The Art of Archiving the Artifact — DES4107.02
Historical Dress: The Park-McCullough Project Spring '26
Working in collaboration with the local Park-McCullough Historic Governor’s Mansion, students will create a new archive of the historic dress collection.
The Art of Archiving the Artifact — DES2111.01
Historical Dress: The Park-McCullough Project Fall ‘26
Working in collaboration with the local Park-McCullough Historic Governor’s Mansion, students will create a new archive of the historic dress collection.
The Art of Auditioning Virtually — DRA2310.01
Auditions are an opportunity to develop your artistic voice and your confidence in that voice. In this class, we will work to demystify the process of auditioning and understand how to prepare and present work under challenging circumstances. The current move to self-tape and virtual video formats presents unique challenges. This course will cover cold readings, monologues, and
The Art of Brevity: Linguistic Conciseness in the Spanish and Latin American Traditions — CANCELLED
Baltasar Gracián, master of the aphorism, summed it up this way: "something good, if brief, is twice as good." Jorge Luis Borges and Adolfo Bioy Casares sought in the microrrelato (a very short story) "the essence of narrative." In our time, compressed political slogans or tweets compete to attract the fragmented attention of the public. This course will explore the
The Art of Brevity: Linguistic Conciseness in the Spanish and Latin American Traditions — SPA4129.01
Baltasar Gracián, master of the aphorism, summed it up this way: "Something good, if brief, is twice as good." Jorge Luis Borges and Adolfo Bioy Casares sought in the microrrelato (a very short story) "the essence of narrative". In our time, compressed political slogans or tweets compete to attract the fragmented attention of the public. This course will explore the
The art of Letting Go: Daoism and Buddhism in Daily Life — CHI4405.01
Daoism and Buddhism hold a significant place in the daily lives of most Taiwanese people. These philosophical traditions influence spirituality, meditation practices, and ethical values. Many Taiwanese incorporate elements of these philosophies into their daily lives to reduce stress and improve mental wellbeing, and so can you. Students will be introduced to central concepts
The Art of Listening — MET2239.01
Composer Pauline Oliveros once said, “Listen to everything all the time and remind yourself when you are not listening.” In this course, students will develop their musical knowledge and active listening skills through the examination of diverse musical practices and sounds in varied social, cultural, and historical contexts. Rather than organizing the course according to genre
The Art of Listening — MHI2239.01
Composer Pauline Oliveros once said, "Listen to everything all the time and remind yourself when you are not listening." In this course, we will listen to a wide variety of music styles from all over the world and from different time periods. However, rather than organizing the course according to genre, each week we will focus on a particular theme—the natural world,
The Art of Literary Criticism — LIT4586.01
“We live in a golden age of criticism,” W.J.T. Mitchell famously declared in 1987, and by that he meant that the dominant literary forms of the late 20th Century—poetry, fiction, drama and film—had lost the supremacy they’d long held to the emergent high-minded fields of literary criticism and literary theory. The Critic and the Artist have always been at odds, though recent
The Art of Literary Translation — LIT4319.01
It may well be that the closest, most interpretative, and creative reading of a text involves translating it from one language to another. Questions of place, culture, epoch, voice, gender, and rhythm take on new urgency, helping us to deepen our writerly skills and sensibilities. As Joseph Brodsky put it: “You must memorize poems, do translation, study foreign languages. And
The Art of Literary Translation — LIT4319.01
It may be that the closest, most interpretative and creative reading of a text involves translating from one language to another. Questions of place, culture, epoch, voice, gender, and rhythm take on new urgency, helping us deepen our skills and sensibilities in new ways. The seminar has a triple focus: comparing and contrasting existing translations of a single work; reading
The Art of Literary Translation — LIT4319.01
It may well be that the closest, most interpretative, and creative reading of a text involves translating it from one language to another. Questions of place, culture, epoch, voice, gender, and rhythm take on new urgency, helping us to deepen our writerly skills and sensibilities. As Joseph Brodsky put it: “You must memorize poems, do translation, study foreign languages. And
The Art of Literary Translation — LIT4319.01
It may well be that the closest, most interpretative, and creative reading of a text involves translating it from one language to another. Questions of place, culture, epoch, voice, gender, and rhythm take on new urgency, helping us to deepen our writerly skills and sensibilities. As Joseph Brodsky put it: “You must memorize poems, do translation, study foreign languages. And
