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Is Anybody Out There? Creating Bennington Radio — MSR2121.01

Fall 2016
Instructor: Thom Loubet
Credits: 2
Radio has existed at Bennington in various forms for years, but if you could create Bennington Radio from scratch, and make it into anything you can dream of, what would it sound like?  What would it provide to our community, and how would you identify that community?  What could we create that would change life both on campus and around the world?  What would it
Music

Is This Land Made for You and Me? — APA2337.01

Spring 2021
Instructor: Susan Sgorbati
Credits: 4
This course will address Land Use in Vermont through the perspectives of land as a geographical and historical resource, land as the policies and practices of management and stewardship of public and private property, and land as components of the built environment, specifically looking at the Bennington region and Bennington College. Issues of racial and economic justice, as
CAPA Environment

Isadora: Real-Time Media Manipulation for Performance — DA2136.02

Spring 2020
Instructor: J Blackwell
Credits: 2
This class will introduce Isadora, a software designed for artists, designers and performers to add interactive media and video to their projects. Through a drag and drop node based interface you can control your media in real time, editing your video and audio on the fly or incorporating live video and audio feeds. Together we will learn the logic of the software and best
Dance Visual Arts

Isadora: Real-Time Media Manipulation for Performance — DA2136.01

Spring 2019
Instructor: Anna Kroll
Credits: 2
This class will introduce Isadora, a software designed for artists, designers, and performers to add interactive media and video to their projects. Through a drag and drop node-based interface you can control your media in real time, editing your video and audio on the fly or incorporating live video and audio feeds. Together we will learn the logic of the software and best
Dance Visual Arts

Islamic Art and Modernity — AH2121.01

Spring 2019
Instructor: Razan Francis
Credits: 4
The historiography of Islamic art has not been at ease associating Islamic art with modernity. The scarcity of scholarship on the artistic production of Islamic cultures between the end of the eighteenth century and the end of the twentieth century is, in part, due to the collecting practices and acquisition policies of the Western museum; that have not conceived such works as
Visual Arts

Islamic Art and Modernity — cancelled

Fall 2018
Instructor: Razan Francis
Credits: 4
The historiography of Islamic art has not been at ease associating Islamic art with modernity. The scarcity of scholarship on the artistic production of Islamic cultures between the end of the eighteenth century and the end of the twentieth century is, in part, due to the collecting practices and acquisition policies of the Western museum; that have not conceived such works as
Visual Arts

It's Alive!: 19th Century Genre Fiction — LIT2338.01

Spring 2020
Instructor: Manuel Gonzales
Credits: 4
Although frequently ignored or ridiculed by critics and academics, contemporary genre fiction can trace its roots back to some of the most well-known and studied writers from the 19th century. This course will focus its attention on these heady genre roots, working through the rom-coms of Jane Austen, the post-apocalyptic thrillers of Mary Shelley, tackling the rise of the
Literature

It's Gonna Be Epic — LIT4588.01

Fall 2024
Instructor: Manuel Gonzales
Credits: 4
Let's dive head-first into the Aegean Sea, swim around in the waters once swum by Achilles and Odysseus, root around in sacrifices and altars, the occasional slaughter of beloved Patroclus, the blood-thirsty murder of Hector and also a host of would-be-suitors of Penelope (I won't lie, that becomes a bloody bloody mess, that one) before swimming over to the Ionic and Tyrrhenian
Literature

It's Gonna Be Epic! — LIT2419.01

Spring 2021
Instructor: Manuel Gonzales
Credits: 2
Starting with The Epic of Gilgamesh, the earliest surviving great work of literature, and then moving through both The Iliad and The Odyssey, hanging a left to catch up with Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, before finally returning once again to modern times with Anne Carson's The Autobiography of Red, we will explore the tradition of epic poetry in order to discover what makes
Literature

Italian Genius Through the Centuries — ITA2110.01

Spring 2014
Instructor: Barbara Alfano
Credits: 4
This course will be taught in English. The course focuses on a few accomplishments of the Italian genius that have had a strong impact on the development of world civilization. Italy as a nation did not exist either when the city of Cremona produced the first violins, or when Michelangelo painted the Sistine Chapel. There was no Italy as such when Dante was imagining his
Languages Literature

Italians About Their World(s) — ITA4404.01

Fall 2018
Instructor: Barbara Alfano
Credits: 4
Come with a lot of curiosity as well as critical sense to discover what Italians say about their own cultural, social, and political habits and what they fail to comment upon. Through journal articles, interviews, advertisements, web sites, film, e-mails, and conversations with Italians, we will see what Italy has to say about issues such as family and familism; the role of
Languages

Italians About Their World(s) — ITA4108.01

Fall 2014
Instructor: barbara alfano
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
Come with a lot of curiosity as well as critical sense to discover what Italians say about their own cultural, social, and political habits and what they fail to comment upon. Through journal articles, interviews, advertisements, web sites, film, e-mails, and conversations with Italians, we will see what Italy has to say about issues such as family and familism; the role of
Languages

Italo Calvino: Narrating the Unfamiliar — ITA4213.01

Fall 2013
Instructor: Barbara Alfano
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
The course focuses on Calvino's novels, Le citta` invisibili (1972); Il Castello dei Destini Incrociati (1973); Se una notte d'inverno un viaggiatore (1979); and the autobiographical Eremita a Parigi, a collection of his notes written between 1967 and 1984 when living and traveling abroad. These works narrate of odd and unfamiliar spaces, and of bizarre situations in which
Languages

