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Resisting the Stitch — DRA2126.01

Spring 2018
Instructor: Richard MacPike
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Credits: 2
This class is an exploration in fabric modification through the use of dyes and various stitched resist techniques often referred to as shibori. Students will learn to work with acid, direct, cold process, union, and natural dyes. Concurrently students will learn a variety of resist techniques such as kanoko, mokume, orinui, makinui, karamatsu, boshi, arashi, itajime, adire
Drama

Sage City Symphony — MPF4100.01

Spring 2018
Instructor: TBA
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Credits: 1
Sage City Symphony is a community orchestra which invites student participation. The Symphony is noted for the policy of commissioning new works by major composers, in some instances student composers, as well as playing the classics. There are openings in the string sections, and occasionally by audition for solo winds and percussion. There will be two concerts each term.
Music

Sampling — MHI2102.01

Spring 2018
Instructor: Nick Brooke
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Credits: 2
This class will look at the aesthetic and social aspects of sonic reappropriation throughout the last century, and how literal musical reproduction can question the idea of musical subjectivity, originality, and cultural identity. Topics will include the machine-age music of the 1920s, soundscape composition, the sampling/fair use movement of the 1980/1990s, turntablism,
Music

Saxophone — MIN4237.01

Spring 2018
Instructor: Bruce Williamson
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Credits: 2
Study of saxophone technique and standard repertoire (jazz or classical), with an emphasis on tone production, dexterity, reading skills, and improvisation. This course is for intermediate-advanced students only. Corequisites: Must participate in Music Workshop (T 4:30pm-6:00pm)
Music

Self, Identity, and Ideology — PSY2102.01

Spring 2018
Instructor: Ella Ben Hagai
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Credits: 4
In this introductory seminar we will examine basic questions exploring the relationship between a sense of self, social identity, and political decision making. We will engage with questions such as the differences between a sense of self and identity, cross-cultural variations in the formation of the self, and the processes associated with the emergence of sexual, ethnic and
Society Culture and Thought

Senior Projects — MPF4104.01

Spring 2018
Instructor: Kitty Brazelton
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Credits: 2
Salon-style, seniors will meet to discuss advanced work, whether composition- and performance-related to senior concerts or other culminating work. Critical exchange and support between salon members is required, along with practical help in planning productions. Corequisites: Attendance at Music Workshop
Music

Senior Projects — ARC4109.01

Spring 2018
Instructor: Donald Sherefkin
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Credits: 4
This is an advanced studio class for students who have a proficient understanding of architectural concepts, history and theory. Each student will develop a personal project. Students must submit a detailed proposal. Weekly readings will be assigned. Registration: Begins November 29th in VAPA D-200 Mon 12:30-2, Tue, 2:00-4:00, Wed, 12:30-2:00
Visual Arts

Senior seminar in Society, Culture and Thought II — SCT4751.01, Section 1

Spring 2018
Instructor: David Anderegg
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Credits: 4
This is the second half of the SCT senior seminar, designed as a venue for students to complete their advanced work. For most students, this seminar will focus on analyzing data collected for their senior work during the first term or during Field Work Term and using that analysis to complete their senior projects. Aside from a few shared readings, the bulk of what individuals
Society Culture and Thought

Sensor Workshop — CS2125.02

Spring 2018
Instructor: Andrew Cencini
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Credits: 2
This seven-week course will bridge the physical and virtual world in computer science, and involve building the hardware and software needed to develop a simple temperature and humidity sensing unit using a Raspberry Pi single-board computer and simple low-cost electronic components. Students will learn basics of Python programming and data collection, combined with general
Science and Mathematics Environment

Shakespeare: The Tragedies — LIT2217.01

Spring 2018
Instructor: Michael Dumanis
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Credits: 4
We will spend the term immersed in in-depth reading and analysis of the plot, structure, language, and cultural context of five Shakespeare tragedies: Titus Andronicus, Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth. We will also read Thomas Kyd's 16th-century play The Spanish Tragedy, to which Shakespeare owed a significant debt, and Tom Stoppard's 20th-century existentialist,
Literature

Social Expectations for Japanese Children — JPN4224.01

Spring 2018
Instructor: Ikuko Yoshida
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Credits: 4
This course is designed for students to learn Japanese through Japanese children’s books and animation. In this course, students will read Japanese children’s books and watch Japanese animation that is based on children’s books to examine how Japanese children are expected to behave and communicate with others. Students will also analyze cultural values in Japan, how those
Languages

Somatic Movement Studies: The Family Tree — DAN4127.01

Spring 2018
Instructor: Rebecca Brooks, MFA Teaching Fellow
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Credits: 2
There is a large and growing field of somatic studies that acknowledges and supports mind-body unity with an emphasis on internal physical perception and experience rather than on observation of external shape and form. We will explore a range of somatic practices, from more ancient or traditional forms such as Yoga and Chi Kung, to the work of pioneers Alexander, Feldenkrais,
Dance

