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Pop-Up: The Semiotics of Trump — POP2260.03

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Credits: 1
In this pop-up course, we will be deconstructing a media spectacle by studying its signs, symbols, and discourse. Using the Donald Trump presidential campaign as a case study, we will observe the visual codes and linguistic scaffolding of political ‘branding’ and messaging. We will explore various registers of populist and authoritarian rhetoric by carefully analyzing how those

Pop-Up: Understanding PFOA in Our Water — POP2257.02

Instructor: David Bond, Janet Foley, Tim Schroeder
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Credits: 2
The water supply of Hoosick Falls, NY, Bennington’s western neighbor, has been contaminated with Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) by past industrial activity. PFOA is an “emerging contaminant” that is correlated with a range of health problems. This course will investigate the social and physical aspects of this ongoing disaster, from how the regulation of chemicals in the US

Pop-Up> Nepal: Before and After the Earthquake — MOD2154.01

Instructor: Noah Coburn
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Credits: 1
The recent tragic earthquake in Nepal thrust the small country of 25 million into the media spotlight, taking little time to reflect on the lives of those living in the damaged region. What is the existing political and cultural context into where this rebuilding effort will take place? What is the devastation and flood of aid money likely to alter? This course is a study of

Popular Culture and Music in Post-Colonial Africa — MET2140.01

Instructor: Joseph Alpar
Days & Time: TU 2:10pm-4:00pm
Credits: 2

In this course we will examine the role of music as a vehicle for political and social change in Africa. Our focus will be music-making throughout the continent of Africa during the nationalist struggles that resulted in independent African states and how musicians responded (and continue to respond) to the persistent challenges faced by those post-colonial states. We will

Popular Culture and Music in Post-Colonial Africa: From Palm Wine to Kuduro — MHI2253.02

Instructor: Joseph Alpar
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Credits: 2
In this course we will examine the role of music as a vehicle for political and social change in Africa. Our focus will be music-making throughout the continent of Africa during the nationalist struggles that resulted in independent African states and how musicians responded (and continue to respond) to the persistent challenges faced by those post-colonial states. We will

Popular Rule and its Discontents — POL2113.01

Instructor: Eileen Scully
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Credits: 4
Nearly 2,500 years ago in Greece, a new word was coined, demokratia, combining the terms demos (“the people”) and kratos (“to rule”). From the moment of its Greek inception to the present day, when nearly every nation on earth claims to be democratic, the concept of popular rule has been a site of deep contestation in Western political theory and

Population and the Environment: From Population Bomb to Environmental Justice — ENV2172.01

Instructor: Carly Rudzinski
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Credits: 4
What is the connection between human population and environmental change? This seemingly simple question is one with a long and complicated history that is filled with inequality, violence, and suffering as well as with cases of justice, inclusion, and hope that demonstrate the real possibilities for positive and transformative change. This course will explore exactly what is

Population Ecology and Ecological Models — BIO4116.01

Instructor: Katie Montovan
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Credits: 4
This course provides a theoretical and quantitative exploration of the processes and principles associated with population dynamics. We will learn about key ideas in population ecology (such as density dependence, competition, evolution, predation, and parasitism) and then learn about how to represent these theories as mathematical models. We will learn to use the programming

Portable Nature — DA4112.01

Instructor: Farhad Mirza
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Credits: 4
Portable Nature is a collaborative course between students from Bennington College and students from the school of Art, Media + Technology at Parsons School of Design. It begins with the notion that nature is a constantly evolving and negotiated experience between humans and their environments. What we consider to be ‘natural’ is cultural, simultaneously managed and

Portfolio 1 — DAN5406B.02, section 2

Instructor: Carly Rudzinski
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Credits: 6
During this course, students will begin to reflect, gather, articulate, and compose their extensive body of professional work in the field of dance by organizing their work into a text which will be bound. The portfolio is developed to include a thoughtful and critically developed artist statement, current CV, written narrative of their work, press public reviews, and a list

Portfolio 1 — DAN5406B.01, section 1

Instructor: Emily Wexler
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 6

During this course, students will begin to reflect, gather, articulate, and compose their extensive body of professional work in the field of dance by organizing this work into a text which will be bound. The portfolio is developed to include a thoughtful and critically developed artist statement, current CV, written narratives of

Portfolio 1 — DAN5406B.01, section 1

Instructor: Carly Rudzinski
Days & Time:
Credits: 6
During this course, students will begin to reflect, gather, articulate, and compose their extensive body of professional work in the field of dance by organizing their work into a text which will be bound. The portfolio is developed to include a thoughtful and critically developed artist statement, current CV, written narrative of their work, press public reviews, and a list

