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Migration, Diaspora and Exile: New Voices in the Literature of Global Dislocation — LIT2286.01

Spring 2018
Instructor: Benjamin Anastas
Credits: 4
The recent mass migrations of people due to armed conflict, the globalized economy, the fall of the colonial world order and climate change have unsettled political establishments throughout the West and set of waves of pro-nationalist and anti-immigrant protests. In literature, however, the voices of the dispossessed have arguably never been stronger or more influential. This
CAPA Literature

Migration, Identity, Belonging — PSY4379.01

Fall 2020
Instructor:
Credits: 4
How are refugees, asylum-seekers, and immigrants different? What are the reasons people migrate? What creates the conditions for illegality? Why are people being deported? What does integration mean and who is integrated? In this course, we will follow a migrant-centered approach in investigating macro (e.g., institutional), meso (e.g., intergroup) and micro level (e.g.,
Society Culture and Thought

Miles Davis (1926-1991): Jazz Pioneer — MHI2226.01

Fall 2015
Instructor: Bruce Williamson
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
This course will study the 40‐year career of legendary jazz trumpeter and innovative band leader Miles Davis. We will examine his beginnings in the Be‐Bop movement as a sideman with Charlie Parker, his two famous quintets (one with John Coltrane and Cannonball Adderley, the other with Wayne Shorter and Herbie Hancock), his collaborations with arranger Gil Evans, and his
Music

Miles Davis (1926-1991): Jazz Pioneer — MHI2226.01

Fall 2017
Instructor: Bruce Williamson
Credits: 4
This course will study the 40‐year career of legendary jazz trumpeter and innovative band leader Miles Davis. We will examine his beginnings in the Be‐Bop movement as a sideman with Charlie Parker, his two famous quintets (one with John Coltrane and Cannonball Adderley, the other with Wayne Shorter and Herbie Hancock), his collaborations with arranger Gil Evans, and his
Music

Miles Runs the Voodoo Down: Rock Drumming through a Jazz Lens — MIN2260.01

Fall 2017
Instructor: Brian Chase
Credits: 4
Using the classic Miles Davis track as a reference point, this performance based course will focus on the jazz tradition as establishing the foundation for contemporary drumming styles, particularly that of rock, as well as rhythm-and-blues and modern jazz.  Class time will be organized into two main emphases, that of drumming technique and method, and that of drumming
Music

Mindfulness Drawing: Meditation and the Art of Observation — DRW2116.01

Spring 2020
Instructor: J Blackwell
Credits: 2
This course explores mindfulness as both a practice and integral part of the art making process. Using drawing as a form of meditation, we will also look at artists and art movements that embrace meditation as a mark-making medium. Through in-class meditation, studio work, and discussion, students will be introduced to ideas and practical hands on techniques which will
Visual Arts

Minds and Machines — PHI2138.01

Fall 2016
Instructor: Kimberly Van Orman
Credits: 4
This course will introduce some key ideas from the philosophy of mind and focus on how they can help us understand the nature of minds and conscious experience.  Topics will include: animal minds, persons, artificial intelligence, free will, perception and conscious experience. Questions we will focus on include: What is the relationship between our mind and body, and what
Society Culture and Thought

Mini Projects: Dance — DAN4030.01

Spring 2026
Instructor: Dana Reitz
Days & Time: TU,FR 10:30am-12:20pm
Credits: 1

This is a laboratory for making a mini dance project that can be developed within the short time frame of 3 weeks, right at the start of the term. Students will be working with others in the class to make, teach, and rehearse selections of movement material, culminating in a project that may be shown in Dance Workshop. This is an opportunity for working with instincts, for

Dance

Minimalism — MTH4210.01

Fall 2023
Instructor: Nicholas Brooke
Credits: 2
An advanced seminar in analyzing the diverse streams of musical minimalism. We’ll look at minimalism’s conceptual roots in the 1960s, and trace influences from the visual arts and dance, as well as early works of Reich, Glass, Fluxus, Eastman, and the Scratch Orchestra. The seminar will combine on‐the‐score and aural analysis and contrast open score, aurally taught, and
Music

Minimalism — MTH4210.01

Spring 2017
Instructor: Nicholas Brooke
Credits: 2
An advanced seminar in analyzing the diverse streams of musical minimalism. We’ll look at minimalism’s conceptual roots in the 1960s, and trace influences from the visual arts, as well as early works of Steve Reich, Philip Glass, Fluxus, Cage, and the Scratch Orchestra. The seminar will combine on‐the‐score and aural analysis and contrast open score, aurally taught, and
Music

