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Makers and Making/ Performance in the 21st Century — DAN2131.01

Spring 2015
Instructor: Elena Demyanenko
Credits: 2
***Time Change*** “Isn’t every artist essentially starting from nothing, no matter what they might have presented to theater directors or financiers? Isn’t the meaning of a work always discovered, to some extent, by its creator during the process of making it?” - Roslyn Sulcas These are just some of the questions about the making, style, process, logistics, methods, and
Dance

Making and Breaking International Law — HIS2130.01

Spring 2016
Instructor: Eileen Scully
Credits: 4
International law is no longer merely "out there" somewhere, relevant only to travelers, merchants and diplomats. Quite the contrary. International law is being globalized, and 'glocalized,' so that it now covers complex contested areas such as civil unions, health insurance, sexual orientation, migration. This is an introduction to the fundamentals of twenty
CAPA Society Culture and Thought

Making and Breaking International Law — HIS4218.01

Fall 2019
Instructor: Eileen Scully
Credits: 4
International law is no longer merely "out there" somewhere, relevant only to travelers, merchants and diplomats. International law is being globalized, and glocalized, so that it now covers complex contested areas such as civil unions, health insurance, sexual orientation, migration. We will focus on the fundamentals of twenty-first century international law, delving into
CAPA Society Culture and Thought

Making Arrangements — MCO4112.01

Spring 2021
Instructor: Bruce Williamson
Credits: 4
In this course we will discover the basic principles of arranging for various ensembles playing in multiple genres (using horns, strings, background vocals, etc. along with a rhythm section). We will look at a wide range of notable artists working in many jazz subgenres and related styles. Students will submit work using music notation and/or digital recording platforms
Music

Making Arrangements — MCO4112.01

Fall 2019
Instructor: Jennifer Allen
Credits: 4
In this course we will discover the basic principles of arranging for various ensembles playing in multiple genres (using horns, strings, background vocals, etc. along with a rhythm section). We will look at a wide range of notable artists working in many jazz subgenres and related styles. Students will be encouraged to creatively question existing forms and traditions in
Music

Making From Scratch/ Sourcing the Body — DAN4119.01

Fall 2014
Instructor: elena demyanenko
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
This is a practice for participants of any discipline to activate the awareness towards the detailed body, vigorous body, sensitive body, rebellious body, fantastic body, in their chosen form or medium. Trusting the intrinsic intelligence of the body in making, we will source multiple systems (eg. muscular, skeletal, fluid, organ) and other ways of reading the body (eg. energy
Dance

Making from Scratch/ Sourcing the Body — DAN2256.02

Fall 2016
Instructor: Elena Demyanenko
Credits: 2
This is a practice for participants of any discipline to activate the awareness towards the detailed body, vigorous body, sensitive body, rebellious body, fantastic body, in their chosen form or medium. Trusting the intrinsic intelligence of the body in making, we will source multiple systems (eg. muscular, skeletal, fluid, organ) and other ways of reading the body (eg. energy
Dance

Making from Scratch/Sourcing the Body — DAN2256.01

Fall 2018
Instructor: Elena Demyanenko
Credits: 2
This is a practice for participants of any discipline to activate the awareness towards the detailed body, vigorous body, sensitive body, rebellious body, fantastic body, in their chosen form or medium. Trusting the intrinsic intelligence of the body in making, we will source multiple systems (e.g. muscular, skeletal, fluid, organ) and other ways of reading the body (e.g.
Dance

Making It Personal — SCU4114.01

Spring 2022
Instructor: John Umphlett
Credits: 4
The question that animates this advanced sculpture course is: what do you want to say? As we develop our interests in sculpture it becomes more and more imperative to find our own voice. The role of the artist is to interpret personal conditions and experiences and find the most effective expression for them. Paradoxically, however, the artist finds out what they have to say by
Visual Arts

Making Melody — MCO4134.01

Fall 2023
Instructor: Joseph Alpar
Credits: 2
Melodies are precise, mysterious, and magical in equal measure.  In this course we will try to lift the veil of mystery and explore practices that will aid you in the creation of your own melodies. We will do this through the lens of Irish music, an oral tradition that informs the instructor's own composition. As an oral tradition, Irish music is handed down
Music

Making Music with Modular Soft Synths — MCO4124.01

Spring 2020
Instructor: Sergei Tcherepnin
Credits: 2
This class will focus on historical methods of electronic music composition through a contemporary lens. We will study synthesis in depth, and the development of early analog synthesizers, while learning how these techniques have influenced contemporary software design. While the class will focus on composing, students will be expected to learn how to use Reaktor, VCV Rack, and
Music

