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The Philosophy of Democracy — PHI2132.01

Instructor: Paul Voice
Credits: 4
This course examines the philosophical grounds of democracy as well as the critique of democracy. We ask what values and practices ought to anchor our understanding of democracy and engage with debates about the value of democracy. This class requires close reading of primary philosophical texts and a number of written papers.

The Philosophy of Hannah Arendt — PHI4131.02

Instructor: Paul Voice
Credits: 2
Hannah Arendt (1906-1975) was a major political theorist whose work has become increasingly influential in recent years. A student of Martin Heidegger and Karl Jaspers, her extensive writings cover such topics as the nature of power, the meaning of the political and the problem of revolution. This seven week course is a critical exploration of some of her major works, including

The Philosophy of Hannah Arendt — PHI4131.01

Instructor: Paul Voice
Credits: 4
Hannah Arendt (1906-1975) was a political theorist whose work has become increasingly influential in recent years. A student of Martin Heidegger and Karl Jaspers, her extensive writings cover such topics as the nature of power, the meaning of the political, and the problem of revolution. This course is a detailed exploration of some of her major works, including The Human

The Philosophy of Hannah Arendt — PHI4131.01

Instructor: Paul Voice
Credits: 4
Hannah Arendt (1906-1975) was a political theorist whose work has become increasingly influential in recent years. A student of Martin Heidegger and Karl Jaspers, her extensive writings cover such topics as the nature of power, the meaning of the political, and the problem of revolution. This course is a detailed exploration of some of her major works, including The Human

The Philosophy of Hannah Arendt — PHI4131.01

Instructor: Paul Voice
Days & Time: TU,FR 2:10pm-4:00pm
Credits: 4

Hannah Arendt (1906-1975) was a political theorist whose work has become increasingly influential in recent years. A student of Martin Heidegger and Karl Jaspers, her extensive writings cover such topics as the nature of power, the meaning of the political, and the problem of revolution. This course is a detailed exploration of some of her major works, including The Human

The Physics of Light and Color — PHY2114.01

Instructor: Hugh Crowl
Days & Time: TU 8:30am-12:10pm
Credits: 2

The physics of light and color initially appears simple: light is a wave and the wavelength of light determines color. While this basic physical description of light is easy to state, going deeper quickly opens up large range of questions. How do different wavelengths of light combine to make colors? How does light from different sources interfere? How does light change path

The Physics of Light and Color — PHY2114.01

Instructor: Hugh Crowl
Credits: 2
The physics of light and color initially appears simple: light is a wave and the wavelength of light determines color. While this basic physical description of light is easy to state, going deeper quickly opens up large range of questions. How do different wavelengths of light combine to make colors? How does light from different sources interfere? How does light change path

The Physics of Sound — PHY2278.02

Instructor: Hugh Crowl
Days & Time: TU 8:30am-12:10pm
Credits: 2

Physically, sound is simply the compression of air around us. However, this relatively simple description obscures a much richer understanding of sound. From how different sounds are generated and perceived to how different sounds can combine to make something new to how to design acoustically pleasant spaces, the physics of sound plays a key role. This course is about the

The Physics of Sound — PHY2278.02

Instructor: Hugh Crowl
Credits: 2
Physically, sound is simply the compression of air around us. However, this relatively simply description obscures a much richer understanding of sound. From how different sounds are generated and perceived to how different sounds can combine to make something new to how to design acoustically pleasant spaces, the physics of sound plays a key role. This course is about the

The Plan as Portfolio — PLN2101.02

Instructor: Noah Coburn and Zeke Bernstein
Credits: 1
This course is a critical look at the use of electronic portfolios (or e-portfolios) in higher education, and the unique opportunity here at Bennington to develop an e-portfolio system that will supplement and extend the Plan process. Through readings, discussions, workshops, and a culminating portfolio project, we will look at the history and current use of e-portfolios today;

The Poetics of Love — LIT4268.01

Instructor: Camille Guthrie
Credits: 4
Magic. Jealousy. Why. Tenderness. Scenes. Night. Waiting. Anxiety. Body. Roland Barthes’s A Lover’s Discourse (1978) examines the structure and language of the fictional and lived experience of love. In his analysis of Goethe’s Sorrows of Young Werther, Barthes observes the received ideas about love in order to demystify them and discover what remains radiant. With Barthes’s

The Poetics of Movement for Dance Screen — DAN4244.01

Instructor: Dana Reitz
Credits: 2
A hands-on seminar conducted by Elliot Caplan to teach video as a collaborative tool for exploration of movement in dance. This class is intended for those interested in developing their aesthetic sensibilities and responsiveness toward the moving image rather than learning primarily the technical aspects of filmmaking. Cameras will be used to concentrate on framing and shot

