Through performance, sculpture, and theory, this course explores queer subjectivity, colonialism and the constraining structures that shape people's lives. In this course, students will work in multimodal forms to create sculptural objects, or props crafted out of wood, found objects, and assemblage art to incorporate them into self-choreographed movement(s), performances, happenings or political actions throughout the semester. As a method of presentation, students may integrate components of video, sound, site-specific work and installation.

Explore the enthralling world of Daphne du Maurier and Gothic fiction in this immersive course. Through an in-depth examination of du Maurier's iconic works such as "Rebecca," "Jamaica Inn," "The Birds" and others, students will analyze the themes, characters, and atmospheric settings that define her writing. We'll also delve into the broader Gothic literary tradition, tracing its origins and evolution, examining how du Maurier both embraces and challenges its conventions.

Sondra Perry, Rashid Johnson, William Pope L, Sonya Clark, Ghada Amer, Friedensreich Hundertwasser, Ingrid Mwangi, Anish Kapoor, Helen Mirra, El Anatsui, Eva Hesse. Since the 1960s, the increasing variety of media options has created more diverse working fields for artists. While this may make it easier for more artists to find areas of expression, it may also be more challenging for students to map their own artistic language. This course is designed for students who are beginning to develop their own personalities as artists.

For scholars, "history" means both historical events and the writing of history. In recent years, they have increasingly turned to the relationship between "history and memory": the way the past shapes the present and the present shapes our views of the past. The twentieth century witnessed the fall of empires and the birth of nation-states, wars of colossal destruction, and the struggle between dictatorship and democracy. How did people recall, interpret, and appropriate this turbulent past: create national identities?

In this course, students engage in an in-depth rehearsal process toward a final performance that will be performed in the FCD Faculty Concert at Hampshire in November. The proposed investigation centers dance as a practice of listening. We will explore our ears for their anatomical wonder and metaphorical power. We will also inquire beyond auditory perception. Dance is a vehicle for listening-to music, the environment, each other, the body's impulses, and more! Rehearsals involve collaboration, movement creation, improvisation, writing, and dialogue.

This is a Lab section for NS-205, Physics II Lab and students must be concurrently enrolled in both.

This seminar is designed for students in their first or second semester of work on a Division III project in areas across the curriculum, including those related (but not limited) to critical youth studies, education studies, and interdisciplinary projects spanning critical social inquiry and humanities and/or arts. Students will conduct multiple work-in-progress presentations on their project and will be expected to provide timely and thoughtful feedback on peers' written work.

This seminar is designed for first or second semester Division III students whose project involves some aspect of theatre. Seminar participants will be expected to read some key performance, design, and production texts and discuss them in relation to their own work, as well as helping to select readings relevant to their area of focus. Considerable time throughout the semester will be devoted to students' presentation of works in progress, peer editing, and sharing strategies for completing large independent projects.

This studio course provides a foundation in acting for the stage, giving the student basic techniques in freeing the imagination, body, and voice. Techniques include relaxation, focus, sense memory, physical awareness, vocalization, improvisation, and character analysis. Using acting principles drawn from Stanislavski and movement exercises from Viewpoints students will interpret classic and contemporary scenes from underrepresented playwrights of color not typically found in the traditional canon. Keywords:acting, studio, stage

This studio course introduces and examines principles of directing for the stage. We explore the world of a play, conflicts, staging, and learning the language of designers. We also explore different modes of communicating with actors. We will look at the work of current directors. How do they approach a script? What is their rehearsal process? How do they collaborate with designers in producing the work on stage? Students will keep a directing journal, analyze plays, and review productions throughout the semester. Keywords:directing, plays, actors, staging