Cultural Studies and Languages

Dining Culture in Taiwan — CHI2131.01

Instructor: Ginger Lin

Credits: 5

“Have you eaten yet?” This common Chinese greeting is just one of many common phrases that shows the centrality of food to Taiwanese and Chinese culture. In this course, we will focus on the theme of Taiwanese and Chinese food and dining culture as an “entrée” to the study of the Chinese language and culture. As Chinese grammar is very simple with no verb conjugation, no plural

Cultural Studies and Languages

Dining Culture In Taiwan — CHI2131.01

Instructor: Ginger Lin

Credits: 5

“Have you eaten yet?” This common Chinese greeting is just one of many common phrases that shows the centrality of food to Taiwanese and Chinese culture. In this course we will focus on the theme of Chinese and Taiwanese food and dining culture as an entrée into the study of Chinese language and culture. As Chinese grammar is very simple with no verb conjugation, no plural, no

Cultural Studies and Languages

Dining Culture in Taiwan — CHI2131.01

Instructor: Ginger Lin

Days & Time: T/W/F 7:00PM-8:20PM

Credits: 5

“Have you eaten yet?” This common Chinese greeting is just one of many common phrases that shows the centrality of food to Taiwanese and Chinese culture. In this course we will focus on the theme of Chinese and Taiwanese food and dining culture as an entrée into the study of Chinese language and culture. As Chinese grammar is very simple

Chinese

Dining Culture in Taiwan — CHI2131.01

Instructor: Ginger Lin

Credits: 5

Cultural Studies and Languages

Dining Culture in Taiwan and China — CHI2131.01

Instructor: Ginger Lin

Credits: 4

“Have you eaten yet?” This common Chinese greeting is just one of many common phrases that shows the centrality of food to Taiwanese and Chinese culture. In this course we will focus on the theme of Chinese and Taiwanese food and dining culture as an entrée into the study of Chinese language and culture. As Chinese grammar is very simple with no verb conjugation, no plural, no

Cultural Studies and Languages

Early-Modern French Libertine Literature — FRE2107.02

Instructor: Stephen Shapiro

Credits: 2

This course examines the movement of early‐modern freethinkers who championed individual autonomy and questioned the authority of religious, moral, social, and political thought. We will focus particular attention on questions of pleasure and morality, sexuality and power, authority and subversion. Writers studied will include Prévost (Manon Lescaut), Laclos (Liaisons

Cultural Studies and Languages

Écocritique : Écologie et Littérature — FRE4609.01

Instructor: Carly Rudzinski

Credits: 4

What can literature do for the ecological crisis? What does ecological thought do to literature? This course introduces students to ecocriticism: the study of literature through an environmental lens. We will delve into critical themes of environmental thought such as the Anthropocene, decolonialism, and the divisions of life (human/animal/natural/the Other). Materials studied

Cultural Studies and Languages

Educational Software Design — CS2277.01

Instructor: justinvasselli@bennington.edu

Credits: 2

The fundamental goal of educational software is to teach or reinforce the user’s knowledge in a specific domain. The system must be able to adapt to user needs and current level of domain knowledge to be truly effective. In this class, we will be using language learning as the primary domain for exploring the concepts of educational software design. Designing software

Science and Mathematics Cultural Studies and Languages

English(es) Past, Present and Future — LIN4107.01

Instructor: Carly Rudzinski

Credits: 4

The intent of this course is to equip students which the knowledge and skills necessary to critically evaluate oft-encountered depictions of English as a “global” or “modern” language, and to contextualize their personal interactions with English by integrating knowledge of how it has existed at earlier points in time, the diversity of ways in which it exists presently, and the

Cultural Studies and Languages Society Culture and Thought

Enhancing Cultural Understanding and Embracing Cultural Differences Through Japanese Children’s Books — JPN4218.01

Instructor: Ikuko Yoshida

Credits: 5

In this second-term Japanese course, students will examine Japanese cultural values and create digital books which will teach Japanese children how to embrace cultural differences. Students will read Japanese children’s books and watch children’s TV shows to explore and analyze how social and cultural values are represented and taught. Based on their analyses and understanding

Cultural Studies and Languages

Enhancing Cultural Understanding and Embracing Cultural Differences Through Japanese Children’s Books — JPN4218.01

Instructor: Ikuko Yoshida

Credits: 5

In this second-term Japanese course, students will examine Japanese cultural values and create digital books which will teach Japanese children how to embrace cultural differences. Students will read Japanese children’s books and watch children’s TV shows to explore and analyze how social and cultural values are represented and taught. Based on their analyses and understanding

Cultural Studies and Languages

Enhancing Cultural Understanding and Embracing Cultural Differences: Digital Book Project (Introductory) — JPN4225.01

Instructor: Ikuko Yoshida

Credits: 5

In this second-term Japanese course, students will examine Japanese cultural values and create digital books which will teach Japanese children how to embrace cultural differences. Students will read Japanese children’s books and watch children’s TV shows to explore and analyze how social and cultural values are represented and taught. Based on their analyses and

Cultural Studies and Languages

Enhancing Cultural Understanding and Embracing Cultural Differences: Digital Book Project (Introductory) — JPN4225.01

Instructor: Ikuko Yoshida

Credits: 5

In this second-term Japanese course, students will examine Japanese cultural values and create digital books which will teach Japanese children how to embrace cultural differences. Students will read Japanese children’s books and watch children’s TV shows to explore and analyze how social and cultural values are represented and taught. Based on their analyses and understanding

Cultural Studies and Languages

Examining Equality and Equity through the Analysis of Japanese Society in the Edo Period and Meiji Period — JPN4302.01

Instructor: Ikuko Yoshida

Credits: 4

In this low-intermediate course students will learn and examine Japan’s drastic social changes during the Edo period and the Meiji period to investigate what equality and equity meant to Japanese people. During the Edo Period (1603-1868), Japan closed its doors to other countries for about two hundred fifty years, and this isolation helped Japan develop its own unique culture.

