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The Voice: a Prism of Musical Expression — MVO2305.01

Fall 2024

Instructor: Virginia Kelsey

Credits: 2

In this seminar, we will explore a large and diverse spectrum of repertoire focusing on the voice outside of the Western Classical tradition. Instead, we will look to popular and folk musics from around the world for inspiration in the myriad forms in which vocal expression has developed. Vocal techniques and styles to be studied in this course include but are not limited to

Music

The War in Ukraine — POP2354.03

Spring 2022

Instructor: Carly Rudzinski

Credits: 1

In this course, we will examine the chain of events that led up to the invasion of Ukraine ordered by Vladimir Putin. To what extent does the war in Ukraine represent the final collapse of Cold War-era understandings of international peace, with a ‘return of violence’ that scuttles international agreements in favor of preemptive defense? We will also consider the Ukrainian

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The WAR Room for Free and Fair Elections (2022 and 2024) — APA2231.01

Spring 2022

Instructor: Carly Rudzinski

Credits: 2

As a current response to the events leading up to and occurring on January 6th, 2021 and the threat to democracy specifically related to free and fair elections, this class will engage in a practical assessment of what is going on in each local, county, and state precinct in each State in the United States to determine where the threats are to free and fair elections for the

CAPA

The Web as Artistic Platform — DA2110.01

Spring 2014

Instructor: Robert Ransick

Credits: 4

This course is an introduction to creative practices within digital technologies specifically focused on Internet based fine art projects. A broad survey of web-based digital arts is examined in tandem with an overview of tools necessary to create your own work. These include HTML, CSS, Photoshop, content management systems, and a basic introduction to JavaScript. Students

Visual Arts

The Web as Artistic Platform — DA2110.01

Fall 2014

Instructor: robert ransick

Days & Time: TBA

Credits: 4

Visual Arts

The Web as Artistic Platform — DA2110.01

Fall 2019

Instructor: Robert Ransick

Credits: 4

This course is an introduction to creative practices with digital technologies specifically focused on creating online fine art projects. A broad survey of web-based digital arts is examined in tandem with an overview of tools necessary to create your own work. These include HTML, CSS, Photoshop (for prepping images for the web), content management systems, and a basic

Visual Arts

The Web as Artistic Platform — DA2110.01

Spring 2018

Instructor: Robert Ransick

Credits: 4

This course is an introduction to creative practices within digital technologies specifically focused on Internet based fine art projects. A broad survey of web-based digital arts is examined in tandem with an overview of design methodology and the tools necessary to create your own work. These include HTML, CSS, Photoshop, content management systems, and a basic introduction

Visual Arts

The Web as Artistic Platform — DA2110.01

Spring 2016

Instructor: Robert Ransick

Credits: 4

This course is an introduction to creative practices within digital technologies specifically focused on Internet based fine art projects. A broad survey of web-based digital arts is examined in tandem with an overview of design methodology and the tools necessary to create your own work. These include HTML, CSS, Photoshop, content management systems, and a basic introduction

Visual Arts

The Web as Artistic Platform — DA2110.01

Spring 2015

Instructor: Robert Ransick

Credits: 4

Visual Arts

The Web as Artistic Platform — DA2110.01

Fall 2015

Instructor: Robert Ransick

Days & Time: TBA

Credits: 4

This course is an introduction to creative practices within digital technologies specifically focused on Internet based fine art projects. A broad survey of web-based digital arts is examined in tandem with an overview of design methodology and the tools necessary to create your own work. These include HTML, CSS, Photoshop, content management systems, and a basic introduction

Visual Arts

The Whiteness of the Whale: Moby-Dick and Melville's America — LIT2401.02

Fall 2018

Instructor: Benjamin Anastas

Credits: 2

The poet Charles Olson, in his groundbreaking lyric study of Melville Call me Ishmael (1947), argues that Moby-Dick; or, The Whale (1851) is a truer and more essentially American literary document than Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass (1855) because "it is all of America, all of her space, the malice, the root." We'll spend seven weeks reading Melville's account of Ahab's

