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SOCI 634 - Preceptorship
Preceptors may assist faculty members organize and teach courses with an emphasis on leading discussion groups, preparing study sessions, and individual tutoring. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. Work with Academic Programs. Every semester. (4 Credits)
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SOCI 641 - Honors Independent
The honors independent study is an option reserved for students participating in the honors program. Students may receive this course credit for pursuing research devoted to their honors project. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor and department chair. Every semester. (1 Credits)
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SOCI 642 - Honors Independent
The honors independent study is an option reserved for students participating in the honors program. Students may receive this course credit for pursuing research devoted to their honors project. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor and department chair. Every semester. (2 Credits)
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SOCI 643 - Honors Independent
The honors independent study is an option reserved for students participating in the honors program. Students may receive this course credit for pursuing research devoted to their honors project. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor and department chair. Every semester. (3 Credits)
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SOCI 644 - Honors Independent
The honors independent study is an option reserved for students participating in the honors program. Students may receive this course credit for pursuing research devoted to their honors project. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor and department chair. Every semester. (4 Credits)
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SPAN 101 - Elementary Spanish I
Pronunciation, grammar essentials, conversation and reading. Three class hours a week plus one hour of tutorial. Minimal introduction to history and culture of hispanophone countries. For admission into SPAN 102 , students must have completed 101, or its equivalent, with a minimum grade of C-. Every semester. (4 Credits)
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SPAN 102 - Elementary Spanish II
Pronunciation, grammar essentials, conversation and reading. Three class hours a week plus one hour of tutorial. Minimal introduction to history and culture of hispanophone countries. For admission into SPAN 203 , students must have completed 102, or its equivalent, with a minimum grade of C-. Prerequisite(s): SPAN 101 with C- or better. Every semester. (4 Credits)
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SPAN 110 - Accelerated Beginning Spanish
Accelerated Beginning Spanish meets the goals of Elementary Spanish I and II (SPAN 101 and SPAN 102 ) in one semester. It covers pronunciation, grammar essentials, conversation and reading. This course is appropriate for students with prior experience in Spanish or another language and for students who are highly self-motivated and/or able to learn foreign languages quickly. Successful completion allows enrollment in Intermediate Spanish I (SPAN 203 ) or Accelerated Intermediate Spanish (SPAN 220 ). Students will not receive credit for this course if they have previously taken or been awarded credit for SPAN 101 or SPAN 102 . Three class hours a week plus two hours of tutorial. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. For admission into SPAN 203 or SPAN 220 , students must have completed 110, or its equivalent, with a minimum grade of C-. Every semester. (5 Credits)
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SPAN 151 - Caribbean Literature and Culture: Aesthetics of Resistance Cross-Listed as
Explore literary, visual and musical expressions of resistance against colonialism and neocolonialism in the Caribbean, and examine street performance as a means of redefining public space and creating community. Students will learn about the tensions between culture and capital. Offered as a First Year Course only. Occasionally. (4 Credits)
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SPAN 171 - Susurros del Pasado: Whispers Toward the 21st Century Cross-Listed as
This course explores expressions of indigenismos both past and present throughout the Americas. Students will examine literary, historical and political texts that convey the ongoing struggle of Native Americans to retain cultural and sociopolitical autonomy in North and South America. Offered as a First Year Course only. Occasionally. (4 Credits)
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SPAN 194 - Topics Course
Varies by semester. Consult the department or class schedule for current listing. (4 Credits)
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SPAN 203 - Intermediate Spanish I
Intermediate Spanish extends and deepens awareness and use of linguistic functions in Spanish. Formal introduction to history and culture of Hispanophone countries. For admission into SPAN 204 , students must have completed 203, or its equivalent, with a minimum grade of C-. Prerequisite(s): SPAN 102 or SPAN 110 , or an equivalent, with a minimum grade of C-. Every semester. (4 Credits)
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SPAN 204 - Intermediate Spanish II
Intermediate Spanish II extends and deepens awareness and use of linguistic functions in Spanish. Formal introduction to history and culture of Hispanophone countries. Prerequisite(s): SPAN 203 , or its equivalent, with a grade of C- or better. Every semester. (4 Credits)
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SPAN 220 - Accelerated Intermediate Spanish
Accelerated Intermediate Spanish meets the goals of Intermediate Spanish I (SPAN 203 ) and Intermediate Spanish II (SPAN 204 ) in one semester. It extends and deepens awareness and use of linguistic functions in Spanish, and it introduces the history and culture of Hispanophone countries. This course is designed for students who have successfully completed SPAN 102 or SPAN 110 , or have tested in at the intermediate level on the placement test. Three class hours per week plus two hours of tutorial. Successful completion with a minimum grade of C- allows enrollment in SPAN 305 . Prerequisite(s): SPAN 102 or SPAN 110 or an equivalent earned with a minimum grade of C-, and permission of instructor. Students will not receive credit for this course if they have previously taken or been awarded credit for SPAN 203 and/or SPAN 204 . Every semester. (5 Credits)
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SPAN 294 - Topics Course
Varies by semester. Consult the department or class schedule for current listing. (4 Credits)
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SPAN 305 - Advanced Oral and Written Expression