The Poetics of Protest — LIT2541.01) (cancelled 4/23/2024

Instructor: Franny Choi
Credits: 2
What makes a poem political? Why do some poems, chants, and slogans circulate in political contexts, while others don’t? In this course, we will read poems from the 20th and 21st Century that have gone under the banner of “protest poetry” and examine the tools of craft that socially-engaged poets have utilized to further their work. Beginning with poets writing under Soviet

The Poetics of Protest — LIT4612.01

Instructor: Franny Choi
Days & Time: MO 1:40pm-5:20pm
Credits: 4

Since the killing of poet Refaat Alareer by Israeli forces in December of 2023, his now-famous poem “If I Must Die” has been read aloud at rallies and teach-ins, shared widely on social media, and written on countless picket signs. What makes a bit of language sticky and alive enough to mobilize people to take political action? What role has poetry played in

The Political Economy of the American Coast: Past, Present, and Future of a Dynamic Landscape — ENV4111.01

Instructor: Carly Rudzinski
Credits: 4
How and why has the coast become so central to American cultural and economic life? Who has benefited from the rapid growth of coastal development over the last century, and who has been excluded? What does the future hold for coastal landscapes and communities, and what can be done to address emerging inequalities and vulnerabilities? This course will examine the past, present

The Political Economy of the Twenty-First Century Refugee Crisis in North Africa and the Middle East — APA2143.01

Instructor: Mohammad Moeini Feizabadi
Credits: 4
“To be truly radical is to make hope possible, rather than despair convincing.” —Raymond Williams In this course, we will begin by discussing the causes of the numerous wars in the Middle East over the past several decades (the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, recent wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Libya, etc.), addressing their causes as well as their consequences. Then, we

The Politics of Bodies in Motion — DAN4128.02

Instructor: Nicole Daunic
Credits: 2
Scholars within dance studies, such as Randy Martin, André Lepecki, and Susan Manning, have proposed that dance serves as a unique practical and theoretical site through which to think the political--what philosopher Jacques Ranciére defines as the distribution of the sensible. In this course, we will read foundational texts addressing corporeality, biopolitics, aesthetics,

The Politics of Bodies in Motion — DAN2128.02

Instructor: Nicole Daunic
Credits: 2
Scholars within dance studies, such as Randy Martin, André Lepecki, and Susan Manning, have proposed that dance serves as a unique practical and theoretical site through which to think, observe, and sense the political--what philosopher Jacques Rancière defines as dissensual modes of intervention in the seeable and the sayable, or the insertion of one world in another. Through

The Politics of Freedom — POL2104.01

Instructor: Crina Archer
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
This course examines competing conceptions of freedom in the tradition of Western political thought. Is political freedom about doing what you want, sharing power, or actively participating in political life? Is freedom a quality of individuals or an experience found in collective action? What conditions help to secure freedom and what conditions undermine its possibility? What

The Politics of Freedom — POL2256.01

Instructor: crina archer
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
This course examines competing conceptions of freedom in the tradition of Western political thought. Is political freedom about doing what you want, sharing power, or actively participating in political life? Is freedom a quality of individuals or an experience found in collective action? What conditions help to secure freedom and what conditions undermine its possibility? What

The Politics of Immigration — POL2259.01

Instructor: John Hultgren
Days & Time: WE 10:00am-11:50am
Credits: 2

The U.N. estimates that there are 281 international migrants in the world, a number that has grown precipitously over the past half century and shows little sign of dissipating. Over the same time period, anti-immigrant parties and leaders have sprung up across much of the world, with visions of national revitalization contingent upon militarized borders

The Politics of Main Street, USA — POL2107.01

Instructor: Tim Schroeder
Credits: 4
Populism is back, and the small-town, white working class has played a major role in the rise of both Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders. But what are the political attitudes and ideologies that drive so-called Main Street USA? And why has populism reared its head here at this particular political conjuncture? The course will explore the politics of Main Street through readings in

The Politics of Pedro Almodóvar — SPA4603.01

Instructor: Sarah Harris
Credits: 4
Sometimes called apolitical or ahistorical, many of Pedro Almodóvar’s luscious films have met with consternation, if not distain, by Spanish critics. Yet Almodóvar leads the jury for the 2017 Cannes film festival. In fact, Spanish film scholar Paul Julian Smith notes that while “Pedro Almodóvar is now the most successful Spanish filmmaker of all time, whether that success is