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Experimental Sound Practices — MSR2123.01

Instructor: Senem Pirler
Days & Time:
Credits: 4
In this introductory course, students will expand their understanding of music by delving into experimental sound practices. During this course, students will create sound compositions,  electroacoustic pieces, and performances/installations. The topics will include soundscape composition, binaural sound recording,  introduction to modular synthesis,

Experimental Sound Practices Goes Remote — MSR2123.01

Instructor: senempirler@bennington.edu
Days & Time:
Credits: 2
In this introductory course, students will expand their understanding of electroacoustic music by creating their own sonic narratives. The topics will include but are not limited to: soundscape composition, beat-making practices, and electromagnetic and binaural field listening. We will look at recent music-making experiments during the time of COVID-19 and explore the creative

Explorations in Mathematics — MAT2186.01

Instructor: Andrew McIntyre
Days & Time: WE 2:10pm-4:00pm
Credits: 2

In this experimental class, we will create space for you to pursue work within Mathematics. This course is intended for students at a variety of levels of experience, with a solid interest in following questions and curiosity, to lead to a deeper understanding. You will lead your work, in collaboration, and with the support of the class. 

Topics explored in this

Explorations in Movement and Sound — DAN4029.01

Instructor: Levi Gonzalez
Days & Time:
Credits: 4
In this course we will explore the myriad ways that sound and movement can intersect in a performative practice. Designed for students interested in compositional and co-creation strategies for both music and dance, we will consider historical and contemporary innovations in pairing sound and movement from a broad range of cultural and aesthetic perspectives. Regardless of

Explorations in Public History — Canceled

Instructor: Eileen Scully
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Credits: 4
This class introduces students to the fundamentals of Public History, meaning history that is generated for wide audiences through collaborations with communities, stakeholders, and professional academics. Through student-led discussions and short weekly assignments, students will develop a working knowledge of Public History, its scope, controversies and opportunities. A major

Explorations in Public History — HIS4106.01

Instructor: Eileen Scully
Days & Time:
Credits: 4
This class introduces students to the fundamentals of Public History, meaning history that is generated for wide audiences through collaborations with communities, stakeholders, and professional academics. Working closely with the independent Village School in North Bennington, and various guest specialists, students will develop a working knowledge of Public History, and gain

Explorations in Public History — HIS2232.01

Instructor: Eileen Scully
Days & Time:
Credits: 4
This course introduces students to the fundamentals of Public History, meaning history that is generated for wide general audiences through collaborations among community activists, historians, museum professionals, artists, preservationists, archivists, policy makers and public officials. Public History is an umbrella for the fascinating universe of museums, landmarks,

Explorations in Public History — HIS4106.01

Instructor: eileen scully
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
This class introduces students to the fundamentals of Public History, that is, history that is generated for wide audiences, through collaborations with communities, stakeholders, and professional academics. Working closely with the Park McCullough House Association, Crossett Library, the independent Village School in North Bennington, and various guest specialists, students in

Explorations in Public History — HIS4106.01

Instructor: Eileen Scully
Days & Time:
Credits: 4
This course introduces students to the fundamentals of Public History, meaning history generated for wide general audiences through collaborations among community activists, historians, museum professionals, artists, preservationists, archivists, and policymakers. Public History is an umbrella for the fascinating universe of museums, landmarks, historic sites, memorials,

Exploring 20th Century American British Art Song — MHI2119.01

Instructor: Rachel Rosales
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 2
This class will delve into the commonalities and differences between the two countries: The poetic, prosaic and political influence of the time on compositional style, structure, invention and unconventionality from the “Industrial Revolution” to WWII. Some composers of note: Edward MacDowell, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Charles Ives, Amy Beach, Aaron Copland, Benjamin Britten,

Exploring Contemporary Society through Films and Media — CHI4607.01) (course title change as of 10/9/2023

Instructor: Ginger Lin
Days & Time:
Credits: 4
While movies such as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon have helped Chinese cinema broaden its appeal and consolidate its position as a significant force in international cinema, such historical fantasies may not do much to help us understand modern Chinese/Taiwanese society and culture. Fortunately, there is much more to contemporary Chinese/Taiwanese cinema, and many fine Chinese

Exploring Taiwanese Culture through Mahjong: Rules and Strategies — CSL2004.01

Instructor: Ginger Lin
Days & Time: WE 4:10pm-6:00pm
Credits: 2

Mahjong (麻将 / 麻雀) is a lively and engaging game that originated in China and is widely played in Taiwan. It is common to see people playing Mahjong in parks, tea houses, or with friends in a relaxed social setting. The game uses tiles marked with Chinese characters and symbols, making it a unique and interactive way to connect language with play.

