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Improvisation: Methods and Practice — APA2160.01

Spring 2019
Instructor: Susie Ibarra
Credits: 4
This course examines improvisation as a transcultural practice. Improvisation is an important tool in human agency as well as fundamental to many creative practices. The class will study how human beings respond, adapt and communicate in their environment with the use and practice of improvisation. Field Component: Students will assist in documenting and archiving interviews on
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In and Out of Italy: Migration Fluxes Through the Boot — ITA4402.01

Fall 2021
Instructor: Barbara Alfano
Credits: 4
For many decades, Italy’s geographical position in the center of the Mediterranean Sea has made the country a preferred port of entry into Europe for migrants coming from North Africa, joined over time by people coming from Eastern Europe, Albania, China, the Far East, South America, and, lately, from Syria. Some of Italy’s Southern regions have been in a perpetual state of
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In and Out of Italy: Migration Fluxes Through the Boot — ITA4402.01

Spring 2018
Instructor: Barbara Alfano
Credits: 4
For many decades, Italy's geographical position in the center of the Mediterranean Sea has made the country a preferred port of entry into Europe for migrants coming from North Africa, joined over time by people coming from Eastern Europe, Albania, China, the Far East, South America,, and lately, from Syria. Some of Italy's Southern regions have been in a perpetual state of
CAPA Languages

In the Public Realm: Chiang Mai Project (Thailand) — APA2182.01

Spring 2020
Instructor: Jon Isherwood and Susan Sgorbati
Credits: 4
The Center for the Advancement of Public Action at Bennington College has received its second commission from the U.S. State Department's Office of Art in Embassies for the art collection at the new U.S. Consulate in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Students in this course will examine the definition, unique challenges, history, and implementation of public art. Over the course of the
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In the Public Realm: Chiang Mai, Thailand Art in U.S. Embassy Project (Part 2) — APA4242.01

Fall 2020
Instructor: jisherwood@bennington.edu
Credits: 2
The Center for the Advancement of Public Action at Bennington College has received its second commission from the U.S. State Department's Office of Art in Embassies for the art collection at the new U.S. Consulate in Chiang Mai, Thailand. This course is the second half of a year-long experience that began in the spring of 2020. Students who participated in the first term are
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In the Public Realm: Chiang Mai, Thailand Art in U.S. Embassy Project (Part 3) — APA4243.02

Fall 2020
Instructor: jisherwood@bennington.edu
Credits: 2
The Center for the Advancement of Public Action at Bennington College has received its second commission from the U.S. State Department's Office of Art in Embassies for the art collection at the new U.S. Consulate in Chiang Mai, Thailand. This course is the 2nd half of a year-long experience that began in the spring of 2020. Students who participated in the 1st and 2nd
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Incarceration in America — APA2108.01

Fall 2019
Instructor: Annabel Davis-Goff
Credits: 2
7 million Americans are under correctional supervision. The United States of America has the highest documented rate of incarceration in the world. Too many people are in prison, and in many cases the current system doesn’t work. It is inefficient, inhumane, and does not accomplish rehabilitation. It also costs too much – financially as well as in terms of human suffering – the
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Incarceration in America — APA2108.01

Fall 2014
Instructor: annabel davis-goff
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 2
7 million Americans are under correctional supervision. The United States of America has the highest documented rate of incarceration in the world. Too many people are in prison, and in many cases the current system doesn't work. It is inefficient, inhumane, and does not accomplish rehabilitation. It also costs too much - financially as well as in terms of human suffering - the
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Incarceration in America — APA2108.01

Spring 2015
Instructor: Annabel Davis-Goff
Credits: 2
7 million Americans are under correctional supervision. The United States of America has the highest documented rate of incarceration in the world. Too many people are in prison, and in many cases the current system doesn’t work. It is inefficient, inhumane, and does not accomplish rehabilitation. It also costs too much – financially as well as in terms of human suffering – the
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Incarceration in America — APA2108.01

Fall 2017
Instructor: Annabel Davis-Goff
Credits: 2
7 million Americans are under correctional supervision. The United States of America has the highest documented rate of incarceration in the world. Too many people are in prison, and in many cases the current system doesn’t work. It is inefficient, inhumane, and does not accomplish rehabilitation. It also costs too much – financially as well as in terms of human suffering – the
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Incarceration in America — APA2108.01

Spring 2014
Instructor: Annabel Davis-Goff
Credits: 2
7 million Americans are under correctional supervision. The United States of America has the highest documented rate of incarceration in the world. Too many people are in prison, and in many cases the current system doesn't work. It is inefficient, inhumane, and does not accomplish rehabilitation. It also costs too much - financially as well as in terms of human suffering - the
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Incarceration in America — APA2108.01

Spring 2019
Instructor: Annabel Davis-Goff
Credits: 2
7 million Americans are under correctional supervision. The United States of America has the highest documented rate of incarceration in the world. Too many people are in prison, and in many cases the current system doesn’t work. It is inefficient, inhumane, and does not accomplish rehabilitation. It also costs too much – financially as well as in terms of human suffering – the
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Influencing the New Administration — APA2320.02