Song for Ireland and Celtic Connections — MHI2251.01

Spring 2018
Instructor: John Kirk
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Credits: 2
Celtic history and music from Ireland, Scotland, Bretagne, Galatia, and Cape Breton will be experienced, studied, and performed using instruments and voices. We’ll find and cross the musical bridges between regions–from the ballads of Ireland, Scotland and Wales to the Alalas of Spain and dance tunes of Brittany. An end-of-term presentation will be prepared drawing on
Music

Sound Art — MCO4136.01

Spring 2018
Instructor: Sergei Tcherepnin
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Credits: 2
This class takes an interdisciplinary approach to sound, examining sound as a relatively new medium within contemporary art. We will look at how sound has entered the discourse of contemporary art practices since the mid-20th century through now, focusing on conceptual and performance art practices, and how they set the stage for sound art. Students will be asked to create new
Music Visual Arts

Sound Design for Theater, Dance, Performance — MSR2239.01

Spring 2018
Instructor: Eli Crews
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Credits: 2
This course will cover the creative process of designing sound for theatrical performance. We will explore various approaches to design for live theater and dance through close examination of scripts and movement scores, and develop compositional and/or sound-based material appropriate to the context. Hardware and software tools used to express sound designs will be
Dance Music

Spatial Inequality — PEC4129.01

Spring 2018
Instructor: Lopamudra Banerjee
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Credits: 4
Economic inequality is a matter not only of unequal distribution in income and wealth, but also of unevenness in people’s access to basic needs, such as health, nutrition, and environmental conditions of well-being. This advanced seminar will explore issues of inequality from a spatial perspective, focusing on how people’s geographic locations shape their ability to access
Environment Society Culture and Thought

Spatial Narratives — DAN4228.01

Spring 2018
Instructor: Dana Reitz
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Credits: 4
The configuring of two people simply standing in a particular space can mean many different things -- to those in it and to those seeing it. By having them change where they face, switch positions with each other, or move to other locations, we can notice the impact of these changes on how we see the space, how we read the relationship and how we understand the action. Already,
Dance

Speaking of Earth: Environmental Speeches that Moved the World — MOD2163.02

Spring 2018
Instructor: Michael Cohen
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Credits: 1
In this course, based on the book Speaking of Earth, edited by Alon Tal, we will read twenty inspiring speeches by leading environmentalists around the world that examine a broad range of environmental issues. Included in the course is Rachel Carson's defense of her ground breaking book Silent Spring, Prince Charles's passionate call for sustainable agriculture, and the Dalai
CAPA Environment Modules: Transferable Approaches

Sport in Latin America — SPA4496.01

Spring 2018
Instructor: Jonathan Pitcher
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Credits: 4
This course will analyze the symbolic and practical meaning of a range of sports and their commodification (both imported and exported), not least in the apparently perpetual definition and redefinition of national ideologies and regional identities, the continuation or disruption of collective memory, agency or lack thereof, race, class, and politics, thus contextualizing
Languages

Stand Up Comedy —

Spring 2018
Instructor: James Smith III
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Credits: 2
Stand up comedy writing and performance. In this class, we will work towards writing a tight-five minute stand up set, like you might see on late night talk shows. Students will develop a point-of-view and stand-up persona as well as an understanding a writing jokes and delivering a punch-line.

Statistics for Data Analysis — MAT4216.01

Spring 2018
Instructor: Josef Mundt
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Credits: 4
In this course, we will focus on developing the statistical skills needed to answer questions by collecting data, designing experimental studies, and analyzing large publicly available datasets. The skills learned will also help students to be critical consumers of statistical results. We will use a variety of datasets to develop skills in data management, analysis and
Environment Science and Mathematics

Statistics for the Social Sciences — SOC4103.01

Spring 2018
Instructor: Debbie Warnock
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Credits: 4
In this course students will learn to harness social statistics as a powerful tool for answering social science research questions, while becoming more educated consumers of statistical analyses presented in research and news sources. Using nationally representative data sets we will employ various inferential statistics techniques, such as confidence intervals, t-tests, chi
Sociology

Sustainable Development — PEC2255.01

Spring 2018
Instructor: Lopamudra Banerjee
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Credits: 2
Concerns for economic growth and income generation are often in conflict with the pursuit of environmental sustainability and ecological adaptations. The notion of sustainable development has been put forward to bring together these concerns. This seminar will explore sustainable development, looking at how it can address issues including environmental stewardship, economic
Society Culture and Thought

Text Seminar: Plato’s Republic — PHI4244.01

Spring 2018
Instructor: Karen Gover
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Credits: 4
Plato's Republic is not only a foundational work in the history of Western political philosophy, but also a fascinating and beautiful work of literature. It has provocative and even radical things to say about human nature, ethics, education, family, government, and art. We will work our way methodically through the primary text while engaging with some of the best Plato
Society Culture and Thought