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Self, Identity, and Ideology — PSY2102.01

Spring 2018
Instructor: Ella Ben Hagai
Credits: 4
In this introductory seminar we will examine basic questions exploring the relationship between a sense of self, social identity, and political decision making. We will engage with questions such as the differences between a sense of self and identity, cross-cultural variations in the formation of the self, and the processes associated with the emergence of sexual, ethnic and
Society Culture and Thought

Seminar in Clinical/ Developmental Psychology — PSY4106.01

Spring 2015
Instructor: David Anderegg
Credits: 4
This course serves as a platform for senior work in clinical or developmental psychology. Students will work together as a group and also independently under supervision of the instructor. The final product will be a research paper or other project which demonstrates critical thinking and research in psychology at an advanced level. Projects may be one-term projects or the
Social Science

Seminar in Clinical/Developmental Psychology — PSY4106.01

Spring 2014
Instructor: David Anderegg
Credits: 4
This course serves as a platform for senior work in clinical or developmental psychology. Students will work together as a group and also independently under supervision of the instructor. The final product will be a research paper or other project which demonstrates critical thinking and research in psychology at an advanced level. Projects may be one-term projects or the
Social Science

Seminar in Comparative Democratization — SCT4101.01

Spring 2023
Instructor: Rotimi Suberu
Credits: 4
Against a background of what is often described as a worldwide democratic recession or regression, this advanced seminar surveys current theoretical debates, empirical analyses, and policy conversations on the emergence, survival, challenges, breakdowns, and prospects of global democratization. Themes to be explored include: conceptualizing and measuring varieties of democracy
Advancement of Public Action Society Culture and Thought

Seminar in Comparative Democratization — SCT4101.01

Fall 2025
Instructor: Rotimi Suberu
Days & Time: WE 8:30am-12:10pm
Credits: 4

Against a background of what is often described as a worldwide democratic recession or regression, this advanced seminar surveys current theoretical debates, empirical analyses, and policy conversations on the emergence, survival, challenges, breakdowns, and prospects of global democratization. Themes to be explored include:

CAPA Society Culture and Thought

Seminar in Political Leadership — POL4213.01

Spring 2017
Instructor: Rotimi Suberu
Credits: 2
Political leadership is one of the most under-researched and under-theorized subjects in contemporary political science, despite an abundance of political biographies and a rich literature on organizational and managerial leadership. This 7-week seminar is devoted to exploring and analyzing leadership from a political perspective. We will examine different prescriptive and
Society Culture and Thought

Seminar in Political Leadership — POL4213.01

Spring 2015
Instructor: Rotimi Suberu
Credits: 2
Political leadership is one of the most under-researched and under-theorized subjects in contemporary political science, despite an abundance of political biographies and a rich literature on organizational and managerial leadership. This 7-week seminar is devoted to exploring and analyzing leadership from a political perspective. We will examine different prescriptive and
Social Science

Seminar on International Mediation in Armed Conflicts — POL4242.01

Fall 2023
Instructor: Rotimi Suberu
Credits: 4
International mediation research is an important, expanding, and intriguing field of study in international relations. This advanced seminar focuses on international, external or third-party mediation in interstate and intrastate warfare as an instrument of conflict resolution, termination, de-escalation, or transformation. Topics to be explored in readings, guest lectures,
CAPA Society Culture and Thought

Seminar on Monolingualism — LIN2103.01

Spring 2020
Instructor: Thomas Leddy-Cecere
Credits: 4
Scholarly estimates consistently place the percentage of the world’s population able to communicate proficiently in more than one language over 50%.  Yet multilingual competence is regularly treated as a secondary or even aberrant state requiring explanation and interpretation, while monolingualism is assumed as default despite its numerically inferior status.  In
Cultural Studies and Languages Society Culture and Thought

Seminar on Monolingualism — LIN2103.01

Spring 2027
Instructor: Thomas Leddy-Cecere
Days & Time: TU,FR 10:30am-12:20pm
Credits: 4

Scholarly estimates consistently place the percentage of the world’s population able to communicate proficiently in more than one language over 50% -- most people in the world are multilingual.  Yet, multilingual competence is regularly treated as an unusual, secondary or even aberrant state that requires explanation and interpretation, while monolingualism is assumed

Linguistics Sociolinguistics

Seminar on Monolingualism — LIN2103.01

Fall 2021
Instructor: Thomas Leddy-Cecere
Credits: 4
Scholarly estimates consistently place the percentage of the world’s population able to communicate proficiently in more than one language over 50%.  Yet multilingual competence is regularly treated as a secondary or even aberrant state requiring explanation and interpretation, while monolingualism is assumed as default despite its numerically inferior status.  In
Cultural Studies and Languages Society Culture and Thought

