This course is an introduction to color photography using analog photography, digital photography, and the digital darkroom. Students will also be encouraged to push their photographs beyond the digital realm and have them exist as tangible objects. Weekly assignments and critiques will go over the student's aesthetic and technical progress. While readings and class discussions moving away from the western canon and centering BIPOC artists will introduce students to historical and contemporary photographers & movements.

This course offers a theoretical overview and practical application of decolonizing pedagogy-an approach to teaching and learning that promotes reciprocity, balance, healing, sustainability, and the inherent sovereignty of Indigenous and dispossessed peoples. Founded on pedagogical work from Indigenous, Black, queer, feminist, and person-of-color scholars and practitioners, this course aims to support all students interested in curriculum and instruction in developing a strong practical and theoretical foundation from which to actualize reparative educational processes.

This course explores the interrelations between critical Indigenous studies and anarchism, examining how Indigenous communities resist colonialism and assert autonomy through decentralized, egalitarian practices. Students will investigate historical and contemporary examples of Indigenous resistance, focusing on how these movements challenge oppressive structures and promote self-determination. Keywords:Native American and Indigenous Studies, Anarchism

What do punk rock, heavy metal, skateboarding, hip-hop, and comedy have to teach us about Indigenous liberation? This course frames subcultural communities led by historically colonized but inherently sovereign people as vital movements that teach us about justice, equity, and anti-racism. Bringing Native American and Indigenous Studies in conversation with theories of subcultural sociality, this course aims to foster a deep understanding of how Indigenous and minoritized people agitate for autonomy while dynamically preserving ancestral knowledge

This course is for educators, artists, dance and theater makers, and anyone interested in embodied modes of learning, gathering, and facilitation. With a focus on dance practices and dance pedagogy, we will read about and discuss anti-racist pedagogy, trauma-informed facilitation, universal design, addressing and undoing ableism in the classroom, and approaches to working with children and other age groups. On Thursdays, the class will stretch an extra hour, which enrolled students will run as a class series for the second half of the semester.

Many people think of history as an authoritative account of the past, based on indisputable facts. Historians, however, understand it as an evolving interpretation: debate. They argue not just over the interpretation of facts, but even over what constitutes a fact. What happens in the age of "fake news" and "alternative facts"? What is the difference between debating why the Holocaust happened vs. claiming it never happened? Whether Vikings came to America vs. extraterrestrials built the pyramids? Did women have a Renaissance? How did French peasants understand identity?

The focus of this course is on experimenting with sustainable methods of bringing 16mm analog filmmaking into the future! It is designed as an immersive hands-on workshop. Students' experiments throughout the semester in analog sound and image will culminate in a single individual project to be screened and/or performed at the end of the semester. These experiments will be accompanied by several readings by film artists and screenings of films that utilize analog media as a conceptual tool for class discussion.

This course is designed for students with Adobe InDesign experience and builds on the foundations of the Photography Zines class. Students will explore the many facets of independent publishing while creating their own zine press, either individually or in groups. Throughout the course, students will develop a manifesto, print a series of editioned zines, and establish an online shop, among other projects. Readings, discussions, and lectures will focus on the role of zines in shaping recent social and cultural movements, emphasizing their significance as a tool for community building.

This course explores the photography book as a distinctive art form, focusing on its design, construction, and history. Through a study of photographs, image sequencing, book layout, and contemporary trends in the field, students will gain a deeper understanding of how photography books are conceptualized and produced. Weekly assigned readings will inform students' appreciation for the creative depth and intention that artists pour into their books.

This studio course introduces intermediate level sculpture and studio art concentrators to mold making and casting processes. Students will be exposed to a range of cast sculpture both historic and contemporary via books and slide lectures. Through assignments and independent work, students will explore the process of mold making and casting through a range of different materials including Plaster, concrete, silicone rubber and thermoplastics. Students will research historical and contemporary artists who utilize casting and present relevant work for class discussion.