Making Sense of World Events — POP2356.03

Fall 2023
Instructor: Carly Rudzinski
Credits: 1
Once again, Gaza has burst into view at the center of world events. More refugee camp than nation-state, Gaza is home to 2.2 million Palestinians (half of whom are under the age of 18) squeezed into a narrow sliver of land 25 miles long and 7 miles wide. One of the most densely populated, barricaded, and now bombed places on the planet, Gaza now demands attention on several
CAPA

Making Technical Theatre with Advanced Design Collaboration — DRA2383.02

Spring 2025
Instructor: Tilly Grimes
Credits: 2
Working in conjunction with Advanced Design and Collaboration, students will be invited to join the process of bringing the shows to life. When theater starts with a script, visuals tend to follow the narrative. But what happens when bold visuals lead the way? Students will explore each discipline of technical theatre and participate in collaborating to create each of the
Drama

Making the Third Ear — MUS4356.01

Spring 2020
Instructor: Sergei Tcherepnin
Credits: 2
This class will start with a grounding in the history and science of psychoacoustics. We will listen to binaural beats, watch psychostrobic flicker, create beating patterns using oscillators, and conduct other experiments in the sound studio to gain a deeper understanding of psychoacoustics. We’ll study an array of musical examples in popular culture (iDosers) and contemporary
Music

Making the Third Ear — MUS4356.01

Fall 2016
Instructor: Nicholas Brooke
Credits: 2
This class will start with a grounding in the history and science of psychoacoustics. We will listen to binaural beats, watch psychostrobic flicker, create beating patterns using oscillators, and conduct other experiments in the sound studio to gain a deeper understanding of psychoacoustics. We’ll study an array of musical examples in popular culture (iDosers) and contemporary
Music

Making Work — DAN4135.01

Spring 2019
Instructor: Miguel Gutierrez
Credits: 2
This course focuses on the creative process in making body/movement-based performance/dance. A variety of approaches to creating - intuitive, improvisational, and analytical - is exploited to uncover your individual interests, your process and your work. The workshop consists of unequal parts making, discussing, improvising and watching the work of other workshop participants.
Dance

Making Work: Aesthetics Ideology — DAN4169.01

Spring 2023
Instructor: Levi Gonzalez
Credits: 2
This course is for students with prior experience making dance or performance art. In this class we will begin by looking at dances or performances from students’ own past work, or work they admire or are inspired by. We will use these as a springboard to discuss what attracts us in terms of aesthetics, site, style, identity, narratives, politics, etc., and consider how
Dance

Making Yesterday New — DRA4189.01

Spring 2014
Instructor: Charles Schoonmaker; Richard MacPike
Credits: 4
Ever had an interest in vintage clothing? Have you ever contemplated the fashion trends of decades past? Ever see a vintage dress that you thought you'd love to reproduce? In this course students will explore and research the fashions of 3 iconic decades; the 1920's, 1930's and 1940's. Students will then design a dress which fits into the silhouette of the period and construct
Drama

Malamud, Bellow, and Roth — LIT2391.01

Fall 2015
Instructor: Douglas Bauer
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
We will immerse ourselves in the novels and stories of three extraordinary American writers of the mid-20th and early 21st centuries, Bernard Malamud, Saul Bellow and Philip Roth. We'll be starting with Malamud, then turning to Bellow, and finally to Roth, almost twenty  years the youngest and still very much a dominant -- if self-proclaimed "retired" -- figure in
Literature

Malicious Compliance, or The Canterbury Tales — LIT2580.01

Spring 2026
Instructor: Manuel Gonzales
Days & Time: WE 2:10pm-5:50pm
Credits: 4

According to "All Englang," Joan Acocella's essay in The New Yorker, Geoffery Chaucer, author of The Canterbury Tales, "was the freshest, clearest, and sweetest of the great English poets." She goes on to say that, living in the 14th century, he was also perhaps the first great English poet. Still. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote of Chaucer that "He is the poet of the

Literature

Mallet Percussion Ensemble — MPF4106.01

Fall 2024
Instructor: Michael Wimberly
Credits: 4
Mallet Percussion Ensemble continues to perform folkloric, classical, modern, and global genres of music while composing and developing original work. The goal for each student is to become familiar with all of the mallet keyboard instruments, which include the marimba, xylophone, glockenspiel, vibraphone, and African balafon. Our coursework will link music theory,
Music

Mallet Percussion Ensemble — MPF4106.01

Fall 2017
Instructor: Michael Wimberly
Credits: 2
Mallet Percussion Ensemble performs compositions from repertoire arranged for percussion keyboard instruments, which include the Marimba, Xylophone, Glockenspiel, Vibraphone, Balafon and Tubular Bells. The ensemble will learn classical, contemporary, Latin and African music, as well as compose original compositions. No prior experience for playing mallet keyboards is required,
Music