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Deco Depression: Representing Race, Gender, and Sexuality between the Wars — AH2111.01) (new course code 2/14/2024

Instructor: Vanessa Lyon
Credits: 2
The raucous and repressive but also radical and recalcitrantly white supremacist period c. 1918-1941 has many names. In the U.S. this generation-long span between the two World Wars encompasses or overlaps, e.g. The Harlem Renaissance, The Jazz Age, The Depression, Prohibition, The Dust Bowl, The Progressive Era, and Jim Crow. In this visual studies course, we’ll investigate

Decolonial Approaches to Settler Colonialism in American Visual Arts — AH4124.01

Instructor: Carly Rudzinski
Credits: 4
In this upper-level seminar, we will study the history of American art and visual culture in light of decolonial thought produced by Indigenous peoples in their ongoing resistance to the colonization of so-called North America. This approach will teach us to see the arts’ entanglements in the operations of colonial power and sustain our goal to decolonize the practice

Decolonial Perspectives on Indigenous Mesoamerica — ANT4223.01

Instructor: Rebecca Dinkel
Credits: 4
This course focuses on the ethnohistory of Indigenous peoples of Mesoamerica that spans parts of Mexico and Central America, through an Indigenous perspective from native authored texts spanning pre-Columbian, colonial, and contemporary times. The course develops a decolonial perspective on Indigenous Mesoamerica – challenging accounts of Indigenous Mesoamerican cultures and

Decolonization of Work and Career in Psychology to Promote Equity and Social Justice — PSY2242.01

Instructor: Carly Rudzinski
Credits: 4
This course will examine post colonization aspects of career development (which is a branch of psychology that studies the progression of an individual's work-related experiences throughout their lifespan). Students will examine how colonization has affected the definition of success and achievement in the United States. Students will explore how to decolonize career

Decolonize Everything! Anthropology and Empire in the Global South and Global North — SCT4152.01

Instructor: David Bond
Credits: 4
These days it seems there is a call to decolonize at every turn. What does this mean in the present? How does this call to decolonize everything connect to the armed struggles of the 20th century that dismantled European empires and secured the independence of nations across the Global South? After the postcolonial moment, where and how does the presence of empire remain?

Decolonizing Art Methods — FV4327.01

Instructor: Carly Rudzinski
Credits: 4
In the last few years, decolonizing contemporary art has been a rallying cry, as a means of criticizing the cultural perspectives that established institutions promote, and which ones they put on mute. In this course we will unpack what this has meant for artists, looking at artistic bodies of work, institutional case studies, and readings to shape an ongoing conversation as

Decolonizing Ethnomusicology — MHI4306.01

Instructor: Joseph Alpar
Credits: 4
What does it mean to decolonize a field of study? Ethnomusicologists are currently grappling with this question, rethinking how to research, write, teach, and listen in ways that engage with people and perspectives that have been historically suppressed, marginalized, and silenced. Social justice is at the heart of the decolonial project. How can ethnomusicology empower the

Deconstructing and Reconstructing Identity — JPN2108.01

Instructor: Ikuko Yoshida
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
The Japanese pop culture has gained popularity in the US, and many American children watch various Japanese animations, while growing up. However, lack of Japanese cultural knowledge sometimes makes it hard for the American audience to fully understand whats going on in the Japanese characters mind. Therefore, in this introductory Japanese language and culture course, students

Deep Listening : The Music Of William Parker 1973- 2021 — MHI2111.01

Instructor: Michael Wimberly
Credits: 1
In this course of Deep Listening students will become familiar with recordings outlining the trajectory of the recording career of bassist, composer, and multi-instrumentalist William Parker as a sideman and leader of select ensembles. William Parker’s recordings document some of free jazz’s most prominent innovators including, Cecil Taylor, Peter Brötzmann, David Ware, and

Deep Fakes: An Introduction to Oil Painting — PAI2109.01

Instructor: J Blackwell
Credits: 4
Fake news, reality television, “IRL” - asserting the veracity of our perceptions is a constant preoccupation in contemporary culture. What is real? Realism is a widely used term with multiple connotations: verisimilitude, authenticity, objectivity, truth, fact. In this course we will consider how painting reflects and/or perverts “reality” by making imitations of historical

Deep Looking: An Introduction to Drawing — DRW2267.01

Instructor: Beverly Acha
Days & Time: TH 8:30am-12:10pm
Credits: 4

Learning to draw is as much about learning how to use your hand as it is learning how to see. The focus of this course is learning to draw from observation and developing close looking skills; to that end this course will expand your capacity to see and represent what you see by inviting you to explore an array of methods, materials, and techniques. 

