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Helping Skills — PSY2214.01

Spring 2022
Instructor: Emily Waterman
Credits: 4
This course is an introduction to dyadic (one on one) helping and communication skills that prompt personal growth and development. Students will learn about theories, techniques, and research regarding effective helping skills and human behavior. We will cover a range of specific skills and the rationale for their use, and how to apply these skills appropriately during helping
Society Culture and Thought

Henrik Ibsen — DRA4391.01

Fall 2024
Instructor: Maya Cantu
Credits: 4
“All around is stone/And all is soft inside.” –Aurora Aksnes Described as the second most frequently produced playwright in the world after William Shakespeare, Henrik Ibsen continues to provoke, challenge and inspire contemporary audiences with the contradictions in his work. This course explores Ibsen’s immense influence and innovations as an architect of modern drama. The
Drama

Henrik Ibsen — LIT4531.01

Spring 2021
Instructor: Maya Cantu
Credits: 4
This remote and synchronous course will explore Henrik Ibsen’s influence and innovations as an architect of modern drama. The Norwegian playwright restlessly experimented with theatrical genre while relentlessly pursuing themes of personal freedom. From early works such as Brand to his final play When We Dead Awaken, Ibsen’s plays urge the individual’s imperative toward moral
Literature

Herbs in Practice at the Purple Carrot Farm — APA2457.01

Fall 2026
Instructor: Kelie Bowman
Days & Time: WE 10:00am-11:50am
Credits: 1

This hands-on course explores the harvesting, drying, and processing of medicinal herbs grown in a no-till organic garden at Purple Carrot Farm. Students will learn to apply regenerative growing practices and identify optimal harvest times for roots, leaves, and flowers to maximize potency and quality. Along the way, students will become

Advancement of Public Action Environment

Heroines, Reframed: French Literature on Screen — FV2324.02

Fall 2026
Instructor: Noëlle Rouxel-Cubberly
Days & Time: MO,TH 10:00am-11:50am
Credits: 2

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: "The Nun" (Diderot

Film and Video

Higher Education in the United States: Exploring Purpose and Practice — APA2209.01

Fall 2015
Instructor: Lydia Brassard
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
This course invites students to consider university and college life in the contemporary United States, focusing on where and how theory and practice align, overlap, and diverge. In an effort to actively confront and map the so-called “Bennington Bubble,” Bennington College will serve as an anchoring case study through which to consider the course’s themes.
CAPA

Higher Resolution — FV4102.01

Spring 2017
Instructor: Karthik Pandian
Credits: 2
In this 7-week video production workshop, students will collaborate to make a film that explores the double meaning of resolution –  video resolution and conflict resolution. After watching historical film precedents such as Abbas Kiarostami’s Close-up, we will devise and fully realize a narrative short that centers around a conflict using both 16mm film and
CAPA Visual Arts

Hip Hop Archaeology — MS2105.01

Spring 2020
Instructor: Brian Michael Murphy
Credits: 4
Hip hop music producers have long practiced “diggin’ in the crates”—a phrase that denotes searching through record collections to find material to sample. In this course, we will examine the material and technological history of hip hop culture, with particular attention to hip hop’s tendency to sample, remix, mash-up, and repurpose existing media artifacts to create new works
Society Culture and Thought

Hip Hop Archaeology — MS2105.01

Fall 2018
Instructor: Brian Michael Murphy
Credits: 4
Hip hop music producers have long practiced “diggin’ in the crates”—a phrase that denotes searching through record collections to find material to sample. In this course, we will examine the material and technological history of hip hop culture, with particular attention to hip hop’s tendency to sample, remix, mash-up, and repurpose existing media artifacts to create new works
CAPA Society Culture and Thought Music

Hip-Hop Dance in Context — Section 1 - DAN2308.01

Spring 2015
Instructor: Moncell Durden
Credits: 1
Hip-Hop Dance in Context is a dynamic multi-dimensional mind body training experience that actively explores the genealogy of African American social dance formations from authentic Jazz to Hip-Hop. Students will gain a contextual/historical knowledge of American social dance formations; investigate personal voice; explore embodied pluralisms and tonal fluidity; and engage in
Dance

Hip-Hop Dance in Context — Section 2 - DAN2308.02

Spring 2015
Instructor: Moncell Durden
Credits: 1
Hip-Hop Dance in Context is a dynamic multi-dimensional mind body training experience that actively explores the genealogy of African American social dance formations from authentic Jazz to Hip-Hop. Students will gain a contextual/historical knowledge of American social dance formations; investigate personal voice; explore embodied pluralisms and tonal fluidity; and engage in
Dance

Historic Preservation in the United States: An Intersectional Approach — EDU2216.01

Spring 2016
Instructor: Lydia Brassard
Credits: 4
2016 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the U.S. National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as well as the U.S. National Park Service Centennial. Over the last half-century, the effects of the NHPA and the expansion of the National Park Service have radically reshaped urban cities and communities across the nation. An outcome of the accelerated preservation projects and
CAPA Education