In

Exploring Taiwanese Culture Through Mahjong: Rules and Strategies — CSL2004.01

Instructor: Ginger Lin
Days & Time:
Credits: 2
Mahjong 麻将/麻雀 (pinyin: majiang) is a very fun game that originated in China and it is common to see groups of Chinese people playing Mahjong in parks, tea shops, bars or just by the side of the street. Mahjong utilizes white tiles with Chinese characters and symbols. It is similar to the western card game of Rummy and is a game of strategy, calculation and chance. It is a game

Exploring Taiwanese Culture Through Mahjong: Rules and Strategies — CSL2004.01) (course title change as of 10/9/2023

Instructor: Ginger Lin
Days & Time:
Credits: 1
Mahjong (pinyin: majiang) is a very fun game that originated in China and it is common to see groups of Chinese people playing Mahjong in parks, tea shops, bars, or just by the side of the street. Mahjong utilizes white tiles with Chinese characters and symbols. It is similar to the western card game of Rummy and is a game of strategy, calculation, and chance. It is a game of

Exploring Taiwanese Culture through Mahjong: Rules and Strategies — CSL2004.01

Instructor: Ginger Lin
Days & Time: WE 4:10pm-6:00pm
Credits: 2

Mahjong 麻将/麻雀  is a very fun game that originated in China and it is common to see groups of Chinese people playing Mahjong in parks, tea shops, bars or just by the side of the street. Mahjong utilizes white tiles with Chinese characters and symbols. It is similar to the western card game of Rummy and is a game of strategy,

Exploring the White Cube: A New York Intensive — VA4125.01

Instructor: Elizabeth White
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 2
This class will meet weekly to explore contemporary art exhibitions in New York. We will visit commercial galleries and non-profit art spaces in Midtown, Chelsea, the Lower East Side, and Brooklyn, as well as major museums. Relevant readings will be assigned and short response papers will be required. Students will be responsible for their own expenses, including transportation

Exploring the White Cube: A New York Intensive — VA4125.01

Instructor: Elizabeth White
Days & Time:
Credits: 2
This class will meet weekly to explore contemporary art exhibitions in New York. We will visit commercial galleries and non-profit art spaces in Midtown, Chelsea, the Lower East Side, and Brooklyn, as well as major museums. Relevant readings will be assigned and short response papers will be required. Students will be responsible for their own expenses, including transportation

Exploring the Work and Legacy of Jerzy Grotowski — DRA2219.01

Instructor: Jennifer Rohn
Days & Time:
Credits: 2
"No one else in the world, to my knowledge, no one since Stanislavski, has investigated the nature of acting, its phenomenon, its meaning, the nature and science of its mental, physical, emotional process as deeply and completely as Grotowski"-Peter Brook Jerzy Grotowski is considered one of the most influential theater practitioners of the 20th century. In this course we will

Exploring the World Through Research — ANT4238.01

Instructor: Miroslava Prazak
Days & Time:
Credits: 4
How do social scientists gather primary data for the study of social life? This workshop course provides an opportunity for students to learn and practice the fundamental non-positivist research techniques necessary to study of social phenomena, namely interviewing, participant observation, and focus group discussions. Workshops and field projects will provide the opportunity

Exploring the World through Research — ANT4238.01

Instructor: Carly Rudzinski
Days & Time:
Credits: 4
How do social scientists gather primary data for the study of social life? This workshop course provides an opportunity for students to learn and practice the fundamental non-positivist research techniques necessary to study of social phenomena, namely interviewing, participant observation, and focus group discussions. Workshops and field projects will provide

Exploring the World through Research — ANT4238.01

Instructor: Miroslava Prazak
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
How do social scientists gather primary data for the study of social life? This workshop course provides an opportunity for students to learn and practice the fundamental non-positivist research techniques necessary to study of social phenomena, namely interviewing, participant observation, and focus group discussions. Workshops and field projects will provide the opportunity

Expressive Arts Therapy in Practice with Dyads, Families, and Community Systems — CME5013.01

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

Students will explore the application of expressive arts therapies in working with dyads, families, and groups of community systems, from a range of ages and populations. These configurations of people may be in relationship in privileged, less, or non-privileged types of relationships. The use of intermodal expressive arts will be discussed as central to

Extinction and the Endangered Species Act — POP2258.03

Instructor: David Mears
Days & Time:
Credits: 1
We are living in the midst of a mass extinction caused by humans, the most significant loss of living species since an asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago. In the United States, the Endangered Species Act has provided a framework for efforts by the federal government to protect the most critically threatened and endangered species. Despite evidence of

Extragalactic Astronomy — PHY4216.01

Instructor: hugh crowl
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
Galaxies are massive collections of stars, gas, dust, and dark matter. They are both the birthplace of stars and planets and the signposts of the universe. By studying what happens inside galaxies, we are able to understand the conditions under which stars form. By studying the galaxies themselves, we can understand how the environment shapes their structure and makeup. By