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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
SP With essays and novels by today's immigrants, refugees and indigenous peoples, students look at specific factors that motivate or force people to leave their countries or to become alienated in their historical homeland. Students also examine the similarities in the circumstances of displaced peoples (illusions, initial setbacks, hopes, expectations, opportunities or lack thereof, hardships etc.), as the course shatters some myths about immigration as the gateway to a brighter future. A GS; HS; SOJ
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
SU A look at narrative strategies used by the colonized and formerly colonized to denounce their own oppression and dispossession in the 20th and 21st centuries. The assigned readings include representative selections from the major directions that literature of protest has taken in various parts of the postcolonial world. A GS; HS; PSY; SOJ
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
SU While reading primary works of fiction, poetry, drama and nonfiction, students examine literary and extra-literary criticism that supports and denies the power of making the current ecological crisis a larger part of the narrative crisis, ultimately suggesting ways - through creative/critical analysis - that contemporary literature can continue to elicit emotional response, yet at the same time establish empirical credibility. A GS; SOJ
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
SU Existentialism is unique in that many of its most important texts are novels, plays and short stories. Students examine selected works of that literature, plus excerpts from certain existential philosophers, to give a varied and particularly human dimension to the existential frame of mind. A HS; PSY; SPI
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
WI An exploration of short-story writing with an emphasis on point of view and narrative voice. Students discover the ways in which shifting the point of view from one character to another can dramatically alter a story. They experience the different freedoms and restrictions of writing in first person or third person. Other key elements of story writing - such as character development, voice or plot - unfold in relation to the central question of "whose story?" A&L
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
Students take what they already have learned about the craft of fiction writing and develop it further with writing practice and intensive workshops. The focus is on student writing, whatever they wish to develop. For some, this is a short story. For others, it might be a novel in progress or a fictionalized or creative memoir. A&L
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3.00 Credits
This exploration of the art of performance poetry engages students in critique/ analysis of past and present performers and poetic styles through text, video and audio samplings. Students find/develop/ refine their own voices with writing exercises and take written poems on the journey to become spoken-word pieces/ performance poems. A&L
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
Fosters a creative self-awareness, kindling the creative spirit in each student through various hands-on assignments. Students develop a working knowledge of ceramic studio vocabulary, while learning the basic principles of hand building with special emphasis on Raku firing and spinoff techniques. Experiential learning with required participation in firings at the instructor's studio. A&L
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
SU Students work creatively with clay, regardless of experience level. Various techniques are explored, some of which have been used in cultures across the world for more than 10,000 years and are still employed today. The focus is on creative self-expression through clay and the exploration of optional low fire techniques. Class may require participation in firings off campus, outside of regularly scheduled class periods. A&L
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
WI An exploration of the purposeful use of mixed materials for visual and conceptual expression. Students create two- and/or three-dimensional artwork using wet, dry, natural and manmade materials. Students increase skills related to congruities in content and materials, composition, personal style and preference. Students learn to articulate their ideas and expand their understanding of the basic elements of art. A&L
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