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Classic Film Comedies — LIT2499.01

Spring 2016

Instructor: Brooke Allen

Credits: 2

In this class we will watch some of the greatest film comedies ever made--mostly American, but a few French and British examples as well--and discuss the films' styles, cultural contexts, techniques, political content, and other questions. The films will include classics like Some Like it Hot, To Be Or Not To Be, The Palm Beach Story, Dr. Strangelove, and numerous others.

Literature

Clay Formulation — CANCELLED

Fall 2015

Instructor: David Katz

Days & Time: TBA

Credits: 2

In this course students will gain a fundamental understanding of the basic ceramic materials and their uses in the formulation of clay recipes and slip surfaces. Through a combination of lecture and hands-on experimentation students will investigate the raw materials that serve as components of clay and the role each plays in the formulation of this plastic material.

Visual Arts

Clay Formulation — CER2142.01

Fall 2016

Instructor: Jack Yu

Credits: 2

This course will focus on the technical requirements needed for beginning students to progress to intermediate or advanced projects in ceramics. In this course students will gain a fundamental understanding of the basic ceramic materials and their uses in the formulation of clay recipes and slip surfaces. Through a combination of lecture and hands-on experimentation students

Visual Arts

Clay Formulation — CER2118.01

Fall 2014

Instructor: david katz

Days & Time: TBA

Credits: 2

***Time Change*** In this course students will gain a fundamental understanding of the basic ceramic materials and their uses in the formulation of clay recipes and slip surfaces. Through a combination of lecture and hands-on experimentation students will investigate the raw materials that serve as components of clay and the role each plays in the formulation of this plastic

Visual Arts

Climate and Environment in the Anthropocene — ES2112.01

Fall 2016

Instructor: Hugh Crowl

Credits: 4

Since the Industrial Revolution of the early 19th century, remarkable advances in technology have allowed for the human race to thrive and prosper. However, these advancements have come at a cost to our environment in a number of ways. For instance, our use of fossil fuels for efficient, cheap energy has directly resulted in global climate change. Land use

Science and Mathematics Environment

Climate Change and Advocacy — APA2187.01

Spring 2022

Instructor: Carly Rudzinski

Credits: 2

This course will expose students to the various advocacy methods on the climate issue. The course will include readings, class discussion, group projects, and hands-on advocacy efforts (e.g., lobbying, organizing events, social media, public education). Students will select a particular climate campaign or organization to do advocacy with. The class will address key issues

CAPA

Climate Change and the Food System — APA2019.01

Fall 2023

Instructor: Carly Rudzinski

Credits: 2

This course will help prepare students for one of the fastest growing fields of journalism, research and practice. Farmers, reliant on sun, water, and predictable temperature variations, are at the frontline of climate disruptions, as well as being major contributors to those disruptions. The backstory to the food we eat—how it’s grown, who owns it and who eats it—is

CAPA

Climate Change and the Global Economy — PEC2259.01) (day/time updated as of 10/25/2023

Spring 2024

Instructor: Lopamudra Banerjee

Credits: 4

This course examines climate change through the lens of economic analysis. It delves into how economic activities have complex effects on climate patterns and how this, in turn, has profound implications for the global economy. Case studies are employed to scrutinize the disruptive consequences of climate change on people's well-being in different parts of the world.

Environment Society Culture and Thought

Climate Change, Ecology, and Seasons (with Lab) — BIO4439.01

Spring 2024

Instructor: Carly Rudzinski

Credits: 4

Human activities have rapidly altered the climate at a global scale. Writer Lynda Mapes notes, “the climate is changing and with it, our seasons.” Ecosystems and the organisms they support are facing warmer and earlier springs, shifts in precipitation patterns, and altered growing seasons. The timing of seasonal activities of animals and plants are known to ecologists as

Science and Mathematics Environment

Climate Change: Past, Present, and Future — ES2103.01

Spring 2017

Instructor: Andrew McIntyre

Credits: 4

Climate change is inarguably the most pressing current environmental issue. While human-caused climate change may be unprecedented, climate change itself is not. Indeed, the average temperature of our planet has fluctuated substantially over many millennia due to natural variability in Earth’s orbit and surface conditions. In this course, we will examine the physical basis for

Science and Mathematics Environment

Climate Science and Policy — ENV4109.01

Spring 2018

Instructor: John Hultgren and Chelsea Corr

Credits: 4

This course interrogates the nexus between climate science and policy, allowing students to analyze one of our most pressing issues through an integrated socio-ecological lens. Students will examine major climate policies and proposals - like the Paris Agreement, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reports, Clean Power Plan, and Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative - with

Environment

Climate Science and Policy — ENV4109.01

Spring 2024

Instructor: Tim Schroeder

Credits: 2

This course will seek to understand the relationship between climate change science and policy, allowing students to study the scientific basis behind policies to address one of our most pressing issues. We will examine major climate policies and proposals – like the Paris Agreement, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reports, and the Inflation Reduction Act – with an

Science and Mathematics Environment Society Culture and Thought

Climate Under Siege — POP2265.02

Spring 2019

Instructor: Brian Campion

Credits: 1

Global warming is an existential threat to humanity. While the current federal executive administration actively undermines efforts to address this threat, states, municipalities and some industries, on the other hand, are working on strategies to best mitigate and prepare for the impacts of this crisis. Vermont is playing a role on both of these strategies. This course will

