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Manga or Japanese comic book and Anime images have become integrated into the global contemporary art context. While investigating the social codes that can be found in the various genres of manga and trends within the cultural specificities of Japan from 1945 to today, this course explores the influences of Manga/Anime on Fine Art and contemporary context of art making. This

Conducted through research that focuses on the development of Japanese subcultures in the Post World War II period, this course poses various critical inquiries about the effects of nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on contemporary global consumer society and the production of art. We will also bring into focus the trauma revisited up on us by the more recent nuclear

Conducted through research that focuses on the development of Japanese subcultures in the Post World War II period, this course poses various critical inquiries about the effects of nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on contemporary global consumer society, visual culture and the production of art. We will also bring into

This is a course on the postcolonial philosophical projects of Latin America, though that may be a misnomer. Even the most cursory glance at studies on the continent’s appropriation of the Western philosophical tradition would show that the appropriation is so distinctive that apparently it is still possible to question its existence as philosophy. The course will include some

What students do after-school has become as important as what goes on during the school day. Youth in the public schools in Bennington, Vermont are in need of programs that Bennington College students can create based on their understanding of progressive education and the Plan Process.  In this Module, students will be expected to design after-school

This course will examine the readings of John Dewey and Paolo Friere as well as scholarly articles on After-School Education. Each student will develop a proposal for an After- School Education Workshop for Molly Stark Elementary School with the possibility of implementing this workshop in their After-School program later in the semester. (February 19, 26, March 4)

In the throes of a global increase of identity-based hatred and anti-democratic sentiment, this course will explore a concept present in virtually every world religion. Agape love (unconditional compassionate kindness) as a necessary value in movements for social justice. Agape requires action and sacrificial service in addition to the theoretical discourse of diversity, equity

This course is for students interested in the ecology of agricultural systems. Students will gain an in-depth understanding of inputs and outputs in agricultural systems and their relation to primary productivity, nutrient cycling, energy flows, and species interactions on farms.  We will consider agroecology as a science based in, although fundamentally different from,

This is an advanced course for students interested in the ecology of agricultural systems. Students will gain an in-depth understanding of inputs and outputs in agricultural systems and their relation to primary productivity, nutrient cycling, soil formation, pest control and biodiversity on farm. We will address questions like, how can animals contribute to soil fertility on

Labs will involve case studies of local farms, group experiments on the student farm and quantification of agroecological variables.

Labs will encompass field and lab work, including the potential to work on the student farm.

If you had a robot who always tied your shoes for you, would you ever have learned how to tie your shoes yourself? What about if that same agent did all your arithmetic and all your writing, and eventually shaped all your decisions? The promise of AI is fraught with ethical questions that strike at the very heart of what it means to be human and to act as a moral agent in

AI tools can now write your essays, generate images from a sentence, and hold conversations that feel disturbingly human. You’ve probably already used them. But do you know how they actually work? Do you know who built them, what data they were trained on, and who benefits when you use them? This course takes AI seriously in three ways: technically, critically, and

Actions in Practice engages students in intensive study within the methodologies and philosophies of Sidra Bell. CONTEMPORARY SYSTEMS - an interior & material approach

Actions in Practice Lab serves as a site of continued process and research that supports and extends work done in the Actions in Practice

Actions In Practice: Junior Choreography Workshop positions creative research as a multifaceted practice that includes dancing, reading, writing, drawing, sound-making and multi-disciplinary design. The course weaves choreographic practice and group study in a variety of collaborative, experimental and performative configurations.

Air pollution is a global problem, affecting the quality and longevity of life for millions world-wide. This is true even for certain areas in the U.S. where, despite regulatory efforts, air pollutant concentrations exceed safe limits on a regular basis. In an effort to forecast and prevent detrimental air pollution events, atmospheric measurements of various pollutants are

The Alexander Technique begins with the premise that the human organism is perfectly designed for an expansive range of activities. It is our own misuse that gets in the way of this potential. The Alexander Technique maps a neuromuscular process by which we use our thinking to undo habitual layers of use, and make conscious choices that create more freedom and range, resulting

The Alexander Technique begins with the premise that the human organism is perfectly designed for an expansive range of activities. It is our own misuse that gets in the way of this potential. The Alexander Technique maps a neuromuscular process by which we use our thinking to undo habitual layers of use, and make conscious choices that create more freedom and range, resulting

The Alexander Technique begins with the premise that the human organism is perfectly designed for an expansive range of activities. It is our own misuse that gets in the way of this potential. The Alexander Technique maps a neuromuscular process by which we use our thinking to undo habitual layers of use, and make conscious choices that create more freedom and range, resulting

The Alexander Technique begins with the premise that the human organism is perfectly designed for an expansive range of activities. It is our own misuse that gets in the way of this potential. The Alexander Technique maps a neuromuscular process by which we use our thinking to undo habitual layers of use, and make conscious choices that create more freedom and range, resulting

The Alexander Technique begins with the premise that the human organism is perfectly designed for an expansive range of activities. It is our own misuse that gets in the way of this potential. The Alexander Technique maps a neuromuscular process by which we use our thinking to undo habitual layers of use, and make conscious choices that create more freedom and range, resulting

The Alexander Technique begins with the premise that the human organism is perfectly designed for an expansive range of activities. It is our own misuse that gets in the way of this potential. The Alexander Technique maps a neuromuscular process by which we use our thinking to undo habitual layers of use, and make conscious choices that create more freedom and range, resulting

The Alexander Technique invites students to engage with how they move through the world. Students will learn to notice what it is they are doing in their everyday movement, dance practice, performance, & an overall deeper engagement with the body.  This course supports a students ability to notice how they allow a letting go of unnecessary tensions,

This course will introduce and/or deepen students’ understanding of the Alexander Technique and Ideokinesis in relation to dance, the practice of performance, and everyday movement. It is both a movement and somatic class. The Alexander Technique opens up the possibility of finding new balance, efficiency, strength, direction, and perspective. It makes your physical capacity