Italo Calvino: Narrating the Unfamiliar — ITA4611.01

Fall 2017
Instructor: Barbara Alfano
Credits: 4
The course focuses on Calvino’s novels Le citta` invisibili (1972), Il Castello dei Destini Incrociati (1973), Se una notte d’inverno un viaggiatore (1979), and the autobiographical Eremita a Parigi, a collection of his notes written between 1967 and 1984 when living and traveling abroad. These works narrate of odd and unfamiliar spaces, and of bizarre situations in which
Languages

Italy Through Regional Contexts — ITA4102.01

Spring 2016
Instructor: Barbara Alfano
Credits: 2
There are as many Italies as the regions that make up the country. There are, in fact, more, since dialects, cuisine, and social behavior may vary significantly in any one region. This course takes a path beyond the obvious and apparent to lead you into an exploration of the differences, peculiarities, and singularities of Italian regional cultures and of how the puzzle stays
Languages

Italy Yesterday and Today — ITA2118.01

Fall 2019
Instructor: Barbara Alfano
Credits: 4
This course introduces students to Italian language and culture. It focuses on the social changes that Italy has undergone during the past thirty years in many spheres of its social life, such as the family, education, the environment, and politics, and with regard to several issues, for instance gender equality, diversity, and immigration. By the end of the semester, students
Cultural Studies and Languages

J-Pop and Japanese Society: Music as a Reflection of Culture — JPN4715.01

Fall 2026
Instructor: Ikuko Yoshida
Days & Time: MO,TH 3:40pm-5:30pm
Credits: 4

This high-intermediate Japanese course explores the vibrant world of J-pop as a powerful reflection of Japanese society, identity, and cultural transformation. Far beyond catchy melodies, J-pop serves as a living archive of Japan’s evolving values, youth culture, gender roles, technological advancements, and international influence.

Japanese

Jane Austen — LIT4266.01

Fall 2016
Instructor: Benjamin Anastas
Credits: 4
Jane Austen (1775-1817) wrote a five novels (not counting her unpublished fiction) that rate among the most powerful produced in Great Britain during the nineteenth century. These works still astonish readers with their sensitivity to hidden or nameless emotions, to the subtleties of conversation, and to the complexities of domestic life. The unfolding of many of these stories
Literature

Japanese Aesthetics Through the Tale of Genji — JPN4209.01

Fall 2014
Instructor: ikuko yoshida
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
In this high-intermediate Japanese course, students will examine Japanese aesthetics, the Japanese perspectives on nature, and social behaviors by reading excerpts and poems from the modern translation of the Tale of Genji. This Japanese literature masterpiece was written by Lady Murasaki, a court lady, during the Heian period (794-1185). This novel not only depicts the sense
Languages

Japanese Aesthetics: Jomon Pottery to Superflat — JPN4216.01

Fall 2013
Instructor: Ikuko Yoshida
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
In this intermediate course, students will learn various art in Japan from potteries in the Jomon Period (About 14,000 BC - 300 BC) to Takashi Murakamis so-called superflat, a postmodern art movement, in Heisei Period (1989 -). As they learn Japanese art, they will analyze elements of Japanese aesthetics that were shared in various art forms during each period. Students will
Languages

Japanese Art and Society: From Jomon Pottery to Superflat — JPN4714.01

Fall 2024
Instructor: Ikuko Yoshida
Credits: 4
This is the seventh term Japanese course. In this intermediate course, students will learn various art forms in Japan from pottery in the Jomon Era (about 14,000 BC – 300BC) to Takashi Murakami’s so-called “superflat,” a postmodern art movement, in the Heisei Era (1989 -2019). As they learn about Japanese art, they will analyze elements of Japanese aesthetics that were shared
Cultural Studies and Languages

Japanese Art and Society: From Jomon Pottery to Superflat — JPN4714.01

Fall 2025
Instructor: Ikuko Yoshida
Days & Time: TU,FR 10:30am-12:20pm
Credits: 4

In this intermediate course, students will learn about various art forms in Japan from pottery in the Jomon Era (about 14,000 BC – 300BC) to Takashi Murakami’s so-called “superflat,” a postmodern art movement, in the Heisei Era (1989 -2019).  As they learn about Japanese art, they will analyze elements of Japanese aesthetics that were shared in various

Japanese

Japanese Communication Styles through the Lens of Popular Film — JPN4214.01

Spring 2015
Instructor: Satomi LaFave
Credits: 4
What are considered virtues in Japan are quite different from what are considered virtues in the US; moreover, traits that are virtues in Japan are sometimes considered faults or even immoral qualities in the U.S. From an American point of view, it can thus be difficult to imagine how exactly Japanese people’s minds work. In this intermediate Japanese course, we will study
Languages

Japanese Language and Culture Through Art and Pop Culture — JPN2114.01

Fall 2025
Instructor: Ikuko Yoshida
Days & Time: MO,WE,TH 8:30am-9:50am
Credits: 5

In this introductory-level Japanese course, students will explore Japan’s artistic treasures and diverse art forms to examine Japanese visual culture, history, and society while developing and practicing basic listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in Japanese. This course offers a fun and dynamic way to begin your journey to study the Japanese language and culture

Japanese

Javanese Gamelan — MPF2201.01

Spring 2023
Instructor: Carly Rudzinski
Credits: 2
A practicum in playing and hearing the gamelan, the Central Javanese percussion orchestra. Students will learn about court and local traditions of Indonesia while playing classic works of karawitan (loosely translated as “weaving”), the multilayered repertoire of Central Java. Weekly rehearsals will focus on navigating the intricate levels of irama (rhythm), pathet
Music