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The Art of Acoustic Recording — MSR4052.01

Fall 2014
Instructor: tba
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
Building on the fundamentals developed in MSR2152 Beginning Workshop in Recording, this class will focus on specific techniques for creating quality recordings of a wide variety of instruments. We will develop an understanding of the sonic and musical properties that make each instrument unique as well as techniques for working with live instrumentalists and vocalists in the
Music

The Art of Auditioning Virtually — DRA2310.01

Spring 2021
Instructor: Jennifer Rohn
Credits: 4
Auditions are an opportunity to develop your artistic voice and your confidence in that voice. In this class, we will work to demystify the process of auditioning and understand how to prepare and present work under challenging circumstances. The current move to self-tape and virtual video formats presents unique challenges. This course will cover cold readings, monologues, and
Drama

The Art of Brevity: Linguistic Conciseness in the Spanish and Latin American Traditions — SPA4129.01

Spring 2016
Instructor: Ikuko Yoshida
Credits: 4
Baltasar Gracián, master of the aphorism, summed it up this way: "Something good, if brief, is twice as good." Jorge Luis Borges and Adolfo Bioy Casares sought in the microrrelato (a very short story) "the essence of narrative". In our time, compressed political slogans or tweets compete to attract the fragmented attention of the public. This course will explore the
Languages

The Art of Brevity: Linguistic Conciseness in the Spanish and Latin American Traditions — CANCELLED

Fall 2015
Instructor: Luis Gonzalez Barrios (See Sarah Harris or Jonathan Pitcher for registration.)
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
Baltasar Gracián, master of the aphorism, summed it up this way: "something good, if brief, is twice as good." Jorge Luis Borges and Adolfo Bioy Casares sought in the microrrelato (a very short story) "the essence of narrative." In our time, compressed political slogans or tweets compete to attract the fragmented attention of the public. This course will explore the
Languages

The art of Letting Go: Daoism and Buddhism in Daily Life — CHI4405.01

Spring 2024
Instructor: Carly Rudzinski
Credits: 4
Daoism and Buddhism hold a significant place in the daily lives of most Taiwanese people. These philosophical traditions influence spirituality, meditation practices, and ethical values. Many Taiwanese incorporate elements of these philosophies into their daily lives to reduce stress and improve mental wellbeing, and so can you. Students will be introduced to central concepts
Cultural Studies and Languages

The Art of Listening — MHI2239.01

Spring 2021
Instructor: Joseph Alpar
Credits: 2
Composer Pauline Oliveros once said, "Listen to everything all the time and remind yourself when you are not listening." In this course, we will listen to a wide variety of music styles from all over the world and from different time periods. However, rather than organizing the course according to genre, each week we will focus on a particular theme—the natural world,
Music

The Art of Listening — MET2239.01

Spring 2022
Instructor: Joseph Alpar
Credits: 2
Composer Pauline Oliveros once said, “Listen to everything all the time and remind yourself when you are not listening.” In this course, students will develop their musical knowledge and active listening skills through the examination of diverse musical practices and sounds in varied social, cultural, and historical contexts. Rather than organizing the course according to genre
Music

The Art of Literary Criticism — LIT4586.01

Spring 2021
Instructor: Benjamin Anastas
Credits: 4
“We live in a golden age of criticism,” W.J.T. Mitchell famously declared in 1987, and by that he meant that the dominant literary forms of the late 20th Century—poetry, fiction, drama and film—had lost the supremacy they’d long held to the emergent high-minded fields of literary criticism and literary theory. The Critic and the Artist have always been at odds, though recent
Literature

The Art of Literary Translation — LIT4319.01

Spring 2022
Instructor: Marguerite Feitlowitz
Credits: 4
It may well be that the closest, most interpretative, and creative reading of a text involves translating it from one language to another. Questions of place, culture, epoch, voice, gender, and rhythm take on new urgency, helping us to deepen our writerly skills and sensibilities. As Joseph Brodsky put it: “You must memorize poems, do translation, study foreign languages. And
Cultural Studies and Languages Literature

The Art of Literary Translation — LIT4319.01

Spring 2015
Instructor: Marguerite Feitlowitz
Credits: 4
It may be that the closest, most interpretative and creative reading of a text involves translating from one language to another. Questions of place, culture, epoch, voice, gender, and rhythm take on new urgency, helping us deepen our skills and sensibilities in new ways. The seminar has a triple focus: comparing and contrasting existing translations of a single work; reading
Literature

The Art of Literary Translation — LIT4319.01

Spring 2017
Instructor: Marguerite Feitlowitz
Credits: 4
It may well be that the closest, most interpretative, and creative reading of a text involves translating it from one language to another. Questions of place, culture, epoch, voice, gender, and rhythm take on new urgency, helping us to deepen our writerly skills and sensibilities. As Joseph Brodsky put it: “You must memorize poems, do translation, study foreign languages. And
Literature

The Art of Literary Translation — LIT4319.01

Spring 2020
Instructor: Marguerite Feitlowitz
Credits: 4
It may well be that the closest, most interpretative, and creative reading of a text involves translating it from one language to another. Questions of place, culture, epoch, voice, gender, and rhythm take on new urgency, helping us to deepen our writerly skills and sensibilities. As Joseph Brodsky put it: “You must memorize poems, do translation, study foreign languages. And
Literature

