin with an asterisk (*) are Designated Writing Courses. |
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updated 06/07/2007
American Studies
THE FAMILY IN U.S. HISTORY II - HUM661
| 4 CR | TuTh 8:30 - 9:50 D42 | Introductory |
| Faculty: Kathryn Ratcliff | ||
The course traces the history of family life in the US from the late nineteenth century to the present. Drawing on an interdisciplinary range of readings from history, sociology, anthropology and gender studies, we will explore how the family has both affected and been affected by the major historical developments of the past century. Topics to be examined include changing conceptions of motherhood and fatherhood, marriage, child rearing, and sexuality, the ongoing debate over family values and how that debate relates to public policy, and the contested and shifting relationship between feminism and the family. The course is designed to highlight how cultural meanings and experiences of family life have varied historically as well as by race, class, ethnicity and gender. Prerequisite: None
MATERIALS & METHODS IN AMERICAN STUDIES - HUM692
| 4 CR | TuF 11:30 - 12:50 D42 | Intermediate |
| Faculty: Kathryn Ratcliff | ||
A junior level seminar which draws on the particular research interests of beginning Plan students to explore a variety of methodological approaches and source materials in American Studies. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
SENIOR SEMINAR IN AMERICAN STUDIES - HUM721
| 2 CR | Tu 1:30 - 2:50 D13 | Advanced |
| Faculty: Kathryn Ratcliff | ||
The seminar is organized around the different research topics of seniors doing Plan work in American Studies. Each student will assign and teach selected works in their subject area. Students will also present their own research in progress and read and critique each other's writing. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: A senior on Plan
SSC73 UNITED STATES FOREIGN POLICY
Anthropology
PERFORMING SOCIETY: RHYTHMS, RITUALS, REVIVALS, RESISTANCE - SSC470
| 4 CR | TuF 1:30 - 3:20 D33E | Intermediate |
| Faculty: Julian Gerstin | ||
Anthropoligical "performance theory" suggests that society, rather than being a structure of fixed institutions, is constantly renewed through language, action, and the play of ideas. This view opens up an approach to understanding culture in which conflict, resistance, human agency, and artistic performance are central rather than peripheral facts. Performing Society looks at several case studies of artistic movements in the fields of music, ritual, dance, theater, and political resistance. Most of these studies are from the Caribbean (the instructor's area of expertise) but some are from other parts of the world; students are encouraged in their research papers (the main requirement of the course) to investigate any relevant area. Specific cases will include the Cuban santeria religion and its complex relationship to Cuban politics, social activism in Brazilian Carnival and through the revival of musical traditions in Martinique, studies of gender conflict in santeria and Martinique, and works on dance and theater in Jamaica and elsewhere. Prerequisite: None. Introductory level cultural anthropology, world music, or a music or theater background are useful but not required
| 4 CR | MW 11:30 - 12:50 D43 | Intermediate |
| Faculty: Carol Hendrickson | ||
Everyone lives someplace, but how people conceive of where they live differs according to particular cultural senses of space and place. In this course we will draw on readings from a number of world areas to consider how spaces may be embodied, engendered, inscribed, torn apart, crossed, and drawn together; how people relate to differnt places experientially and expressively; and how how different places reflect and help create -- or problematize people's identities. An integral part of the class will be student-conducted fieldwork on course-related topics. Prerequisite: Coursework in the social sciences
ANTHROPOLOGY PLAN WRITING SEMINAR - SSC472
| 2 CR | Tu 10:00 - 11:20 WSC 1 | Advanced |
| Faculty: Carol Hendrickson | ||
Whenever we write, we enter into a community of people sharing ideas. This seminar is intended to provide a space in which students on Plan in anthropology and related disciplines can come together to discuss their reading and writing. Prerequisite: Senior Plan work in anthropology or a related discipline
SSC6 CLASSICAL SOCIOLOGICAL THOUGHT
Art History
ISLAMIC ART AND ARCHITECTURE - HUM1261
| 4 CR | MW 11:30 - 12:50 Apple Tree | Introductory |
| Faculty: Anne Heath | ||
This course will cover the art and architecture of the Islamic world from the formation of Islam as a religion (6th C) through the sixteenth century. We will address what makes the art produced in this region "Islamic", as well as the problems the arts pose for a culture whose religion shuns the graven image. We will look at religious and secular art, the arts of the book, textiles, metalwork, ceramics and architecture. Prerequisite: None
THE ARTIST'S CRAFT: HISTORICAL METHODS AND PRACTICE - HUM1260
| 4 CR | TuTh 11:30 - 12:50 Apple Tree | Introductory |
| Faculty: Anne Heath , Cathy Osman | ||
This course will look at how artists worked in past eras: their techniques, materials and debates. We will look at artists' manuals that describe how to make paints, prepare parchment, etc., as well as the historical availability of certain materials, such as pigments. We will also consider debates among the artists as to the most noble of arts, pictorial theories, workshop practices and contracts. There will be writings, presentations and a required practical lab component with the Painting I class. Prerequisite: None
Asian Studies
BRUSH, SWORD & HOE: ANCIENT CHINESE HISTORY & CULTURE - HUM1052
| 4 CR | MTh 1:30 - 2:50 D34 | Introductory |
| Faculty: Seth Harter | ||
This reading-intensive course surveys Chinese history and culture from neolithic times to the mid-17th century. By reading case studies in Chinese foreign policy and classics of Chinese literature, students will develop an understanding of the evolution of Chinese social and political institutions. The course will also examine the introduction of Buddhism to China and its influence on Sinic culture. Students will conclude the semester with a research paper on a subject of their choosing. Prerequisite: None
HUM1202 GROUP TUTORIAL: INTERMEDIATE CHINESE II
HUM1203 MANDARIN CHINESE IB
Astronomy
| 3 CR | MTh 1:30 - 2:50 Sci A117 | Introductory |
| Faculty: Travis Norsen | ||
A historical overview of astronomy, using as an integrating theme the ways that astronomical and terrestrial discoveries have interacted in the history of science. We will begin with the ancient Greek view of an absolute separation between the earthly and celestial realms, then slowly work our way up to contemporary astronomy and its intimate connections to terrestrial physics. Intended for non-science-majors who want to develop an appreciation for the history, methods, and successes of the natural sciences, the course will emphasize conceptual understanding rather than problem-solving. For (prospective) science majors, this course could supplement but should not replace General Physics or advanced courses. Coursework will likely include papers, labs (perhaps an occasional cold night at the observatory), and a small project. Prerequisite: None
Biology
| 4 CR | MWF 10:30 - 11:20 Sci 221 | Introductory |
| Faculty: Robert Engel | ||
A study of organismal, population and community biology. Prerequisite: General Biology I or permission of instructor
GENERAL BIOLOGY LAB II - NSC292
| 1-2 CR | Tu 3:00 - 4:50 Sci 221 | Intermediate |
| Faculty: Allison Turner | ||
An exploration of biological principles and biological diversity in a laboratory setting. Recommended for prospective life science Plan students. Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in General Biology II or permission of instructor
PLANT REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY - NSC565
| 4 CR | TuTh 8:30 - 9:50 Sci 221 | Intermediate |
| Faculty: Jennifer Ramstetter | ||
Sexual reproduction in flowering plants involves a complex series of processes. How is pollen transferred among plants? How do seed and fruit production occur? How are seeds and fruits dispersed? How do seeds germinate and seedlings become established to begin the next generation of plants? We will explore physiological, ecological, and evolutionary dimensions of these questions. Examples will include a diversity of plant taxa in ecosystems throughout the world. Prerequisite: General Biology or permission of instructor
NSC567 GROUP TUTORIAL: MICROARRAY ANALYSIS OF GENE EXPRESSION
Chemistry
| 4 CR | MWF 9:30 - 10:20 Sci 216 | Introductory |
| Faculty: Todd Smith | ||