Climate Under Siege: Public Policy Forums@CAPA — APA2179.01

Fall 2019

Instructor: Brian Campion Susan Sgorbati

Credits: 1

Whether it’s in your community, your state, your country or in the world, understanding the impacts of global warming and how to participate in future policy decisions has become an essential role of the citizen. This Fall 2019's Public Policy Forum @ CAPA presents an opportunity to learn from policy makers, academics, and leading thinkers and activists on many aspects of

CAPA Environment

Close Encounters: Artists Affecting Change — SCU4109.01

Fall 2016

Instructor: Jon Isherwood

Credits: 4

Can Artists contribute in some significant way to effect change at a social or political level? We will look at a range of artists from the 18 th to 21st Centuries who have attempted to make significant contributions to depict human atrocities. We will examine how the issues, methods of working, narratives, media, and approaches have been effective. This includes but is not

Visual Arts

Clothes: Reduce, Reuse, Redux — DRA2382.01

Spring 2025

Instructor: Tilly Grimes

Credits: 2

A sustainable design process with found clothing Every year, roughly 92 million tons of clothing end up in landfills. This course seeks to support students rescuing our cast-offs by upcycling fast fashion. Students will explore how to deconstruct garments, rethink their intention, and reconstruct them anew. We will conceptualize a mini collection for theoretical “clients”/

Drama

Clothes: Reduce, Reuse, Redux — DES2108.01

Fall 2025

Instructor: Tilly Grimes

Days & Time: TU 8:30am-12:10pm

Credits: 2

A sustainable design process with found clothing

Every year, roughly 92 million tons of clothing end up in landfills. This course seeks to support students rescuing our cast-offs by upcycling fast fashion. Students will explore how to

Drama Design

Clothing Beyond Binary — DRA2324.03

Spring 2023

Instructor: Carly Rudzinski

Credits: 2

Taught by visiting faculty Michael Sylvan Robinson ‘89, internationally exhibited genderqueer fiber artist and activist, this seven week module provides opportunities to develop costume and fashion designs with a focus on “beyond binary” expressions in clothing. We’ll research and recognize the people wearing and creating clothing that resists restrictive gendered "norms" of

Drama

Co/Lab: Mediating Performance — FV4325.02

Fall 2023

Instructor: Mariam Ghani

Credits: 2

This 7-week, intermediate-level course is designed to overlap with Dance in the Frame and to facilitate collaborations between performers and other makers, particularly moving image artists and creators interested in interactivity. Students will have the opportunity to work closely with dancers for the first half of class each week, staging and shooting material in weekly

Dance Visual Arts

Code Crafting — CS2236.01

Fall 2017

Instructor: Ursula Wolz

Credits: 4

This course is based on the national Computer Science Principles curriculum, but uses textile production as a vehicle for teaching software design and programming. The course addresses the history of computing and raises questions about the relationship between the Industrial Revolution and the Digital Age. The first half of the course uses a blocks language called Snap!

Science and Mathematics

Coding Workshop — CS4379.01

Fall 2021

Instructor: Jim Mahoney

Credits: 2

An opportunity to improve your programming skills, the Coding Workshop is a place to first work on some practice problems, then embark on a group project such as Google's "Tron Robot Challenge", and end with a final project of your choice. The specific languages and topics will depend in part on the participants, but may include Python, Javascript, web development, functional

Science and Mathematics

Coffee Clowns — DAN4183.01

Fall 2021

Instructor: Carly Rudzinski

Credits: 2

This is not a red-nose clown class, but rather one geared toward breaking open the definition of what clowning is and can be. We will use physical theater techniques, objects, and different locations to evoke characters that are of the human form and beyond. We will experiment with both solo and group practice. Warmups will include somatic training,

Dance

Cognition Society — Canceled

Fall 2013

Instructor: Karen Danna

Days & Time: TBA

Credits: 4

Why do we stomp on cockroaches yet marvel at butterflies? Why is it ok (at least in this country) to roast a deer, but not a dog, swallow a snail, but not a slug? What guidelines do “thought communities” rely upon to decide when a person’s class or race or age or gender or sexuality is – or is not – morally or legally relevant? How are personal memories and historical

Unknown

Cognition: How People Think — PSY2208.01

Fall 2015

Instructor: Harlan Fichtenholtz

Days & Time: TBA

Credits: 4

This course is intended to provide students with an overview of cognition. We will study various cognitive processes and principles and actively observe them in ourselves and in others. How do we pay attention to and perceive the outside world? How do we remember our experiences? How do we learn, communicate, solve problems, and make judgments? We will address such questions

Society Culture and Thought

Cognitive Development: Where do our Brains Come From? — PSY2235.01

Spring 2020

Instructor: Megan Bulloch

Credits: 4

Students are introduced to the major theories, methods, and research findings of cognitive development, particularly as they apply to infancy and childhood. In order to best understand the findings of the field, students will read journal articles in cognitive development. These will include research on topics as varied as the development of problem solving and reasoning

Society Culture and Thought