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Fall 2015

The Book of Deuteronomy and the Advancement of Society — MED2114.03

Fall 2015

Instructor: Michael M. Cohen

Days & Time: TBA

Credits: 1

The Book of Deuteronomy stands apart from the first four books of the Bible as a retelling of what previously occurred according to the text. In that retelling changes were made to so many relevant topics and issues essential for the advancement of public well being. This class will explore those areas ranging from humans the environment, the setting up a judicial

CAPA Environment Modules: Transferable Approaches

The Dance Archive Project — DAN4105.01

Fall 2015

Instructor: Dana Reitz

Days & Time: TBA

Credits: 2

The Bennington Dance Archive holds significant photos, tapes, programs and curricula information that dates back to the early 1930's. With great care, we will explore some of this material, help find missing links, catalog and categorize, and add our own research about those who have participated all these years. Students will be expected to find biographies, explore the

Dance

The Digital Photo Book — PHO4130.01

Fall 2015

Instructor: Jonathan Kline

Days & Time: TBA

Credits: 4

From photography’s inception, photo books have been critical to the medium and have provided a way to understand our culture’s use of images. In 1844 William Henry Fox Talbot utilized the book form with the first lens-based book, ‘The Pencil of Nature’. In this course, students will explore the photo-based artist book as a vehicle for self-expression. A variety of

Visual Arts

The History of Argentina — SPA4217.01

Fall 2015

Instructor: Jonathan Pitcher

Days & Time: TBA

Credits: 4

This course will chart the last two centuries of Argentine history, chronologically, from textbooks to slogans, philosophy to politics, with a particular focus on nationalist discourse. Perhaps the only consistent ideology of the period, and doubtless one of the more persuasive, does Argentine nationalism represent an autochthonous spirit, the legitimate identity of

Languages

The Literature of Artistic Obsession — LIT2250.01

Fall 2015

Instructor: Marguerite Feitlowitz

Days & Time: TBA

Credits: 4

Creativity itself--elixir and torment, liberation and bondage, enchantment, exhilaration and irresistible adventure--has from time immemorial inspired great works of literature. Our readings will embrace a spectrum: protagonists caught in the throes of creative fixation; the artist who tries madly to impose himself, according to his own "impossible" terms, on society; the

Literature

The Magical Object - Visual Metaphor — DRA2116.01

Fall 2015

Instructor: Sherry Kramer

Days & Time: TBA

Credits: 4

There is a great difference between a prop and an object on stage that is built or filled with the dramatic forces of a play. Such objects become metaphors, they become fresh comprehensions of the world. In the theater, we believe in magic. Our gaze is focused on ordinary objects…a glass figurine, a pair of shoes, a wedding dress…and then our attention is shaped, and charged,

Drama Visual Arts

The Modern Chinese Family — CHI2113.01

Fall 2015

Instructor: Ginger Lin

Days & Time: TBA

Credits: 4

All the children of one’s parent’s siblings are all just called cousin in English. However in Chinese there is a different word for each particular relationship. This stems from how in traditional Chinese Confucian culture each individual’s duties and obligations towards others are dictated by their relationships, with family relationships being the most important. But then in

Languages

The Personal Learning Plan: Vermont Act 77 Education Reform —

Fall 2015

Instructor: Susan Sgorbati

Days & Time: TBA

Credits: 1

Vermont Act 77 is a recent bill passed in the Vermont Legislature to enact educational reform. It includes implementing a Personal Learning Plan for all Middle and High School students in public education in Vermont. It is a radical new vision of public education and shares many of the same goals as a 51�� Plan Process. This Module will introduce

The Politics of Freedom — POL2104.01

Fall 2015

Instructor: Crina Archer

Days & Time: TBA

Credits: 4

This course examines competing conceptions of freedom in the tradition of Western political thought. Is political freedom about doing what you want, sharing power, or actively participating in political life? Is freedom a quality of individuals or an experience found in collective action? What conditions help to secure freedom and what conditions undermine its possibility? What

Society Culture and Thought

The Refugee Crisis: Where Can I Go? — MOD2156.03

Fall 2015

Instructor: Susan Sgorbati and David Bond

Days & Time: TBA

Credits: 1

In response to the burgeoning crisis of migration-- people fleeing their homes in war-torn Syria and Afghanistan, in countries roiling with decades long upheaval like Libya, Ethiopia, Eritrea and the Sudan, drug lord tyranny and violence in Central America, and even new climate change refugees--CAPA will offer a Pop-Up course this term to examine how our global community has

Modules: Transferable Approaches

The Sababa Project at Mount Anthony Union High School —

Fall 2015

Instructor: Susan Sgorbati with Danielle Crosier

Days & Time: TBA

Credits: 4

The Sababa Project is a 51�� course taught on the campus of Mount Anthony Union High School. In a collaborative effort between 51�� and two Mount Anthony Union High School programs (the Quantum Leap Exhibit Program and the Bridges Summer Transitional Program), the Sababa Project attempts to demystify the college experience while providing

The Sababa Project: Media in Action — APA2121.01

Fall 2015

Instructor: Erika Mijlin

Days & Time: TBA

Credits: 4

The Sababa Project: Media in Action is a unique class composed of both 51�� students and high school students from the Quantum Leap* Exhibit Program at the local high school. Sababa means cool in both Hebrew and Arabic, a word popularized by youth culture in a region of conflict. The 51�� students in this class are both learners and mentors.