Fall 2020
Instructor: David Bond
Credits: 2
On November 3, 2020, the United States will either start a transition into the second term of Donald Trump or the first term of Joseph Biden. Either direction heralds momentous change. Transitions are moments when administrations organize and staff their priorities for the coming years. They can also be choice moments to try to influence change. For example, it is widely known
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Inside Silicon Valley — CS2276.01

Spring 2018
Instructor: Andrew Cencini
Credits: 2
Technology startup companies have held the attention and fascination of the American public via popular culture and media. Television shows, movies, news coverage, and podcasts have portrayed, satirized, and romanticized life at these companies. But, what do we really know about these companies and the environment in which they exist? Who are the people that start these
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Interdisciplinary Improvisation Ensemble — APA2135.01

Spring 2015
Instructor: Susie Ibarra; Susan Sgorbati
Credits: 4
When you see a flock of birds migrating south, how does self-organization form the patterns that result in their flight? When you observe dancers moving along a path without a choreographer and musicians creating music without each note written down, how do they follow and listen to each other? How do collaborative structures support dialogue or destroy communication?
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Intergroup Dialogue: The Art and Practice of Having Difficult Conversations Across the Lines of Difference — APA2024.02

Spring 2024
Instructor: Carly Rudzinski
Credits: 1
This course is designed to teach basic facilitation skills that are integral to having constructive conversations about differing political and cultural perspectives, as well as difficult conversations about communicating from diverse identity standpoints. Facilitation skills are also crucial for being an effective leader in or of a group, crucial for being an advocate for
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International Human Rights — MOD2172.03

Spring 2017
Instructor: David Bond
Credits: 1
Human rights are universal legal guarantees that protect individuals and groups against actions that interfere with fundamental freedoms and human dignity. Under international human rights law, states have the responsibility to respect, protect and fulfill human rights for all. If these obligations are not met, international legal action can be taken. Based on the legal
CAPA Modules: Transferable Approaches

International Human Rights Law — MOD2172.03

Spring 2018
Instructor: Andrea Galindo
Credits: 1
Human rights are universal legal guarantees that protect individuals and groups against actions that interfere with fundamental freedoms and human dignity. Under international human rights law, states have the responsibility to respect, protect and fulfill human rights for all. If these obligations are not met, international legal action can be taken. Based on the legal
CAPA Modules: Transferable Approaches

International Human Rights Law — APA2221.03

Spring 2024
Instructor: David Bond
Credits: 1
Human rights are universal legal guarantees that protect individuals and groups against actions that interfere with fundamental freedoms and human dignity. Under international human rights law, States have the responsibility to respect, protect and fulfill human rights for all. If these obligations are not met, international legal action can be taken. Based on the international
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International Human Rights Law — APA2221.02

Spring 2019
Instructor: Andrea Galindo
Credits: 1
The course will provide a comprehensive understanding of the International Human Rights Law and its importance. Based on the international legal standards adopted by the international community through the time, this course aims to provide the students with the basic concepts of international human rights law, its sources, and the general protection institutions that exist to
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International Human Rights Law — APA2221.03

Spring 2023
Instructor: Carly Rudzinski
Credits: 1
Human rights are universal legal guarantees that protect individuals and groups against actions that interfere with fundamental freedoms and human dignity. Under international human rights law, States have the responsibility to respect, protect and fulfill human rights for all. If these obligations are not met, international legal action can be taken. Based on
Advancement of Public Action

International Human Rights Law — APA2221.02

Spring 2016
Instructor: Andrea Galindo (see Susan Sgorbati for registration)
Credits: 1
Human rights are universal legal guarantees protecting individuals and groups against actions which interfere with fundamental freedoms and human dignity. Human rights international law obliges States to do some things and prevents them from doing others. Based on the international legal standards adopted by the international community through time, this course aims to provide
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International Human Rights Law — APA2221.03

Spring 2022
Instructor: Susan Sgorbati
Credits: 1
Human rights are universal legal guarantees that protect individuals and groups against actions that interfere with fundamental freedoms and human dignity. Under international human rights law, States have the responsibility to respect, protect and fulfill human rights for all. If these obligations are not met, international legal action can be taken. Based on the international
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International Human Rights Law — APA2221.03

Spring 2020
Instructor: David Bond
Credits: 1
Human rights are universal legal guarantees that protect individuals and groups against actions that interfere with fundamental freedoms and human dignity. Under international human rights law, States have the responsibility to respect, protect and fulfill human rights for all. If these obligations are not met, international legal action can be taken. Based on the international
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InTranslation: Lives, Texts, Testimony — LIT2279.01

Fall 2019
Instructor: Marguerite Feitlowitz
Credits: 2
What does it mean to be "rooted," "uprooted," "living in translation"? Can a language, literary tradition, or far-flung literary republic be one's homeland? Does "cultural authority" derive from being considered "native"? How is it that immigrant literary translators have been met with apprehension on the part of publishers? Might this stem from definitions of "fluency" and
CAPA Literature