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This course ranges from the republican art of nation-building in the 19th century to modernism, magical realism, and the postmodern. While there will be some discussion of standard tactics such as stylistic nuances and artists’ biographies, it is expected that we will rapidly develop sufficient ability to focus on movements, theory, and politics, thus treating the works as

This course ranges from the republican art of nation-building in the 19th century to modernism, magical realism, and the postmodern. While there will be some discussion of standard tactics such as stylistic nuances and artists’ biographies, it is expected that we will rapidly develop sufficient ability to focus on movements, theory, and politics, thus treating the works as

This course ranges from the republican art of nation-building in the 19th century to modernism, magical realism, and the postmodern. While there will be some discussion of standard tactics such as stylistic nuances and artists’ biographies, it is expected that we will rapidly develop sufficient ability to focus on movements, theory, and politics, thus treating the works as

Oddly, perhaps, theory itself, despite its own premises, its ethical veneer and visceral critical posture, has never quite overcome the traditional, global division of intellectual labor. It is applied, and alterity is nominally, similarly, embraced, thus paradoxically resulting in a cultural neo-imperialism that all the while overtly denies its own imperialist practices. The

Oddly, perhaps, theory itself, despite its own premises, its ethical veneer and visceral critical posture, has never quite overcome the traditional, global division of intellectual labor. It is applied, and alterity is nominally, similarly, embraced, thus paradoxically resulting in a cultural neo-imperialism that all the while overtly denies its own imperialist practices. The

This course will focus on the performance of Latin American music from all over the Americas, including South, Central, and North America, the Caribbean, and beyond. The ensemble will combine hands-on learning of diverse vocal and instrumental repertoire, traditional instruments (particularly percussion), and performance practices. Students will receive a thorough background

This intermediate Latin course will examine the theme of katabasis -- descent into the underworld. Special attention will be paid to book six of Virgil's Aeneid and its relationship to Homeric precedents. We will read selections from Ovid (Orpheus and Eurydice) and examine Lucretius' philosophical vision in De rerum natura. Lucan's unique adaptation of epic katabsis in the

“Rather than sit at our drafting table as aesthetic innovators, we Latin@ poets are expected to normalize our histories and tell the ancestral tales of our colorful otherness” write Carmen Giménez Smith and John Chávez in their introduction to the anthology Angels of the Americlypse. How do expectations of the Latinx experience as filled with colorful papel picado, calaveras,

This intermediate/advanced course will explore the life and work of the American photographer Laura Gilpin, (1891-1979), and culminate in a class-curated exhibition in Usdan Gallery. Her work will be situated within the context of 20th century photography movements of the Photo Secessionists, Pictorialism, and Modernism. Students will also learn the platinum/palladium process

The class will include a mixture of creating assemblages in a variety of means and materials. Objects will be cut out with scissors or the laser cutter, animated with pins or digital pins in software (After Effects), layers will be used to create depth in three dimensions, a multiplane or using the Z axis. Movement will be animated using software or an animation track and

The class will be both looking at abstraction as well as more figurative based work. The class will include a mixture of creating assemblages in a variety of means and materials, and using both digital and analogue means from paint, to sand to animated forms. Objects will be cut out with scissors or the laser cutter, animated

The class will be both looking at abstraction from quilts, to architectural patterns, to botanical structures as well as more figurative based work. The class will include a mixture of creating assemblages in a variety of means and materials, and using both digital and analogue means. Objects will be cut out digitally as well

Alice Diop has offered, for decades now, a deep and powerful cinematographic representation of France and the world. In this course, students will refine their linguistic, cultural, and critical skills while studying Alice Diop’s films, from “Les Sénégalaises et la Sénégauloise” (2007) until “Nous” (2020). Students will also closely examine the composition of her literary and

The problems we face today are too great for any one person to solve alone. But what does it practically take to lead meaningful change and advance public action? What leadership capacities are needed now to move ourselves and others forward strategically and adaptively in a changing world? This three-session leadership retreat will support student leaders and change agents who

This module will examine the components of leadership in groups. Coverage will be given to empirical work that focuses on different styles of leadership and their intersection with group elements such as composition and diversity, negotiation, intra- and intergroup relations, and social justice. Key outcome dimensions to be considered include performance, interpersonal

We are living at a time of great flux, where many of the political, economic and social systems and structures that prior generations took for granted are breaking down. It is now clear that many of these systems are not serving a majority of people or the planet, and we are at a moment where the survival of human beings and the natural ecosystem is at risk. This

In a collaborative effort between Bennington College and two Mount Anthony Union High School programs (the Quantum Leap Exhibit Program and the Bridges Summer Transitional Program), the Sababa Project ( a joint classroom for Bennington College and MAUHS students) attempts to demystify the college experience while providing high school students with hands-on, real-world,

Have you read manga before?  Did you watch Japanese animation when you were a child?  The Japanese pop culture has gained popularity in the US, and many American children read Japanese manga and watch various Japanese animations while growing up. However, lack of Japanese cultural knowledge sometimes makes it difficult for the American audience to fully understand the

The Japanese pop culture has gained popularity in the US, and many American children read Japanese manga and watch various Japanese animations, while growing up. However, lack of Japanese cultural knowledge sometimes makes it hard for the American audience to fully understand what is going on in the Japanese character's mind. In this introductory Japanese language and culture

Japanese pop culture has gained popularity in the US, and many American children read Japanese manga and watch various Japanese animations while growing up. However, lack of Japanese cultural knowledge sometimes makes it hard for the American audience to fully understand what is going on in the Japanese character's mind. In this introductory Japanese language and culture

This course uses the visual arts of the French-speaking world as a way into the language itself. From the first day, you will learn to describe what you see: colors, shapes, people, places, gestures. Gradually you will move on to telling stories, expressing opinions, and asking questions about works of art. Along the way, we will look at how artists from France, Quebec, West

This 2-credit course is an introduction to Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass, which inaugurated a distinctly American free verse by breaking with European formal traditions of poetry. We will read the entire original 1855 version (a self-published volume with only twelve poems) as well as selections from some of the subsequent editions that Whitman published

Often choreographers are left to produce their own sounds, whether it be the ambient sounds between gestures, or a sonic collage sampled from disparate musical fabrics. This course is an intro to technical and experimental approaches to scaffolding sound for choreographers. Topics looked at will be sampling and appropriation, effective music “cuts” in the studio, mild

This course explores the art and science of mixing and producing audio for both emergent immersive formats and traditional legacy platforms. Students will gain hands-on experience with spatial audio technologies such as Dolby Atmos, Ambisonics, and binaural mixing, while also mastering industry-standard techniques for stereo and 5.1

This course explores the art and science of mixing and producing audio for both emergent immersive formats and traditional legacy platforms. Students will gain hands-on experience with spatial audio technologies such as Dolby Atmos, Ambisonics, and binaural mixing, while also mastering industry-standard techniques for stereo and 5.1