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Chemistry 2: Organic Structure and Bonding (with Lab) — CHE4212.01) (cancelled 2/14/2023

Spring 2023
Instructor: Carly Rudzinski
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Credits: 4
Building on structural and reactivity insights developed in Chemistry 1, this course delves into molecular structure and modern theories of bonding, especially as they relate to the reaction patterns of functional groups. We will focus on the mechanisms of reaction pathways and develop an understanding for how those mechanisms are experimentally explored. There will be numerous
Science and Mathematics

Clothing Beyond Binary — DRA2324.03

Spring 2023
Instructor: Carly Rudzinski
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Credits: 2
Taught by visiting faculty Michael Sylvan Robinson ‘89, internationally exhibited genderqueer fiber artist and activist, this seven week module provides opportunities to develop costume and fashion designs with a focus on “beyond binary” expressions in clothing. We’ll research and recognize the people wearing and creating clothing that resists restrictive gendered "norms" of
Drama

Comparing Political Institutions — POL2101.01

Spring 2023
Instructor: Rotimi Suberu
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Credits: 4
Political institutions are the decision norms and organizations that govern political life. Academic and policy interest in such institutions is flourishing as previously authoritarian states seek to craft democratic constitutions, while established and new democracies contend with non-democratic, illiberal, or populist challenges to their political systems. This course
Society Culture and Thought

Composing for Improvisers: Analyses, Creation and Community — MCO4140.01

Spring 2023
Instructor: Carly Rudzinski
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Credits: 4
This course is for students interested in investigating musical improvisation and composition, and their connection to a musical community. The students selected for this course will form an ensemble. They will be guided to compose, at their own level, 1) for the ensemble, 2) for a part of the ensemble (duos, trios) and 3) for solo. There is no right or
Music

Conflict Resolution Theories: An Introduction — MED2124.04

Spring 2023
Instructor: Michael Cohen
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Credits: 1
As we look around at world events and the challenges we face there are those who say what is needed is a worldwide Conflict Resolution curriculum K-12. While such a curriculum would have to be culturally aware and sensitive, conflict resolution theories could be the basis of such a curriculum. This module will introduce and explore many of those theories with a critical eye
Advancement of Public Action

Conservation Biology — BIO2129.01

Spring 2023
Instructor: Carly Rudzinski
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Credits: 4
This course introduces the unifying concepts of the diverse and interdisciplinary field of conservation biology, as well as highlighting the history of conservation in practice and current issues and methods. We will discuss conservation issues that span and integrate across disciplines and levels of organization, including: biodiversity and
Science and Mathematics

Contemporary Chinese Poetry — CHI4121.01

Spring 2023
Instructor: Ginger Lin
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Credits: 5
While the language of classical Chinese poetry is practically inaccessible to even today’s native speakers of Chinese, the poetry of the five contemporary poets studied in this course is written in the vernacular and serves as a rich source of authentic texts for this course, which integrates language learning with poetry study. The five poets, all born after 1980, each offer a
Cultural Studies and Languages

Conversations on Queerness — POP2355.02

Spring 2023
Instructor: Carly Rudzinski
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Credits: 1
A series of conversations that explore a range of issues surrounding queerness. This pop-up course allows students to examine a variety of issues important to the queer community during a time when there is an increase in hatred and violence against queer and trans people. You will hear from activists, scholars and politicians about such issues as the Alt-Right, Trans-Misogyny,
Advancement of Public Action

Cooperative Vision: The Value of Photography Collectives — APA4310.01

Spring 2023
Instructor: Carly Rudzinski
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Credits: 4
This course is an opportunity to learn the importance of collective photography projects focusing on contemporary photography from Asia. Classwork will include exploration and critique of imagery, guest speaker presentations, and discussions. Each student will be required to submit a midterm assignment of 300 to 500 words, research and participate in a
Advancement of Public Action

Crafting a Book Review — LIT4176.01

Spring 2023
Instructor: Michael Dumanis
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Credits: 4
Writing a book review requires a complex set of skills from keen observation to close reading. In this course, we will survey the changing landscape of book reviews by reading book reviews from the 1960s to the present. What biases did reviewers from decades past hold? How does the reviewer’s subject position affect or not affect the way that they interpret the text? Is it
Literature

Crafting the "It Narrative" — DRA4237.01) (cancelled12/19/2022

Spring 2023
Instructor: Dina Janis
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Credits: 4
If a plastic bottle could talk, what could it tell us about where it comes from and where it is going? What can we learn about labor, natural resources, extraction and global capitalism by researching and imagining the human and non-human worlds a single object has moved through? “It-Narratives” are stories inspired by commerce and the circulation of goods that became popular
Advancement of Public Action Drama

Crafting the “It Narrative” — DRA2326.01

Spring 2023
Instructor: Carly Rudzinski
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Credits: 4
If a plastic bottle could talk, what could it tell us about where it comes from and where it is going? What can we learn about labor, natural resources, extraction and global capitalism by researching and imagining the human and non-human worlds a single object has moved through? “It-Narratives” are stories inspired by commerce and the circulation of goods that became popular
Drama

Creating Immersive Soundscapes from Information: An introduction to data sonification — MSR4239.01

