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Reading and Writing Poetry — LIT4313.01

Spring 2014
Instructor: Michael Dumanis
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Credits: 4
Students will examine the choices other writers make in their work, through reading a range of selections in contemporary and 20th-century poetry. We will also devote time to discussions of prosody, poetic form, and structure. We will then examine the choices we ourselves make in our work and turn in a new poem every week, each generated through a assignment or prompt. Students
Literature

Reading and Writing Short Stories — LIT4211.01

Spring 2014
Instructor: Rebecca Godwin
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Credits: 4
We'll read some 40 stories in this class-mostly contemporary, although we will include a few glorious others-and look for what makes them, well, stories. That's part one. Part two is writing: first bits and pieces, scenes and dialogue and narrative explorations, and then a couple of polished stories to discuss in workshops and revise. Intensive engagement in reading, writing,
Literature

Reading the Body — ANT4208.01

Spring 2014
Instructor: Miroslava Prazak; Susan Sgorbati
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Credits: 4
Should boys be robust and ruddy? Should girls be wan, lithe and prone to vapors? Unlike the Western scientific, biomedical constructions of the body, a cultural constructionist approach accepts the body, the self, and the person as culturally shaped, constrained, and invented. In this course, we will explore how social values and hierarchies are written in, on, and through the
Social Science Dance

Real Analysis — MAT4128.01

Spring 2014
Instructor: Andrew McIntyre
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Credits: 4
Differential and integral calculus - nowadays referred to together as simply "calculus" - were developed in the late 1600s and early 1700s to allow infinitely small numbers and formulas with infinitely many terms. These techniques turned out to be immensely powerful, and it is impossible to imagine modern physics, engineering or mathematics without them. However, for almost two
Science Mathematics and Computing

Redefining Economic Development — PEC4103.01

Spring 2014
Instructor: Robin Kemkes
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Credits: 4
Using both theory and empirical analysis, this course will explore the diversity of economic progress across developing nations, confront existing challenges and consider multiple perspectives on desirable policy approaches. We will begin with an introduction to traditional measures of development including income, health and education, followed by a comparison of domestic
Environment Social Science

Rediscovering Early American Vocal Music — MPF2203.01

Spring 2014
Instructor: Stephen Higa
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Credits: 2
In this workshop, we will form a performance group to explore ancient Americana:  17th-century psalmody, shape-note music, Shaker chants, revival and gospel tunes, Victorian hymns, spirituals, music of California and the Southwest, etc.  Some of this music will come directly from forgotten, crumbling 19th-century songbooks, so we must resurrect this music quickly
Music

Room Tone — MCO4106.01

Spring 2014
Instructor: Nicholas Brooke
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Credits: 1
As part of the Room Tone Festival (mid-April), students will work on projects that explore the juncture of sound and space, listening and location. In this workshop, students will develop a location-specific toolkit with sound artist Michelle Nagai '97. As a group, we will examine daily practices of observation, recording, and research. The end goal can be an
Music

Rules of Engagement: Art Curatorial Practices that Animate the Public Realm — VA4122.01

Spring 2014
Instructor: Carol Stakenas
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Credits: 4
This seminar investigates the creation and curation of contemporary art in the public realm from the 1960s to present day through the work of a range of artists from Allan Kaprow, Border Arts Workshop, Adrian Piper, Group Material, Suzanne Lacy and Mel Chin to Wafaa Bilal, Blast Theory, Andrea Fraser, Jeanne van Heeswijk, Pablo Helguera, Ultra-red and more. The class will
Visual Arts

Sage City Symphony — MPF4100.01

Spring 2014
Instructor: Music Faculty
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Credits: 1
Sage City Symphony is a community orchestra which invites student participation. The Symphony is noted for the policy of commissioning new works by major composers, in some instances student composers, as well as playing the classics. There are openings in the string sections, and occasionally by audition for solo winds and percussion. There will be two concerts each term.
Music

Saxophone — MIN4237.01

Spring 2014
Instructor: Bruce Williamson
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Credits: 2
Study of saxophone technique and standard repertoire (jazz or classical), with an emphasis on tone production, dexterity, reading skills, and improvisation. This course is for intermediate-advanced students only. Corequisites: Students will be requested to perform at Music Workshop during the term (Tuesday, 6:30 - 8 pm).
Music

Seminar in Clinical/Developmental Psychology — PSY4106.01

Spring 2014
Instructor: David Anderegg
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Credits: 4
This course serves as a platform for senior work in clinical or developmental psychology. Students will work together as a group and also independently under supervision of the instructor. The final product will be a research paper or other project which demonstrates critical thinking and research in psychology at an advanced level. Projects may be one-term projects or the
Social Science

Senior Projects — MPF4104.01

Spring 2014
Instructor: Nicholas Brooke
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Credits: 2
Salon-style, seniors will meet to discuss advanced work, whether composition and performance related to senior concerts or other culminating work. Critical exchange and support between salon members is required, along with practical help in planning productions. Students must submit their proposed spring schedules to Nick Brooke by November 13 for schedule coordination.
Music

