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Kilns and Firing Techniques — CER4203.01) (day/time updated 2/6/2025
This course will look into the use of the kiln as an integral tool and part of the creative process in ceramic art. We will explore various different kilns and firing techniques, learning the roles of fire and atmosphere in transforming glaze components into desired surfaces. We will also discuss the history of kiln technology and how it has influenced the development of
Kinetic Solutions — SCU2305.01
This is a dynamic world. Have you ever found yourself mesmerized at how the conveyor belt works at the airport? Have you ever wondered or questioned a device's purpose with the way it functions? Do you want to learn how to communicate your thoughts and interests by making a sculpture that has movement? This class is designed for the student who is interested in learning basic
Kinship — ANT4131.01
What in family is given, what is found, what is made? This seminar explores a range of methods developed through the anthropological study of kinship. Students will explore what is revealed, through these methods, about the very texture of relations and relatedness. By considering how kinship is imbricated with various
Kipling — LIT2192.01
Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) was the most popular poet and fiction writer of the late Victorian era. He is nowadays, in many circles, the most reviled, perceived as embodying the very spirit of British imperialism. In this class we will explore Kipling's poetry, short stories, and a couple of longer books (probably 'Kim') in some depth, attempting to draw our own conclusions
Klezmer Ensemble — MPF4128.01
Klezmer is a musical tradition of the Ashkenazi Jewish communities of Central and Eastern Europe. With its breakneck dance tunes, soulful strings, and wailing horns, Klezmer has been an ever-evolving fixture of Jewish cultural life since its beginnings in the sixteenth century, incorporating elements from Ottoman Turkish music, Baroque music, Slavic and German folk dances, and
Klezmer Ensemble — MPF4128.01
Klezmer is a musical tradition of the Ashkenazi Jewish communities of Central and Eastern Europe. With its breakneck dance tunes, soulful strings, and wailing horns, Klezmer has been an ever-evolving fixture of Jewish cultural life since its beginnings in the sixteenth century, incorporating elements from Ottoman Turkish music, Baroque music, Slavic and German folk dances,
Knowing the self and the other: Critical explorations of psychoanalytic and psychotherapeutic case studies — PSY2121.01
This course serves as an introduction to psychoanalytic and psychotherapeutic theory and practice. We will focus on clinical case studies and associated theoretical literature, tracing from psychoanalytic foundations to contemporary evidenced-based models. The course prioritizes engagement with original sources, including case studies, provider and client reflections, and
Kulintang Gong Ensemble — MPF2027.01
Kulintang gong music is practiced in many styles from several groups in the Philippines, northern Indonesia. Its Philippine origins were in the 14th century where it was created as royal court music in Mindanao, the Southern island of the Philippines. Many different Indigenous tribes play kulintang music in Mindanao. This ensemble will introduce the history and culture of
Kurdish Cinema: Images from a Longtime Stateless Nation — DRA2149.01
Kurds live in many different countries in the Middle East and Asia, but until recently they were forced to live without a self-governing region. Nevertheless, Kurdish cinema has flourished, especially since the turn of the 21stcentury. Both feature films and documentaries proliferate throughout the region. This course will look closely at contemporary Kurdish films and
L'Afrance: Identité(s) francophone(s) en question(s) — FRE4225.01
Vive « l’Afrance »! This film title (Gomis, 2001) summarizes the goal of this course: an exploration of the rich variety of shared and conflicting francophone identities. Constructed within or outside of France, the identities studied in this course will encompass West African, Maghrebi, Caribbean and French spaces. The discussion of notions such as «
La famiglia: Literary Portrayals of the Modern Italian Family — ITA4610.01
In Italy, no other institution has been credited as much as the family for keeping the country afloat during periods of financial decay, and cursed, at the same time, for hindering the country’s social progress. Three short novels will guide us in the exploration of the modern Italian family: Melania Mazzucco’s Sei come sei, Elena Ferrante’s I giorni dell’abbandono, and
La Generación del 98 — SPA4503.01
Paradoxically initiated by the loss of its last colonies in the Spanish-American War of 1898 and a Nicaraguan poet’s invention of modernism, Spain’s rebirth, its Silver Age, was marked by an increasingly cosmopolitan, radical egoism. This cultural revitalization, particularly the newfound gravitas of the philosophical essay, fed by America to Europe then back to America once