The central focus of general chemistry is the composition of matter and transformations of matter. In the second half of this course we will examine in detail models of chemical bonds, reaction kinetics, acid-base equilibria, and electrochemistry. We will also explore some aspects of organic chemistry, nuclear chemistry, and analytical chemistry. Environmental chemistry will continue to be a secondary theme of the coruse as we relate all of these topics to the effects of human activity on our environment. Prerequisite: None
GENERAL CHEMISTRY II LABORATORY - NSC506
| 2 CR | Th 1:30 - 4:50 Sci 112 | Introductory |
| Faculty: Todd Smith , Allison Turner | ||
The laboratory sessions will continue to be an opportunity for students to hone their lab skills and to explore topics and ideas discussed in class. We will use primary literature to provide some context for our experiments, and students will work in teams to devise, conduct and analyze experiments. Also, this semester there will be a greater focus on employing the principles of green chemistry in our lab experiments. Prerequisite: None
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY II - NSC23
| 2 CR | Th 1:30 - 4:50 Sci 112 | Introductory |
| Faculty: Todd Smith , Allison Turner | ||
The laboratory sessions will continue to be an opportunity for students to hone their lab skills and to explore topics and ideas discussed in class. We will use primary literature to provide some context for our experiments, and students will work in teams to devise, conduct and analyze experiments. Also, this semester there will be a greater focus on self-designed laboratory investigations. Prerequisite: Organic Chemistry Lab I
| 4 CR | TuTh 10:00 - 11:20 Sci 216 | Intermediate |
| Faculty: Todd Smith | ||
Organic chemistry takes its name from the ancient idea that certain molecules - organic molecules - could only be made by living organisms. In second semester organic chemistry we will continue our study of different classes of organic compounds and their reactions. In the latter partof the semester we wil turn to the original realm of organic chemistry - living systems. Several topics are included that cover organic chemistry in biological systems. For example, we will examine reactions of amines, carboxylic acids, carbohydrates, nucleic acids, amino acids, peptides and proteins, and lipids. Prerequisite: Organic Chemistry I
Classics
| 4 CR | MWF 10:30 - 11:20 D43 | Introductory |
| Faculty: Thomas Mayo | ||
Continuing the Greek IA course using Mastronarde's Introduction to Attic Greek. Prerequisite: Greek IA
| 4 CR | MWF 8:30 - 9:20 D43 | Introductory |
| Faculty: Thomas Mayo | ||
Continuing the Latin IA course using Wheelock's Latin. Prerequisite: Latin IA
| 4 CR | MTh 2:30 - 3:50 WSC 8 | Intermediate |
| Faculty: Thomas Mayo | ||
Continuing the Greek IIA course. Prerequisite: Greek IIA
| 4 CR | TuF 12:00 - 1:20 Library 202 | Intermediate |
| Faculty: Thomas Mayo | ||
A continuation of Latin IIA. Prerequisite: Latin IIA
* THE TRAGIC HERO IN MODERN RECEPTION - HUM1266
| 4 CR | TuTh 10:00 - 11:20 D13 | Intermediate |
| Faculty: Thomas Mayo | ||
This intermediate-level course will investigate the reception of the theme of Greek tragic heroism in the post-classical age, comparing the works of the Athenian playwright Sophocles with an eclectic variety of later texts: the medieval epic The Song of Roland, Jean Anouilh's Occupation-era Antigone, Samuel Beckett's Endgame and the recent adaptation of the Oedipus myth, The Gods Are Not To Blame, by the Nigerian author Ola Rotimi. The broad aim of the course will be to develop an understanding of the influence of contemporary political and philosophical thought upon the evolution of the literary theme of heroism throughout history. To this end, students will be required to demonstrate engagement with critical as well as primary texts. Prior familiarity with at least some classical authors, while not a prerequisite, will be strongly preferred. Prerequisite: None
Computer Science
| 4 CR | MTh 1:30 - 2:50 Sci 217 | Intermediate |
| Faculty: Jim Mahoney | ||
A close look at the classic recipes and the ideas behind them in computer sceince. Topics may include ideas from searching, sorting, data structures, randomness, compression, parsing, cryptopgraphy and so on. This is an intermediate level foundation course, strongly recommended for folks considering further work in computer science. The programming language will probably be C, though you may be able to work in another. Prerequisite: Some programming and math experience
| 3 CR | TuTh 10:00 - 11:20 Sci 217 | Intermediate |
| Faculty: Jim Mahoney | ||
An open ended exploration of a programming project of your choice, including learning a new language, coding a game or puzzle, or writing a web application. We'll look at and discuss each other's progress weekly. The class will also examine good programming practices such as version control and testing. Prerequisite: Some programming experience
Cultural History
ANTHROPOLOGY OF SOCIALISM - SSC468
| 4 CR | TuF 1:30 - 2:50 Apple Tree | Intermediate |
| Faculty: Kate Jellema | ||
How do macro-level political economic systems shape the way people live, work, love and think; and conversely, how do the micro-level ideas and actions of ordinary people give shape, direction and nuance to political economy? In this seminar we will examine everyday life in late and formerly socialist societies. We will work within a double comparative framework, considering the transformation from high socialism to the reform era, and the differences between Soviet bloc and Asian experiences. Our thematic foci will depend on student interest but may include morality and corruption, ethnicity and nationality, and the spatial dimensions of social life. On Tuesdays we will discuss course readings; most Fridays will be reserved for presentations, guest lectures and films. Freshmen and sophomores in the class will write two mid-length papers; juniors and seniors will work on one in-depth research paper. Interested students should contact the instructor (katej@marlboro.edu). Prerequisite: None
HUM1257 GERMAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE THROUGH FILM
SSC337 SENSES OF PLACE
Dance
ADVANCED BEGINNER BALLET - ART878
| 1 CR | W 7:30 - 8:50 Dance Studio | Introductory |
| Faculty: Carrie Towle Buettner | ||
Advanced Beginner Ballet will expose the student to the basic concepts required for the proper execution of ballet technique, including alignment, turnout, articulation of the knees and feet, and port de bras. The class will promote strength and flexibility for the overall dancer while respecting each student's unique physical capacities within the demands of classical technique. The student will learn basic ballet vocabulary and movement phrases along with the traditions specific to a ballet class. This course may be repeated for credit. The course meets in the evening. Prerequisite: Some prior dance experience
| 1 CR | F 2:00 - 3:20 Dance Studio | Introductory |
| Faculty: Alison Mott | ||
Afro-Modern is a beginning level class that draws its material from the African diaspora and the dance technique of Katherine Dunham. Each class will begin with a rigorous warm-up, building physical strength, solidifying alignment and clarifying intention. Center work will develop expressiveness as students explore movement progressions and short combinations. Regular attendance is essential. A short research paper will also be required. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: None
| 1 CR | Tu 3:30 - 4:50 Persons | Introductory |
| Faculty: Jim Mahoney | ||
The Argentine Tango is an inprovised social partner dance currently popular all over the world, including here in Brattleboro. If you've never seen it before, check out the "Tango Bar" video in our library. (You should be warned that it can be addictive; I've had people tell me that they'd spent their food money on lessons.) May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: None
CONTACT IMPROVISATION - ART537
| 2 CR | M 8:30 - 9:50 Dance Studio | Introductory |
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Th 4:00 - 5:20 Dance Studio | |
| Faculty: Kristin Horrigan | ||
Contact Improvisation (CI) is an exploration of the movement that is possible when two bodies are in physical contact, using each other's support to balance, and communicating through weight and momentum. CI was invented in the United States in the early 1970s and it has since spread all around the world, where it is practiced both as a social dance and as a component of post-modern dance performance. In this class, we will study basic skills and concepts that will teach us to practice contact improvisation. We will work to develop comfort with our bodies, to trust one another, to take risks, to make choices in the moment, and to understand the forces of physics as they apply to the body in motion. We will learn to improvise partnered dancing by listening to sensation, communicating through skin and muscles, developing reflexes for falling and flying, and finding access to our own strength and sensitivity. No prior dance experience is necessary. Prerequisite: None
