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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
SP An introduction to the basic principles and elements of ceramics. Students learn a variety of clay-handling methods and skills, create pieces using various handbuilding techniques and are introduced to wheel throwing and the primary principles of glazing and firing. A&L
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
SP Building on the skills developed in "Ceramics I," students learn more advancedbuilding and glazing techniques, including assignments completed using a potter's wheel. Students concentrate on techniques they wish to explore further and creatively apply their skills toward an artistic goal. Students may obtain instructor's approval for special projects. A&L
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
Students learn to manipulate traditional and modern material, establish an understanding of terminology and explore personal styles of expression. Still life, nature and the cityscape are used as subject matter. The class participates in group and individual discussions related to the aesthetics and impact of student work. A&L
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
FA, WI, SP Students grow as writers and editors by learning the history of literary journals, surveying a number of current journals and practicing several key factors of literary journal production: design and layout, editing, publicity, distribution, fulfillment, fundraising, etc. Focus is on KNOCK, Antioch Seattle's literary magazine, including production of the current issue as well as plans for expanding key features of the magazine and website. May be repeated for credit.
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
FA The craft of comedy playwriting is unique to theater and dramatic literature, a source for mining the political, cultural and social landmarks of civilization. Through examination of playwriting principles, from Aristophanes to Steve Martin, and a deeper appreciation into humanity's humor, students gain insight to theatrical comedy and its impact on society. A&L
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
SU With live drumming, students learn dances that originated in Africa and migrated to Brazil during slavery. For the people of the villages surrounding Rio de Janeiro, samba is considered their most "intense, unambivalent joy." Students dance to the driving, rapturous beat from Brazil known as samba, Samba-Reggae and the Candomble religious dances of the Orixas as well as the Baiao, the Ferro and the Maracatu.
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
SU Students examine the parameters and significance of family in America. Students explore American families that have evolved over a historically specific time period. Films expand students' understanding of cultural contexts of the readings. Throughout, students examine elements of literary analysis such as voice/address, narrative forms, poetics, chronological devices and allusions. A HS; PSY; SOJ
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
Includes course offerings of special interest within or across areas of concentration.
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
Students read and analyze contemporary short fiction written from a range of cultural perspectives inside and outside the U.S. The focus is on learning how stories are constructed, and the many ways in which basic craft elements such as character development, language usage, dialogue and narrative voice are used and shaped by different authors. A&L
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
Movies and short stories are used as a means of crossing borders of race, class, gender and ethnicity, to view American society from diverse viewpoints. Students consider the element of privilege and the experience of living in the wealthiest country in the world. The stories, images, themes, characters and settings encountered serve as jumping off points for students to write their own stories and poems, imagining their way into different lives. A HS; PSY; SOJ
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