This course serves as a bridge between the intermediate and advanced courses in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese. Its main objective is to improve oral and written communication while strengthening grammatical skills and deepening knowledge of Hispanic cultures. Conversations and written essays are based on the cultural and literary themes presented in the textbook, a novel or other literary work, and supporting videos and films. Other course activities vary according to instructors and can include individual and/or group presentations; interviews with native speakers; attending community events related to some celebration of the Hispanic world; or different forms of community engagement. Prerequisite(s): SPAN 204 or SPAN 220 with a minimum grade of C-, or permission of instructor Every semester. (4 Credits)
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SPAN 307 - Introduction to the Analysis of Hispanic Texts Cross-Listed as LATI 307
This course presents the student with essential tools for the critical analysis of a broad range of topics and forms of cultural production (literature, cinema, art, e-texts, etc.) in the Hispanic world. It also teaches the student advanced language skills in written composition and public oral presentation. This course satisfies the Area 2 requirement for the Spanish major. Prerequisite(s): SPAN 305 Every semester. (4 Credits)
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SPAN 308 - Introduction to U.S. Latinx Studies Cross-Listed as and
This course provides an interdisciplinary discussion of the Latino experience in the United States with a focus on Mexican, Puerto Rican, Dominican, and Cuban- Americans. Using fiction, poetry, films and critical essays, we will examine issues of race and ethnicity, language, identity, gender and sexuality, politics, and immigration. This course satisfies the Area 2 requirement for the Spanish major. Prerequisite(s): SPAN 305 Every semester. (4 Credits)
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SPAN 309 - Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics Cross-Listed as
A linguistic survey of the Spanish language aimed at improving pronunciation and increasing comprehension of the structure of the language, deepening students’ understanding of the sound system, word formation, grammar and meaning. Study will emphasize phonetics and provide an introduction to transcription, phonology, morphology and syntax, as well as provide an overview of linguistic change and geographic variation. This course satisfies the Area 3 requirement for the Spanish major. Prerequisite(s): SPAN 305 or consent of instructor. Every year. (4 Credits)
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SPAN 316 - Mapping the New World: Exploration, Encounters, and Disasters Cross-Listed as LATI 316 and INTL 316
Europeans were by no means the first peoples to explore new territories and human populations. Renaissance scientific methodology, however, led European travelers to meticulously document each New World encounter in writing and develop new tools with which to navigate and represent space, devices that subsequently became weapons of colonial domination. But as Nature and indigenous populations refused to be subjected to European epistemology, failure and disaster were frequent events: shipwrecks left Old World survivors stranded among unknown lands and peoples in the Americas; Amerindians rejected the imposition of a foreign culture and religion, murdering colonists and missionaries; Africans rebelled against slavery and escaped to mountains and jungles to form autonomous communities. An examination of maps, exploration logs, missionary histories, travel literature, historiography and colonial documents will provide the foundation for this course on the ambivalent reality of the Old World’s encounter with the Americas, in which Europeans were often the losers. This course satisfies the Area 1 requirement for the Spanish major. Prerequisite(s): SPAN 305 (though SPAN 307 recommended) and another 300-level Spanish course, or consent of the instructor. Alternate years. (4 Credits)
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SPAN 325 - Dictators, Revolutions and Insurrections
Modern Hispanic cultural production in response to dictators, revolutions, and socio-political repression was varied and pointed. Students read a variety of contemporary authors and analyze how they represent social realities in discourse that reflects and informs societal changes. This course satisfies the Area 2 requirement for the Spanish major. Prerequisite(s): SPAN 305 and another 300-level Spanish course or consent of the instructor. SPAN 307 and SPAN 308 recommended. Alternate years. (4 Credits)
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SPAN 330 - Advanced Spanish Grammar: Meaning and Communication
An overview of the intricacies of advanced Spanish grammar, providing extensive oral and written practice to improve students’ grammatical accuracy as well as overall understanding of the structure of the language. This course satisfies the Area 3 requirement for the Spanish major. Prerequisite(s): SPAN 305 Alternate years. (4 Credits)
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SPAN 332 - Spanish in the United States Cross-Listed as LING 332
In this course, students will examine the different varieties of Spanish in the US and the effects of the linguistic contact between Spanish and English. Sociolinguistic aspects relevant to language contact will be addressed, as will related issues such as immigration patterns, bilingualism, Spanglish, and bilingual education. This course satisfies the Area 3 requirement for the Spanish major. Prerequisite(s): SPAN 305 and another 300-level Spanish course or consent of the instructor. SPAN 309 recommended. Every other year. (4 Credits)
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SPAN 334 - Spanish in the Workplace
Regardless of the career path chosen, today’s college graduates will likely use Spanish in their professions. If they can function in Spanish in the workplace in all four modalities (reading, writing, listening, speaking) and they have the cultural sensitivity to fulfill their responsibilities properly, they will have more professional choices and experiences. In this course students will acquire the knowledge of Spanish for use in the workplace, as well as insights into the cultures, traditions, values and practices related to the bilingual workplace in the US and abroad. Emphasis is placed on the fields of healthcare and medicine, education and social services, legal matters and law enforcement. Students pursue individual interests in specific career areas with a community involvement component. This course satisfies Area 3 of the Spanish major. Prerequisite(s): SPAN 305 or permission of the instructor. SPAN 309 recommended. Alternate years. (4 Credits)
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SPAN 343 - Culture and Politics in Spain from Civil War to Today
This course presents an overview of the evolution of life in Spain since the Civil War, death of Franco, through the socialist period and Spain’s entry in the European Union until today. Art, music, literature and film will serve as the basis for lecture and discussions of some of Spain’s current challenges and achievements, namely, unemployment, immigration, language and identity, women’s rights, terrorism, the impact of the Euro on the economy and the relationship between Catalonia and the Spanish government today. Recommended for students who are planning to study abroad in Spain. This course satisfies the Area 2 requirement for the Spanish major. Prerequisite(s): SPAN 305 or consent of the instructor. SPAN 307 recommended. Alternate years. (4 Credits)