ROOTS OF THE RHYTHM: HISTORY/THEORY/PRACTICE OF TAP DANCING - ART871
| 4 CR | MW 11:30 - 12:50 Dance Classroom | Introductory |
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F 11:30 - 12:50 Dance Studio | |
| Faculty: Kristin Horrigan | ||
In this course, we will trace the development of tap dancing from its origins in the rhythmic dances of Africa and Western Europe through its birth and growth as a unique American art form. Along the way, we'll look at other related dance forms born of similar roots (jazz, swing, hiphop, etc.), as well as the development of jazz music. We'll consider the social context in which these forms were created and how they were shaped by dynamics of race, class, and political ideology. Furthermore, we'll examine the construction of tap itself - its approach to rhythm, performance, choreography, aesthetics, etc. Through this in-depth study of tap dance we will develop paradigms for examining the history, theory, and practice of other dance traditions. One class a week will be spent in the studio gaining an understanding of the fundamentals of tap dance and exploring some of the historical styles. Two classes a week will be spent discussing readings, viewing videos, and presenting outside assignments. Prerequisite:None
| 1 CR | Th 6:30 - 8:50 Dance Studio | Intermediate |
| Faculty: Kristin Horrigan , David Underwood | ||
In this course, students will learn how to take their choreography from the studio to the stage. Topics will include: principles of theatrical lighting for dance, technical aspects of working with sound and lighting equipment, writing publicity materials for dance, framing the work through titles/costuming/program notes, and performance coaching. Students will gain hands-on technical experience with lighting and sound equipment and spend time in class experimenting with these tools. Students will also be expected to meet regularly with their instructor outside of class for individual coaching on their performance work. This class is strongly recommended for all students presenting dance in the February concert and for all students creating Plan performances in dance. Course meets for first half of semester only; in addition students have one-on-one appointments with instructors. Prerequisites: Plan work in dance and/or choreography selected for February performance
MODERN DANCE (INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED) - ART691
| 2 CR | MTh 1:30 - 2:50 Dance Studio | Intermediate |
| Faculty: Kristin Horrigan | ||
This course will focus on developing expansive, articulate, and powerful dancing through a study of the principles of contemporary release technique. Core concepts will include weight, momentum, alignment, breath, focus, and muscular efficiency. We will work on finding center, playing off balance, moving in and out of the floor, going upside down, and finding ease in our bodies. Through our practice, we will develop strength, range of motion, balance, flexibility, stamina, self-awareness, and coordination. Structured improvisation will support our exploration of technical concepts and help us develop skills for performing. This course will expand upon material from the previous semester, but new students are welcome to join. Prerequisite: Previous dance experience and permission of the instructor
| 4 CR | M 3:30 - 5:20 Dance Classroom | Advanced |
| Faculty: Dana Holby | ||
For all Plan students doing any portion of their Plan in dance. This seminar will inspire writing, research and final drafts, will serve as a place to present works-in-progress, and coordinate the details of performance production details once instead of nine times (at this point). It will be required of all doing a dance Plan, and the time will be shared in ways advantageous to everyone. The request for advanced technical combinations will also be honored for some of the time. Prerequisite: Must be doing a Plan in dance
Economics
ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS & POLICY - SSC38
| 4 CR | MTh 3:30 - 4:50 D42 | Intermediate |
| Faculty: James Tober | ||
This course surveys the current state of the natural environment, develops a conceptual framework for understanding the environmental choices that face us, and examines the policy setting within which those choices are presently made. Although primary focus is on the U.S., considerable attention is paid to global problems and policies. A fifth credit may be earned by preparation of a substantial term paper applying the perspectives of the course to a policy issue. Prerequisite: Prior work in social or environmental science, or permission of instructor
PHILANTHROPY, ADVOCACY & PUBLIC POLICY: THE NONPROFIT SECTOR - SSC316
| 4 CR | TuTh 10:00 - 11:20 D33E | Intermediate |
| Faculty: James Tober | ||
The nonprofit sector includes museums, international aid agencies, colleges, environmental NGOs, foundations, cooperatives, homeless shelter, youth groups, community development organizations, research institutions, and health clinics, among others, but not all such organizations. And why these? This course surveys the political economy of nonprofit organizations in the US and around the world--their diversity and scope, reason for being, sources of support, role in policy-making. Course readings will be supplemented by individual research projects. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Environmental Studies
| 4 CR | MTh 1:30 - 2:50 Sci 221 | Introductory |
| Faculty: Robert Engel | ||
A careful study of interaction of climate, geomorphology and aquatic systems in the distribution of the major ecosystems. Some attention will be paid to human effects on this complex machine. Prerequisite: None
SSC38 ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS & POLICY
Film/Video Studies
* AMERICAN INDEPENDENT FILM - ART557
| 4 CR | Tu 6:30 - 9:00 Apple Tree | Introductory |
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Th 10:00 - 10:50 D43 | |
| Faculty: Jay Craven | ||
This class will work to develop critical and theoretical perspectives on American independent filmmaking since the 1970's. Students will view and study films by John Cassavetes, Jim Jarmusch, Nicole Holofcener, David Gordon Green, Steven Soderberg, Hal Hartley, Miranda July, John Sayles, Rebecca Miller, the Coens, Rob Moss, Jon Jost, Su Friedrich, and others. Films screened will include narrative, documentary, and experimental titles. Readings and discussion will include questions of how the films got made and distributed - and what cultural and commercial impact they've had. Students will be expected to write weekly film critiques and two longer papers that provide insight into selected filmmakers and films viewed outside of class. Prerequisite: None
NARRATIVE FILM AND VIDEO PRODUCTION - ART875
| 4 CR | Tu 1:30 - 4:50 Media Lab | Intermediate |
| Faculty: Jay Craven | ||
This production course will use screenings and production assignments to develop and explore strategies for making narrative films. Elements of narrative production will be examined, from effective script and character development to directing actors, the continuity of time and space. Students will be encouraged to stretch the boundaries of narrative filmmaking and to find poetic, conceptual, and quasi-documentary forms in their search for a distinctive narrative voice. Students will be expected to view and critique each other's work and to mobilize collaborating cast and crew, as needed. Prerequisite: Previous film or acting study or permission of the instructor
History
LANGUAGE, LITERATURE AND HISTORY IN CELTIC LANDS - HUM1255
| 3 CR | MTh 1:30 - 2:50 D38 | Introductory |
| Faculty: Joseph Callahan | ||
Early Irish (and to a lesser extent Welsh) literature is unique in several ways, among them volume, and a primary derivation from a non-Latin tradition. The class will focus on the social and cultural contexts of the literature. Later Irish, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh and Breton literatures are also unique in being, until the 19th century, oral or manuscript-based, and we'll look also at these literatures and their role as encapsulated literatures within the British and French states. Prerequisite: None
| 3 CR | MTh 3:00 - 4:20 D38 | Introductory |
| Faculty: Joseph Callahan | ||
In 1600, Ireland was an archaic society on the fringe of Europe. By 1800, it had been fully integrated into the socio-economic structures of the British empire. What changes did this process bring to Irish society and culture? How did the dominated and dominating societies negotiate the construction of new Irish identities? Why is Ireland so weird? Prerequisite: None
SSC6 CLASSICAL SOCIOLOGICAL THOUGHT
Languages
| 4 CR | MWF 11:30 - 12:50 WSC 1 | Introductory |
| Faculty: Laura D'Angelo | ||
A continuation of French IA. The course will focus on all four communication skills: reading, writing, speaking and listening with an added cultural component on francophone countries. Prerequisite: French IA or equivalent at C+ or better
GERMAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE THROUGH FILM - HUM1257
| 2 CR | W 6:30 - 8:20 D13 | Introductory |
| Faculty: Veronica Brelsford | ||
Through the medium of German film we will hear the language of a variety of milieux and observe the accompanying cultural gestures. A short weekly paper in German will serve as a basis for discussion (also in German) preceding the showing of each weekly film. Prerequisite: Basic knowledge of German
| 4 CR | MWF 10:00 - 11:20 Apple Tree | Intermediate |
| Faculty: Laura D'Angelo | ||
Continued study of the French language. Prerequisite: French IIA or equivalent at C+ or better
HIGH INTERMEDIATE SPANISH CONVERSATION - HUM1268
| 2 CR | MW 11:30 - 12:50 D13 | Intermediate |
| Faculty: Peter Gould | ||
This course is for students who want to continue to polish their basic language skills before moving into more advanced literature/culture courses. This class will provide students ample opportunities for speaking, wide-ranging grammar review, and guidance in thinking and reasoning. Prerequisite: Spanish IIC or the equivalent
INTENSIVE INTERMEDIATE SPANISH 2C - HUM1250
| 6 CR | MWThF 10:00 - 11:20 WSC 1 | Intermediate |
| Faculty: Resha Cardone | ||
A fast-paced review and continuation of grammar study, with particular attention to speaking, reading, and writing. Prerequisite: Spanish IC with a passing grade of C+ or better, or the equivalent (2 semesters of college-level Spanish)
| 4 CR | MWF 10:30 - 11:20 D34 | Intermediate |
| Faculty: Li-Lei Liu | ||
This course is a continuation of Mandarin Chinese IA. Students will continue to study speaking, listening, reading, and writing, and by the end of the course will have mastered the basic grammatical rules of Mandarin and be able to hold simple conversations. Prerequisite: Mandarin Chinese IA
HUM621 GREEK IIB
HUM1255 LANGUAGE, LITERATURE AND HISTORY IN CELTIC LANDS
CDS526 LATIN AMERICAN POLITICAL IMAGINATION
HUM618 LATIN IB
HUM619 LATIN IIB
ART868 MOVEMENT FOR ACTORS AND PERFORMERS: TEXT AND MOVEMENT
Literature
APOCALYPTIC HOPE: THE LITERATURE OF THE AMERICAN RENAISSANCE - HUM979
| 4 CR | MTh 1:30 - 2:50 D33E | Introductory |
| Faculty: Gloria Biamonte | ||
This course will center on the "American Renaissance"--that period between, roughly, 1830 and 1870 that witnessed the burst of intense intellectual and artistic energy that produced some of the most memorable and enduring American literature. We will examine as much of that literature as we can, in a range of genres: slave narratives from Frederick Douglass and Harriet Jacobs, essays from Emerson and Thoreau, novels from Harriet Beecher Stowe, Herman Melville, Nathaniel Hawthorne and others, poetry from Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson. Our goal in examining these works will always be double: on the simplest level, we will be interested in how these writers interpreted and responded to the places and times in which they lived; on a deeper level, though, we will consider how each of these works--and all of them together--attempts to create something we might call now an "American consciousness," attempts to invent, or re-invent, America. The point of the course is to read as much as we can, more than anything else-- to develop a firm understanding of both canonical and non-canonical 19th century American literature, and to consider how that literature has helped to shape not just the literature that followed it, but the way we think about ourselves as Americans. This will NOT be a writing seminar: it will involve far too much reading for that. Students, though, will be expected to write about what they read on a regular basis, to lead discussions on a rotating basis, and to write a seminar paper at the end. Prerequisite:Must have passed the writing requirement. Otherwise, a love for the written word and at least a liking for American literature.
LITERATURE OF THE VICTORIAN PERIOD - HUM1248
| 4 CR | TuTh 10:00 - 11:20 Library 202 | Introductory |
| Faculty: Isobel Hurst | ||
This course provides an introduction to the poetry of Alfred Tennyson, Robert Browning, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Matthew Arnold, Arthur Hugh Clough, Christina Rossetti, the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, the 'Spasmodic school' and the Decadents. We will also read fiction by Charles Dickens, Wilkie Collins, Elizabeth Gaskell, George Eliot and Thomas Hardy. We will situate these works in their historical contexts, paying attention to the 'woman question', ideas of education, Hellenism, the decline of religion, Darwinian concepts of evolution, and popular culture. Prerequisite: None
* MODERN AMERICAN POETRY - HUM199
| 4 CR | MWF 9:30 - 10:20 D23 | Introductory |
| Faculty: T Hunter Wilson | ||
An examination in some detail of such poets as William Carlos Williams, T.S. Eliot, Ezra Pound, Marianne Moore, Wallace Stevens, Robert Frost. Three critical papers. Prerequisite: None
NINETEENTH CENTURY FRENCH THEATER - HUM1253
| 4 CR | MTh 1:30 - 3:20 Library 102 | Intermediate |
| Faculty: Laura D'Angelo | ||
Introduction to the major playwrights and theatrical movements of the 19th century. Taught in French. Prerequisite: None
SEMINAR IN RELIGION, LITERATURE, AND PHILOSOPHY II - HUM1026
| 6 CR | MWF 11:30 - 12:50 D21 | Intermediate |
| Faculty: Neal Weiner | ||
This is the second half of a year-long course, reading and discussion of the major works of western culture from Old Testament to Shakespeare. Heavy reading schedule, regular discussions, papers required. Prerequisite: Seminar in Religion, Literature, and Philosophy I
THE EPIC TRADITION IN ENGLISH LITERATURE - HUM1249
| 4 CR | TuTh 11:30 - 12:50 D33E | Intermediate |
| Faculty: Isobel Hurst | ||
A reading of Milton's Paradise Lost followed by poems in the English epic tradition from the eighteenth, nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Though many poets and critics have declared the impossibility of producing a long poem equivalent to the Iliad, the Odyssey and the Aeneid, epic retained its prestige as the crown of a poet's career and continued to occupy the ambitious and educated writer. We will read epic, mock-epic and anti-epic poems by Pope, Wordsworth, Byron, Barrett Browning, Tennyson, Arnold, Yeats and Auden. Prerequisite: None, but knowledge of classical epic will be an advantage
WHAT WILL SUFFICE: AMERICAN LITERATURE FROM TWAIN TO ELLISON - HUM1262
| 4 CR | MW 10:00 - 11:20 D38 | Intermediate |
| Faculty: John Sheehy | ||
This course picks up roughly where Apocalyptic Hope leaves off: out of the American Renaissance, into the Gilded Age, the Modernist period, and through the two world wars, tracing the development of the "American" as it faces, often reluctantly and anyway never without a fight, the inevitability of the modern. We will begin with Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - a book Hemingway once famously called the beginning of all American literature; from there we'll go on to consider the works of writers and poets as various as Theodore Dreiser, Stephen Crane, T.S. Eliot, Marianne Moore, Robert Frost, William Carlos Williams, Sherwood Anderson, William Faulkner, Ernest Hemingway, Zora Neale Hurston, Flannery O'Connor, Ralph Ellison, and others. The point of this course, like that of its sister course, Apocalyptic Hope, is to read as much as we can; to develop as broad an understanding as possible of both canonical and non-canonical twentieth-century literature, and to consider how that literature has helped to shape not just the literature that followed it, but who we are in the twenty-first century. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor; must have passed the writing requirement; Apocalyptic Hope is not a prerequisite, but students who have taken it will have preference
FEMINIST LITERARY EXPRESSION IN CHILE - HUM1252
| 4 CR | MTh 1:30 - 2:50 WSC 1 | Advanced |
| Faculty: Resha Cardone | ||
From the colonial era to the new millennium, Chilean women have employed literature as a catalyst to challenge their limited representation in cultural and political life. This advanced course will introduce Chile's feminist literary oeuvre, gender theory and Latin American cultural studies. The readings, class discussions and research projects, all in Spanish, will take students to colonial-era convents, vanguard salons, women's prisons, military detention centers, clandestine artists' workshops, and the shopping malls of today's neoliberal Chile. The course will incorporate a field trip to Chile during spring break, where students will visit historic sites, participate in cultural and political life in Santiago and Valparaiso and interact with local artists and intellectuals. Fee: Approximately $400. Prerequisite: This course invites motivated and mature students to demonstrate their ability to read, write, and discuss at an advanced level in Spanish by way of a written application and oral interview. Students must be approved by the instructor prior to course registration.