La novela de la tierra — SPA4720.01
Whether or not they form a genre is debatable, but a series of books were published over the first thirty years of Spanish America’s twentieth century that were and are collectively known as “regional” novels. Their telluric inclination supposedly tends to reassert inherent origins, national symbolism, linguistic difference, environmentalism, the lower classes, and indigenous
La novela de la tierra — SPA4720.01
Whether or not they form a genre is debatable, but a series of books were published over the first thirty years of Spanish America’s twentieth century that were and are collectively known as “regional” novels. Their telluric inclination supposedly tends to reassert inherent origins, national symbolism, linguistic difference, environmentalism, the lower classes, and indigenous
La Vie Quotidienne - Art of Everyday Life — FRE4310.01
In this course, students will examine specific visual art representations of everyday life in French-speaking contexts as well as the realities they address, with a focus on race and gender issues. Through the reading of a variety of images – postcards, film opening sequences, statues, installations, memorials, and virtual reality experiments – students will hone their
Lab: Orchestrating Electronics — MIN2359.02
This Lab for Orchestrating Electronics will focus on the theory and practice in the use of live electronics in performance. Both hardware and software strategies will be considered. Discussions include historical examples dating back to the 1950s as well Sharp's wide-ranging approaches. This lab is designed for students interested in expanding their understanding of signal
Labless Projects — PHO2208.02
This course will guide students through a series of photographic projects that are possible without access to a darkroom or conventional materials and supplies. Students will learn to use household and found items, as well as other inexpensive materials, to make photographs and other "photogenic drawings." Students will learn about photosensitivity and the chemical processes
Landforms and Surface Processes — ES2106.01
Rivers, wind, glaciers, and time act on sediment and rock to develop the landforms we see around us. An understanding of the surface processes that produce our regional landforms will enable you to appreciate the soils we farm, the ground water we drink, and how we manage environmental issues that impact the landscape. Our investigations will primarily be field based
Landmines: Displacement and Distorted Geographies — APA4131.01
Despite the 1997 comprehensive landmine ban, there are over 100 million landmines in 30 countries, with millions more still being produced each year. Landmines kill and injury 15,000 to 20,000 people annually, but beyond this, the presence of landmines reshape the ways that people live, the land they can cultivate and the communities that they are connected to. Landmine
Landscape — FV4240.01
This intermediate moving image production course challenges students to realize new works in film and video that participate in the lively and varied art historical tradition of representing the natural world and humankind’s place within it. Drawing on the technical capacities of time-based media and the rich environmental surroundings of Bennington’s campus, students will
Landscape Painting in China — AH4317.01
This course is a thematic seminar of Chinese ink painting, focusing on the development of the pictorial tradition of landscape from the tenth century to the nineteenth century. Along with the discussion of the history of landscape painting, we will explore various types of landscapes including the topographical landscape, the idealized or imaginary “mind landscape,” the sacred
Landscapes of Injustice: Psychology and Social Change — PSY4238.01
What role can psychology play in the aftermath of collective trauma? What are the responsibilities psychologists have to those who have suffered catastrophe? How does psychology engage with the realities of survival? In this course, we will we explore the ways in which psychology participates in social change. In particular, we will look at how psychology engages with the
Landscaping Leftovers: Painting and the Expanded Field — PAI4403.01
This course explores landscape painting as an extension of site and salvage as an expanded portrait of self. While reinforcing formal painting knowledge and skills, students will investigate new strategies around the application and integration of non-traditional materials as a critical response to traditional painting histories. Some questions we will ask ourselves over the
Language Across Time and Space — LIN4114.01
This course explores the dynamic processes of language change: how languages evolve over time and influence each other when its users come into contact. Students will examine the mechanisms of phonetic, morphological, and syntactic change, along with phenomena such as grammaticalization and semantic shifts. Special attention will be given to the effects of language contact,