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SPAN 354 - Here and There: Superando Limites
Living an identity that is multipositional is a familiar reality for many people in the 21st century. The seventeenth century Hispanic world reveals surprisingly diverse and complex societies in which literature-and sometimes life itself-provided a space for trying on different social clothes, so to speak, in an exploration of early modern identity. This course will allow students to enjoy prose, drama, poetry and historiography from both Spain and Spanish America and to witness how writers from both sides of the Atlantic were pushing aesthetic and societal limits of religion, ethnicity and gender in their writing. We view Baroque art from Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, and colonial Mexico and Peru, and read some pertinent critical perspectives that will help enrich our readings of the literature. To bring the plays to life, students will select fragments of dramas to “rescript” and perform for their classmates. This course satisfies the Area 1 requirement for the Spanish major. Prerequisite(s): SPAN 307 or consent of the instructor. (4 Credits)
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SPAN 355 - Cultural Resistance and Survival: Indigenous and African Peoples in Early Spanish America Cross-Listed as LATI 355 and INTL 415
In the Old World, Spain defined its national identity by locating its “others” in Jews, conversos , Muslims, moriscos , Turks, gypsies, pirates and Protestants. In the New World, Spaniards employed many of the same discursive and legal tactics-along with brute force-to subject Amerindian and African peoples to their will and their cultural norms. But indigenous and African populations in the Americas actively countered colonization. They rejected slavery and cultural imposition through physical rebellion, the use of strategies of cultural preservation and the appropriation of phonetic writing, which they in turn wielded against European hegemony. We will examine a fascinating corpus of indigenous pictographic codexes, architecture, myths, and histories and letters of resistance, along with a rich spectrum of texts in which peoples of African descent affirm their own subjectivity in opposition to slavery and cultural violence. What will emerge for students is a complex, heterogeneous vision of the conquest and early colonization in which non-European voices speak loudly on their own behalf. This course satisfies the Area 1 requirement for the Spanish major. Prerequisite(s): SPAN 305 and another 300-level Spanish course or consent of the instructor. (4 Credits)
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SPAN 357 - El Quijote as Timeless Text
Miguel de Cervantes’ El ingenioso Don Quijote de la Mancha is one of the most beloved and influential literary texts in all of world literature. In this course, students will not only engage in a careful and delightful reading of the entire text, but will also examine limitations and literary creations inspired through time by the classic. In order to understand how Quijote was received according to historical moment, we will explore critical perspectives on the text from across the centuries. Students will enjoy myriad artistic representations of Don Quijote and view and critique contemporary musical and filmic productions inspired by the text. This course satisfies the Area 1 requirement for the Spanish major. Prerequisite(s): SPAN 307 or consent of the instructor. (4 Credits)
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SPAN 359 - “Neither Saints Nor Sinners”: Women Writers of the Early Modern Hispanic World
Sixteenth- and seventeenth- century women writers were in constant dialogue with their male counterparts and dedicated much of their energy to debunking myths of female purity, passivity and ignorance. To this end, they created female protagonists of great strength and integrity. Exploring themes such as life in the convent, the mujer varonil and the mujer vestida de hombre , we will look at many peninsular as well as New World women authors who were busy challenging both social and aesthetic norms in their writing. This course satisfies the Area 1 requirement for the Spanish major. Prerequisite(s): SPAN 307 or consent of the instructor. (4 Credits)
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SPAN 360 - One Hundred Years of Plenitude: Modern and Postmodern Hispanic Fiction
The rise of modern fiction produced a series of remarkable novels in Latin America and Spain throughout the 20th century and into the present. The course will focus primarily on the Latin American “Boom” from the 1960s onwards. We will also study the appearance and enduring presence of postmodernism in Hispanic fiction. The course refines the analysis of literary works from a variety of perspectives (historical, political, social, ethical, aesthetic, etc.) and provides a comprehensive view of the evolution of Hispanic narrative from the dawn of modernity to the present. It targets those students who enjoy literature and believe in the pleasure of the text. This course satisfies the Area 2 requirement for the Spanish major. Prerequisite(s): SPAN 307 or consent of the instructor. (4 Credits)
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SPAN 361 - Romantics, Moderns and Avant-Gardists
Uncovering a panorama of Spanish culture from the beginning of the nineteenth century to the Civil War in 1936, we focus on the evolution of literature and the arts during the periods of Romanticism, Realism, Modernism and the Avant-Garde in an attempt to describe the faces of modernity in Spain. Authors that are usually studied include José Zorrilla, Rosalía de Castro, Benito Pérez Galdós, Emilia Pardo Bazán, Miguel de Unamuno, Ramón María del Valle Includeán, José Ortega y Gasset, Luis Buñuel, and Federico García Lorca. This course satisfies the Area 2 requirement for the Spanish major. Prerequisite(s): SPAN 307 or consent of the instructor. (4 Credits)
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SPAN 362 - Modern Hispanic Novel and the Visual Arts Cross-Listed as LATI 362
We use an interdisciplinary approach to narrative that focuses on the cooperation between the written and the visual text. For example, how did nineteenth-century painting influenced the novel? Or, what are the connections between cinematic adaptations of narratives? We also consider the perennial dilemma of literal versus personal interpretation. This course satisfies the Area 2 requirement for the Spanish major. Prerequisite(s): SPAN 307 or consent of the instructor. (4 Credits)
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SPAN 366 - Parody in the Postmodern Hispanic World
