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Youth Politics in Bennington: A Group Research Project — ANT4225.01

Spring 2017

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This course seeks to answer the question: What are the avenues available for youth to mobilize politically in Bennington? The course will be structured around a team research project where students will practice skills such as interviewing, conducting surveys, participant-observation research and conceptual mapping. Students will survey various community organizations,

Society Culture and Thought

Zappa Meets P-Funk — MHI2107.01

Spring 2018

Instructor: Michael Wimberly

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Credits: 2

Frank Zappa, (1940-1993) was one of the most innovative musicians of the 20th century. He led the sixties California psychedelic music scene and then went on to compose mind bending jazz and classical compositions. He was a prolific composer and also a hero of free speech by speaking out against proposed censorship laws in the ’80’s. George Clinton, (1941 - ), was the principal

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Zeitgeist and the Political Poem — LIT2325.01

Fall 2018

Instructor: Natalie Scenters-Zapico

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Credits: 4

“Poets are: a) clowns b) parasites c) legislators d) terrorists” —“Quiz” Linh Dinh In this course we will explore the ever changing role of the political poem. We will begin by reading Hegel’s Phenomenology of the Spirit to use as a lens with which to explore how art reflects the zeitgeist of the culture that creates it. What role does the poet play in reflecting the popular

Literature

Zen Buddhism — CHI4218.01

Fall 2025

Instructor: Ginger Lin

Days & Time: TU,FR 4:10pm-6:00pm

Credits: 4

Although it was born in India, Buddhism has had a deep and profound influence on Chinese and East Asian culture, but this philosophy remains relevant to modern life in both the East and West. Students will be introduced to the spirit of Buddhism through modern Mandarin interpretations of classic Chinese Buddhist poems and stories. Students

Chinese

Zen Buddhism — CHI4218.01

Spring 2023

Instructor: Ginger Lin

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Credits: 4

Cultural Studies and Languages

Zen Buddhism — CHI4218.01

Fall 2020

Instructor: Ginger Lin

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Credits: 4

Cultural Studies and Languages

Zen Buddhism — CHI4405.01) (cancelled 10/9/2023

Spring 2024

Instructor: Ginger Lin

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Credits: 4

Cultural Studies and Languages

Zines! — DRW4113.01

Fall 2026

Instructor: Beverly Acha

Days & Time: WE 10:00am-11:50am

Credits: 2

“Zines” (short for fanzine or magazine) are typically low-budget, self-published, small-circulation books reproduced via photocopier. Because of their wide range of forms and content, zines can be difficult to define; they might include poetry, how-tos, art, science, science fiction, collage, interviews, comics, politics, and more.

Design Drawing Printmaking

Zoology (with Lab) — BIO2121.01

Fall 2022

Instructor: Blake Jones

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Credits: 4

Science and Mathematics Environment

[BBA class-don't publish] Conflict Resolution: Theory and Practice — APA2128.01

Spring 2017

Instructor: Michael Cohen

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Credits: 3

This course will present an interdisciplinary approach to the theory of conflict resolution. Theories of conflict resolution will be introduced and then explored through a number of different prisms. These will include the macro issues of the nature of peace, the environment, the media, NGOs, as well as the role of religion and the Bible. There will also be a focus for part of

CAPA

[Hold:] Language Series —

Spring 2017

Instructor: Ikuko Yoshida

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The Isabelle Kaplan Center for Languages and Cultures presents the Language Series every term. The purpose of the Language Series is to provide students opportunities to explore and deepen their knowledge in the study of foreign languages and cultures. The Language Series events such as presentations and workshops are related to the foreign language courses that are

“Beastly and Beautiful”: Vladimir Nabokov’s Lolita — LIT2571.01

Spring 2025

Instructor: Jenny Boully

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Credits: 4

(Important Notice: This course focuses on the novel Lolita, which can be disturbing to some readers. Our class discussions will not be able to circumvent the narrative of an older man exploiting a child. Please be aware of this difficult material before registering for the course.) In Vladimir Nabokov’s Lolita (1955), Humbert Humbert writes, “I am

Literature

“Call Me Maybe”: The Telephone as Multimedia — MS4111.01

Fall 2024

Instructor: Carly Rudzinski

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Credits: 4

From pop songs like “You Used to Call Me on My Cell Phone” (Hotline Bling) to “Call Me Maybe,” and from our contemporary uses, it’s clear that the telephone has become so much more than a phone. In this course, we will study the telephone as an interdisciplinary device with a long history and divergent uses in order to learn key topics in media studies that also apply to many

Society Culture and Thought

“Culture” in a Globalized World: A Critique — ANT2115.01

Fall 2023

Instructor: Carly Rudzinski

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Credits: 4

The ability to easily share culture across borders is often viewed as one of the benefits of globalization. But while enjoying the next Bad Bunny or BTS track, we should keep in mind that powerful global institutions like the United Nations also participate in globalizing culture, frequently with serious consequences. This introductory course explores the ways that the

Society Culture and Thought

“First World Problems” in Chinese Microcinema — CHI4520.01

Fall 2016

Instructor: Ginger Lin

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Credits: 4

“First world problems” has become a prolific meme generating phrase. However, it can have deeper meaning. How is Chinese society dealing with its own “First world problems,” while simultaneously dealing with those of its own unique history? These are some of the questions we will explore through the lenses of Chinese Microcinema makers. Students will naturally advance their

Languages

“First World Problems” in Chinese Microcinema — CHI4520.01

Fall 2019

Instructor: Ginger Lin

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Credits: 4

“First world problems” has become a prolific meme generating phrase. However, it can have deeper meaning. How is Chinese society dealing with its own “First world problems” , while simultaneously dealing with those of its own unique history? These are some of the questions we will explore through the lenses of Chinese Microcinema makers. Students will naturally advance their

Cultural Studies and Languages

“If Spain Falls”: The Spanish Civil War through the Latin American Lens — CANCELLED

Fall 2015

Instructor: Luis Gonzalez Barrios (See Sarah Harris or Jonathan Pitcher for registration.)

Days & Time: TBA

Credits: 4

The Spanish Civil War (1936-39) aroused enormous international interest, including in the Americas. Many Latin American authors visited the Peninsula to participate in the conflict, leaving an important body of testimonial and artistic work. In this course we will explore the Spanish civil conflict through a transatlantic approach. The first part of the course will define the

Languages

“My father said to my mother…”: Literary Portrayals of the Modern Italian Family — CSL2131.01) (course code changed 6/3/2024

Fall 2024

Instructor: Carly Rudzinski

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Credits: 4

“Two years before leaving home, my father said to my mother that I was very ugly.” Thus begins Elena Ferrante’s coming-of-age novel that tells us, without qualms, about The Lying Life of Adults. This course will focus on Italian first-person fictional accounts of family life, which we will analyze with the support of relevant literary criticism, including love, Feminist, and

Cultural Studies and Languages Literature

“Why Not the Whole World?” Historical Perspectives on US Migration Politics — HIS2176.01

Fall 2017

Instructor: Eileen Scully

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Credits: 4

There have always been borders. Crossing borders has always been complicated. Paradoxically, cosmopolitan hospitality requires strong sovereign governments and strong national identities. How else can good behavior and tolerance be induced and compelled among large populations of longer-settled earlier arrivals? This course explores the historical complexities of crossing

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