Cultural Studies and Languages

Examining Equality and Equity through the Examinations of Japanese Society in the Edo Period and Meiji Period — JPN4302.01

Instructor: Ikuko Yoshida

Credits: 4

Cultural Studies and Languages

Exploring Contemporary Society through Films and Media — CHI4607.01) (course title change as of 10/9/2023

Instructor: Ginger Lin

Credits: 4

While movies such as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon have helped Chinese cinema broaden its appeal and consolidate its position as a significant force in international cinema, such historical fantasies may not do much to help us understand modern Chinese/Taiwanese society and culture. Fortunately, there is much more to contemporary Chinese/Taiwanese cinema, and many fine Chinese

Cultural Studies and Languages

Exploring Taiwanese Culture Through Mahjong: Rules and Strategies — CSL2004.01) (course title change as of 10/9/2023

Instructor: Ginger Lin

Credits: 1

Mahjong (pinyin: majiang) is a very fun game that originated in China and it is common to see groups of Chinese people playing Mahjong in parks, tea shops, bars, or just by the side of the street. Mahjong utilizes white tiles with Chinese characters and symbols. It is similar to the western card game of Rummy and is a game of strategy, calculation, and chance. It is a game of

Cultural Studies and Languages

Exploring Taiwanese Culture Through Mahjong: Rules and Strategies — CSL2004.01

Instructor: Ginger Lin

Credits: 2

Mahjong 麻将／麻雀 (pinyin: majiang) is a very fun game that originated in China and it is common to see groups of Chinese people playing Mahjong in parks, tea shops, bars or just by the side of the street. Mahjong utilizes white tiles with Chinese characters and symbols. It is similar to the western card game of Rummy and is a game of strategy, calculation and chance. It is a game

Cultural Studies and Languages

Exploring Taiwanese Culture through Mahjong: Rules and Strategies — CSL2004.01

Instructor: Ginger Lin

Days & Time: WE 4:10pm-6:00pm

Credits: 2

Mahjong 麻将／麻雀 is a very fun game that originated in China and it is common to see groups of Chinese people playing Mahjong in parks, tea shops, bars or just by the side of the street. Mahjong utilizes white tiles with Chinese characters and symbols. It is similar to the western card game of Rummy and is a game of strategy,

Cultural Studies and Languages

Film Adaptations of French Literature — FRE4492.01

Instructor: Noëlle Rouxel-Cubberly

Credits: 4

Since the very beginnings of cinema, French literature and film have reciprocally inspired one another. From the Surrealists to the New French Extremity movement, many directors have brought French literary works onto the screen. This course will offer students the opportunity to analyze literature and their film adaptations in terms of intermediality and intertextuality.

Cultural Studies and Languages Visual Arts

Film Titles — CSL2005.01

Instructor: Noëlle Rouxel-Cubberly

Credits: 2

Film openings both credit all the film "makers" and set the tone for what will follow. Unlike the cover of a book, they immerse the viewer in a multi-sensory experience designed to engage and prepare. Explored as palimpsests, these opening titles will be examined as examples of paratexts, as well as entry points into the films they introduce and the cultures they reflect.

Cultural Studies and Languages Visual Arts

First World Problems: Microcinema and popular media — CHI4325.01

Instructor: Ginger Lin

Credits: 4

“First world problems” has become a prolific meme-generating phrase. However, it can have a deeper meaning. How is Chinese and Taiwanese society dealing with their own “First world problems” while simultaneously dealing with those of their own unique histories? These are some of the questions we will explore through the lenses of Chinese language microcinema and other popular

Cultural Studies and Languages

Framed? Literature Heroines on Screen — FRE4809.01

Instructor: Noëlle Rouxel-Cubberly

Days & Time: MO,TH 1:40pm-3:30pm

Credits: 4

French literature and film have always reciprocally inspired one another – as early as 1897, Lumière represented the main characters of Hugo’s Les Misérables. This course will offer students the opportunity to analyze literary representations of women and their film adaptations in terms of intermediality and intertextuality. Adaptations will include: La Princesse de Clèves

French

Framed? Literature Heroines on Screen — FRE4809.01

Instructor: Noëlle Rouxel-Cubberly

Credits: 4

French literature and film have always reciprocally inspired one another - as early as 1897, Lumière represented the main characters of Hugo’s Les Misérables. This course will offer students the opportunity to analyze literary representations of women and their film adaptations in terms of intermediality and intertextuality. Adaptations will include: La Princesse de Clèves (La

Cultural Studies and Languages

French Comedy — FRE4122.01

Instructor: Stephen Shapiro

Credits: 4

This course will examine the comic in French theatre, literature, politics, and film in order to answer a deceptively simple question: What makes us laugh? In theoretical readings we will consider whether laughter is a universal, cross-cultural function. Additionally, we will look at special, sub-genres of the comic, such as satire and parody, in order to question the

Cultural Studies and Languages