The Art of Literary Translation — LIT4319.01
It may be that the closest, most interpretative and creative reading of a text involves translating from one language to another. Questions of place, culture, epoch, voice, gender, and rhythm take on new urgency, helping us deepen our skills and sensibilities in new ways. The seminar has a triple focus: comparing and contrasting existing translations of a single work; reading
The Art of Literary Translation: Your Histories, Texts, and Authorial Selves — LIT4319.01
It may well be that the closest, most interpretative, and creative reading of a text involves translating it from one language to another. Questions of place, culture, epoch, voice, gender, and rhythm take on new urgency, helping us to deepen our writerly skills and sensibilities. In this course, you will translate a myriad of texts, including works you have written, or are
The Art of Losing: Composing and Editing Dances and Writing — DAN4372.01
In this course, students will focus on composition in both writing and in dance with a particular focus on editing. This course is designed for students interested in excavating and investigating their patterns and tendencies and interested in the rigor of crafting a work for public reception. We will explore the effect of removing materials. What space is created through
The Art of Mathematics — MAT2439.01
Are you interested in the interplay between art and mathematics? In this class, we will explore striking visual and spatial concepts that arise in sophisticated modern mathematics. We will do so without assuming any mathematical prerequisites. Topics include the structure of Moebius strips and solids; topology (the stretching and bending of space); the fourth dimension; the
The Art of Mediation and Negotiation — MED2107.01
In this class we explore the basic elements of conflict resolution with a focus on Mediation. Students will learn and observe the differences between Mediation, Negotiation, and Court Processes. We will examine which behaviors escalate conflicts, and which ones build lasting foundations of peace. Incorporated into this class is a certified twenty-hour training
The Art of Mediation and Negotiation — APA2354.01
This class will examine conflict resolution theory and practice. We will explore the nature of conflict, principled negotiation and the mediation process. The skills of active listening as well as multi-party collaborative problem-solving will be introduced. The class will offer a 24 hour Certificate in Mediation Training. Classes will include readings, discussion and role-play
The Art of Mediation and Negotiation — MED2107.01
In this class we will explore the basic elements of conflict resolution. We will learn and observe the differences between mediation, negotiation, and court processes. We will examine which behaviors escalate conflicts, and which ones build lasting foundations of peace. Incorporated into this class is a certified twenty-hour training in basic mediation skills, including active
The Art of Mediation and Negotiation — MED2107.01
Conflict exists everywhere—with friends and roommates, within the family, between nations—but is conflict inevitable? In this class we will explore the basic elements of conflict resolution, focusing on the process of Mediation. We will learn and observe the differences between mediation, negotiation, and court processes. We will examine which behaviors
The Art of Mediation and Negotiation — MED2107.02
Conflict exists everywhere—with friends and roommates, within the family, between nations—but is conflict inevitable? In this class we will explore the basic elements of conflict resolution, focusing on the process of Mediation. We will learn and observe the differences between mediation, negotiation, and court processes. We will examine which behaviors
The Art of Mediation and Negotiation — MED2107.01
Conflict exists everywhere—with friends and roommates, within the family, between nations—but is conflict inevitable? In this class we will explore the basic elements of conflict resolution, focusing on the process of Mediation. We will learn and observe the differences between mediation, negotiation, and court processes. We will examine which behaviors
The Art of Mediation and Negotiation — MED2107.02
Conflict exists everywhere—with friends and roommates, within the family, between nations—but is conflict inevitable? In this class we will explore the basic elements of conflict resolution, focusing on the process of Mediation. We will learn and observe the differences between mediation, negotiation, and court processes. We will examine which behaviors
The Art of Performing — DAN4034.01, section 1
For anyone who wishes to perform work involving movement – dancers, actors, performance artists, etc. – this course is dedicated to developing a deep internal understanding of any action. We will explore nuance – subtle shades of timing, gesture, impulse, and manner of moving.