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The Art of Stage Design — DRA2250.01

Fall 2021
Instructor: Michael Giannitti
Credits: 4
A set design communicates lots of information to an audience, and provides the physical world in which a performance takes place. In his book The Dramatic Imagination, the great set designer Robert Edmond Jones wrote: “…we may fairly speak of the art of stage designing as poetic, in that it seeks to give expression to the essential quality of a play rather than to its outward
Drama

The Art of Stage Design — DRA2250.01

Fall 2023
Instructor: Michael Giannitti
Credits: 4
A set design communicates lots of information to an audience, and provides the physical world in which a performance takes place. In his book The Dramatic Imagination, the great set designer Robert Edmond Jones wrote: “…we may fairly speak of the art of stage designing as poetic, in that it seeks to give expression to the essential quality of a play rather than to its outward
Dance Drama

The Art of the Interview — APA2450.02

Spring 2022
Instructor: Susan Sgorbati
Credits: 2
****moved to 2nd 7 weeks as of 2/18/2022**** Interviewing has been called an “art” by many writers. Some interviews require extensive preparation, others cursory, while still others are conducted with none. Students in this course will get experience in a variety interviewing genres and techniques. We will also watch, listen to and read several examples of interviews to
CAPA

The Art of the Interview — APA2450.02

Spring 2024
Instructor: David Bond
Credits: 2
Interviewing has been called an “art” by many writers. Some interviews require extensive preparation, others cursory, while still others are conducted with none. Students in this course will get experience in a variety of interviewing genres and techniques. We will also watch, listen to, and read several examples of interviews to further analyze various approaches. We will
CAPA

The Art of the Staged Reading — DRA2159.01

Fall 2018
Instructor: Dina Janis
Credits: 4
In the professional world, particularly in the area of new play development, actors, writers and directors will be often be required to present staged readings of new or classic work. How does one master the art of the staged reading? In this class, we will explore the specific techniques of acting and staging involved. When acting in a staged reading, one must make strong
Drama

The Artist as Curator: Exhibition as Medium and the Politics of Display — VA4124.02

Spring 2018
Instructor: Anne Thompson
Credits: 2
Artists throughout history have played signal roles in shifting the parameters around and definitions of exhibition making. This course considers the various ways that artists working in and outside conventional structures have shaped art history and radicalized curatorial practice. Readings and assignments will cover artist groups and collaborative networks; artists who create
Visual Arts

The Arts of Spain and the Politics of Cultural Heritage — AH4116.01

Spring 2018
Instructor: Razan Francis
Credits: 4
Not long after Muslims had conquered most of the Iberian Peninsula in 711, the Spanish Christians declared their intent to reconquer the land for Christianity. With the fall of Granada in 1492 and the subsequent repression of Jews and Muslims, the reconquest was finally complete. However, the many centuries of coexistence and mutual influence meant that the art and architecture
Visual Arts Society Culture and Thought

The Baroque Imaginary — AH4117.01

Fall 2017
Instructor: Vanessa Lyon
Credits: 4
The concept of the Baroque has long fascinated—and incensed—historians, literary critics, and philosophers. Often aligned with an artistic ‘Golden Age’ exemplified by the complex and discomfiting works of Bernini, Rubens, Velázquez, and Vermeer, the Baroque has also been associated with ruinous decadence and excess, irrationality, preciosity, and effeminacy—rhetorically charged
Visual Arts

The Baroque Imaginary — AH4117.01

Fall 2024
Instructor: Vanessa Lyon
Credits: 4
The Baroque has fascinated--and incensed--historians, cultural critics, and philosophers from Walter Benjamin and Erwin Panofsky to Gilles Deleuze and Peter Greenaway. Often aligned with an artistic ‘Golden Age’ exemplified by the complex and discomfiting works of Bernini, Rubens, Velázquez, and Vermeer, the Baroque has also been associated with ruinous decadence and excess,
Visual Arts

The Basic Calligraphy Strokes for Beginners — CSL2003.01

Spring 2023
Instructor: Ginger Lin
Credits: 1
Mastering the eight basic calligraphy strokes requires great patience and concentration. However, once those and stroke order are mastered one will be able to copy any of the thousands of standard Chinese characters. Calligraphy has also been shown to be an effective form of meditation and art therapy. This class will provide the students with foundational theory and practice
Cultural Studies and Languages

The Beautiful City: Plato's Republic — PHI4402.01

Spring 2023
Instructor: Catherine McKeen
Credits: 4
Plato’s Republic stretches its insistent intellectual tendrils into just about every corner of the Western intellectual tradition. The Republic is ostensibly about constructing a maximally just political community. This is the kallipolis, the “beautiful city.” Along the way, however, Socrates and his interlocutors wrestle with inter-tangled philosophical questions about truth,
Society Culture and Thought

The Beautiful City: Plato’s Republic — PHI4402.01

Spring 2021
Instructor: Catherine McKeen
Credits: 4
In Plato’s masterwork, Republic, Socrates sets out to construct a political community that is maximally just. This is the kallipolis, the “beautiful city.” Central elements of this city are problematic. The kallipolis is decidedly undemocratic, artistic expression is strictly limited, and jobs are assigned, not freely chosen. On the other hand, the Republic radically reimagines
Society Culture and Thought