Western societies and literary traditions use parody to measure, shape, and change cultural values and identities. Parody is considered to be an amorphous genre that adapts itself and evolves in time, along with the cultural environments in which it exists. This course offers students the opportunity to examine the concept of parody and its application to specific narrative texts produced in the Hispanic world during its postmodern era. Texts examined include fiction and non-fiction, cinematic, and other multimedia arts. This course satisfies the Area 2 requirement for the Spanish major. Prerequisite(s): SPAN 307 or consent of the instructor. (4 Credits)
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SPAN 367 - Dramatic Words: Hispanic Theater and Poetry
Explores representative plays and poems from diverse authors and periods of Latin America, Spain, and/or the United States. An important component of this class is an examination of how theatre and poetry can shape individual and national consciousness. This course satisfies the Area 2 requirement for the Spanish major. Prerequisite(s): SPAN 307 or consent of the instructor. (4 Credits)
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SPAN 373 - Translation: Theory/Practice
This course is an introduction to the field of translation studies focusing on the linguistic, ethical, and cultural aspects of translation and interpretation. It aims to give students an understanding of the principles of translation and the role of the translator. It provides an opportunity to improve their language skills and to gain a deeper understanding of the intercultural aspects of the translation activity both in theory and practice. The cousre has a civic engagement component and is taught in partnership with a different community organization each semester (e.g. The Advocates for Human Rights, Centro Tyrone Guzman; James H. Binger Center for New Americans). Prerequisite(s): SPAN 305 and two other 300-level Spanish courses Alternate years. (4 Credits)
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SPAN 375 - History of the Spanish Language Cross-Listed as
An overview of Modern Spanish as it has developed over time. Course will trace the historical evolution of the most salient phonological, morpho-syntactic and lexical traits of Modern Spanish and will include study of the origins of American Spanish. Students will also be introduced to some of the principal theories of language change. This course satisfies the Area 3 requirement for the Spanish major. Prerequisite(s): SPAN 309 or consent of the instructor. (4 Credits)
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SPAN 376 - Spanish Dialectology Cross-Listed as and LATI 376
A survey of modern dialectal variations of Spanish that includes examination of American Spanish dialects as well as those of the Iberian Peninsula. Sociolinguistic issues and historical aspects of dialect variation and study will be addressed, along with other extralinguistic factors. Through this course, students will be provided an introduction to theories of language change, as well as the history of the language, and will gain a broad understanding of the different varieties of Modern Spanish. This course satisfies the Area 3 requirement for the Spanish major. Prerequisite(s): SPAN 309 or consent of the instructor. (4 Credits)
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SPAN 377 - Applied Linguistics: Spanish Second Language Acquisition Cross-Listed as
An overview of research projects on the acquisition of Spanish as a second language. Students will learn about the theoretical approaches used in these studies as well as the effects of various pedagogical approaches on the development of Spanish interlanguage systems. While the focus of the course is on the acquisition of Spanish as a second language, students will gain a broad and useful understanding of different pedagogical issues directly related to the acquisition/learning process(es) of other second languages. This course satisfies the Area 3 requirement for the Spanish major. Prerequisite(s): SPAN 309 or consent of the instructor. (4 Credits)
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SPAN 382 - Nation and Identity in the Hispanic World
An examination of the origins and issues surrounding the formation and the evolution of nation-building in Spain, Latin America, and the United States. Past and current movements and allegiances are seen through the writings of key political, social, and philosophical authors. Such issues as regional autonomy in Spain, indigenous initiatives in Latin America, the Chicano movement in the United States, trade agreements, etc., are considered from early colonization through imperial expansion to present-day globalization. This course satisfies the Area 2 requirement for the Spanish major. Prerequisite(s): SPAN 307 or consent of the instructor. (4 Credits)
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SPAN 385 - Frontera: The U.S./Mexico Border Cross-Listed as AMST 445 and LATI 385
The border region between the United States and Mexico exists as both a physical space and an ideological construct. This seminar uses literary and filmic narratives to explore issues of identity, opportunity, and violence that arise from this contested space. How does the border shape individual and cultural identities? In what ways does the border create opportunities for both advancement and exploitation? How do these works engage conflicts and tensions of race, nationalism, gender, and power? The course will include writers and filmmakers from both countries, and we will read original texts both in Spanish and English. This course satisfies the Area 2 requirement for the Spanish major. Prerequisite(s): SPAN 308 or consent of the instructor. Alternate years. (4 Credits)
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SPAN 386 - Constructions of a Female Killer Cross-Listed as LATI 386 and
Explorations of the relationship between women and violence typically take place from the perspective of women as victims. However, how does the discourse change when the traditional paradigm is inverted and we explore women as perpetrators of violence? This seminar examines representations of women who kill in Latin American and Latino narratives (including novels, short stories, films, and newspapers). Drawing on feminist theory, media studies, criminology, and literary criticism, we will seek to understand the ways women’s violence has been read and framed in contemporary society as well as how their violence intersects with discussions of nationalism, race, class, and gender. This course satisfies the Area 2 requirement for the Spanish major. Prerequisite(s): SPAN 307 or consent of the instructor. (4 Credits)
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SPAN 391 - Topics Course
Varies by semester. Consult the department or class schedule for current listing. (1 Credits)
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SPAN 394 - Topics Course
Varies by semester. Consult the department or class schedule for current listing. (4 Credits)
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SPAN 488 - Senior Seminar
