This intermediate studio architecture course will be a design investigation of a particular theme in, or approach to, architecture and the built environment. In this course, students will develop and apply contemporary digital architectural skills (sketches, plans, elevations, models, computer diagramming, and various modes of representation [TBD]) to inter-disciplinary and socially pertinent design problems. Creative and indexical study and analysis will be used to generate and foster a broad range of concepts and language necessary to identify and define spaces.

This course explores how art and architecture have profoundly shaped visual experiences and shifting understandings of the past and present. Featuring different case studies, each section includes work with original objects, site visits and writings about art.

Art and architecture of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Exploration of the cultural legacy of the Civil War, the cosmopolitan arts of the Gilded Age, the development of early modernism, and the expansive years during and after World War II. Group B, Counts for ARU

What does it mean to be an artist in the;Anthropocene? How can we use sculpture to explore;pressing environmental issues while still taking;responsibility for our consumption of materials?;Through research, discussion, and production,;this class will explore the possibilities and;approaches available to us as artists for;meaningful social engagement and response to our;current environmental condition. We will utilize;a wide range of fabrication approaches and raw;materials, including dysfunctional objects,;recycled materials, and digital and time-based;media.

The course provides an overview of current and;past social conditions of Latinas and Latinos;within the U.S. We will address laws, policies;and institutions that shape the complexity of;Latinas'/os' social location and serve as;critical sites of resistance. The course;addresses legal constructions of race and;citizenship, nomenclature, border politics,;public health, education, and labor. We will;consider the critical intersections of class,;gender and sexuality as well as inequality in;relation to other persons of color.

This course is designed for intermediate and;advanced dancers interested in performing. The;work developed will be performed in the Five;College Faculty Dance Concert.

The aim of the course is to acquaint students;with the stories of gods and mortals represented;in Western art. Students will examine modes of;storytelling in various media and develop a;heightened visual literacy. In which contexts did;such stories appear, why, and what do we know;about their reception among contemporary viewers?

This course will explore the history, meaning,;and significance of friendship. Students will;engage with multiple texts that explore the;relationship between social and personal;identities related to friendship. Current;research and trends regarding the study of;friendship, particularly intersectional;dimensions for friendship will be explored.;Students will be encouraged to apply the theories;and practices learned in this course as they;build community at Mount Holyoke.