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Explorations in Public History — HIS2232.01

Fall 2017
Instructor: Eileen Scully
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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,
Music

Extragalactic Astronomy — PHY4216.01

Fall 2017
Instructor: Hugh Crowl
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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
Science and Mathematics

Feminist Theory and Electronic Music — MHI2209.01

Fall 2017
Instructor: Suzanne Thorpe
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Credits: 2
In the 1960s, a number of female-identified electronic music composers directly addressed the politics of the time through their choices in composition and technology, querying themes of embodiment, agency, power and materiality. This class will engage close listening and reading of works by Oliveros, Williams, Amacher, Radigue, Oram, Nova, and Spiegel, to discover how second
Music

Fiddle — MIN2227.01

Fall 2017
Instructor: John Kirk
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Credits: 2
For the experienced (2+ years of playing) violinist. Lessons in traditional styles of fiddling: Quebecois, New England, Southern Appalachian, Cajun, Irish, and Scottish. This tutorial is designed to heighten awareness of the variety of ways the violin is played regionally and socially in North America (and indeed around the world these days) and to give practical music skills
Music

Finding Form: Dance — DAN4319.01

Fall 2017
Instructor: Dana Reitz
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Credits: 4
Looking at forms found in nature, architecture, music, drama, literature, etc., we search for examples to help formulate ideas and structures for movement-based compositional purposes. How can we as artists find form that best supports our investigations and challenges our working processes; how do we analyze, interpret and further utilize form that is inherent in work that is
Dance

First-Year Dance Intensive — DAN2107.01

Fall 2017
Instructor: Terry Creach
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Credits: 4
Primarily for first-years, but for any student who has a serious interest in dance, whether or not they have previous dance experience. We will consider many aspects of dance making, including an investigation of the physical sensations and impulses that inform our moving; the development of one’s own physical awareness and movement skills; improvisational structures that test
Dance

Food in Italy — ITA2114.01

Fall 2017
Instructor: Barbara Alfano
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Credits: 4
In many ways, Italy is a country made of its food in and outside of its national borders. If, after more than one hundred and fifty years from the birth of the nation, Italians are still debating whether or not they can relate to one specific national identity, they have no doubt about this when it comes to the dining table. In this course, you will learn about Italian food
Languages

Forests: An Introduction to Ecology and Evolution (with lab) — BIO2109.01

Fall 2017
Instructor: Kerry Woods
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Credits: 4
New England is one of the most heavily forested regions in the United States. 14,000 years ago it was covered by ice. When humans arrived about 11,000 years ago, they found forests already established — and began reshaping the landscape through hunting and fire and, beginning about 2000 years ago, farming. European colonists caused further ecological change by expanding
Science and Mathematics Environment

Form and Process: Investigations in Painting — PAI2107.01

Fall 2017
Instructor: Josh Blackwell
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Credits: 4
This course introduces a variety of materials, techniques and approaches to painting with oils. Emphasis is placed on developing and understanding of color, form and space as well as individual research and conceptual concerns. The daily experience of seeing, along with the history of art, provides a base from which investigations are made. Formal, poetic, and social
Visual Arts

Foundations in Ceramics: The Hand as a Tool — CER2105.01

Fall 2017
Instructor: Barry Bartlett
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Credits: 4
Exploring the unique, material nature of clay as a medium for personal and visual expression will be the focus of this course. All ceramic forms, whether sculptural or utilitarian require a knowledge of the basic skills and an understanding of clay. A variety of construction methods will be introduced employing hand building techniques. Emphasis will be placed on developing a
Visual Arts

Foundations in Kiln Technologies — CER2147.01

Fall 2017
Instructor: Jack Yu
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Credits: 2
As a student of ceramics, kiln technology is one of the most important tools towards attaining comprehensive form and surface unity This course is an opportunity for the ceramic students to research a variety of traditional and experimental ceramic firing techniques. The course includes basic thermodynamics/kiln atmospheres, problem-solving specific firing needs, kiln building,
Visual Arts

Foundations of Global Politics — POL2103.01

Fall 2017
Instructor: Rotimi Suberu
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Credits: 4
In this wide-ranging introduction to the study of international politics, we will be exploring how states and non-state actors negotiate their interactions in an increasingly interconnected, interdependent and globalized world. Core themes will include: contending theoretical approaches to international relations (realism, liberalism/idealism, constructivism, structuralism,
Society Culture and Thought