The senior seminar is a capstone course that explores in depth a shifting field of topics. It helps students relate the subjects they have studied in their major field and assists students in demonstrating their familiarity with Hispanic cultures and in methods of analysis and presentation, culminating in the preparation and presentation of a major research project. It is primarily a discussion course that relies heavily on individual as well as collective effort. Required for Spanish majors. Category varies. Prerequisite(s): For Spanish majors; to be completed in the final semester. (4 Credits)
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SPAN 494 - Topics Course
Varies by semester. Consult the department or class schedule for current listing. (4 Credits)
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SPAN 601 - Tutorial
Category varies. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor and department chair. (1 Credits)
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SPAN 602 - Tutorial
Category varies. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor and department chair. (2 Credits)
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SPAN 603 - Tutorial
Category varies. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor and department chair. (3 Credits)
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SPAN 604 - Tutorial
Category varies. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor and department chair. (4 Credits)
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SPAN 611 - Independent Project
Category varies. Not available to substitute regularly offered courses. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor and department chair. (1 Credits)
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SPAN 612 - Independent Project
Category varies. Not available to substitute regularly offered courses. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor and department chair. (2 Credits)
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SPAN 613 - Independent Project
Category varies. Not available to substitute regularly offered courses. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor and department chair. (3 Credits)
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SPAN 614 - Independent Project
Category varies. Not available to substitute regularly offered courses. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor and department chair. (4 Credits)
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SPAN 621 - Internship
Category 3. Prerequisite(s): Four courses in Spanish numbered SPAN 204 or above and permission of instructor. Work with Internship Office. (1 Credits)
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SPAN 622 - Internship
Category 3. Prerequisite(s): Four courses in Spanish numbered SPAN 204 or above and permission of instructor. Work with Internship Office. (2 Credits)
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SPAN 623 - Internship
Category 3. Prerequisite(s): Four courses in Spanish numbered SPAN 204 or above and permission of instructor. Work with Internship Office. (3 Credits)
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SPAN 624 - Internship
Category 3. Prerequisite(s): Four courses in Spanish numbered SPAN 204 or above and permission of instructor. Work with Internship Office. (4 Credits)
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SPAN 631 - Preceptorship
Preceptorships give students the opportunity to observe and practice teaching skills. Available to highly accomplished students. Prerequisite(s): Some background reading and training in foreign language teaching and permission of instructor. Work with Academic Programs. (1 Credits)
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SPAN 632 - Preceptorship
Preceptorships give students the opportunity to observe and practice teaching skills. Available to highly accomplished students. Prerequisite(s): Some background reading and training in foreign language teaching and permission of instructor. Work with Academic Programs. (2 Credits)
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SPAN 633 - Preceptorship
Preceptorships give students the opportunity to observe and practice teaching skills. Available to highly accomplished students. Prerequisite(s): Some background reading and training in foreign language teaching and permission of instructor. Work with Academic Programs. (3 Credits)
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SPAN 634 - Preceptorship
Preceptorships give students the opportunity to observe and practice teaching skills. Available to highly accomplished students. Prerequisite(s): Some background reading and training in foreign language teaching and permission of instructor. Work with Academic Programs. (4 Credits)
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THDA 21 - African-Based Movement I
This African Based Movement course focuses on dance inspired by West Africa, as well as other regions of the continent, the Caribbean, Americas, and the African Diaspora at large. This physically rigorous class is rooted in a communal environment and is accompanied by a drummer. Students will learn African- based dance technique, characteristics, and the fundamental connection between the drums and the dance. They will also create in-class movement projects and presentations. Though this class may focus on traditional dance at times, it is not a tradition-specific class. All are welcome. May be repeated for credit. S/N grading only. Every fall. (1 Credits)
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THDA 22 - African-Based Movement II
This course focuses on dance inspired by West African and other African regions, the Caribbean, and the Americas. It is rooted in a communal environment and is supported and accompanied by a live musician/drummer. Students continue building on fundamental principles and technique, including more complex polyrhythmic aspects of the movement, while deepening the inter-connected relationship with the drums. They also create in-class dance projects and presentations. May be repeated for credit. S/N grading only. Prerequisite(s): THDA 21 or permission of instructor Spring semester. (1 Credits)
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THDA 31 - Dance Improvisation
Find expression and embodiment through the practice of movement improvisation. Open to all levels of ability. Come with a desire to move, an open mind and a willingness to explore in a non-competitive environment. We will learn to fall, roll and work with gravity in relationship to ourselves and others. The class will introduce you to contact improvisation, the “art-sport” developed by Steve Paxton in 1972. Relieve stress and balance your mind and body through physical awareness. May be repeated for credit. S/N grading only. Every spring. (1 Credits)
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THDA 41 - Modern Dance I
This introductory level course is a joyous and demanding exploration of the theory, technique, and terminology of modern dance as a performing art. Students engage fully with their bodies and minds as they deepen their strength, sense of rhythm, flexibility, and coordination. The course develops skills in inversions, floorwork, and balance based in clear alignment. May be repeated for credit. S/N grading only. Every fall. (1 Credits)
