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The Actor’s Instrument — DRA2170.01

Spring 2019
Instructor: Shawtane Bowen
Credits: 4
Acting, when done well, is the pure expression of human emotion and spirit through text. To do so effectively, one must have adequate training. The actor's voice, body, mind, and spirit are the tools of the trade and in this course, we will work to hone each one. This course provides a safe environment for the actor to explore and play in the pursuit of bringing texts to life.
Drama

The Actor’s Instrument — DRA2170.01

Fall 2017
Instructor: Kirk Jackson
Credits: 4
An actor honors and bears witness to humanity by embodying and giving voice to the human element in the landscape of theatrical collaboration. Investigating the impulses and intuitions that make us unique as individuals can also identify that which constitutes our shared humanity. Through exploration of the fundamentals of performance, students address the actor’s body, voice,
Drama

The Afghan-Pakistani Frontier — ANT2208.01

Spring 2017
Instructor: Noah Coburn
Credits: 2
The mountains separating Pakistan and Afghanistan are home to nomads and pastoralists, who rely on centuries old pathways with little concern for modern state boundaries.  They are also the site of America’s largest and most intense drone campaign and the only place in the world to experience a significant comeback by polio.  The border, created by the British Empire
CAPA Society Culture and Thought

The Albumen Print — PHO4114.02

Spring 2018
Instructor: Jonathan Kline
Credits: 2
In this 7-week session, students will explore the most widely used process of making photographic prints in the 19th century, the albumen process. Ideally suited for contact printing either glass or paper negatives in sunlight, the albumen print has a glossy surface and rich tonal scale that became very popular for photographers exhibiting their work in the 19th century.
Visual Arts

The Anglo-Irish Novel — LIT2167.01

Fall 2017
Instructor: Annabel Davis-Goff
Credits: 4
The contribution to British literature by the politically powerful, Protestant, land owning, Anglo-Irish is substantial and important. We will read Maria Edgeworth, Elizabeth Bowen, and Somerville Ross as representatives of the Ascendancy, as well as novels that reflect the political changes of the 1920s, and life, after Irish independence, for the descendants (actual and
Literature

The Animal that therefore I am — POL4243.01

Fall 2023
Instructor: John Hultgren
Credits: 4
Near the beginning of a ten-hour long (!) address, philosopher Jacques Derrida famously described standing naked in front of his cat and suddenly feeling embarrassed. Wondering why he felt such strong emotions when faced with the gaze of his feline companion, Derrida was provoked to examine the relationship between humans and animals. This course proposes to follow his lead,
Environment Society Culture and Thought

The Anthropology of Religion — ANT2108.01

Spring 2018
Instructor: Noah Coburn
Credits: 4
This course takes an anthropological approach to the study of religion. It will look comparatively at how religion is understood in different cultures as well as studying different historical and theoretical approaches to religion. The course takes a holistic approach to religion and asks how religion is tied to such concepts as politics, kinship, gender and nationalism. It
Society Culture and Thought

The Anthropology of Religion — ANT2108.01

Fall 2013
Instructor: Noah Coburn
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
This course takes an anthropological approach to the study of religion. It will look comparatively at how religion is understood in different cultures as well as studying different historical and theoretical approaches to religion. The course takes a holistic approach to religion and asks how religion is tied to such concepts as politics, kinship, gender and nationalism. It
Social Science

The Anthropology of Science and Technology — ANT2119.01

Fall 2013
Instructor: David Bond
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
This course introduces students to science and technology studies. Studying the laboratory as a foreign culture, technology as a built argument, and objectivity as a disembodied vision, this course approaches science as a history of the present; that is, as an unfolding force that is actively shaping the texture and significance of social life in the present. Readings will
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The Anti-Imperialist Century in Latin America: From Sandino to Chávez and Beyond — SCT2129.01

Fall 2019
Instructor: Kate Paarlberg-Kvam
Credits: 4
With the shift away from expansionism at the end of the 19th century, U.S. foreign policy assumed new forms. Marine occupations, dollar diplomacy, covert action, and economic interventions took the place of territorial annexations. How were these policies experienced on the ground? In what ways did they shape debates about Latin American identity, sovereignty, and the role
Society Culture and Thought

The Antiquity of Others — PHI4247.01) (cancelled 10/6/2023

Spring 2024
Instructor: Catherine McKeen
Credits: 4
For us moderns, the statue of the elite male is emblematic of Greek and Roman antiquity. You may know this figure- able-bodied, athletic, impassive, and marble white. The figure represents societies shaped by unequal power relations which privileged men and masculinity, as well as the centering of elite male whiteness in historical narratives about Greek and Roman antiquity. In
Society Culture and Thought

The Architecture of a Play — DRA4354.01

Fall 2026
Instructor: Abe Koogler
Days & Time: FR 2:10pm-5:50pm
Credits: 4

This is a course for playwrights (and others) who are interested in thinking about the relationship between architecture, character, and plot. We will read plays in which unusual buildings, specific rooms, and distinctive built environments of all kinds play a crucial role in the dramatic action.

Readings will likely include Michael Frayn’s Noises Off, 

Drama

The Architecture Of Black Improvised Music — MHI2323.01

Spring 2022
Instructor: Michael Wimberly
Credits: 1
This seminar will involve listening, discussing, and responding to the great music creators who contributed to the 1960’s free jazz movement. Many of these icons have lectured, performed, and walked the grounds of Bennington College. Students will examine the history, structures, and techniques developed during this creative period, including personal anecdotes about the music
Music

The Architecture of the Ceramic Kiln — CER4380.01

Spring 2027
Instructor: Anina Major
Days & Time: TH 1:40pm-5:20pm
Credits: 4

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

Ceramics

The Archive in Art — VA4216.01

Fall 2013
Instructor: Liz Deschenes
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 2
This seven-week course is an introduction to the archive and how it has been central to artistic production of the 20th and 21st centuries. We will read Walter Benjamins Archive, Archive Fever: Uses of The Document in Contemporary Art, and conclude with The Big Archive. There will be lectures on how the archive exists in specific artists works. Students will be given short
Visual Arts

The Archive in Art — VA4216.02

Spring 2019
Instructor: Liz Deschenes
Credits: 2
This seven-week course is an introduction to the archive and how it has been central to artistic production of the 20th and 21st centuries. We will read Walter Benjamin’s Archive, Archive Fever: Uses of The Document in Contemporary Art, and conclude with The Big Archive. There will be lectures on how the archive exists in specific artists works. Students will be given short
Visual Arts

The Archive in Art — VA2209.01

Spring 2016
Instructor: Liz Deschenes
Credits: 2
This seven-week course is an introduction to the archive and how it has been central to artistic production of the 20th and 21st centuries. Though the course is only a brief introduction, there will be an emphasis on how the archive has been utilized by artists to subvert and question conventional notions of the archive and related power structures. Students will be given short
Visual Arts

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 Acoustic Recording — MSR4052.01

Fall 2013
Instructor: Julie Last
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
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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