Foundations of Photography: Digital Practice — PHO2153.01

Fall 2017
Instructor: Elizabeth White
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Credits: 4
This course offers an overview of foundational tools and techniques in digital photographic practice. Students will learn to shoot with digital SLR cameras, process raw files in Lightroom, make local adjustments, retouch, and combine images in Photoshop, properly scan negatives, and produce digital portfolios and high quality inkjet prints. In addition to technical instruction,
Visual Arts

Fundamentals of Observational Astronomy — PHY4204.01

Fall 2017
Instructor: Hugh Crowl
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Credits: 2
Nearly everything that we know about the universe reaches us via light. In this class, we will investigate how astronomers use light to learn about the physical properties of the universe. We will learn how to measure the positions of astronomical objects, how the sky changes over time, the design and function of optical telescopes, how to make quantitative measurements of
Science and Mathematics

Future Studio — VA4207.01

Fall 2017
Instructor: Robert Ransick; Charles Crowell
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Credits: 4
Future Studio is a creative incubator designed for the development and articulation of new enterprises that value workers, local communities, sustainability, and the environment equally with profit. The course is designed to lay the foundation for building new enterprise of all types through the unique integration of creativity, arts culture, and sophisticated business
Visual Arts

GANAS — APA4154.01

Fall 2017
Instructor: Jonathan Pitcher
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Credits: 4
In terms of public action GANAS remains a community-driven, cross-cultural association that provides students with volunteer opportunities to engage with the predominantly undocumented Latino migrant worker population. These opportunities are facilitated through partnerships with organizations such as the Vermont Migrant Education Program, the Bennington Free Clinic, and the
CAPA

Gender in Early Modern Europe — HIS2102.01

Fall 2017
Instructor: Carol Pal
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Credits: 4
The aim of this course is to interrogate historical perceptions of women and gender in the early modern era, and to develop a critical approach to primary source documents.  We attempt to complicate constructions of ideal feminine behavior by examining the evidence that shows what women actually were up to.  In addition to the ways in which major writers and thinkers
Music

Genesis — HIS2220.01

Fall 2017
Instructor: Carol Pal
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Credits: 4
Genesis is the first book in a compilation known collectively as the Bible.  It is a text of enormous literary value, and one of our earliest historical chronicles, providing foundational material for Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.  Yet how many of us know what it actually says?  How did it come together, what is the narrative, and how does it relate to the
Music

Genome Jumpstart: An Introduction to Bioinformatic Analysis — BIO2117.01

Fall 2017
Instructor: Amie McClellan
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Credits: 4
This course offers an immersive experience into the world of DNA, genes, and genomes in eukaryotic organisms.  In addition to getting a grasp of the foundational biology, we will become familiar with the computational algorithms and methodologies used to analyze and mine the ever-increasing data generated from whole-genome sequencing, high-throughput proteomic analyses,
Science and Mathematics

Graduate Assistantship in Dance — DAN5301.01

Fall 2017
Instructor: Terry Creach
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Credits: 4
Graduate students in Dance are integrated into the dance program as teaching assistants, production assistants or dance archival assistants. In consultation with their academic advisor and the dance faculty, MFA candidates develop an assistantship schedule of approximately ten hours weekly.
Dance

Graduate Research in Dance — DAN5305.01

Fall 2017
Instructor: Dana Reitz
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Credits: 6
This class is designed for MFA students to show works-in-progress, try out ideas with their colleagues, and discuss issues involved in the development of new work. The weekly format is determined with the students. Outside of class, students develop their own independent creative projects that will be presented to the public, either formally or informally, by the end of the
Dance

Groundwork: What You Need to Know to Make Music — MFN2110.01

Fall 2017
Instructor: Kitty Brazelton, Composer Intern
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Credits: 4
You may or may not play an instrument. It doesn’t matter. What matters is how you think, how you hear, how you communicate, and your willingness to adapt that knowledge to the musical field. We will learn to listen to music, talk about music, improvise music, write music, write about music, read music, and read about music, but most of all we will learn to collaborate to make
Music

Historical Dress: Baroque and Rococo — DRA2284.01

Fall 2017
Instructor: Charles Schoonmaker
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Credits: 2
This class will examine the fashions of the late 17th century and the 18th century in the western world. We will consider the fashions of the period in the context of the culture and the political and technological shifts of the time. We will familiarize ourselves with the silhouettes and fashion terms of the time.
Drama

Historical Dress: The 19th Century — DRA2285.02

Fall 2017
Instructor: Charles Schoonmaker
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Credits: 21
This class will examine the fashions of the 19th century in the western world. We will consider the fashions of the period in the context of the culture and the political and technological shifts of the time. We will familiarize ourselves with the silhouettes and fashion terms of the 'Age of Empire'.
Drama