HUM621 GREEK IIB
HUM618 LATIN IB
HUM619 LATIN IIB
ART868 MOVEMENT FOR ACTORS AND PERFORMERS: TEXT AND MOVEMENT
Mathematics
| 3-4 CR | TuTh 10:00 - 11:20 Sci 221 | Introductory |
| Faculty: Viktor Blasjo | ||
Throughout the history of geometry, great advances have been made through radical reconceptualizations of the entire subject: Euclid's axiomatic geometry; the analytic geometry of Descartes, et. al.; the projective geometry stemming from Renaissance art; the unification of geometry and number through complex numbers, quaternions and linear algebra; the discovery of non-Euclidean geometries by Gauss, Lobachevsky and Bolyai; the group theoretical synthesis of geometry of Felix Klein's 1872 Erlanger Programm. We will focus on conceptual aspects of these points of view and see how each shift addressed fundamental issues left unresolved by existing theories. Prerequisite: None
| 4 CR | MWF 9:00 - 10:20 Sci 217 | Introductory |
| Faculty: Matthew Ollis | ||
Discrete math is the study of mathematical objects on which there is no natural notion of continuity. Examples include the integers, networks, permutations and search trees. After an introduction to the tools needed to study the subject, the emphasis will be on you *doing* mathematics. Series of problems will lead gradually to proofs of major theorems in various areas of the discipline. This course is recommended for those intending to do advanced work in math or computer science. Prerequisite: None
| 3-4 CR | TuTh 8:30 - 9:50 Sci 217 | Introductory |
| Faculty: Matthew Ollis | ||
Statistics is the science - and art - of extracting data from the world around us and organizing, summarizing and analyzing it in order to draw conclusions or make predictions. This course provides a grounding in the principles and methods of statistics. Topics include: probability theory, collecting and describing data, hypothesis testing, correlation and regression, and analysis of variance. Students electing the four credit option will consider the use of statistics in their primary field of study and complete a more extensive final project (additional meeting time for these students will be required). Prerequisite: Topics in Algebra, Trigonometry and Pre-Calculus or the equivalent
TOPICS IN ALGEBRA, TRIGONOMETRY AND PRE-CALCULUS - NSC556
| 1-4 CR | MWF 8:30 - 9:20 Sci 221 | Introductory |
| Faculty: Viktor Blasjo | ||
This course covers a wide range of math topics prerequisite for further study in mathematics and science and of interest in their own right. The course is divided into over 50 units (listed on the course web page). One credit will be earned for each group of 6 units completed. Students select units to improve their weak areas. There are also tailored streams for students who wish to go on to study calculus or statistics. Over the course of the academic year, 42 units will be offered in the timetabled sessions. Individual tutorial-style arrangements can be made to study the non-timetabled units or to study units earlier than their scheduled session. Prerequisite: None
| 4 CR | TuTh 11:30 - 12:50 Sci 217 | Intermediate |
| Faculty: Viktor Blasjo | ||
We build on the theory and techniques developed in Calculus. Particular emphasis will be placed on power series and multivariate calculus. Prerequisite: Calculus
EMPIRICAL SCIENCE WORKSHOP - NSC525
| 2 CR | M 3:00 - 4:50 Sci 217 | Intermediate |
| Faculty: Allison Turner , Robert Engel , Jim Mahoney , Travis Norsen , Matthew Ollis , Jennifer Ramstetter , Todd Smith | ||
Science is a way of knowing the world around us. This course will help students to become scientists by asking them to work in small groups on several scientific problems. The projects will involve multiple disciplines and may combine elements of physics, biology, computer science, chemistry, and/or mathematics. Each will require creative experimental design, data collection and analysis, and probing thought about the confidence with which the results can be claimed as knowledge. In addition to honing their statistical skills, students will gain facility in the written and oral defense of scientific results. This is a required course for sophomores likely to do Plan work in any area of the Natural Sciences and will be open to other students at the discretion of the instructors. Prerequisite: One year of college-level sciences/mathematics
Music
| 1 CR | Th 4:00 - 5:20 Ragle Aud | Introductory |
| Faculty: Stanley Charkey | ||
Study and performance of some of the great choral literature from all periods, ranging from medieval to contemporary. Performance given during week prior to exams. Opportunities for solo work. Rehearsals will emphasize interpretation, as well as good vocal production. Grade based on attendance. Although an audition is required for those without choir experience, everyone is admitted. Prerequisite: None
IMPRESSIONISM TO 21ST CENTURY MUSIC - ART673
| 4 CR | TuTh 10:00 - 11:20 Serkin 104 | Introductory |
| Faculty: Stanley Charkey | ||
A study of works of Debussy, Ravel, Stravinsky, Schoenberg, Hindemith, Bartok and others. The works will be put into a socio-historical perspective. Students present a talk on a 20th century composition of their choice. Prerequisite: None
| 4 CR | TBA TBA | Introductory |
| Faculty: Stanley Charkey | ||
This course is a continuation of Music Theory Fundamentals. It deals with major and minor triads and the rules that link them. Four-part writing up to and including the dominant seventh chord. Prerequisite: Music Theory Fundamentals or permission of instructor
| 2 CR | Tu 6:30 - 8:20 Serkin 104 | Intermediate |
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Tu 6:30 - 8:20 Serkin Control | |
| Faculty: Charlie Schneeweis | ||
This course provides advanced electronic music students with an opportunity to use real analog subtractive synthesizers to develop an electronic music portfolio of analog synthesis studies in the form of an independent CD production. Students will investigate the architecture, history and development of several versions of subtractive analog synthesizers. They will have a chance to experiment with sound creation techniques as they familiarize themselves with some of the following models: Yamaha CS01; Paia "Fatman"; Arp Axxe; Realistic Concertmate MG-1 (Moog built); Akai AX60; Technosaurus Microcon II; Moog Voyager. Prerequisite: Instructor's permission and successful completion of Electronic Music I
| 1 CR | M 4:00 - 5:20 Ragle Aud | Intermediate |
| Faculty: Stanley Charkey | ||
Ensemble singing for more experienced choristers. Ability to read music and sight-sing. An exploration of repertoire from Renaissance to contemporary music for small choral ensemble. Prerequisite: By audition or permission of instructor
MUSIC COMPOSITION WORKSHOP - ART489
| 2 CR | TBA TBA | Intermediate |
| Faculty: Stanley Charkey | ||
A course intended for musicians interested in exploring music composition. Students should have facility on an instrument (or voice) and have some sight reading ability. Short compositions will be written and performed every week. Musical structure, notation, etc. will be discussed in relation to the student's work. Prerequisite: Ability to read music; basic theory; ability to play an instrument, permission of instructor
| 1 CR | W 6:30 - 8:20 Ragle Aud | Advanced |
| Faculty: Stanley Charkey | ||
An opportunity for students to meet on a weekly basis to read and rehearse music from the standard chamber music repertoire. If interested see Stan Charkey. Woodwind, string, brass instruments welcome. Prerequisite: Ability to play an instrument or sing and read music
Philosophy
| 2 CR | Tu 3:00 - 4:20 D21 | Intermediate |
| Faculty: Peter Blair | ||
Intense and highly focused discussions on specific topics arising out of the general course on Kant (HUM 452). This class will take into account secondary literature published within the last one hundred years. Prerequisite: Must be taken in conjunction with Modern Philosophy: Kant (HUM 452)
MODERN PHILOSOPHY: KANT - HUM452
| 4 CR | MTh 3:30 - 4:50 D43 | Intermediate |
| Faculty: Neal Weiner | ||
A close reading of the Critique of Pure Reason and the Foundation of the Metaphysics of Morals. Prerequisites: Modern Philosophy: Descartes, Hume
CDS531 FEMINIST POLITICAL & SOCIAL THOUGHT
CDS526 LATIN AMERICAN POLITICAL IMAGINATION