Literature

The Whiteness of the Whale: Moby-Dick and Melville's America — LIT2401.01

Spring 2022

Instructor: Benjamin Anastas

Credits: 4

Poet Charles Olson, in his groundbreaking work of lyric criticism Call Me Ishmael (1947), argues that Melville’s classic novel Moby-Dick; or, The Whale (1851) is a truer and more essential literary document than Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass (1855) because “it is all of America, all of her space, the malice, the root.” A work of prophetic imagination that is almost endlessly

Literature

The Working Class — SOC2203.01

Spring 2019

Instructor: Debbie Warnock

Credits: 4

The American working class has been nearly ubiquitous in the media the last few years. Purported to have fueled the rise of Donald Trump due to class resentment, many now claim to speak for the working class, their experiences, and their motivations. But who are the working class, really? Grounded in the academic tradition of working-class studies, this course will use an

Society Culture and Thought

The World and Taiwan: A Small Island, a Global Story — CHI4327.01

Spring 2027

Instructor: Ginger Lin

Days & Time: MO,TH 3:40pm-5:30pm

Credits: 4

Students will explore Taiwan’s place in the world through contemporary issues, popular culture, and Taiwanese society. Although small in size, Taiwan has a significant global presence in technology, international politics, democracy, and cultural exchange. This course examines how Taiwan connects with the world and how global developments shape Taiwan’s identity,

Cultural Studies and Languages Chinese Politics

The World in 2050 — APA2280.01

Spring 2017

Instructor:

Credits: 4

What do you think the world will look like circa 2050? Futurists predict computers that host digital uploads of our brains, water crises, recycling breakthroughs, flying cars, shapeshifting skyscrapers, regenerating body parts, mass extinctions and experimental de-extinctions. To navigate the vastness of possible futures--from utopian to dystopian--the class begins with a leap

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The World Ocean — ENV2205.01

Spring 2018

Instructor: Chelsea Corr

Credits: 4

Covering 70% of Earth’s surface, it is no surprise that the ocean is an important component of the natural Earth system. However, what might be surprising is that the role of the ocean extends well beyond sustaining the global water cycle and marine ecosystems. For instance, the uptake of atmospheric carbon dioxide by the surface ocean is the first step to moving carbon to long

Science and Mathematics Environment

The World of Pierre Boulez — MHI2320.01

Spring 2021

Instructor: Allen Shawn

Credits: 4

The idea of this class is to use the breadth of Pierre Boulez's activities and interests to learn more about music and many other subjects, and to have a good time doing so. Composer and conductor and musical thinker Pierre Boulez (1925-2016) was certainly at times "infuriating" (Alex Ross in the New Yorker), and most certainly an "enigma" (biographer Joan Peyser), but he

Music

The “Chinese Dream” after COVID? — CHI4403.01

Spring 2021

Instructor: Ginger Lin

Credits: 4

With the Covid-19 pandemic, Beijing’s Hong Kong security law, and Xinjiang re-education camps, attitudes towards the Chinese government under the leadership of Xi Jinping have soured globally, challenging Xi’s plans to realize the “Chinese Dream” of “the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.” In this course, students will use authentic materials, such as print articles,

Cultural Studies and Languages

Theater Games and Improvisation — DRA2123.01

Spring 2024

Instructor: Shawtane Bowen

Credits: 4

Whose class is this anyway? Improvisation is for everyone. Life is made up as it happens and improv is no different. This course will explore the basic elements of improvisation. Through short and long form theater games, pattern and rhythm exercises, we aim to heighten observation, listening skills, and ensemble building. Character, object, and environment work will be

Drama

Theater Games and Improvisation — DRA2123.01

Fall 2026

Instructor: Shawtane Bowen

Days & Time: MO,TH 10:00am-11:50am

Credits: 4

Whose class is this anyway? Yours! Improv is for everyone. Just like life, it’s all about making it up as we go.

In this course, we’ll explore the fundamentals of improvisation through high-energy theater games, pattern and rhythm exercises, and ensemble-building activities. We’ll dive into character, object, and environment work while staying grounded, truthful, and

Drama