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THDA 42 - Modern Dance II
This beginning/advanced-beginning level course deepens further into the theory, technique, and terminology of modern dance as introduced in Modern Dance I. May be repeated for credit. S/N grading only. Every spring. (1 Credits)
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THDA 43 - Modern Dance III
In this joyous and highly physical intermediate course, students continue to build upon their skills as expressive dancers through active alignment, coordination, musicality, spatial awareness and nuanced moving. Clarity in increasingly complex movement sequences is emphasized. May be repeated for credit. S/N grading only. Every fall. (1 Credits)
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THDA 44 - Modern Dance IV
In Modern Dance IV, students continue to build upon their skills as efficient and expressive dancers through active alignment, strength, flexibility and coordination. They act, sing, speak, write, improvise, and explore - shaping their skills as a citizen artist. May be repeated for credit. S/N grading only. Every spring. (1 Credits)
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THDA 51 - Ballet I
This is a beginning ballet technique class. The goal is to demonstrate fundamental understanding and execution of ballet technique. It will include barre work, center-floor, and across-the-floor combinations. May be repeated for credit. S/N grading only. Every fall. (1 Credits)
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THDA 52 - Ballet II
This ballet technique class is for students with some experience in classical ballet. The goal is to demonstrate a beginning to intermediate dancer’s understanding and execution of ballet technique. It will include barre work, center-floor, and across-the-floor combinations. May be repeated for credit. S/N grading only. Every spring. (1 Credits)
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THDA 53 - Ballet III
This is an intermediate ballet class and is geared for students who have developed proficient skills at the barre and in the center. Center will include pirouettes, adage, beats, and more complex combinations. Students will develop a more advanced vocabulary while continuing to focus on placement, alignment, flexibility, strength, and fluidity and connection of movement. The refinement of technical skills and performance skills with longer combinations will be emphasized. May be repeated for credit. S/N grading only. Every fall. (1 Credits)
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THDA 54 - Ballet IV
This is the highest level of ballet at Macalester and is a continuation and progression of Ballet III. It is assumed at this level that the student has acquired and practiced work covered in previous levels. Students will refine vocabulary and strive to increase strength, flexibility, coordination, and artistry within their movements. Proper alignment, musicality, clarity of movement will be emphasized. Students are expected to pick up movement quickly and dance with speed and accuracy and demonstrate control. Corrections should be applied and refined quickly. May be repeated for credit. S/N grading only. Prerequisite(s): THDA 51 , THDA 52 , and THDA 53 Every spring. (1 Credits)
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THDA 60 - African-Based Movement Ensemble
Macalester’s African-based Ensemble focuses on selected histories and techniques of dance forms from West Africa and the African diaspora, including the Caribbean and the Americas. Students perform in Theatre and Dance Department concerts, as well as Macalester events such as Africa Week, Black History Month, and Family Fest. Completion of African-based Movement I and/or II is recommended. 2 credits is awarded upon successful completion of the ensemble. 4 credits of fine arts general distribution awarded upon completion of two semesters of the ensemble. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Ensemble is by audition/permission of instructor only. Offered occasionally. (2 Credits)
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THDA 80 - Performance Practice
Students are involved in production as actors, assistant choreographers or choreographers, assistant directors or directors, assistant designers or designers, dramatrugs and playwrights. Two credits awarded at the end of the semester. May be repeated for credit. Every semester (2 Credits)
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THDA 81 - Technical Practice
Students are involved in set, costume, lighting and sound engineering and construction, and running crew. Two credits awarded at the end of the semester. May be repeated for credit. Every semester. (2 Credits)
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THDA 105 - Seeing Performance in the Twin Cities
In this course, first-year students critically attend live dance and theatre performances in the exciting arts scene of the Twin Cities, and articulate their individual reactions by writing reviews, responses, and essays. In this process of studied spectatorship, students acquire the vocabularies of the field. Readings include seminal texts in dance and theatre criticism, as well as manifestos and scholarly articles. We will attend dance and theatre performances at professional venues such as the Walker Arts Center, the Guthrie, Penumbra Theatre, Mixed Blood, Northrop Auditorium, and Cowles Center. Fall semester only. (4 Credits)
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THDA 110 - Introduction to the Study of Performance
This is a survey course that welcomes majors and non-majors. Students are exposed to a variety of modern contemporary dance and theatre pieces, screenings, plays, essays, and criticism to explore the intersections of performance and identity from a historical perspective. Assignments include attending screenings and/or performances; script analyses and close readings; individual research; short written projects and a final paper. Fall semester only. (4 Credits)
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THDA 120 - Acting I
An introduction to the fundamental techniques of realistic acting. Through improvisation, physical and vocal exercises, text and character analysis, and scene studies, the student is introduced to the process of acting preparation and performance. Limited to 16 students. Offered annually. (4 Credits)
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THDA 125 - Technical Theater
This course grounds students in the technical and construction practices of performance-making: materials and their sources and histories; conventional and contemporary technologies and techniques; quantitative methods for calculating and assessing drawings for execution. Classroom instruction and a weekly studio/drafting lab allow students to learn and apply knowledge through working with materials. Students in this course also provide support to mainstage construction projects, further extending their learning in the course. (4 Credits)
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THDA 145 - Make-Up Design and Application