HUM1267 RELIGIONS OF INDIA
Physics
| 4 CR | MWF 11:30 - 12:50 Sci A117 | Introductory |
| Faculty: Travis Norsen | ||
Second half of the year-long introductory physics sequence. Two great pre-20th century physics theories (Newtonian gravitation and the atomic theory of matter) serve as integrating themes for topics including rotational dynamics, astronomy, thermodynamics, and the structure of the atom. Prerequisite: General Physics I
| 2 CR | Tu 1:30 - 3:20 Sci A117 | Introductory |
| Faculty: Travis Norsen | ||
Einstein's Theory of Relativity was the first of two major revolutions in 20th century physics. It radically altered the way physicists think about space, time, and related concepts like velocity and simultaneity. Yet unlike the other revolutionary 20th century theory (quantum mechanics), special relativity can be understood completely with only a little math: geometry and algebra. This introduction to Einstein's famous theory will thus be accessible and useful for those intending to do more advanced work in the sciences, and for those working in other areas but wanting to broaden their intellectual horizons and find out what Einstein did that was so special. Prerequisite: General Physics I or permission of instructor
Political Science
* LATIN AMERICAN POLITICAL IMAGINATION - CDS526
| 4 CR | MWF 11:30 - 12:20 Library 102 | Introductory |
| Faculty: Meg Mott | ||
When the Southern Europeans sailed west they brought with them an understanding of politics informed by Counter-Reformation concerns and natural law reasoning. Instead of valuing individual and property rights, as did their Protestant counterparts to the north, these Catholic conquistadors and missionaries developed a theory of politics that found justice in nature and human flourishing in hierarchy. We'll look at the writings of Francisco de Vitoria, Jose Marti, Jose Enrique Rodo, Simon Bolivar, Sor Juana Inez de la Cruz, and Paolo Friere to begin to make sense of how Latin Americans imagine their political communities. Along with these theoretical writings, we'll consider the case study of an ecclesiastical base community in Southern Brazil. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
TALKING ABOUT A REVOLUTION - SSC471
| 2 CR | Tu 10:00 - 11:20 D34 | Introductory |
| Faculty: Kate Magill, sponsored by Meg Mott | ||
The course will explore radical thinkers from the Marxist and anarchist traditions. We will be reading, discussing, and playing with a focused selection of texts to find harmonies and contradictions, and then begin to think about how we can apply these theories to our own political praxes. The class will use Paolo Freire's theory of critical pedagogy as a foundation to discuss the libratory capacity of the classroom, and to raise our awareness of how power and authority function in schools and in the world. Pass/Fail grading only. Prerequisite: None
FEMINIST POLITICAL & SOCIAL THOUGHT - CDS531
| 4 CR | MTh 1:30 - 2:50 D42 | Intermediate |
| Faculty: Meg Mott | ||
When Mary Wollstonecraft argued that the French revolution was only half-successful, she was not complaining about its form (a liberal republic) but its substance (only half the citizens could pursue its blessings). Since then, feminist writers have continued to point out not only the gender contradictions within the liberal project, but also how a gendered analysis reveals the crisis of war (V. Woolf), the inconsistency of the founding myth (C. Pateman), the masculine desires embedded in law (C. MacKinnon and N. Frazier), and the difficulties women pose and encounter in a liberal arts college (G. Griffin). Prerequisite: Course work in political theory or philosophy
INTERNATIONAL LAW & ORGANIZATION - SSC224
| 4 CR | TuTh 10:00 - 11:20 D42 | Intermediate |
| Faculty: Lynette Rummel | ||
The purpose of this course is to introduce students to some of the most basic issues and ideas in the sub-field of International Law & Organization. Student research projects/papers will serve as the backbone of the class, as specific laws and organizations will be considered in light of their relevance to the particular problems and questions chosen for individual, in-depth study. Prerequisite: Background in Social Science/Political Science
WRITING POLITICAL THEORY - HUM1204
| 4-6 CR | Th 10:00 - 11:50 Library 102 | Advanced |
| Faculty: Meg Mott | ||
This writing seminar develops strategies and skills necessary for completing a Plan in political theory. Prerequisite: For seniors writing a Plan in political theory
SSC38 ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS & POLICY
SSC316 PHILANTHROPY, ADVOCACY & PUBLIC POLICY: THE NONPROFIT SECTOR
SSC73 UNITED STATES FOREIGN POLICY
Psychology
ADOLESCENCE & THE FAMILY - SSC196
| 4 CR | TBA D33W | Introductory |
| Faculty: Thomas Toleno | ||
An examination of the family and the emerging adolescent in the family. Prerequisite: None
| 3 CR | Tu 1:30 - 3:20 D38 | Introductory |
| Faculty: Thomas Toleno | ||
Readings from biology, human development, and cultural anthropology will be examined in order to understand why mammals (including humans) play. Prerequisite: None
| 4 CR | MWF 9:30 - 10:20 D33W | Intermediate |
| Faculty: Thomas Toleno | ||
An analysis of the major approaches to abnormal psychology and the resulting theories of personality. Prerequisites: Child Development, Self in Social Interaction, Persistent Problems in Psychology
| 4 CR | Th 10:30 - 11:20 D33W | Advanced |
| Faculty: Thomas Toleno | ||
Major theories of personality are discussed and compared. The emphasis is on the underlying assumptions regarding persons and the therapies and psychotherapies that have emerged. Prerequisite: Abnormal Psychology or permission of instructor
Religion
| 4 CR | MW 7:00 - 8:20 Library 102 | Introductory |
| Faculty: Gurudharm Khalsa | ||
An introduction to the religious diversity of India, including four historic traditions: Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism and yoga. The course explores contemporary religious practices, with an emphasis on myth and ritual. The philosophical foundations of Indian religious life are examined. Prerequisite: None
PLAN SEMINAR: SOURCES AND METHODS IN RELIGIOUS STUDIES - HUM1117
| 4 CR | TuTh 11:30 - 12:50 Sci 216 | Advanced |
| Faculty: Amer Latif | ||
In this course we will examine various methodologies currently employed in the study of religion and the resources available for the study of religious phenomena. We will engage with the perspectives of sociological, psychological, historical, comparative, and religious approaches to the study of religion in order to examine the scope and limitations of each approach. The students will learn and practice the research skills required for locating, sifting through, and evaluating available resources in order to formulate answers to the questions they have posed in the Plan of Concentration. Students will make weekly presentations on assigned texts. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Plan in Religious Studies
* PLAN WRITING SEMINAR - HUM1214
| 2-6 CR | W 10:30 - 12:20 Library 202 | Advanced |
| Faculty: Amer Latif | ||
Plan based writing seminar for seniors. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Plan in Religious Studies
Sociology
EDUCATION & SOCIALIZATION - SSC3
| 4 CR | M 1:30 - 3:50 Serkin 104 | Introductory |
| Faculty: Amy Grillo Angell | ||
In this course we will investigate the process by which people respond to and affect their environments by gaining increasing knowledge of them. We will ask questions about the relative influences of formal and informal education throughout the lifespan. An interdisciplinary approach will be employed (involving concepts from psychology and anthropology) that will focus on early childhood experience, peer relationships, formal institutional (school) operations and societal pressures for conformity and change. Cross-cultural information will be used to assess different practices within our own society. What factors determine an individual's chance for a "successful" or "unsuccessful" life? Limited to 15 students. Prerequisite: None
UNITED STATES FOREIGN POLICY - SSC73
| 4 CR | MW 11:30 - 12:50 D42 | Introductory |
| Faculty: Gerald Levy | ||
