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Fall 2019

InTranslation: Lives, Texts, Testimony — LIT2279.01

Fall 2019

Instructor: Marguerite Feitlowitz

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Credits: 2

What does it mean to be "rooted," "uprooted," "living in translation"? Can a language, literary tradition, or far-flung literary republic be one's homeland? Does "cultural authority" derive from being considered "native"? How is it that immigrant literary translators have been met with apprehension on the part of publishers? Might this stem from definitions of "fluency" and

CAPA Literature

Intro to Max — MCO2116.01

Fall 2019

Instructor: Nicholas Brooke

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Credits: 2

This course will look at the versatile program of Max/MSP/Jitter, a high-level programming platform for sound and visuals. Our focus will be on the sonic capabilities of the program, though we will dip occasional into visuals, video, and sensing technologies. Students will develop independent research, and projects based on their interests and abilities, and must have an

Music

Introduction to Cell Biology (with lab) — BIO4114.01

Fall 2019

Instructor: Amie McClellan

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Credits: 4

Cells are the fundamental units that organize life. In this class we will investigate cell structure and function, learn about DNA replication and transcription, find out how proteins are synthesized and transported, and come to understand how interfering with cell biological processes can result in disease. In the lab, students will gain experience with both prokaryotic and

Science and Mathematics

Introduction to Computer Science — CS2124.01

Fall 2019

Instructor: Andrew Cencini

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Credits: 4

In this class, students will be exposed to the main areas and questions related to computer science, while beginning their journey towards becoming skilled practitioners in the field. A large part of this process will include learning basic programming skills in Python, computational thinking and algorithm design. In addition, students will also formulate and explore questions

Science and Mathematics

Introduction to Dramaturgy — DRA4281.01

Fall 2019

Instructor: Maya Cantu

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Credits: 4

The dramaturg serves as a powerful medium in the theatre. She bridges the past and the present, the creative team and the audience, while providing critical generosity and historical and literary insight. In this course, we will learn about the history and practice of dramaturgy, while learning how the critical and research skills of the dramaturg can apply to a wide array of

Drama

Introduction to Fermentation Chemistry —

Fall 2019

Instructor: Amber Hancock

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Credits: 4

Many materials that we use regularly such as foods, alcoholic beverages, pharmaceuticals and fine chemicals can be produced via fermentations. Cheese, yogurt, kombucha, kimchi, kefir, tempe, tofu, bread, pickles, beer, wine, and spirits are all examples of fermented products! In this class we will discuss the structure and reactivity of the biomolecules that are

Introduction to Food Studies — APA2245.01

Fall 2019

Instructor: Tatiana Abatemarco

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Credits: 4

This course is an introduction to food studies, which takes a humanities and social science approach to understanding the food and agriculture and how it connects to society and the environment. Students will examine a variety of food studies topics including agricultural movements, food sovereignty, food justice, food ethics, and aesthetics. The course will also engage in a

CAPA

Introduction to Harmony — MTH2128.01

Fall 2019

Instructor: Nicholas Brooke

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Credits: 4

A nuts-and-bolts overview of tonal harmony, from scales and chords to voice leading. At first we'll focus on the harmonic practices of Classical and Baroque music, later broadening our focus to a variety of pop, jazz, and contemporary music. Emphasis will be placed on creative work, and students will be asked to compose (and perform) pieces in a variety of harmonic styles.

Music

Introduction to Relief Printing — PRI2105.01

Fall 2019

Instructor: Thorsten Dennerline

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Credits: 4

This course is an introductory level print class. Students will learn about relief printmaking through demonstrations of techniques, hands-on experience, and critiques. Techniques include but are not limited to wood cut and linoleum cut. With this simple process, we will be able to explore color printing in depth.

Visual Arts

Introduction to Sculpture: Getting to know Sculpture and its Performance — SCU2120.01

Fall 2019

Instructor: Baseera Khan

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Credits: 4

What is sculpture and how does performance have anything to do with that? How do we talk about a thing that takes up 3-D space and time? What does it mean to make an object anyway? How does one develop an idea to make an object? And what materials are the best to realize this idea? This course invites students to investigate the fundamental principles of sculpture while

Visual Arts

Introduction to Sound Recording and Mixing — MSR2141.01

Fall 2019

Instructor: Senem Pirler

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Credits: 4

This course will offer an introduction to studio recording techniques through recording sessions, hands-on exercises, lectures, and critical listening sessions. We will cover basic sound acoustics, spot and stereo microphone techniques, signal flow, audio processing, and creative and unconventional music recording techniques. We will record various genres of music in a

Music

Introduction to Video — FV2303.01, section 1

Fall 2019

Instructor: Jen Liu

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Credits: 4

This production course introduces students to the fundamentals of working in video and the language of film form. Drawing on the energy, intensity and criticality of avant-garde film and contemporary video art practices, students will complete a series of projects exploring dimensions of cinematography, mise-en-scène, editing and sound design before producing a final self