Historical and Natural Alternative Processes in Photography — PHO4132.01

Fall 2025
Instructor: Eddy Aldana
Days & Time: FR 2:10pm-4:00pm
Credits: 2

This 2-credit course will explore working with classical and natural alternative processes including Cyanotypes, Anthotypes, and Chlorophyll prints among others. Students will learn the histories of each process and see how artists are working with those processes in today’s day and age. The Cyanotypes will be produced on fine art paper

Photography

Historical and Natural Alternative Processes in Photography — PHO4132.01

Spring 2024
Instructor: Eddy Aldana
Credits: 2
This 2-credit course will explore working with classical and natural alternative processes including Cyanotypes, Anthotypes, and Chlorophyll prints among others. Students will learn the histories of each process and see how artists are working with those processes in today’s day and age. The Cyanotypes will be produced on fine art paper and fabric, and the Anthotypes will be
Visual Arts

Historical Dress: Baroque and Rococo — DRA2284.01

Fall 2017
Instructor: Charles Schoonmaker
Credits: 2
This class will examine the fashions of the late 17th century and the 18th century in the western world. We will consider the fashions of the period in the context of the culture and the political and technological shifts of the time. We will familiarize ourselves with the silhouettes and fashion terms of the time.
Drama

Historical Dress: Building the Victorians — DRA4390.01

Fall 2024
Instructor: Tilly Grimes
Credits: 4
In this class we will explore the changing female silhouette of 19th century Victorian Eurocentric fashion. This will include researching the historical garment, determining a pattern, scaling and grading the pattern, creating a mockup, fitting the garment, and constructing the garment out of a fashion fabric and culminating in a fully realized period costume. Depending on
Drama

Historical Dress: Drawing Connections Exploring Historical Icons Through Representation in Film and Art — DRA2320.02

Fall 2023
Instructor: Carly Rudzinski
Credits: 2
Part lecture, part seminar and part student presentation, this course will be a detective mission in which students unpack contrasting depictions of historical costumes, learn to find the context around those depictions, and discover how clothes work by drawing and dimensionalizing garments. The source material will be representations in film and art, including work from Sofia
Drama

Historical Dress: the 1930's — DRA2287.02

Fall 2020
Instructor: CSchoonmaker@bennington.edu
Credits: 2
This class will examine the clothing and style of the 1930's. We will examine the topic in the context of Social/Political/Artistic movements and the effect and influence on Fashion and Style. Subjects we will touch on will include: the Paris couture of the era: Chanel, Vionnet, and Schiaparelli among them, American fashion designers such as Claire McCardell and Adrian, Art
Drama

Historical Dress: The 19th Century — DRA2285.02

Fall 2017
Instructor: Charles Schoonmaker
Credits: 21
This class will examine the fashions of the 19th century in the western world. We will consider the fashions of the period in the context of the culture and the political and technological shifts of the time. We will familiarize ourselves with the silhouettes and fashion terms of the 'Age of Empire'.
Drama

Historical Dress: The Great Couturiers — DRA2176.01

Spring 2019
Instructor: Charles Schoonmaker
Credits: 4
This class will examine the fashions and designers in the era of the Couture, ranging from Worth to Dior, and including Chanel, Schiaparelli, Vionnet, and Gres. We will examine the topic in the context of the culture: the artistic, political and technological shifts of the time. Assignments will include design / research projects. Corequisites: Dance or Drama Lab Required
Drama

Historical Dress: The Great Couturiers — DRA2176.01

Spring 2023
Instructor: Carly Rudzinski
Credits: 2
This class will examine the fashions and designers of the Couture, ranging from Worth to Dior and beyond, and including Chanel, Schiaparelli, Vionnet, McQueen, and van Herpen, among others. We will examine the topic in the context of the culture: the artistic, political and technological shifts of their times. While the primary focus of the class will be the giants there will
Drama

Historical Dress: The Jazz Age — DRA2286.01

Fall 2020
Instructor: CSchoonmaker@bennington.edu
Credits: 2
This class will examine the clothing and style of the 1920's. We will examine the topic in the context of Social/Political/Artistic movements and the effect and influence on Fashion and Style. Subjects we will touch on will include: the Paris couture of the era: Chanel, Vionnet, and Lanvin among them, Art Deco – in decorative arts, architecture, and fashion, Surrealism, the
Drama

Historical Fictions/Fictional Histories — LIT4165.01

Spring 2018
Instructor: Marguerite Feitlowitz
Credits: 4
In this Writing Intensive Seminar, we will consider the demands and complexities of working with history in fiction. When, where, why, and how do facts abet and/or intrude on the creation of plot, character, place, framing, rhythm, and other details of style in novels and stories? How do questions of representation—selection and emphasis, vocabulary and tone, pacing and texture
Literature

Historical Fictions/Fictional Histories — LIT4165.01

Fall 2021
Instructor: Marguerite Feitlowitz
Credits: 4
In this advanced seminar, we will consider the demands and complexities of working with history in fiction. When, where, why, and how do facts abet and/or intrude on the creation of plot, character, place, framing, rhythm, and other details of style in novels and stories? How do questions of representation, selection and emphasis, vocabulary and tone, pacing and texture, affect
Literature