Seminar on Virginia Woolf — LIT4526.01

Spring 2021
Instructor: Marguerite Feitlowitz
Credits: 4
In this Seminar, we focus intensively on the fiction and nonfiction of Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) whose enormous output, experimental techniques, and intellectual reach revolutionized the form and subject matter of both the novel and the essay. As a thinker and social critic, Woolf is artful, radical, and full of complication—a foundation for modern feminism and pacifism, and a
Literature

Seminar: Advanced Topics in Chemistry — CHE4276.01

Spring 2016
Instructor: Janet Foley
Credits: 2
This advanced seminar is an opportunity for students to explore chemical topics in more detail than in previous courses. Topics of student and faculty interest will be pursued mainly through reading the research literature with background from other sources as appropriate. Students will present articles and facilitate the discussions. Evaluation will be based on student
Science Mathematics and Computing

Seminar: Building Ethical Data Governance for Organizational Excellence — CS4389.01) (cancelled 5/10/2024

Spring 2025
Instructor: Meltem Ballan
Credits: 2
In today's data-driven world, organizations must prioritize data privacy, ethics, and governance to build trust with customers, comply with regulations, and harness the power of AI responsibly. This course explores the fundamental concepts of data governance, ethics, and their interplay in organizational success. Participants will learn practical strategies for implementing and

Seminar: Musicmaking In Realtime — MHI2230.02

Spring 2024
Instructor: Michael Wimberly
Credits: 1
In this seminar students will engage in discussions and conversations on the experience of creating music in today's world. Topics include the notion of "art for art's sake", changing economic and esthetic conditions approaching the music industry, and making sense of the growing use of AI. As part of this seminar, Sharp will share his own experience from decades of composing,
Music

Senior Projects — MCO4376.01) (day/time updated as of 10/9/2023

Spring 2024
Instructor: Joseph Alpar
Credits: 4
This course will serve as a workshop and forum for senior music students who are planning to present their senior projects in Spring 2024. In this course, we will meet and discuss students’ projects produced through any creative practice, including, but not limited to, performance, installation, musical show, and publication. Students will be expected to complete most of their
Music

Senior Projects — ARC4109.01

Spring 2017
Instructor:
Credits: 4
This is an advanced studio class for students who have a proficient understanding of architectural concepts, history and theory.  Each student will develop a personal project. Students must submit a detailed proposal. Weekly readings will be assigned.
Visual Arts

Senior Projects — LIT4795.01

Fall 2013
Instructor: Marguerite Feitlowitz
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
For seniors working on special projects or senior theses. There will be one group meeting per week. In addition, each member of the class will have frequent individual meetings with the instructor during the course of the term. Corequisites: Students are required to attend Literature Evenings (Wednesdays, 7 – 8pm).  
Literature

Senior Projects — MPF4104.01

Spring 2016
Instructor: Kitty Brazelton
Credits: 2
Salon-style, seniors will meet to discuss advanced work, whether composition- and performance-related to senior concerts or other culminating work. Critical exchange and support between salon members is required, along with practical help in planning productions.
Music

Senior Projects — MPF4104.01

Fall 2015
Instructor: Kitty Brazelton
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 2
Salon-style, seniors will meet to discuss advanced work, whether composition and performance related to senior concerts or other culminating work. Critical exchange and support between salon members is required, along with practical help in planning productions.
Music

Senior Projects — LIT4795.01

Fall 2018
Instructor: Phillip B. Williams
Credits: 4
For seniors working on special projects or senior theses. Each student will devote the term to completing the draft of a unified manuscript–typically 75 pages of fiction or creative nonfiction, 50 pages of criticism, 30 pages of poetry, or a lengthy translation project. Each week, the class will critique individual manuscripts-in-progress. These peer critiques will be
Literature

Senior Projects — ARC4109.01

Fall 2015
Instructor: Donald Sherefkin
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
This is an advanced studio class for students who have a proficient understanding of architectural concepts, history and theory.  Each student will develop a personal project. Students must submit a detailed proposal as an attachment by May 6th, to dsherefkin@bennington.edu Weekly readings will be assigned.  
Visual Arts

Senior Projects —

Spring 2020
Instructor: Donald Sherefkin
Credits: 4
This is an advanced studio class for seniors who have a proficient understanding of architectural concepts, history and theory. Each student will develop a personal project. Students must submit a detailed proposal for their project in advance.

Senior Projects — MCO4376.01

Spring 2025
Instructor: Michael Wimberly
Credits: 4
This course will serve as a workshop and forum for senior music students who are planning to present their senior projects in Spring 2025. In this course, we will meet and discuss students’ projects produced through any creative practice, including, but not limited to, performance, installation, musical show, and publication. Students will be expected to complete most of their
Music

Senior Projects — MPF4104.01

Fall 2017
Instructor: Kitty Brazelton
Credits: 2
Salon-style, seniors will meet to discuss advanced work, whether composition- and performance-related to senior concerts or other culminating work. Critical exchange and support between salon members is required, along with practical help in planning productions.
Music