This course teaches students the theory and practice of make-up design and application, through a combination of lecture, discussion, demonstration and intense application. Students independently complete an extensive research portfolio called a “make-up morgue” while learning the principles of make-up design and application in weekly classroom laboratory format. Alternate years. (4 Credits)
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THDA 194 - Topics Course
Varies by semester. Consult the department or class schedule for current listing. (4 Credits)
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THDA 210 - Community-Based Theatres
In almost every town in the world, in a rich tradition spanning millennia, communities make theatrical representations of themselves: their heroes, their unsung neighbors, their struggles, their aspirations. Community-based theatre is made by, for and about communities, and the varieties, strategies, controversies and triumphs of this form are the content of this course. In the United States, which is the geographical focus of this course, community-based theatre has emerged from rural and urban communities, communities of color, communities of coalitions united toward a cause - we will learn from historical and scholarly accounts, and from participants, about many of these efforts. We also will explore the Twin Cities’ own deep history of community-based theatre-making, and participate in at least one major community project during the semester. Offered every other spring semester. (4 Credits)
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THDA 213 - Cultures of Dance
This course will introduce you to dance forms from around the world. We will investigate a variety of forms and their cultural contexts through attendance at concerts, films, class discussions, readings, group research projects and movement activities. We will examine how dance functions in the lives of individuals and societies through various lenses including feminist, ethnographic, and africanist perspectives. We will move. Every spring. (4 Credits)
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THDA 215 - Reading the Dancing Body: Topics in Dance History
Dance is an art of the body in time, space, and culture. It is a language that reflects individual, economic, social, and religious forces. This class will “read” the gender, race, and politics of the dancing body within African-American and Euro-American dance traditions from the 19th century to the early 21st century. The focus will be on theatrical dance forms in the United States including ballet, modern, and musical theater dance. Social dance will also be looked at as a predecessor to some of these genres. We will read, write, discuss, dance, view videos, and attend performances. Every fall. (4 Credits)
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THDA 220 - Voice and Speech
An introduction to the fundamentals of successful playing of the vocal instrument of the individual human body. Using techniques of Lessac, Linklater, and Rodenburg, students learn elements of elocution: communication awareness; breath support; healthy voice production and projection; posture and poise; speech articulation; Standard American English pronunciation; vocal expressiveness and delivery. Essential for theatre performance majors, including singers, and very useful for anyone choosing a career such as law, teaching, politics, leadership, etc., which demands speaking to groups and presenting publicly. Students craft a personal process of vocal support practice through continuous self-analysis, journaling of exercises, rehearsal and delivery. This is a dynamic, physical, highly experiential, practical, and performance-based lab course. Semester culminates with a public solo performance of oratory and poetry. No previous experience required. Every spring. (4 Credits)
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THDA 221 - Dance Composition
This course is the study and discipline of dance-making. Students learn the tools of the choreographer - time, space, energy - and how they can be shaped to give the body expressive power. The relationships between form, content, and technique are explored. Students choreograph short studies, improvise, discuss, and view dance on film and in live performance. The course values risk-taking and collaboration in a supportive, shared space. Through the creative process, we seek energy from a sense of investigation as opposed to the pressure to “succeed”. The solo form is emphasized. May be repeated for credit. Every year. (4 Credits)
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THDA 230 - Physical Approaches
This laboratory course offers intensive training in making theatre from action . Based on the teaching of Jacques Lecoq and his school of physical theatre training in Paris, work will focus on the observation, re-creation and transposition of daily life to create a theatre that is at once playful, emotional and creative. Course work will include an examination of the natural world and all its movements, our relationship with space and time, the neutral and larval masks and object manipulation. We will use improvisation, games and exercises to develop physical and creative skills with which to create original work; training includes basic acrobatics, balancing and juggling. Applied analyses of professional productions are required, as are written analyses of course work and individual progress. The goal of the course is to encourage curiosity and exploration to engage the student as creator, designer and performer. Enrollment limited to 12 students. Prerequisite(s): or other performance training strongly encouraged. Alternate years. (4 Credits)
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THDA 232 - Crafting the Tangible
As our society shifts away from a human connection to the tangible, this course seeks to reconnect the student to the tangible object. Our focus will be on the process of “thinking through making.” Through a series of project based learning opportunities, students will develop an understanding of themselves, the process of “critical making,” and current performance production technologies. This course will meet in a seminar format 1-2 times a week and a studio format 1 time a week. Every year. (4 Credits)
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THDA 235 - Fundamentals of Scenography
Scenography is the creation of imagined spaces for performance. In this course we will study the fundamentals of scenography holistically, including scenic, lighting, costume, sound, and projection design. Students will demonstrate the ability to analyze and critique elements of performance design, articulating design ideas verbally and through writing, and completing a design project from analysis to tangible object. (4 credits) Every fall. (4 Credits)
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THDA 240 - Brain to Bone: Aliveness, from Rehearsal through Performance