CAPA

The Scriptorium: Critical Theories — LIT2227.01

Fall 2015

Instructor: Camille Guthrie

Days & Time: TBA

Credits: 4

Our scriptorium, a “place for writing,” will function as a class for beginning writers and for those students who want to improve their essay skills. We will read to write and write to read, following the originator of the form, Montaigne. Much of our time will be occupied with writing probatively, as essai means “trial” or “attempt.” This class will read model examples of

Literature

The U.S. Constitution: Amendments and Updates — HIS2141.02

Fall 2015

Instructor: Eileen Scully

Days & Time: TBA

Credits: 2

The United States Constitution is an "invitation to struggle," an arena and set of principles for unending battles between irreconcilable visions of freedom, well-being, consent, obligation, and community. Far from enshrining answers, it defends questions. Battles over constitutional interpretation and amendment have been battles to open or close core

CAPA Society Culture and Thought

The U.S. Constitution: Rough Drafts and Ratification — HIS2139.01

Fall 2015

Instructor: Eileen Scully

Days & Time: TBA

Credits: 2

The United States Constitution began as a idea and a rough draft. Indeed, when first presented to delegates at the Philadelphia Convention, the draft was a proposed treaty among thirteen erstwhile British colonies. In this seven-week seminar, we delve into the pivotal events, people, and debates that produced the final draft. We go on to explore the year-long ratification

CAPA Society Culture and Thought

The Victorian Novel — LIT4320.01

Fall 2015

Instructor: Brooke Allen

Days & Time: TBA

Credits: 4

Many have thought the reign of Queen Victoria (1837-1901) the great age of the English novel. We will begin with Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist, published in the first year of the Victorian Era, a novel full of the social concerns that obsessed Dickens and his contemporaries. We will move on to Middlemarch by George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans), a powerful

Literature

The Visual Art of China — CHI4496.01

Fall 2015

Instructor: Ginger Lin

Days & Time: TBA

Credits: 4

Art is always somehow a reflection of the culture and society in which it is produced. In this class we will explore the ways in which contemporary (post-Mao) Chinese art reflects on modern Chinese culture and society. Each class or every other class, students will be given a packet with visual and written information on a particular work of art with a vocabulary list and

Languages

The Web as Artistic Platform — DA2110.01

Fall 2015

Instructor: Robert Ransick

Days & Time: TBA

Credits: 4

This course is an introduction to creative practices within digital technologies specifically focused on Internet based fine art projects. A broad survey of web-based digital arts is examined in tandem with an overview of design methodology and the tools necessary to create your own work. These include HTML, CSS, Photoshop, content management systems, and a basic introduction

Visual Arts

Theatre and the Arts for Peace and Reconciliation — MED4102.01

Fall 2015

Instructor: Daniel Michaelson

Days & Time: TBA

Credits: 4

How can Theatre, Visual Arts, Music and Dance build international peace, or help youth in at-risk situations, or help victims of genocide, or heal the environment? Guest artists will discuss their particular projects, and students will investigate various efforts, both local and international, that involve the Arts for peace or social action. Students will write

CAPA Dance Drama Music Visual Arts

Through Syntax to Style: A Grammar of Writing — LIT2169.01

Fall 2015

Instructor: John Gould

Days & Time: TBA

Credits: 2

“Syntax” is the aspect of grammar concerned with the relationships of words in a language, with how they fit together to create meaning. By exploring various English syntactical structures, we will discover a variety of ways to combine the same words to say slightly different things. The course will rely heavily on the linguistic work of Noam Chomsky. We will write a number of

Literature

Tolstoy's Short Fiction — LIT2395.01

Fall 2015

Instructor: Brooke Allen

Days & Time: TBA

Credits: 2

In this class we will read a number of the shorter works of Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910). These will probably include, but might not be limited to, "The Death of Ivan Ilyitch," The Kreutzer Sonata," "Master and Man," "Hadji Murad," "The Cossacks," "Father Sergius," "The Devil," "Family Happiness," and "Strider."

Literature

Topics in Applied Philosophy: Privacy — PHI2126.01

Fall 2015

Instructor: Paul Voice

Days & Time: TBA

Credits: 2

Privacy has long been regarded as important and yet claims to privacy have been frequently challenged and often overridden by political, economic, and technological considerations. Do we have a right to privacy? If so, what is its philosophical justification and what essential human goods and capacities does it protect? In what circumstances and for what reasons can we be asked

Society Culture and Thought

Traditional Music Ensemble — MPF4221.01

Fall 2015

Instructor: John Kirk

Days & Time: TBA

Credits: 2

We will study and perform from the string band traditions of rural America. Nova Scotia, Quebecois, Irish, New England, Scandinavian, African American, dance and ballad traditions will also be experienced with listening, practice (weekly group rehearsals outside of class) and performing components. Emphasis on ensemble intuition, playing by ear, and lifetime personal music

Music

Traditional Music of North America — MHI2135.01

Fall 2015

Instructor: John Kirk

Days & Time: TBA

Credits: 2

This course explores music from early native music through contemporary singer-songwriters. Some of the traditions we draw from include African, Native American, Quebecois, Appalachian, Irish and Scottish, British Isle traditions, Cajun, Blues, Gospel, and Conjunto music. Instrumental, dance, and ballad traditions are explored. Students must bring a guitar, banjo, mandolin,

Music

Twelve Objects: An Introduction to Art History — AH2108.01

Fall 2015

Instructor: Zirwat Chowdhury

Days & Time: TBA

Credits: 4

This part-lecture, part-discussion course offers a survey of the history of art through close study of twelve objects selected from a wide chronological and geographical breadth. Each object will serve as notable example of a canonical artistic movement, as well as illustrate a key art historical term. The course will offer students an overview of important movements, themes,

Visual Arts