The political, economic, cultural, and ideological sources of U.S. foreign policy, focusing on period from WW II to the present. What status groups, elites, and institutions make, sustain, and apply U.S. foreign policy? How is U.S. foreign policy legitimized and justified domestically? How is U.S. foreign policy applied in various global areas? What are the political, economic, and cultural consequences to U.S. foreign policy at home and abroad? These and other questions and issues will be explored. Prerequisite: None
CLASSICAL SOCIOLOGICAL THOUGHT - SSC6
| 4 CR | MTh 1:30 - 2:50 D43 | Advanced |
| Faculty: Gerald Levy | ||
The major ideas, theories, and methodologies of some of the European and American founders of sociology. The works of Marx, Weber, Simmel and Veblen will be evaluated in relation to the evolution of industrial society. Prerequisite: Social science, history and/or philosophy helpful
CDS531 FEMINIST POLITICAL & SOCIAL THOUGHT
SSC316 PHILANTHROPY, ADVOCACY & PUBLIC POLICY: THE NONPROFIT SECTOR
SSC337 SENSES OF PLACE
Theater
AMERICA ON STAGE AND SCREEN - ART866
| 4 CR | TuTh 10:00 - 11:20 Greene Room | Introductory |
| Faculty: Paul Nelsen | ||
An examination of selected works of American drama with a special interest in representations of character and conflict that reflect our cultural persona. Works of O'Neill, Miller, Williams, Albee, Shepard, August Wilson, and S.L. Parks will be included. Prerequisite: None
MOVEMENT FOR ACTORS AND PERFORMERS: TEXT AND MOVEMENT - ART868
| 4 CR | MW 10:30 - 12:50 Dance Studio | Introductory |
| Faculty: John Fiscella | ||
Movement studies on the interrelation of physical and vocal expression. Themes will include alignment, patterning, range and sources of individual movement expression; breath, vocalization, articulation, use of sound figures, metre, tempo, rhythm; and the interplay of words and gesture/speaking and listening in the act of communication. Solo and small-group performance projects, in English or other languages in which a student may wish to work. For those with interests in acting, performance art, dance, spoken word, vocal performance, or language study. Prerequisite: None
ACTING: REHEARSAL AND PERFORMANCE - ART869
| 4 CR | Tu 1:30 - 4:50 Whittemore | Intermediate |
| Faculty: John Fiscella | ||
Continuing studies in acting, focusing on scene work and the rehearsal and performance process. Themes will include text analysis and interpretation; event and situation; character, intention and action; playing moment-to-moment through a text; creating an acting score, and the problem of newness and repetition. The class will prepare performance projects to be shown in the spring. For actors or directors. Prerequisite: Beginning acting, directing, plus permission of instructor
HUM1257 GERMAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE THROUGH FILM
Visual Arts
INTAGLIO PRINTMAKING/DRAWING - ART783
| 4 CR | TuTh 9:00 - 11:20 Woodard Printmk | Introductory |
| Faculty: Cathy Osman | ||
This course will guide the creation of interpretative and expressive artwork in printmaking and will assist students in the discovery and exploration of themes and images of personal significance. The semester is shaped around four main techniques of intaglio printmaking and culminates in an ambitious independent undertaking in etching. For each section of the class students will complete an edition of prints. Throughout the semester the instructor will offer examples, presentations, and demonstrations of prints and approaches, and the group will discuss each other's work with an aim to share experiences, define successful elements of a print, review technical approaches, and encourage individual efforts. In addition to an in-depth exploration of intaglio processes in metal, we will emphasize the development into print form of imagery and ideas through frequent drawing. May be repeated for credit. Materials fee: TBA. Prerequisite: Drawing I
INTRODUCTION TO BLACK & WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY - ART9
| 4 CR | MTh 1:30 - 4:20 Woodard Photo | Introductory |
| Faculty: John Willis | ||
This course will be an introduction to black and white photography with an emphasis given both to visual communication and technique. Students will learn basic procedures of camera operation, film exposure and development and enlargement of the image, while exploring the visual and expressive qualities of the medium. This is a film-based photography course. Materials fee: $100. Prerequisite: None
| 4 CR | M 1:00 - 3:20 Baber | Introductory |
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Th 1:00 - 4:20 Baber | |
| Faculty: Cathy Osman | ||
This course will explore oil painting through a series of projects based on the model, still life, and landscape. The class will begin by working on paper and expanding to include panel and stretched canvas. Emphasis is on close observation as well as individual response. Materials fee: TBA. Prerequisite: Drawing I or permission of instructor
| 4 CR | TuF 1:00 - 3:20 Perrine | Introductory |
| Faculty: Timothy Segar | ||
An introduction to the language of three dimensions. Through a series of both representational and non-representational problems students will investigate the principles and techniques of sculpture -- construction, carving, and modeling. Drawing and its relationship to three dimensional art will be emphasized. Students will make presentations to the class of research done on contemporary and traditional sculptors. Materials fee: TBA. Prerequisite: None
IDEOSYNCRATIC: FINDING A VOICE THROUGH CARTOONING - ART864
| 2 CR | W 9:00 - 11:20 Lower Baber | Intermediate |
| Faculty: Timothy Segar | ||
Students will create cartoons, both individual images and strips, using a variety of drafting and collage techniques that explore their own histories, biographies, attitudes and experiences with the intention of developing a highly individual point of view and style. Materials fee: TBA. Prerequisite: Drawing I or Studio Art I or permission of instructor
THE CONSTRUCTED REALITY - ART701
| 4 CR | TuTh 9:00 - 11:20 Perrine | Intermediate |
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TuTh 9:00 - 11:20 Lower Baber | |
| Faculty: John Willis , Timothy Segar | ||
The histories of photography and, more recently, sculpture/ installation art, are rife with examples of artists who are not content to simply observe reality as it exists but who find it necessary to construct their own. This course will focus on the conjunction of the disciplines of sculpture and photography and provide a venue for students to make work that reflects their own constructed reality. The end product of the work of this class will sometimes be photographs and, in other projects, sculpture. Both skills will be employed in each. Objects and spaces will be transformed and become the subject of new work. Students will be encouraged to work collaboratively. Materials fee: $100. Prerequisite: Photography I or permission of instructors
| 3 CR | TuTh 10:30 - 12:50 Woodard Pottery | Intermediate |
| Faculty: Erica Wurtz | ||
Functional forms and abstract design problems using the potter's wheel; intermediate level study of materials, processes, and history of ceramics. Materials fee: Approximately $50. Prerequisite: Ceramics I or permission of instructor
| 2 CR | Tu 3:30 - 5:20 Woodard Classrm | Advanced |
| Faculty: Cathy Osman , Timothy Segar | ||
Group critique of students' work on Plan. Methodology and goals will be discussed as well as short readings on art and current issues. Graded on a Pass/Fail basis. May be repeated for credit. MEETS ALTERNATE TUESDAYS. Students are required to attend 6 public lectures by visiting artists on Tuesday afternoons at 4:00 pm followed by a critique session from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. Prerequisite: A student on Plan in the Visual Arts or by permission
PHOTOGRAPHY PLAN SEMINAR - ART574
| 4 CR | MW 10:30 - 12:20 Woodard Classrm | Advanced |
| Faculty: John Willis | ||
This is a seminar for all students on Plan in photography. Materials fee: $100. Prerequisites: Plan application on file or permission of instructor
Writing
| 2-5 CR | Tu 1:30 - 4:20 D23 | Advanced |
| Faculty: T Hunter Wilson | ||
Long weekly classes devoted to an analysis and discussion of poems written for the class. Students encouraged to experiment with forms and techniques. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor, based on writing samples.
