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Contemporary Feminisms of Latin America — ANT4112.01

Fall 2023
Instructor: Carly Rudzinski
Days & Time:
Credits: 4
From LasTesis’ 2019 performance going viral to recent victories for reproductive rights in Colombia and Argentina, Latin American feminists have garnered recent international attention and, more importantly, made significant and recognized contributions to feminist theory globally. Using several different sources (ethnographies, documentaries, testimonials, and visual art),
Society Culture and Thought

Contemporary Issues on Film — SPA2109.01

Spring 2014
Instructor: Sarah Harris
Days & Time:
Credits: 4
Students in this course will continue to learn the Spanish language through an examination of contemporary issues in films in Spanish. While there will be some necessary discussion about cinematographic components, the focus of discussion will be on social and political issues present in the films. A consideration, for instance, of national and regional identity, violence,
Languages

Contemporary Japanese Culture — JPN4217.01

Spring 2021
Instructor: Carly Rudzinski
Days & Time:
Credits: 4
Today, Japanese manga, anime, J-pop, and film have a global audience. But these exports can only be truly understood in light of longstanding domestic anxieties about sex, violence, “the kids these days,” and vulnerability to natural and anthropogenic disaster. This course traces some of these anxieties through critical examinations of manga, anime, teen fiction (light novels),
Cultural Studies and Languages

Contemporary Japanese Fiction and Film — JPN4602.01

Spring 2021
Instructor: Carly Rudzinski
Days & Time:
Credits: 4
This course will explore fiction and film in contemporary Japan, from around 1945 to the present. Topics will include literary and cinematic representation of Japan’s war experience and post-war reconstruction, negotiation with traditional Japanese aesthetics, artistic confrontation with state and society, and changing ideas of gender and sexuality. We will explore these and
Cultural Studies and Languages

Contemporary Native American Literature — LIT4126.01

Fall 2019
Instructor: Manuel Gonzales
Days & Time:
Credits: 4
As Stephen Graham Jones writes in his essay, "Letter to a Just-Starting-Out-Indian-Writer and Maybe to Myself": So many readers and critics and students and professors, they don't engage [Native] writing as art, they engage it as an ethnographic lens they can use to focus attention on peoples and cultures and issues and crimes and travesties and all the 'other' that'll fit in a
Literature

Contemporary Postcolonial Women Writers and Filmmakers — LIT4121.01

Spring 2017
Instructor: Alexandar Mihailovic
Days & Time:
Credits: 4
Contemporary women artists, memoirists and essayists are often uniquely positioned to confront the legacies of empire.  Focusing on the United Kingdom, North America, and the former British colonies, we will examine the construction of women’s identity in multicultural contexts over the past quarter century. Through fiction, memoirs, plays, and film, contemporary women
Literature

Contemporary Youth in Italy — ITA4121.01

Spring 2015
Instructor: Edward Bowen
Days & Time:
Credits: 4
This second-semester language course centers on the theme of growing up in Italy today, specifically the challenges that young Italians face in school, the workforce, and in their relationships. Students will further their knowledge of Italian by engaging in speaking, reading, and writing exercises linked to the theme of the course. The assigned readings and films focus on
Languages

Conversation — FRE4602.01

Spring 2025
Instructor: Noëlle Rouxel-Cubberly
Days & Time:
Credits: 4
Montaigne considered conversations as the “most fruitful and natural exercise for our minds.” From 17th-century French salons to the current social debates, conversations reflect and shape our lives. This natural penchant for causeries not only continues to permeate the whole society, it also impregnates other forms of representation. Magritte’s “Art of conversation” where
Cultural Studies and Languages

Conversation — FRE4602.01

Fall 2018
Instructor: Noëlle Rouxel-Cubberly
Days & Time:
Credits: 4
Montaigne considered conversations as the “most fruitful and natural exercise for our minds.” Conversations became indeed a favorite exercise in French salons, most notably around Madame de Rambouillet (17th century), Madame du Deffand (18th century), and Madame de Staël (19th century). This natural penchant for causeries not only permeated the whole society, it also
Languages

Conversations — FRE4602.01

Spring 2017
Instructor: Noëlle Rouxel-Cubberly
Days & Time:
Credits: 4
Montaigne considered conversation as the “most fruitful and natural exercise for our minds.” Conversation became indeed a favorite exercise in French salons, most notably around Madame de Rambouillet (17th century), Madame du Deffand (18th century), and Madame de Staël (19th century). This natural penchant for causeries not only permeated the whole society, it also impregnated
Languages

Conversations — FRE4494.01

Fall 2021
Instructor: Noëlle Rouxel-Cubberly
Days & Time:
Credits: 4
Montaigne considered conversations as the “most fruitful and natural exercise for our minds.” From 17th-century French salons to the diverse forms and voices of online media, conversations reflect and shape our lives. This natural penchant for causeries not only continues to permeate the whole society, it also impregnates other forms of representation. Magritte’s “Art of
Cultural Studies and Languages

