Imitations of Life

This course traces the historical journey of Africans both on the continent and in the diaspora as they negotiate the 1930s and 1940s. I have tried to select films that embody experience, either directly or indirectly from an African or African-Diaspora perspective. All the films are based on novels, plays, poems, or memoirs. During the course, we will read about the historical, cultural, and political contexts that surround the films, but the films will be our main text.

Navigating Identity

This course will be a practical introduction to documentary filmmaking. We will examine the question of identity both in the sense of performed identities, as well as identity in the sense of signature and voice. Who is the storyteller? Why are we telling the story? Does a Documentary tell the truth? How are our identities invested in our chosen subject? In terms of technique, can we make ourselves as authors visible? If so, should we make our presence felt? These are some of the questions we will address during the course of the semester.

Adam C Frenier

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Primary Title:  
Sr Reporter/Producer
Institution:  
UMASS Amherst
Department:  
WFCR & WNNZ Public Radio
Email Address:  
afrenier@umass.edu
Telephone:  
413-236-1052
Office Building:  
Hampshire House

Perform Wkshp Singrs

Performance, solo and ensemble. Satisfies ensemble requirement for vocal applied music. Use of opera ensemble literature to achieve ease, confidence, and some command of the stage as actors as well as singers. Class and public performance. Pre-requisites: Applied Voice, audition, and consent of director.

INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS I

The concepts and relations (force, energy, and momentum) describing physical interactions and the changes in motion they produce, along with applications to the physical and life sciences. Lab experiments, lectures, and problem solving activities are interwoven into each class. Discussion sections offer additional help with mathematics, data analysis, and problem solving. This course satisfies medical school and engineering requirements for an introductory physics I course with labs.

CultralLandscpes:DocValuesPolc

An important course for landscape architects, planners, and other professionals interested in the cultural landscape, this course will introduce students to the identification, understanding, documentation and policy implications of cultural landscapes. While it will touch on the issues of both designed and vernacular landscapes, the focus of the course will be vernacular landscape.

CultralLandscpes:DocValuesPolc

An important course for landscape architects, planners, and other professionals interested in the cultural landscape, this course will introduce students to the identification, understanding, documentation and policy implications of cultural landscapes. While it will touch on the issues of both designed and vernacular landscapes, the focus of the course will be vernacular landscape.
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