Portfolio 2 — DAN5422B.01, section 1

Instructor: Emily Wexler
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 6

The term will be spent focusing on a teaching statement, evidence of teaching history, with a focus on intersectional Life writing. The continuation of the collection of documentation of professional activity, a full CV, an artist statement, and any other applicable statements will be added to the materials to create the fullness of the Portfolio book. An artist’s

Portfolio 2 — DAN5422B.02, section 2

Instructor: Emily Wexler
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 6

The term will be spent focusing on a teaching statement, evidence of teaching history, with a focus on intersectional Life writing. The continuation of the collection of documentation of professional activity, a full CV, an artist statement, and any other applicable statements will be added to the materials to create the fullness of the Portfolio book. An artist’s

Portfolio 2 — DAN5422B.01

Instructor: Donna Faye Burchfield
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Credits: 6
During this course, students will begin to reflect, gather, articulate, and compose their extensive body of professional work in the field of dance by organizing their work into a text which will be bound. The portfolio is developed to include a thoughtful and critically developed artist statement, current CV, written narrative of their work, press public reviews, and a list

Portraits: Intermediate Video — FV4241.01

Instructor: Kate Purdie
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Credits: 4
This production course will explore moving image portraits and character studies through screenings and projects in documentary, narrative and experimental forms. Using observation and investigation the class will create portraits and discuss issues of representation, authorship and intimacy. We will examine Cinema-verite portraits and experimental self-reflections and

Positionality and Time — PAI4419.01

Instructor: Carly Rudzinski
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Credits: 4
A course that begins with defining the words positionality and time. Once defined we will examine the relationship between positionality and time through the history of painting. Class exercises will include researching art works through the lens of positionality and time, presenting on individual findings, and making paintings in response to or informed by the research.

Positionality and Time — PAI4419.01

Instructor: Annette Lawrence
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Credits: 4
A course that begins with defining the words positionality and time. Once defined we will examine the relationship between positionality and time through the history of painting. Class exercises will include researching art works through the lens of positionality and time, presenting on individual findings, and making paintings in response to or informed by the research.

Possibilities in Clay – A Material Exploration — CER4234.01

Instructor: Carly Rudzinski
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Credits: 4
This course will explore the potential of clay as an expressive medium, outside of standard ceramic practices. Let’s do all the things you aren’t supposed to do with clay! Students will cultivate an experimental approach as the guiding principle during their investigations. Alternative material use and its outcomes will inform our ideas – students should expect to mix a variety

Post-Mao Chinese Rock and Roll — CHI4511.01

Instructor: Ginger Lin
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Credits: 4
In this course, we will explore the ways in which modern and contemporary Chinese culture is expressed in music. Using authentic materials, such as popular songs, music videos and music articles as springboards, students will communicate about current events and culture in China. Each class or every other class, students will be given a different song, video or article with a

Post-Mao Chinese Rock and Roll — CHI4511.01) (cancelled 9/19/2024

Instructor: Ginger Lin
Days & Time:
Credits: 4
In this course we will explore the ways in which modern and contemporary Chinese culture is expressed in music. Using authentic materials, such as popular songs, music videos and music articles as springboards, students will communicate about current events and culture in China. Each class or every other class, students will be given a different song, video or article with a

Post-Mao Chinese Rock and Roll — CHI4511.01

Instructor: Ginger Lin
Days & Time: TU,FR 2:10pm-4:00pm
Credits: 4

This course examines the evolution of Chinese rock music in the post-Mao era, focusing on influential artists such as Cui Jian, Dou Wei, and Zuo Xiao Zu Zhou. Their lyrics not only reflect significant historical and social transformations in China after Mao but also capture the cultural shifts brought by economic reforms, the one-child policy, and the experiences of migrant

Post-Production Intensive — FV4310.01

Instructor: Carly Rudzinski
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Credits: 2
This semester-length, two-credit course will take students through the process of revising and refining a single project through multiple iterations, based on peer critique and instructor feedback. We will dig deep into the logics, techniques, and ever-evolving tools of editing, and also make space for experiments with animated elements, multi-channel audio/video configurations

Poverty Analysis — PEC4245.01

Instructor: Lopamudra Banerjee
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Credits: 4
This seminar is an overview of the theory and practice of analyzing poverty. It introduces the complex philosophical debates that have shaped poverty analysis in economics and in political economy. The empirical aspect of this course will focus on how raw data can be converted into meaningful indices and measures so that we can have informed debates on this pressing issue and