The Art of Literary Translation — LIT4319.01

Fall 2013
Instructor: Marguerite Feitlowitz
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
It may be that the closest, most interpretative and creative reading of a text involves translating from one language to another. Questions of place, culture, epoch, voice, gender, and rhythm take on new urgency, helping us deepen our skills and sensibilities in new ways. The seminar has a triple focus: comparing and contrasting existing translations of a single work; reading
Literature

The Art of Literary Translation: Your Histories, Texts, and Authorial Selves — LIT4319.01

Spring 2023
Instructor: Marguerite Feitlowitz
Credits: 4
It may well be that the closest, most interpretative, and creative reading of a text involves translating it from one language to another. Questions of place, culture, epoch, voice, gender, and rhythm take on new urgency, helping us to deepen our writerly skills and sensibilities. In this course, you will translate a myriad of texts, including works you have written, or are
Cultural Studies and Languages Literature

The Art of Losing: Composing and Editing Dances and Writing — DAN4372.01

Spring 2025
Instructor: Elena Demyanenko
Credits: 2
In this course, students will focus on composition in both writing and in dance with a particular focus on editing. This course is designed for students interested in excavating and investigating their patterns and tendencies and interested in the rigor of crafting a work for public reception. We will explore the effect of removing materials. What space is created through
Dance

The Art of Mathematics — MAT2439.01

Spring 2016
Instructor:
Credits: 4
Are you interested in the interplay between art and mathematics? In this class, we will explore striking visual and spatial concepts that arise in sophisticated modern mathematics. We will do so without assuming any mathematical prerequisites. Topics include the structure of Moebius strips and solids; topology (the stretching and bending of space); the fourth dimension; the
Science Mathematics and Computing

The Art of Mediation and Negotiation — MED2107.01

Fall 2016
Instructor: Daniel Michaelson
Credits: 2
Conflict exists everywhere—with friends and roommates, within the family, between nations—but is conflict inevitable?  In this class we will explore the basic elements of conflict resolution, focusing on the process of Mediation.  We will learn and observe the differences between mediation, negotiation, and court processes.  We will examine which behaviors
CAPA

The Art of Mediation and Negotiation — MED2107.02

Fall 2016
Instructor: Daniel Michaelson
Credits: 2
Conflict exists everywhere—with friends and roommates, within the family, between nations—but is conflict inevitable?  In this class we will explore the basic elements of conflict resolution, focusing on the process of Mediation.  We will learn and observe the differences between mediation, negotiation, and court processes.  We will examine which behaviors
CAPA

The Art of Mediation and Negotiation — APA2354.01

Fall 2024
Instructor: Susan Sgorbati
Credits: 4
This class will examine conflict resolution theory and practice. We will explore the nature of conflict, principled negotiation and the mediation process. The skills of active listening as well as multi-party collaborative problem-solving will be introduced. The class will offer a 24 hour Certificate in Mediation Training. Classes will include readings, discussion and role-play
CAPA

The Art of Mediation and Negotiation — MED2107.01

Fall 2015
Instructor: Daniel Michaelson
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 2
In this class we explore the basic elements of conflict resolution with a focus on Mediation.  Students will learn and observe the differences between Mediation, Negotiation, and Court Processes.  We will examine which behaviors escalate conflicts, and which ones build lasting foundations of peace.  Incorporated into this class is a certified twenty-hour training
CAPA

The Art of Mediation and Negotiation — MED2107.02

Fall 2017
Instructor: Peter Pagnucco
Credits: 2
Conflict exists everywhere—with friends and roommates, within the family, between nations—but is conflict inevitable?  In this class we will explore the basic elements of conflict resolution, focusing on the process of Mediation.  We will learn and observe the differences between mediation, negotiation, and court processes.  We will examine which behaviors
CAPA

The Art of Mediation and Negotiation — MED2107.01

Fall 2014
Instructor: daniel michaelson
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 2
In this class we will explore the basic elements of conflict resolution. We will learn and observe the differences between mediation, negotiation, and court processes. We will examine which behaviors escalate conflicts, and which ones build lasting foundations of peace. Incorporated into this class is a certified twenty-hour training in basic mediation skills, including active
CAPA

The Art of Mediation and Negotiation — MED2107.01

Fall 2017
Instructor: Peter Pagnucco
Credits: 2
Conflict exists everywhere—with friends and roommates, within the family, between nations—but is conflict inevitable?  In this class we will explore the basic elements of conflict resolution, focusing on the process of Mediation.  We will learn and observe the differences between mediation, negotiation, and court processes.  We will examine which behaviors
CAPA

The Art of Rehearsing — DAN4229.01

Fall 2023
Instructor: Dana Reitz
Credits: 4
What happens when you start a rehearsal process and you are not sure what you are wanting yet? How do you present movement phrases, concepts, and structures and incorporate new information from the performers? What is it that you see? How do you change your mind? This is a laboratory setting to explore how to make, teach, and rehearse short selections of movement material.
Dance