Mixed Media in Ceramics — CER4270.01

Spring 2017
Instructor: Barry Bartlett
Credits: 4
This class will investigate the nature of combing non-ceramic materials with the medium. Student's will be appropriating objects from a diverse array of sources such as antique and hobby stores, outdoor sculpture and garden centers, souvenir shops, etc. and either translating them into ceramic forms or integrating them with fabricated forms. Using this combined arrangement
Visual Arts

Mixing Techniques — MSR4110.01

Spring 2019
Instructor: Senem Pirler
Credits: 2
In this course, we will explore various mixing objectives and techniques through critical listening sessions, analysis, and hands-on projects. We will focus on the fundamentals of mixing, shaping the sounds through dynamic range processors and modulation tools, and various other techniques. Students will have an opportunity to practice their mixing skills through multitracks,
Music

Mobility and Circulation — ANT2206.01

Spring 2016
Instructor: Eileen Scully
Credits: 4
Moving and circulating through local, national, and global space—whether for economic opportunity, military conquest, pilgrimage, tourism, or otherwise—has long been one of humanity’s great preoccupations. Human mobility at once represents a source of liberation for people seeking a new life, a challenge to governments looking to control and monitor their
Society Culture and Thought

Model Shop: Studies in Scale — VA4119.01

Fall 2019
Instructor: Farhad Mirza
Credits: 2
This course is about the architectural model as a physical representation of structure. Students will work with a variety of materials, and at multiple scales to learn about both the practical uses of scale-models as well as the generative potential of scalar manipulation, and the miniature. Coursework will emphasize the importance of an organized digital and physical
Visual Arts

Modeling and Thinking in Rhino 7 — DA2176.01

Fall 2023
Instructor: Derek Parker
Credits: 2
Modeling and Thinking in Rhino 7 is an introductory course to Computer Aided Design (CAD) Modeling and how those models can be used in real-world applications. This course will explore the use of Rhino to create interactive models that represent imagined designs for; manufacturing, architecture, and spatial sketching. Particular attention will be paid to how computer models
Visual Arts

Modeling and Thinking in Rhino 7 — DES2101.01

Fall 2024
Instructor: Derek Parker
Credits: 2
Modeling and Thinking in Rhino 7 is an introductory course to Computer-Aided Design (CAD) Modeling and how those models can be used in real-world applications. This course will explore the use of Rhino to create interactive models that represent imagined designs for; manufacturing, architecture, and spatial sketching. Particular attention will be paid to how computer models
Visual Arts

Modeling and Thinking in Rhino 8 — DES2110.01

Fall 2025
Instructor: Derek Parker
Days & Time: MO,TH 1:40pm-3:30pm
Credits: 2

Modeling and Thinking in Rhino 8 is an introductory course to Computer-Aided Design (CAD) Modeling and how those models can be used in real-world applications. This course will explore the use of Rhino to create interactive models that represent imagined designs for manufacturing, architecture, and spatial sketching. Particular attention will be paid to how computer models

Design

Modern Guitar — MIN4224.01

Fall 2014
Instructor: hui cox
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 2
Individual training is available in jazz, modern and classical guitar technique and repertoire, song accompaniment (finger style), improvisation, and arranging and composing for the guitar. Course material is tailored to the interests and level of the individual student.
Music

Modern Guitar — MIN4224.01

Fall 2016
Instructor: Hui Cox
Credits: 2
Individual training is available in jazz, modern and classical guitar technique and repertoire, song accompaniment (finger style), improvisation, and arranging and composing for the guitar. Course material is tailored to the interests and level of the individual student.
Music

Modern Guitar — MIN4224.01

Spring 2021
Instructor: Carly Rudzinski
Credits: 2
Individual training is available in jazz, modern and classical guitar technique and repertoire, song accompaniment (finger style), improvisation, and arranging and composing for the guitar. Course material is tailored to the interests and level of the individual student.
Music

Modern Guitar — MIN4224.01

Fall 2013
Instructor: Hui Cox
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 2
Individual training is available in jazz, modern, and classical guitar technique and repertoire, song accompaniment (finger style), improvisation, and arranging and composing for the guitar. Course material is tailored to the interests and level of the individual student. Corequisites: Must also participate in Music Workshop (Tuesdays, 6:30 - 8pm).
Music

Modern Guitar — MIN4224.01

Fall 2019
Instructor: Hui Cox
Credits: 2
Individual training is available in jazz, modern and classical guitar technique and repertoire, song accompaniment (finger style), improvisation, and arranging and composing for the guitar. Course material is tailored to the interests and level of the individual student. Corequisites: Attendance at Music Workshop (Tuesday, 6:30 – 8:00 pm).
Music