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Deep Looking: An Introduction to Drawing — DRW2267.01

Instructor: Beverly Acha
Days & Time: TH 8:30am-12:10pm
Credits: 4

Learning to draw is as much about learning how to use your hand as it is learning how to see. The focus of this course is learning to draw from observation and developing close looking skills; to that end this course will expand your capacity to see and represent what you see by inviting you to explore an array of methods, materials, and techniques. 

Drawing

Deep Looking: An Introduction to Drawing — DRW2267.01

Instructor: Beverly Acha
Credits: 4
Learning to draw is as much about learning how to use your hand as it is learning how to see. Drawing from observation fundamentally alters our experience of the everyday while also teaching us about ourselves: what we notice and overlook, what we find pleasure in and what we don’t, and so much more. In this course, students will practice and develop their observational drawing

Deep Looking: An Introduction to Drawing — DRW2267.01

Instructor: Carly Rudzinski
Credits: 4
Learning to draw is as much about learning how to use your hand as it is learning how to see. Drawing from observation fundamentally alters our experience of the everyday while also teaching us about ourselves: what we notice and overlook, what we find pleasure in and what we don’t, and so much more. In this course, students will practice and develop observational drawing

Deep Looking: An Introduction to Drawing — DRW2267.01

Instructor: Beverly Acha
Days & Time: WE 8:30am-12:10pm
Credits: 4

Learning to draw is as much about learning how to use your hand as it is learning how to see. The focus of this course is learning to draw from observation and developing close looking skills; to that end this course will expand your capacity to see and represent what you see by inviting you to explore an array of methods, materials, and techniques. 

Drawing

Deep Looking: An Introduction to Drawing — DRW2267.01

Instructor: Beverly Acha
Days & Time: WE 8:30am-12:10pm
Credits: 4

Learning to draw is as much about learning how to use your hand as it is about learning how to see. The focus of this course is on learning to draw from observation and developing close looking skills. Drawing from observation fundamentally alters our day-to-day experience by heightening our attention to details and the specificity of our surroundings. In this course, you

Deep Looking: An Introduction to Drawing — DRW2267.01

Instructor: Beverly Acha
Credits: 4
Learning to draw is as much about learning how to use your hand as it is learning how to see. In this course, students will practice and develop observational and representational drawing skills by looking closely at our subjects from life and using a variety of physical drawing materials. We will explore various approaches to drawing what we see and experience and discuss the

Delights of Ephemera — VA4313.01

Instructor: Anne Thompson
Credits: 4
Delights of Ephemera considers the significance of mass-produced materials in the context of art exhibitions and events. Readings, lectures, assignments and other activities cover topics including traditional and experimental forms of ephemera; ephemera collections; and the function of ephemera as historical document and work of art. The goal is for students to develop a

Delights of Ephemera — CUR2227.01

Instructor: Anne Thompson
Days & Time: MO,TH 10:00am-11:50am
Credits: 4

Delights of Ephemera explores the significance of mass-produced materials in the context of art movements and exhibitions. Contrary to its definition, ephemera can have power and permanence, giving agency to marginal and marginalized groups and providing a record of actions outside institutional structures. A poster for an exhibition can be as important—or, in terms of its

Delights of Ephemera — VA4128.01

Instructor: Anne Thompson
Credits: 4
This course invites students to consider the pleasure and significance of ephemera—cards, posters, invitations, and other written or printed materials—in the context of art exhibitions and events. Readings, lectures and field trips cover topics including traditional and experimental forms of ephemera; the collection of ephemera; and the function of ephemera as historical

Delights of Ephemera — VA4313.01

Instructor: Anne Thompson
Credits: 4
Delights of Ephemera explores the significance of mass-produced materials in the context of art movements and exhibitions. Contrary to its definition, ephemera can have power and permanence, giving agency to marginal and marginalized groups and providing a record of actions outside institutional structures. A poster for an exhibition can be as important—or more important—as the

DeltasUNite: The United Nations Convention on Saving the River Deltas — APA2192.01

Instructor: Susan Sgorbati
Days & Time: WE 10:00am-11:50am
Credits: 2

This class will examine the current diplomacy and process of a new Convention for the United Nations on Conserving the River Deltas. We will hear from some of the lead partners on the project: The Transboundary Water In-Cooperation Network (TWIN), co-founded by CAPA and the Institute for Environmental Diplomacy and Security at the University of Vermont, and the African