The performance experience, for both actor and spectator, is a collaboration in “aliveness:” switched-on cognition, participatory embodiment systems (muscles, nerves, organs, etc.), moment-by-moment discovery. This course will establish effective, body0based practices for character exploration and original performance creation. The work of the class will involve anatomy study and research, exercises and explorations, and ultimately, solo performance work. The class is physical and meets six hours per week. Preference given to students with acting experience, though well-described curiosity and commitment will be considered favorably. Prerequisites: sophomore standing and permission of instructor. Prerequisite(s): sophomore standing and permission of instructor. Offered alternating fall semesters. (4 Credits)
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THDA 242 - Intorduction to Playwriting and Textual Analysis Cross-Listed as
Students will read a variety of plays that exemplify structural and genric concerns of writing for live performance: tragedy; comedy; the courtroom drama; farce; experimental, others. Students will elaborate their own interests in these forms through a series of time-bound conventions: the 3-minute, 10-minute and ultimately one-act form. In-class exercises and prompts, and small-group workshopping and reading will challenge writers’ development. A mid-term and final playreading series will allow students to hear their work read in a supportive public setting. Offered alternate spring semesters. (4 Credits)
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THDA 245 - Performance Methods: Shakespeare to Butoh
This course is an experiential survey of influential performance histories, practitioners and methods, 1600-present. Through readings in performance history and theory, students will investigate the social forces and performance lineages that have shaped contemporary embodied performance on the spectrum from acting to dancing. Material covered may include: Shakespeare in performance; commedia dell’arte’s contemporary clown forms; court dance; classical Indian dance forms; Stanislavski’s “magic if,” contemporary Japanese butoh. In a weekly intensive lab component, students will learn the specific techniques developed by these practitioners and genres, taught by guest specialists in rotation with the course professor. How these forms get passed on, through embodied transmission, documentation and pedagogies will be a focus of the course. Final projects will culminate in an open community workshop of exercises and techniques, taught by the students in the course. Required for Theatre and Dance majors. Prerequisite(s): Preference given to Theatre and Dance major and/or minors. Fall semester. (4 Credits)
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THDA 250 - Experiential Anatomy and the Mind Body Connection
Through reading, writing, research, hands-on exercises, and structured movement activities, this course will explore the body’s design and function of the respiratory, musculo-skeletal, skin, and organ systems. We will use dance and the Alexander technique as tools to cultivate direct knowledge of anatomy and alignment. This course is designed to integrate scientific models of anatomy and one’s lived experience of body and movement. We will also practice mindfulness meditation. The emphasis is on embodied exploration. Every spring. (4 Credits)
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THDA 255 - Lighting Design
This course is an introduction to basic lighting design and the history of lighting. While emphasis is on theater, it also teaches the lighting design of film, television, dance, opera, and environmental settings. This course is primarily an approach to lighting design, but the student will be expected to have a basic grasp of lighting hardware as well. The first aim of the course is to make the student more aware of color and light around him/her every day. Demonstrations are an integral part of the lectures. Alternate years. (4 Credits)
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THDA 262 - Performing Feminisms Cross-Listed as
Feminisms in performance - whether on an actual theater stage or in offstage force fields of politics, history and culture - are the concern of this course. Through feminist, queer and performance theories of the body, representation, identification and spectatorship, and through the reading of plays, students will engage with the historic and contemporary practices of feminisms and performance-making. Attending performances, viewing films and performance documents will contribute to students’ capacities to write critically about feminist performance practices. Offered alternate spring semesters. (4 Credits)
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THDA 263 - African American Theatre Cross-Listed as AMST 263
This course is an overview of the development of theatre by and about Black Americans. It examines the historical, social, political, and cultural context of African-American Theatre. After investigating the roots of African-American Theatre in African culture, performance modes, and social values, it focuses on a study of plays written by Black Americans in the 19th and 20th centuries. Prerequisite(s): sophomore standing or permission of instructor Alternate years. (4 Credits)
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THDA 285 - Clothing in Performance
From classic theater and dance performance to CosPlay and Re-enactments, clothing as costume is one of the main ways we visually build a character and present it to the viewer. This class will present an overview of fashion and costume history as the basis for the design process. We will examine design techniques and media, both traditional and digital, and design the clothing for characters based on scripted, devised, or choreographer work. We will then look at the systems for translating these two-dimensional designs to fit the human form via drafting and crafting methods. Prerequisite(s): THDA 232 Alternate years. (4 Credits)
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THDA 287 - Creative Technologies: Tools of Performance Design
Today’s theatre artist has many tools at their fingertips to create the environments for performance. In this course students will develop skills in Adobe Creative Suite, QLab and Isadora. A final project of the student’s design will demonstrate use of one or more of these technologies in creating performance. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor Alternate fall semesters. (4 Credits)
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THDA 294 - Topics Course
Varies by semester. Consult the department or class schedule for current listing. (4 Credits)
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THDA 341 - Intermediate Dance Composition
In this course, the student has the opportunity to deepen their understanding of the craft of dancing-making. They embody the tools of space, time and energy with greater clarity, and become fluent with compositional structures as they choreograph solo, duet, and group forms. They begin to touch more deeply into their distinct power and vision as an artist. Collaboration, risk-taking, investigation, and joy are valued within the support of a shared space. Prerequisite(s): THDA 121 or permission of instructor Every fall. (4 Credits)
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