Senior Projects in Dance — DAN4796.01

Spring 2014
Instructor: Terry Creach; Kota Yamazaki
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Credits: 2
This is an essential course for seniors in dance involved in making work for performance this term.  Attention is given to all of the elements involved in composition and production, including collaborative aspects.  Students are expected to show their work throughout stages of development, complete their projects, and perform them to the public by the end of the term
Dance

Shakespeare: The Tragedies — LIT2217.01

Spring 2014
Instructor: Annabel Davis-Goff
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Credits: 4
We will read and watch six of Shakespeare's Tragedies, and will read the sources from which Shakespeare drew his material. Students will write two essays, and are expected to participate in discussion based on careful reading of the plays. Please note there will be two evening film screenings, times to be arranged.
Literature

Shorter Songs — MTH4110.01

Spring 2014
Instructor: Bruce Williamson
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Credits: 2
What elements set certain composers apart from their contemporaries? In any genre, there are those who "raise the bar" and gain respect both for being prolific and breaking traditions of harmony and form. Jazz saxophonist Wayne Shorter took his cue from ground-breaking composers before him such as Duke Ellington and Thelonius Monk, helping to create new directions in jazz while
Music

Silkscreen / Serigraphy Workshop — PRI2112.01

Spring 2014
Instructor: Sarah Pike
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Credits: 2
This course will focus on the basic technical processes of screen printing including, screen preparation, image development, registration, paper handling, and printing multi run prints. Through demonstrations and hands on experiences students will complete a series of projects using block out methods and photo emulsion by creating hand-drawn and digital films. Particular
Visual Arts

Silkscreen/Serigraphy Workshop — PRI2112.02

Spring 2014
Instructor: Sarah Pike
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Credits: 2
This course will focus on the basic technical processes of screen printing including, screen preparation, image development, registration, paper handling, and printing multi run prints. Through demonstrations and hands on experiences students will complete a series of projects using block out methods and photo emulsion by creating hand-drawn and digital films. Particular
Visual Arts

Social Expectations for Japanese Children — JPN2107.01

Spring 2014
Instructor: Ikuko Yoshida
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Credits: 4
This course is designed for students to learn Japanese through Japanese children's books and animation. In this course, students will read Japanese children's books and watch Japanese animation that is based on children's books to examine how Japanese children are expected to behave and communicate with others. Students will also analyze cultural values in Japan, how those
Languages

Social Life of Sculpture — SCU4106.01

Spring 2014
Instructor: Yoko Inoue
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Credits: 4
This class aims to explore opportunities for making and locating sculpture in a broader socio-cultural context. In-class presentations and discussions are structured to identify important examples of contemporary art practice and serve as a platform for the exchange of ideas and debate. Students will pursue projects that expand considerations of public audience engagement. We
Visual Arts

Sociolinguistic Voices: Identities in Text and Talk — EDU2120.01

Spring 2014
Instructor: Peter Jones
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Credits: 4
Identity has become an inevitable concept in social theory. Theorizing identity and examining how identity becomes relevant in communication contributes to understanding power, culture and agency. This course looks into identity from a sociolinguistic perspective, where identities are seen as coming into being through semiotic practices entailing gender, ethnicity and class, as
Education

Song for Ireland and Celtic Connections — MHI2251.01

Spring 2014
Instructor: John Kirk
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Credits: 2
Celtic music from Ireland, Scotland, Bretagne, Galacia, and Cape Breton will be experienced, studied, and performed using instruments and voices. We'll find and cross the musical bridges between regions--from the ballads of Ireland, Scotland and Wales to the Alalas of Spain and dance tunes of Brittany. An end-of-term presentation will be prepared drawing on inspiration from
Music

Space is the Place: The Music and Life of Sun Ra — MPF2146.01

Spring 2014
Instructor: Michael Wimberly
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Credits: 2
This course takes a look at the life of Herman Blount, a prolific jazz composer, pioneer of electronic music and creator of the Sun Ra Arkestra. Blount, aka Sun Ra, was quite controversial because of his eclectic music, "theatrical" live performances and unorthodox lifestyle. He claimed that he was of the "Angel Race" and not from Earth, but from Saturn (after experiencing an
Music

Spaces, Places, and Identities — PSY4190.01

Spring 2014
Instructor: Ronald Cohen
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Credits: 4
"Spaces" have geographical coordinates, "places" are territories of meaning, and "identities" are the senses we have of ourselves and others. This course will examine links among these through (1) reading theory and research in several social science disciplines, (2) writing short essays, and (3) completing one or two research papers.
Social Science

Special Projects — HIS4750.01

Spring 2014
Instructor: Eileen Scully
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Credits: 4
This course is an opportunity for students to pursue individual and collaborative interdisciplinary independent projects, whether in the exploratory phase or already underway. In early weeks, we workshop and finalize project ideas to produce individual contracts. These contracts include arrangements for each student to receive preliminary consultation on proposals and
Social Science

Stage Management — DRA2241.01

Spring 2014
Instructor: Michael Giannitti
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Credits: 4
Students explore the role of the stage manager in the production process in this class. Readings, discussions, and projects on topics including scheduling, play breakdowns, prompt book preparation, blocking notation, ground plan and theatre layout, and the running of rehearsals and performances are included. The relationship of the stage manager to others involved in the
Drama