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Experimental Sound for Visual Media — MSR2122.01

Fall 2017
Instructor: David Baron
Credits: 2
How far can we stretch ourselves into creating sonic landscapes for visuals? We will work create sound design and score from scratch to accompany quicktime movies.  Extraordinary sound sources, experimental music techniques, extreme sound design, time compression-expansion will all be covered. What do buzzing bees sound like stretched to be one-thousand times slow - will
Music

Experimental Sound Practices — MSR2123.01) (cancelled 5/6/2024

Fall 2024
Instructor: Senem Pirler
Credits: 4
In this introductory course, students will expand their understanding of music by delving into experimental sound practices. During this course, students will create sound compositions,  electroacoustic pieces, and performances/installations. The topics will include soundscape composition, binaural sound recording,  introduction to modular synthesis,
Society Culture and Thought Music

Experimental Sound Practices — MSR2123.01

Fall 2018
Instructor: Senem Pirler
Credits: 2
In this introductory course, students will expand their understanding of electroacoustic music by creating their own sonic narratives. The topics will include soundscape composition, 3D sound recording, surround sound (5.1), site-specific sound work, and electromagnetic field listening. There will be an emphasis on production and experiential learning through exercises and
Music

Experimental Sound Practices — MSR2123.01

Fall 2021
Instructor: Senem Pirler
Credits: 4
In this introductory course, students will expand their understanding of music by delving into experimental sound practices. During this course, students will create sound compositions, electroacoustic pieces, and performances/installations. The topics will include soundscape composition, binaural sound recording, introduction to modular synthesis, electromagnetic field
Music

Experimental Sound Practices — MSR2123.01

Fall 2023
Instructor: Senem Pirler
Credits: 4
In this introductory course, students will expand their understanding of music by delving into experimental sound practices. During this course, students will create sound compositions,  electroacoustic pieces, and performances/installations. The topics will include soundscape composition, binaural sound recording,  introduction to modular synthesis,
Society Culture and Thought Music

Experimental Sound Practices — MSR2123.01

Fall 2019
Instructor: Senem Pirler
Credits: 2
In this introductory course, students will expand their understanding of electroacoustic music by creating their own sonic narratives. The topics will include soundscape composition, 3D sound recording, surround sound (5.1), site-specific sound work, and electromagnetic field listening. There will be an emphasis on production and experiential learning through exercises and
Music

Experimental Sound Practices Goes Remote — MSR2123.01

Fall 2020
Instructor: senempirler@bennington.edu
Credits: 2
In this introductory course, students will expand their understanding of electroacoustic music by creating their own sonic narratives. The topics will include but are not limited to: soundscape composition, beat-making practices, and electromagnetic and binaural field listening. We will look at recent music-making experiments during the time of COVID-19 and explore the creative
Music

Explorations in Movement and Sound — DAN4029.01

Spring 2023
Instructor: Levi Gonzalez
Credits: 4
In this course we will explore the myriad ways that sound and movement can intersect in a performative practice. Designed for students interested in compositional and co-creation strategies for both music and dance, we will consider historical and contemporary innovations in pairing sound and movement from a broad range of cultural and aesthetic perspectives. Regardless of
Dance Music

Explorations in Public History — HIS4106.01

Spring 2021
Instructor: Eileen Scully
Credits: 4
This course introduces students to the fundamentals of Public History, meaning history generated for wide general audiences through collaborations among community activists, historians, museum professionals, artists, preservationists, archivists, and policymakers. Public History is an umbrella for the fascinating universe of museums, landmarks, historic sites, memorials,
CAPA Society Culture and Thought

Explorations in Public History — HIS2232.01

Fall 2017
Instructor: Eileen Scully
Credits: 4
This course introduces students to the fundamentals of Public History, meaning history that is generated for wide general audiences through collaborations among community activists, historians, museum professionals, artists, preservationists, archivists, policy makers and public officials. Public History is an umbrella for the fascinating universe of museums, landmarks,
Music

Explorations in Public History — Canceled

Spring 2017
Instructor: Eileen Scully
Credits: 4
This class introduces students to the fundamentals of Public History, meaning history that is generated for wide audiences through collaborations with communities, stakeholders, and professional academics. Through student-led discussions and short weekly assignments, students will develop a working knowledge of Public History, its scope, controversies and opportunities. A major
CAPA Society Culture and Thought

Explorations in Public History — HIS4106.01

Spring 2016
Instructor: Eileen Scully
Credits: 4
This class introduces students to the fundamentals of Public History, meaning history that is generated for wide audiences through collaborations with communities, stakeholders, and professional academics. Working closely with the independent Village School in North Bennington, and various guest specialists, students will develop a working knowledge of Public History, and gain
CAPA Society Culture and Thought

