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Oral History for Social Change — APA4313.01
In a world filled with algorithms and “big data”are the stories that express our experiences and values still important? How can we promote the use of narratives when our stories can be used in ways that are neither ethical nor supportive of our vision for change? This class will share ways that oral history and narrative can be used to promote equity and empathy that challenge
Oral History, Restorative Justice and Youth Impacted by the Criminal Justice System — APA2147.02
Bennington County has the highest rate of incarceration in the State of Vermont. Why is this and how does this impact the community and those caught up in the criminal justice system? More importantly, what can be done to change the way the criminal justice system comes into contact with and treats youth? In this class we will discuss how participatory methods such as oral
Oral History, Restorative Justice, and Youth Impacted by the Criminal Justice System in Bennington — APA2147.01
Bennington County has the highest rate of incarceration in the State of Vermont. Why is this and how does this impact the community and those caught up in the criminal justice system? More importantly, what can be done to change the way the criminal justice system comes into contact with and treats youth? Using oral history and participatory problem solving strategies we will
Organizational Structure Enterprise Law — APA2175.02
The common startup mythologies tend to promote the glamor of entrepreneurship. You will work hard in a basement or a garage with no money, but the brilliance of your idea will make you into a heroic (wind-swept) figure to whom investors, customers, and clients (and the popular press) will all be irresistibly attracted. These stories don’t map to reality for most.
In contrast,
Participating in Politics: The Anthropology of Democracy — ANT2204.01
This course challenges students to think beyond basic institutional definitions of democracy. It will provide an introduction to some basic anthropological tools that approach political systems more holistically through participant-observation research, studying the ways in which people experience concepts such as civil society. By looking at a series of non-Western political
Participation in a Democracy: What Can I Do to Make a Difference? — POP2351.02
According to Larry Diamond in his lecture on "What is Democracy?" Democracy consists of four basic elements:
1. A political system for choosing and replacing the government through free and fair elections.
2. The active participation of the people, as citizens, in politics and civic life.
3. Protection of the human rights of all citizens.
4. A rule of law, in which the laws
Peacebuilding — APA2212.03
This Module will serve as an introduction to the work of Peacebuilding around the world, both in theory and practice.
Vahidin Omanovic, Director of Center for Peacebuilding in Bosnia, will be joining us to reflect on his work and introduce us to key topics in peacebuilding. They include peacebuilding in a local community, obstacles for peace, identity,
Peacebuilding — APA2212.03
This Module will serve as an introduction to the work of Peacebuilding around the world, both in theory and practice. Vahidin Omanovic, Director of Center for Peacebuilding in Bosnia, will be joining us to reflect on his work and introduce us to key topics in peacebuilding, including: peacebuilding in a local community, obstacles for peace, identity, discrimination, methods of
Peacebuilding — APA2212.03
This Module will serve as an introduction to the work of Peacebuilding around the world, both in theory and practice. Vahidin Omanovic, Director of Center for Peacebuilding in Bosnia, will be joining us to reflect on his work and introduce us to key topics in peacebuilding, including: peacebuilding in a local community, obstacles for peace, identity, discrimination, methods of
Peacebuilding — APA2212.03
This Module will serve as an introduction to the work of Peacebuilding around the world, both in theory and practice. Introduction to key topics in peacebuilding, including: peacebuilding in a local community, obstacles for peace, identity, discrimination, methods of sustainable peacebuilding.
Module dates: April 12, 16, 19, 23, 26, 30
Peacebuilding 2 — APA4209.03
This Module will be a chance for students to reflect on their identities, inner issues they are aware or not aware and the desire to be social change agents. Together we will explore key topics of non-violent communication, personal potentials for peacebuilding, community building skills and different methods to deal with our individual daily struggles to be more effective
Peacebuilding 2 : Be the Change You Want to See in the World — APA4209.03
This Module will be a chance for students to reflect on their identities, inner issues they are aware or not aware and the desire to be social change agents. Together we will explore key topics of non-violent communication, personal potentials for peacebuilding, community building skills and different methods to deal with our individual daily struggles.