Conversations — FRE4219.01

Spring 2015
Instructor: Noëlle Rouxel-Cubberly
Days & Time:
Credits: 4
Montaigne considered conversations as the most fruitful and natural exercise for our minds. Conversations became indeed a favorite exercise in French salons, most notably around Madame de Rambouillet (17th century), Madame du Deffand (18th century), and Madame de Stal (19th century). This natural penchant for causeries not only permeated the whole society, it also impregnated
Languages

Conversations on Queerness — POP2355.02

Spring 2023
Instructor: Carly Rudzinski
Days & Time:
Credits: 1
A series of conversations that explore a range of issues surrounding queerness. This pop-up course allows students to examine a variety of issues important to the queer community during a time when there is an increase in hatred and violence against queer and trans people. You will hear from activists, scholars and politicians about such issues as the Alt-Right, Trans-Misogyny,
Advancement of Public Action

Cooperative Vision: The Value of Photography Collectives — APA4310.01

Spring 2023
Instructor: Carly Rudzinski
Days & Time:
Credits: 4
This course is an opportunity to learn the importance of collective photography projects focusing on contemporary photography from Asia. Classwork will include exploration and critique of imagery, guest speaker presentations, and discussions. Each student will be required to submit a midterm assignment of 300 to 500 words, research and participate in a
Advancement of Public Action

Coordination, Conflict, and Competition — PEC4126.01

Fall 2014
Instructor: robin kemkes
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
What accounts for the divergence of wealth and poverty of nations and people across the world? Aspects of commodity exchange that are non-contractual and involve externalities influence individual and collective behavior and generate problems of allocation and distribution. This course is for students who want to gain an in-depth understanding of how microeconomic interactions
CAPA Social Science

Corporeal Music : The Life and Works of Harry Partch — MTH4403.01

Fall 2025
Instructor: Omeed Goodarzi
Days & Time: WE 2:10pm-4:00pm
Credits: 2

This course explores the life, works, and revolutionary contributions of Harry Partch (1901–1974), one of the most original and influential American composers of the 20th century. Partch was a pioneer of microtonal music and developed a unique 43-tone scale, which led him to construct his own instruments to realize his visionary compositions.

Music History Music Theory

Costume Construction Studio Basics — DRA2211.01

Fall 2013
Instructor: Richard MacPike
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 2
The goal of this course is to teach fundamental skills used every day in the construction of garments for the stage. After acquiring a variety of sewing techniques every costume technician needs, students will learn the rudiments of flat pattern manipulation and draping, enabling them to pattern and create a mock-up garment of their own design.
Drama

Costume Design for Multimedia — DRA2246.02

Fall 2014
Instructor: charles schoonmaker
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 2
Costume is a consideration that must be addressed for virtually every human-based character in any medium. This class will focus on how to approach costume design in the context of a project you are working on, such as a film, video, or animation. We will explore design options based on character, period, style, and storyline. Class presentations may be drawn, illustrated, or
Drama

Costume Design for Multimedia — DRA2246.02

Spring 2017
Instructor: Charles Schoonmaker
Days & Time:
Credits: 2
Costume is a consideration that must be addressed for virtually every human-based character in any medium. This class will focus on how to approach costume design in the context of a project you are working on, such as a film, video, or animation. We will explore design options based on character, period, style, and storyline. Class presentations may be drawn, illustrated, or
Drama Visual Arts

Costume Design: clothing, body, context — DRA4387.01

Fall 2023
Instructor: Carly Rudzinski
Days & Time:
Credits: 4
We will follow a “page to stage” process on a Broadway Premiere: I Need That  by Theresa Rebeck, starring Danny and Lucy Devito at The American Airlines Theatre. Logistics permitting, the course will include a field trip to watch technical rehearsals or a preview performance in New York. In response to reading the play, observing a design meeting and a technical rehearsal
Drama

Counseling Theories and Techniques: Foundations of Expressive Arts Therapy — CME5003.01

Fall 2025
Instructor: Faculty TBA
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 3

This course explores the major theoretical orientations in counseling, including psychodynamic, humanistic, cognitive-behavioral, and integrative approaches. Students will study the principles, techniques, and application of each theory, gaining practical skills for working with diverse client populations. Emphasis is placed on developing a personal

Courting Interpretation — APA4247.01

Spring 2021
Instructor: Jonathan Pitcher
Days & Time:
Credits: 2
This course is the result of two years of planning, prompted by student need and informed by conversations with the National Center for State Courts, a task force of experts led by the Vermont Office of the Court Administrator, and The Consortium on Forced Migration, Displacement and Education. On the one hand, its purpose is linguistic, seeking to improve performance on the
CAPA