Explorations in Public History — HIS4106.01

Fall 2014
Instructor: eileen scully
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
This class introduces students to the fundamentals of Public History, that is, history that is generated for wide audiences, through collaborations with communities, stakeholders, and professional academics. Working closely with the Park McCullough House Association, Crossett Library, the independent Village School in North Bennington, and various guest specialists, students in
Social Science

Exploring 20th Century American British Art Song — MHI2119.01

Fall 2013
Instructor: Rachel Rosales
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 2
This class will delve into the commonalities and differences between the two countries: The poetic, prosaic and political influence of the time on compositional style, structure, invention and unconventionality from the “Industrial Revolution” to WWII. Some composers of note: Edward MacDowell, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Charles Ives, Amy Beach, Aaron Copland, Benjamin Britten,
Music

Exploring Contemporary Society through Films and Media — CHI4607.01) (course title change as of 10/9/2023

Spring 2024
Instructor: Ginger Lin
Credits: 4
While movies such as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon have helped Chinese cinema broaden its appeal and consolidate its position as a significant force in international cinema, such historical fantasies may not do much to help us understand modern Chinese/Taiwanese society and culture. Fortunately, there is much more to contemporary Chinese/Taiwanese cinema, and many fine Chinese
Cultural Studies and Languages

Exploring Taiwanese Culture through Mahjong: Rules and Strategies — CSL2004.01

Spring 2026
Instructor: Ginger Lin
Days & Time: WE 4:10pm-6:00pm
Credits: 2

Mahjong 麻将／麻雀  is a very fun game that originated in China and it is common to see groups of Chinese people playing Mahjong in parks, tea shops, bars or just by the side of the street. Mahjong utilizes white tiles with Chinese characters and symbols. It is similar to the western card game of Rummy and is a game of strategy,

Cultural Studies and Languages

Exploring Taiwanese Culture Through Mahjong: Rules and Strategies — CSL2004.01) (course title change as of 10/9/2023

Spring 2024
Instructor: Ginger Lin
Credits: 1
Mahjong (pinyin: majiang) is a very fun game that originated in China and it is common to see groups of Chinese people playing Mahjong in parks, tea shops, bars, or just by the side of the street. Mahjong utilizes white tiles with Chinese characters and symbols. It is similar to the western card game of Rummy and is a game of strategy, calculation, and chance. It is a game of
Cultural Studies and Languages

Exploring Taiwanese Culture Through Mahjong: Rules and Strategies — CSL2004.01

Spring 2025
Instructor: Ginger Lin
Credits: 2
Mahjong 麻将／麻雀 (pinyin: majiang) is a very fun game that originated in China and it is common to see groups of Chinese people playing Mahjong in parks, tea shops, bars or just by the side of the street. Mahjong utilizes white tiles with Chinese characters and symbols. It is similar to the western card game of Rummy and is a game of strategy, calculation and chance. It is a game
Cultural Studies and Languages

Exploring the White Cube: A New York Intensive — VA4125.01

Fall 2013
Instructor: Elizabeth White
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 2
This class will meet weekly to explore contemporary art exhibitions in New York. We will visit commercial galleries and non-profit art spaces in Midtown, Chelsea, the Lower East Side, and Brooklyn, as well as major museums. Relevant readings will be assigned and short response papers will be required. Students will be responsible for their own expenses, including transportation
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Exploring the White Cube: A New York Intensive — VA4125.01

Spring 2014
Instructor: Elizabeth White
Credits: 2
This class will meet weekly to explore contemporary art exhibitions in New York. We will visit commercial galleries and non-profit art spaces in Midtown, Chelsea, the Lower East Side, and Brooklyn, as well as major museums. Relevant readings will be assigned and short response papers will be required. Students will be responsible for their own expenses, including transportation
Visual Arts

Exploring the Work and Legacy of Jerzy Grotowski — DRA2219.01

Fall 2019
Instructor: Jennifer Rohn
Credits: 2
"No one else in the world, to my knowledge, no one since Stanislavski, has investigated the nature of acting, its phenomenon, its meaning, the nature and science of its mental, physical, emotional process as deeply and completely as Grotowski"-Peter Brook Jerzy Grotowski is considered one of the most influential theater practitioners of the 20th century. In this course we will
Drama

Exploring the World through Research — ANT4238.01

Fall 2015
Instructor: Miroslava Prazak
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
How do social scientists gather primary data for the study of social life? This workshop course provides an opportunity for students to learn and practice the fundamental non-positivist research techniques necessary to study of social phenomena, namely interviewing, participant observation, and focus group discussions. Workshops and field projects will provide the opportunity
Society Culture and Thought

Exploring the World through Research — ANT4238.01

Spring 2021
Instructor: Carly Rudzinski
Credits: 4
How do social scientists gather primary data for the study of social life? This workshop course provides an opportunity for students to learn and practice the fundamental non-positivist research techniques necessary to study of social phenomena, namely interviewing, participant observation, and focus group discussions. Workshops and field projects will provide
Society Culture and Thought