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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. The observation and analysis of live and recorded contemporary dance focusing on the work of emerging and established choreographers. Exploration of methods for describing the moving body in space. Emphasis is placed on the written and verbal critique of contemporary dance in performance. Davies.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor. An advanced studio course for experienced dancers exploring various choreographic styles and methods and the intersections between technique, aesthetics and creative collaboration. This course permits the student to follow a program of specialized applied research in order to widen the scope of experience and to build upon concepts covered in other courses. The course culminates in a performance piece for presentation. May be repeated for degree credit with permission if the topics are different.
Topic for Spring 2011:
DANC 390: Special Topics: Aerial Dance (4). Prerequisites: Instructor’s consent. This course examines a unique array of concepts and techniques from across the fine, performing and media arts in the creation of an interdisciplinary aerial dance performance. Students work with a diverse array of experimental approaches that integrate music, video, film, painting, photography or any other art form specific to their desires and relate it to a given theme (this year, the theme of honor and integrity) in collaboration with aerial dance. Class meetings include lecture and studio work during the day and research / rehearsals in the evenings, in addition to regular weekly critique and individual sessions. The course culminates in a collaborative, interdisciplinary aerial performance work. (HA) Davies.
Topic for Fall 2010:
DANC 390: Special Topics: Dance Lab (3). This course is a combination of theory and practical work centered on the educational methods and practices of teaching dance to young people. The class meets weekly to discuss the elements of designing dance courses, teaching dance, creating a budget, marketing and basic elements of running a dance-based business. Additional nightly sessions are arranged by the class in order to teach dance classes to the local community. Davies.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Students enrich their academic experience by undertaking a performance project. Students must demonstrate ability to work with little supervision and must develop a written proposal defining the issue to be addresses, an outline of the proposed methodology, and a statement of the intended outcome with a schedule for completion. The project must include written, historical, and practical components, and permission must be secured in advance of registration. Staff.
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4.00 Credits
This course provides an introduction to and overview of contemporary East Asian cinema, including the Chinese-language cinemas of Hong Kong, the People’s Republic, and Taiwan, and those of Japan and Korea. It focuses on the flourishing cinema of East Asia since the 1980s and provides a solid foundation in the successes and dominant tendencies of contemporary East Asian cinema and culture. Among the aims of the course are examining ways in which the contemporary East Asian cinemas and cultures are in dialogue with one another and looking at specific conditions and cultural forces at work in each unique case. How are these cinemas and cultures part of a larger redefinition of the idea of a national culture? How do these cinemas and cultures reflect the changing cultural, economic, historical, political, and social conditions of each country? Screenings and readings consist of exemplary works from each East Asian culture, organized around specific motifs, such as memory, identity, communication, solitude, and the world. Zhu.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: Senior standing and major in East Asian Languages and Literatures. Students research and write a thesis directed by a member of the department. Staff.
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3.00 Credits
Honors Thesis. Staff.
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1.00 Credits
Weekly seminar in East Asian studies that focuses on research tools and methodology. Students develop and present to the group their capstone proposals. Additional presentations by East Asian Studies faculty and guest speakers. Staff.
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3.00 Credits
Capstone project. Weekly seminar, focusing on the completion of the capstone project, including a formal presentation of the finished project to East Asian Studies faculty and students. Staff.
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1.00 Credits
EAS 401 - Directed Individual Study Credits: 1 Directed Indvidual Study.
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2.00 Credits
EAS 402 - Directed Individual Study Credits: 2 Directed Indvidual Study.
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