Module dates: 4/8, 4/12
Peacebuilding Seminar — APA2212.02
This Module will serve as an introduction to the work of Peacebuilding around the world, both in theory and practice. Vahidin Omanovic, Director of Center for Peacebuilding in Bosnia, will be joining us to reflect on his work and introduce us to key topics in peacebuilding, including: peacebuilding in a local community, identity and discrimination, methods of sustainable
Peacebuilding Seminar — MOD2171.02
This Module will serve as an introduction to the work of Peacebuilding around the world, both in theory and practice. Vahidin Omanovic, Director of Center for Peacebuilding in Bosnia, will be joining us to reflect on her work and introduce us to key topics in peacebuilding, including: peacebuilding in a local community, identity and discrimination, methods of sustainable
Peacebuilding Seminar — MOD2171.03
This Module will serve as an introduction to the work of Peacebuilding around the world, both in theory and practice. Vahidin Omanovic, Director of Center for Peacebuilding in Bosnia, will be joining us to reflect on her work and introduce us to key topics in peacebuilding, including: peacebuilding in a local community, identity and discrimination, methods of sustainable
Peacebuilding Training and Action — APA2363.03
This Module will include discussion and training on the following Peacebuilding skills: identity, discrimination based on identity, prejudices that limit our capacities to live fully and trauma informed peacebuilding. Guests will include post-war peace builders from Bosnia and Herzegovina; guests that focus on memories in post-violence societies, and activists involved in
Peacebuilding Two: Be the change you want to see in the World — APA2240.03
This Module will be a chance for students to reflect on their identities, inner issues they are aware or not aware and the desire to be social change agents. Together we will explore key topics of non-violent communication, personal potentials for peacebuilding, community building skills and different methods to deal with our individual daily struggles to be more effective
Performance as Radicalism in Practice — MPF2165.02
This class will explore performance as a tool for affecting social arrangements.
We'll examine it from the perspective of the performer and the audience, moving from the hyper-local to the extended sites where change can take place.
Performance as Radicalism in Practice names and works to understand the social phenomena that can affect a performance experience,
Performance as Radicalism in Practice — MPF2165.01
This class will explore performance as a tool for affecting social arrangements.
We'll examine it from the perspective of the performer and the audience, moving from the hyper-local to the extended sites where change can take place.
Performance as Radicalism in Practice names and works to understand the social phenomena that can affect a performance experience,
Performing Walks — APA2166.02
This course invites students to create performance walks that draw on history, landscape, personal stories, and media. We will work together on finding source material, crafting narratives that move around or through campus, integrate naturally occurring design and/or the use of other elements such as projection or sound, and allow viewers to be with us in more than one place
Personal Learning Plan: Vermont Act 77 Educational Reform — MOD2170.02
Vermont Act 77 is a recent bill passed in the Vermont Legislature to enact educational reform. It includes implementing a Personal Learning Plan for all Middle and High School students in public education in Vermont. It is a radical new vision of public education and shares many of the same goals as a Bennington College Plan Process. This Module will introduce Bennington
Placing Art at the Heart of Community Building — APA2304.01
“Great art is like bypass surgery. It allows us to go around all of the psychological distancing mechanisms that turn people cold to the most vulnerable among us.” Lin-Manuel Miranda
While recent crises have revealed troubling divides in most societies of the world, the resulting disruption invites the possibility of kinder, more peaceful and equitable communities. When the
Plastic Pollution and What Students Can Do About It — APA2176.01
Plastic pollution is gaining international attention for the damage it is doing to human health, fish and wildlife, the climate, the ocean and communities. This class will explore the dimensions of the problem, the root causes of plastic pollution and the need for innovation. The class will be taught in the Center for the Advancement of Public Action and will have a major focus