The Bible and Conflict Resolution — MOD2137.04

Fall 2014
Instructor: michael cohen
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 1
The Bible provides many examples and lessons about conflict resolution. This three-week module will focus on some of the most important texts in the Bible when it comes to conflict resolution. Those selected texts will be examined using two thousand years of commentary and analysis. Modern conflict resolution theories, which provide contemporary approaches, will be integrated
CAPA Modules: Transferable Approaches

The Bible and Conflict Resolution — MOD2137.02

Spring 2017
Instructor: Michael Cohen
Credits: 1
The Bible provides many examples and lessons about conflict resolution. This three-week module will focus on some of the most important texts in the Bible when it comes to conflict resolution. Those selected texts will be examined using two thousand years of commentary and analysis. Modern conflict resolution theories, which provide contemporary approaches, will be integrated
CAPA Modules: Transferable Approaches

The Bible and Conflict Resolution — MOD2137.02

Spring 2016
Instructor: Michael Cohen
Credits: 1
The Bible provides many examples and lessons about conflict resolution. This three-week module will focus on some of the most important texts in the Bible when it comes to conflict resolution. Those selected texts will be examined using two thousand years of commentary and analysis. Modern conflict resolution theories, which provide contemporary approaches, will be integrated
CAPA Modules: Transferable Approaches

The Bible and the Environment — MOD2254.03

Spring 2017
Instructor: Michael Cohen
Credits: 1
This module will analyze the environmental dimensions and lessons of the Bible with a primary focus on the books of Genesis and Psalms. Through the use of ancient and contemporary commentators the environmental messages of the Biblical texts will be examined as a means to confront and explore our relationship to the environment. The course will also examine the scores of
CAPA Environment Modules: Transferable Approaches

The Bible and the Environment — MOD2254.03

Spring 2016
Instructor: Michael Cohen
Credits: 1
This module will analyze the environmental dimensions and lessons of the Bible with a primary focus on the books of Genesis and Psalms. Through the use of ancient and contemporary commentators the environmental messages of the Biblical texts will be examined as a means to confront and explore our relationship to the environment. The course will also examine the scores of
Environment Modules: Transferable Approaches

The Bible as a Key to Environmental Thought — MED2120.01

Spring 2021
Instructor: Michael Cohen
Credits: 1
This survey course will analyze the environmental dimensions and lessons of the book of Genesis and other books of the Bible, and at times from other traditions as well. Through the use of mostly contemporary commentators the text of the Bible will also be read as an environmental text. The course will also examine the scores of references to nature and the environment with an
CAPA Environment Literature

The Bible as a Key to Environmental Thought — MED2120.02

Fall 2021
Instructor: Michael Cohen
Credits: 1
This survey course will analyze the environmental dimensions and lessons of the book of Genesis and other books of the Bible, and at times from other traditions as well. Through the use of mostly contemporary commentators the text of the Bible will also be read as an environmental text. The course will also examine the scores of references to nature and the environment with an
CAPA

The Big Picture: Stewarding Artists' Legacies (FWT Course) — VA4406.01

Spring 2022
Instructor: Liz White
Credits: 1
What forces and individuals contribute to shaping an artist’s legacy? What happens to all of the objects, materials, and correspondence that artists create during their lifetime? What is a catalogue raisonné? This one-credit module will introduce students to the nascent field of artist-endowed foundations, and invite the consideration of philosophical and creative questions,
Visual Arts

The Big Picture: Stewarding Artists’ Legacies (FWT Course) — VA4406.01

Spring 2023
Instructor: Liz White
Credits: 1
What forces and individuals contribute to shaping an artist’s legacy? What happens to all of the objects, materials, and correspondence that artists create during their lifetime? What is a catalogue raisonné? This one-credit remote module will introduce students to the nascent field of artist-endowed foundations, and invite the consideration of philosophical and creative
Visual Arts

The Big Picture: Stewarding Artists’ Legacies (FWT Course) — VA4406.01

Spring 2025
Instructor: Liz White
Credits: 1
What forces and individuals contribute to shaping an artist’s legacy? What happens to all of the objects, materials, and correspondence that artists create during their lifetime? What is a catalogue raisonné? This one-credit remote module will introduce students to the nascent field of artist-endowed foundations, and invite the consideration of philosophical and creative
Visual Arts

The Big Picture: Stewarding Artists’ Legacies (FWT Course) — VA4406.01

Spring 2024
Instructor: Liz White
Credits: 1
What forces and individuals contribute to shaping an artist’s legacy? What happens to all of the objects, materials, and correspondence that artists create during their lifetime? What is a catalogue raisonné? This one-credit remote module will introduce students to the nascent field of artist-endowed foundations, and invite the consideration of philosophical and creative
Visual Arts

The Biological Sex Mosaic — BIO2241.01

Spring 2022
Instructor: Carly Rudzinski
Credits: 4
The evolution of sexual reproduction is arguably the single most consequential event in the evolution of life on Earth. This class will explore the diversity of biological sex. We will focus on sexual differentiation in animals, including humans. Students will learn the genetic, developmental, and hormonal mechanisms that give rise to sex
Science and Mathematics

The Biological Sex Mosaic — BIO2241.01

Fall 2020
Instructor: Amie McClellan
Credits: 4
The evolution of sexual reproduction is arguably the single most consequential event in the evolution of life on Earth. This class will explore the diversity of biological sex. We will focus on sexual differentiation in animals, including humans. Students will learn the genetic, developmental, and hormonal mechanisms that give rise to sex phenotypes, while exploring the
Science and Mathematics