Visual Arts

Introduction to Video — FV2303.02, section 2

Fall 2019

Instructor: Kate Purdie

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Credits: 4

Visual Arts

Investing in Futures: The Art of Worlding — APA2218.02

Fall 2019

Instructor: Marina Zurkow, MFA Teaching Fellow

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Credits: 2

Futures studies—also known as futurology—has been used by businesses and the military as part of a strategic planning toolkit. This framework of speculating about the future in systemic ways has been adopted by many contemporary artist collectives, in order to challenge assumptions of the present about outcomes in the future. These futuristic models are based on constraints

CAPA

Italy Yesterday and Today — ITA2118.01

Fall 2019

Instructor: Barbara Alfano

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Credits: 4

This course introduces students to Italian language and culture. It focuses on the social changes that Italy has undergone during the past thirty years in many spheres of its social life, such as the family, education, the environment, and politics, and with regard to several issues, for instance gender equality, diversity, and immigration. By the end of the semester, students

Cultural Studies and Languages

Jazz Ensemble — MPF4250.01, section 1

Fall 2019

Instructor: Jennifer Allen

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Credits: 2

This ensemble will perform a wide range of Jazz music (a genre that is constantly evolving), with an emphasis on both ensemble playing and improvisation skills. By playing together, students will learn how blues, swing, Latin, and rock elements have all fueled this music called jazz. Students will also learn how major Jazz artists such as Ellington, Monk, Mingus, Wayne Shorter,

Music

Jazz Ensemble — MPF4250.02, section 2

Fall 2019

Instructor: Jennifer Allen

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Credits: 2

Music

Jazz Piano — MIN4240.01

Fall 2019

Instructor: Jennifer Allen

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Credits: 2

Weekly private instruction in jazz piano to be arranged with instructor. Explore and develop skills and knowledge required to effectively play non-classical piano repertoire. Styles covered: blues, reggae, salsa, bossa-nova and jazz. Create bass lines, chord voicings, stylistic rhythms, melodies and improvised solos.

Music

La famiglia: Literary Portrayals of the Modern Italian Family — ITA4610.01

Fall 2019

Instructor: Barbara Alfano

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Credits: 4

In Italy, no other institution has been credited as much as the family for keeping the country afloat during periods of financial decay, and cursed, at the same time, for hindering the country’s social progress. Three short novels will guide us in the exploration of the modern Italian family: Melania Mazzucco’s Sei come sei, Elena Ferrante’s I giorni dell’abbandono, and

Cultural Studies and Languages

Landscaping Leftovers: Painting and the Expanded Field — PAI4403.01

Fall 2019

Instructor: Camille Hoffman

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Credits: 4

This course explores landscape painting as an extension of site and salvage as an expanded portrait of self. While reinforcing formal painting knowledge and skills, students will investigate new strategies around the application and integration of non-traditional materials as a critical response to traditional painting histories. Some questions we will ask ourselves over the

Visual Arts

Language as System and Social Behavior — LIN2101.01

Fall 2019

Instructor: Thomas Leddy-Cecere

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Credits: 4

In this course, students will examine the building blocks which make up the interlocking systems of language and observe how those systems are enacted and granted layers of meaning through social practice. Beyond developing an understanding of the basic mechanics of sound systems, word-meaning relations, and the expression of grammatical values in languages of the world, we

Cultural Studies and Languages Society Culture and Thought

Language in the Mediterranean: Integration, Fragmentation and Movement — LIN4103.01

Fall 2019

Instructor: Thomas Leddy-Cecere

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Credits: 4

The Mediterranean represents a critical site of interaction between speakers of three of the world’s largest language families; nevertheless, linguists typically treat this contact and cross-pollination as an incidental, even distorting product of the families’ southern/northern/western peripheries, rather than as constituting a dynamic center of gravity for linguistic and

Cultural Studies and Languages Society Culture and Thought

Latin American Art since Independence — SPA2111.01

Fall 2019

Instructor: Jonathan Pitcher

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Credits: 4

This course ranges from the republican art of nation-building in the 19th century to modernism, magical realism, and the postmodern. While there will be some discussion of standard tactics such as stylistic nuances and artists’ biographies, it is expected that we will rapidly develop sufficient ability to focus on movements, theory, and politics, thus treating the works as

Cultural Studies and Languages

Latin American Critical Theory (o, más allá de la alteridad) — SPA4716.01

Fall 2019

Instructor: Jonathan Pitcher

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Credits: 4

Oddly, perhaps, theory itself, despite its own premises, its ethical veneer and visceral critical posture, has never quite overcome the traditional, global division of intellectual labor. It is applied, and alterity is nominally, similarly, embraced, thus paradoxically resulting in a cultural neo-imperialism that all the while overtly denies its own imperialist practices. The

Cultural Studies and Languages

Letterpress Printing from Metal, Wood, and Photopolymer — PRI4697.01

Fall 2019

Instructor: Thorsten Dennerline

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Credits: 4

In this intermediate level course, we will focus on learning letterpress printing within a framework of making visual art. This can be a precision process and it affords a huge range of possibilities for artists who wish to work with multiples and/or use text in their work. It is a rigorous course and each student will develop and design print projects that develop both their

Visual Arts