Spring 2023
Instructor: Carly Rudzinski
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Credits: 2
In this course, students will learn tools and strategies for creating sound and music from any kind of data. The course will touch on a wide range of topics for using data sonification in sound installation, music performance and audio recording. Students will learn to design and build their own Arduino based sensors, MIDI controllers, Pure Data patches and mechanisms for
Music

Crocheting the Classics: Elizabeth Gaskell’s Cranford — LIT2512.01

Spring 2023
Instructor: Jenny Boully
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Credits: 4
The Great Exhibition of 1851 was meant to showcase the greatest inventions and industries of the Victorian age. Included among the various treasures from around the world, such as machinery, paintings, and gems, were samples of crochet, an art that became increasingly popular during the Victorian age. The idea of domestic handcrafts seemed to be counter to the industrial
Literature

Dalcroze Eurhythmics: Groove, Body, Flow State — MFN2155.01

Spring 2023
Instructor: Chris Rose
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Credits: 2
When we lose our bodies in space, how do we retrace our steps? How does the body move in response to a constantly changing environment? Can we use music to communicate or even initiate a true, embodied experience?  To all three, Swiss pianist and composer Emile Jaques-Dalcroze (1865-1950) thought it was impossible not to. As a professor at the Geneva Conservatory,
Music

Decolonization of Work and Career in Psychology to Promote Equity and Social Justice — PSY2242.01

Spring 2023
Instructor: Carly Rudzinski
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Credits: 4
This course will examine post colonization aspects of career development (which is a branch of psychology that studies the progression of an individual's work-related experiences throughout their lifespan). Students will examine how colonization has affected the definition of success and achievement in the United States. Students will explore how to decolonize career
Society Culture and Thought

Design From Nature — DRA4236.01

Spring 2023
Instructor: Charles Schoonmaker
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Credits: 4
This is a class for students interested in Costume Design, and theatrical design in general. We will work with inspiration from the natural world to design clothing, one example being Christian Dior’s ‘Tulip line’ of 1953. Students should be confident about their ability to express ideas in a graphic platform and medium, and interested in expanding their understanding of
Dance Drama

Differential Geometry, Gauge Theories, and Gravity — MAT4302.01

Spring 2023
Instructor: Andrew McIntyre
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Credits: 4
The concept of a curved space is something that mathematicians developed for their own internal, logical reasons throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. In the twentieth century, it has become apparent that these theories are deeply interwoven with our understanding of nature, from Einstein's description of gravity as the curvature of spacetime, through
Science and Mathematics

Digital Foundations — DA2137.01

Spring 2023
Instructor: Farhad Mirza
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Credits: 4
This course is an introduction to basic digital tools that are useful for studio artists. Through weekly digital drawing exercises, we will cover design-related topics including scale, iteration, layout, grids, layer management and organization. Students will learn to use Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop and Rhinoceros 3D, including basic file preparation for large format
Visual Arts

Directing I: The Director's Vision — DRA4332.01

Spring 2023
Instructor: Jean Randich
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Credits: 4
What is action? What is character? What is an “event”? What are gesture, timing, rhythm and stakes? How do actors, playwrights, and directors collaborate to create an experience/event in space and time? How do illusion and anti-illusion collude and compete to make the representation “real?” This workshop/seminar offers theater artists the chance to examine their craft from the
Drama

Dirt Line — APA2011.01

Spring 2023
Instructor: Carly Rudzinski
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Credits: 4
Soil reveals stories about climate, communities and time.  Dirt as a material has been used in forms of communication, from drawing, building, ceremony, to boundary lines. As ancient geological formations, over time, break down, these structures are incorporated into soil, and in our current climate we are witnessing vast changes in soil health. This course will explore
Advancement of Public Action

Doorways into Solo Practice — DAN2139.01

Spring 2023
Instructor: Tal Shibi, MFA Teaching Fellow
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Credits: 2
How do we make a piece? What are we looking for when we are viewing dance? What is our comfort zone as performers, and are we willing to risk moving at the edge of it? This project-based course is designed for students who have prior experience with creating performative work (even a small amount!), especially in the context of using the body in motion as material whether for
Dance

Dostoevsky's Major Novels — LIT2332.01

Spring 2023
Instructor: Michael Dumanis
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Credits: 4
In their encounters with the fiction of Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821-1881), readers find themselves entering into a world that is vividly three-dimensional .Dostoevsky’s novels are abundant with sharply etched inner struggles of individuals and groups who are drawn from a wide range of human experience, striking a balance between keen psychological insight and attentive social
Literature

Drawing As A Verb: Exploring Uncertainty — DRW2120.01

Spring 2023
Instructor: J Blackwell
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Credits: 4
Conceptual artists are mystics rather than rationalists. They leap to conclusions that logic cannot reach. Rational judgements repeat rational judgements. Irrational judgements lead to new experience. Formal art is essentially rational. Irrational thoughts should be followed absolutely and logically. -Sol LeWitt, “Sentences on Conceptual Art” 1969 Shying away from
Visual Arts

Drawing As Record — DRW2121.01

Spring 2023
Instructor: Annette Lawrence
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Credits: 4
The fundamentals of drawing are the basic tools for this investigation into seeing and translation. Using simple methods and means, the practice of drawing is approached from both traditional and experimental directions. The focus of this inquiry is on drawing from observation, broadly defined. In class drawing sessions and discussions are complemented by independent, outside
Visual Arts