Writing Seminars
COMICS OF THE SELF: AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL GRAPHIC NARRATIVES - HUM1254
| 4 CR | MW 11:30 - 12:50 D33E | Introductory |
| Faculty: Gloria Biamonte | ||
"When I was a little kid," writes Scott McCloud, "I knew exactly what comics were. Comics were those bright colorful magazines filled with bad art, stupid stories and guys in tights." With these words, McCloud launches into his exploration of the art-form of comics - a form whose potential and "hidden power" we will explore in this writing seminar. Using McCloud's Understanding Comics as our starting point, we will examine how several contemporary graphic artists/writers - Art Spiegelman, David B., Alison Bechdel, Marjane Satrapi, Howard Cruse and others - combine words and pictures to create narratives of their lives, "to leave," as Craig Thompson says, "a mark on a blank surface. To make a map of [our] movement - no matter how temporary." We will be writing about all of this in several formats: in-class exercises and shorter assignments leading up to one 8-10 page research paper. Peer response workshops, writing conferences, and in-class work on style, revision, and editing will alternate with our class discussion of the texts. Prerequisite: None
* STUDIES IN CENSORSHIP - HUM1263
| 4 CR | WF 11:30 - 12:50 D38 | Introductory |
| Faculty: Brian Mooney | ||
In this class we will explore several significant cases of censorship and suppression, beginning with James Joyce's Ulysses (banned in 1921 by the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice and burned in 1922 by the United States Post Office). We will look at the changing definitions of "obscenity" and the implications of our First Amendment right to free speech. We'll spend time with Allen Ginsberg, Lenny Bruce, and Vladimir Nabokov. We'll visit the Hollywood Blacklist of the 1950s and the NEA imbroglios of the 1980s and 1990s. Some of the questions we will ask as we examine works suppressed on sexual, social, religious, and political grounds are: Who are the censors? Whom are they protecting? What forms can censorship take? Is there an intersection of commerce and censorship? Are there materials that should be censored? We will, or course, write about all of this. Plan on at least three major papers and weekly short commentaries, as well as conferences, workshops, and discussions of style and structure. Prerequisite: None
* WRITING ACROSS THE DISCIPLINES - HUM852
| 3 CR | MW 8:30 - 9:50 D38 | Introductory |
| Faculty: John Sheehy | ||
This will be a "linked" writing course -- that is, the course will be linked to three other classes in the curriculum, and you will draw your ideas, your reading and your paper topics from one of those classes. In the writing seminar, we'll focus on the writing itself, and we'll cover every aspect of it, from idea to argument, from structure to grammar. The course will involve a great deal of formal and informal writing, and a lot of in-class and out-of-class exercises designed to move you toward your larger papers. The writing work we do in class will alternate with work on the papers you do for your other classes: you'll take every paper through a series of drafts before submitting it in the linked class, and we'll spend time doing peer reviews, workshopping drafts, and working one-on-one in writing conferences. Corequisite: To take this seminar, you must be registered with one of the following three courses: Norsen, "Heaven and Earth"; Ratcliff, "Family in US History II"; Rummel and Harter, "20th Century World"
* WRITING SEMINAR: STUDIES IN SHORT FICTION - HUM1061
| 4 CR | TuF 3:30 - 4:50 D38 | Introductory |
| Faculty: Brian Mooney | ||
In this class we will read some of the best stories written in the last hundred years or so, and we'll discuss them as if we're mechanics taking engines apart and putting them back together again. The classroom will be our garage, and we'll get oil and grease under our nails as we figure out what makes each story work, paying particular attention to context, theme, plot, style, tone, angle of vision, point of view, and the many tricks of the writer's trade. We will look at contemporary short stories (starting with the Best American Short Stories of 2006, edited by Ann Patchett), as well as classics by Chekov, Joyce, Stein, Hemingway, O'Connor, Baldwin, and lots and lots of others. As you read and think about these stories, you should always be asking yourself, "How can this story make my own writing better?" Plan on at least four major papers and weekly short commentaries, as well as conferences, workshops, and discussions of your papers' style and structure. Prerequisite: None
World Studies Program
| 1 CR | TBA TBA | Introductory |
| Faculty: Beverly Behrmann | ||
This course prepares students for finding international internships that support academic and professional work. It includes a self inventory of interests, skills and experience, writing effective resumes and cover letters, job search and interviewing skills. Students will define career objectives in the international field and examine current practices in various fields. Guidelines are provided for relating your internship experience with Plan work. Prerequisite: None
TWENTIETH CENTURY WORLD - WSP67
| 4 CR | TuTh 11:30 - 12:50 D38 | Introductory |
| Faculty: Lynette Rummel , Seth Harter | ||
An introductory seminar for World Studies students. The course is designed to help students situate themselves in time and place, and to begin to think historically, culturally, and geographically. On Tuesdays, the class will discuss global developments by decade. On Thursdays, students will focus on their particular country of choice. Open to non-WSP students. Prerequisite: None
| 3 CR | M 1:00 - 3:20 Library 202 | Intermediate |
| Faculty: Jennifer Ramstetter | ||
A course focused on fieldwork methods, designing projects for the field, writing field notes and reports, and theoretical, ethical, and practical issues surrounding all of this. A required course for WSP students preparing to go on internship but available for (and open to) non-WSP students considering fieldwork in the U.S. or abroad. Prerequisite: None; course typically taken in sophomore or junior year prior to internship.
WORLD STUDIES PROGRAM SENIOR SEMINAR - WSP2
| 1 CR | TBA TBA | Advanced |
| Faculty: Carol Hendrickson | ||
A seven-week seminar addressing "re-entry culture shock" and the integration of international field experiences into senior Plan work. Required of WSP seniors; for students returning from study or fieldwork abroad. Graded on a Pass/Fail basis. Prerequisite: Field experience abroad; required of WSP Seniors
SSC73 UNITED STATES FOREIGN POLICY
