The U.S. Constitution recognizes a free press as the lifeblood of democracy with a mandate to inform citizens and hold the powerful accountable. But there is widespread distrust of the media in American society today. This course analyzes the transformation of the press into a corporate enterprise over the past 150 years, and the opposition this has provoked.

This seminar examines the material culture of everyday life in New England from the earliest colonial settlements to the Victorian era. It introduces students to the growing body of material culture studies and the ways in which historic landscapes, architecture, furniture, textiles, metalwork, ceramics, foodways and domestic environments are interpreted as cultural documents and as historical evidence.

Traces the history of major antecedents to the graphic novel and related works, including illustrated books, journalistic cartoons, and comics and sequential art. Topics include Jewish secularism; Yiddish theatre and literature; comic strips; comic books; editorial and magazine cartoons; book, magazine, and other forms of illustration; and a range of Jewish graphic novels, primarily from the United States, Canada, and Israel, with some consideration of creators and publications from Europe and the Middle East. (X)

This course invites you on an exciting journey to explore major Lusophone and Spanish-speaking cities in Africa, Asia, Europe, and Latin America as centers for innovation, creativity, and cultural influence. Together, we will navigate the boulevards and back alleys of some of the world’s most exquisite cities including, among others, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Lisbon, Mexico City, Casablanca, Tel Aviv, Bilbao, Buenos Aires, and
Madrid. Taught in English. Enrollment limit of 100. Graded S/U only.

This course invites you on an exciting journey to explore major Lusophone and Spanish-speaking cities in Africa, Asia, Europe, and Latin America as centers for innovation, creativity, and cultural influence. Together, we will navigate the boulevards and back alleys of some of the world’s most exquisite cities including, among others, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Lisbon, Mexico City, Casablanca, Tel Aviv, Bilbao, Buenos Aires, andMadrid. Taught in English. Enrollment limit of 100. Graded S/U only.

This studio probes the material, organizational, and spatial qualities of the line—architecture’s most fundamental element. Through iterative and digital processes which engage light and air as their main references, students integrate drawing

Topics Course. May be repeated with a different topic: This course will use a variety of printmaking methods as a means to understand posters as both democratic and art objects that have developed within a social and technological context. Students will make posters using relief printing, lithography, silkscreen, and digital processes, paying particular attention to scale, design, site, and distribution. This course is appropriate for students with or without printmaking experience. A required fee of $75 to cover group-supplied materials will be charged at the time of registration.

Advanced problems in drawing, including emphasis on technique and conceptualization. The focus of this course shifts annually to reflect the technical and ideational perspective of the faculty member teaching it. A required fee of $25 to cover group-supplied materials is charged at the time of registration.Prerequisite: ARS 163 and ARS 264. Enrollment limited to 15.

This course emphasizes individual and collaborative projects in computer-based interactive multimedia production. Participants extend their individual experimentation with time-based processes and development of media production skills (3D animation, video and audio production)—developed in the context of interactive multimedia production for performance, installation, CD-ROM or Internet. Critical examination and discussion of contemporary examples of new media art augment this studio course. A required fee of $25 to cover group-supplied materials is charged at the time of registration.

The human figure and other natural forms. Work in modeling and plaster casting. A required fee of $25 to cover group-supplied materials is charged at the time of registration. Prerequisite: ARS 163, 172, or permission of the instructor. Enrollment limited to 15.