Archaeology at Montgomery Place |
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Professor:
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Christopher Lindner
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Course
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ANTH 210 |
CRN Number: |
90556 |
Class cap: |
12 |
Credits: |
4 |
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Schedule/Location:
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Tue 1:30 PM - 5:20 PM Montgomery Place and Ecology Field Station Teaching Lab |
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Distributional Area: |
LS Laboratory Science |
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Crosslists: |
Africana Studies; Environmental & Urban Studies; Environmental
Studies; Historical Studies |
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This course concentrates on Alexander Gilson’s residence at
the Conservatory, its location confirmed by discovery in 2021 of domestic
pottery in the African American’s yard, along with a gardening tool. The next
stage of subsurface testing aims to identify key architectural features of
his dwelling and the placement of its exterior garden beds. Archival research
about ornamental flora may complement our quest, through fine sifting of
earth, to recover information about the plants Gilson grew for personal reasons.
Reading and brief writing for seminar participation will provide information
on the archaeology of landscapes. We’ll engage with land access groups in
Kingston, as part of the ELAS component of the course. Enrollment limited to
12, through approval by the professor. |
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Archaeology Laboratory Methods |
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Professor:
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Christopher Lindner
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Course
Number: |
ANTH 213 |
CRN Number: |
90557 |
Class cap: |
12 |
Credits: |
4 |
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Schedule/Location:
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Thurs 1:30 PM - 2:50 PM Hegeman 201 |
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Fri
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM Hegeman 201/ Ecology Field
Station Teaching Lab |
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Distributional Area: |
LS Laboratory Science |
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Crosslists: |
Environmental & Urban Studies; Environmental Studies |
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Bringing to fruition 12 past seasons of carefully limited
excavations, lab analysis will seek to identify, among 1,000s of
manufacturing flakes, flint tools that might substantiate a theory: people
from the mound-building cultures of southern Ohio visited the Hudson Valley
around 2,000 years ago. We will further address the hypothesis that some
firepits at the Forest residence (next to the Honey ball field behind
Admissions) formed part of religious-philosophical rituals to maintain
well-being. We will fine-sift earth from these hearths and other pits in
search of culinary &/or medicinal plant vestiges. Our reading for seminar
discussion will focus on comparable evidence of the period in southern Ohio,
as regards the Adena and Hopewell peoples. We’ll engage with herbal education
groups in the local area, as part of the ELAS component of the course.
Enrollment limited to 12, through approval by the professor. |
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Printmaking II: Screenprinting |
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Professor:
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Beka Goedde |
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Course
Number: |
ART 209 BG |
CRN Number: |
90433 |
Class cap: |
12 |
Credits: |
4 |
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Schedule/Location:
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Tue 10:10 AM
- 1:10 PM UBS Studio 1 |
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Distributional Area: |
PA Practicing Arts |
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This course is a thorough introduction to screenprinting, designed
for students who have taken at least one level I course previously in Studio
Arts. Students work with a variety of techniques to create multilayered and
multicolored images, using the immediacy, versatility, and photographic
possibilities of silkscreen and stencil printing. We’ll learn fundamentals of
color mixing and digital preparation of films. Early in fall semester, we
will work together as a group to produce a Get Out the Vote silkscreen
printing campus event. As the semester continues, we will design independent
projects, printing on paper and fabric, as well as many other smooth
surfaces, exploring transparent and opaque color, CMYK, applications to
painting, and the matte, flattened image space. This is an Engaged Liberal
Arts and Sciences (ELAS) course. Expect toolkits (ink, paper, fabric and all
materials supplied to enrolled students) to total $120 for the semester. |
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Social Entrepreneurship Practicum |
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Professor:
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Alejandro Crawford and Eliza Edge |
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Course
Number: |
ES/EUS 305E |
CRN Number: |
90575 |
Class cap: |
30 |
Credits: |
4 |
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Schedule/Location:
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Mon Wed 8:30
AM - 9:50 AM Olin 202 |
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Distributional Area: |
SA Social Analysis |
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In this course, students work in teams to
develop their own ideas for non-profit or for-profit businesses that work to
solve social and environmental challenges. The
course combines in-person instruction with a global classroom, where students convene each week in a common zoom space
to share ideas. Participating schools include BRAC University in Bangladesh,
Al Quds University in Palestine, the American Universities of Central Asia
(in Kyrgyzstan) and of Bulgaria, Universidad de Los Andes in Colombia, and
Bard. Past certificate courses have incubated powerful social business ideas
in Bangladesh, Palestine and t |
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Advocacy Video Clemency (Production) |
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Professor:
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Thomas Keenan
and Brent Green |
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Course
Number: |
HR 321 A |
CRN Number: |
90346 |
Class cap: |
18 |
Credits: |
4 |
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Schedule/Location:
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Tue 12:30 PM
– 2:50 PM Avery Film Center 117 |
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Distributional Area: |
PA Practicing Arts D+J Difference and Justice |
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Crosslists: |
Experimental Humanities |
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State governors (and the President) in the United States
possess a strange remnant of royal sovereignty: the power of executive
clemency, by which they can pardon offenses or commute the sentences of
people convicted of crimes. They can do this to correct injustices, show
mercy, or undo disproportionate punishments. Clemency doesn’t just happen –
it requires a lot of work on the part of the incarcerated person and his or
her advocates. But there are almost no rules governing what a clemency appeal
looks like, so there is significant room for creativity in how applicants
present their cases. In this practical seminar we will join forces with a
team of students at CUNY Law School and the human rights organization WITNESS
to prepare short video presentations that will accompany a number of New York
State clemency applications this fall. Proficiency with video shooting,
editing, and an independent work ethic are important. Meetings with clemency
applicants in prison are a central element of the class. This is an opportunity
to work collaboratively with law students and faculty, to do hands-on human
rights research and advocacy, and to create work that has real-life impact.
The class will alternate between video production and the study of clemency
and pardons, emotion and human rights, first-person narrative, and persuasion
by visual means. Please submit a short statement describing your abilities in
shooting and editing video, and your interest in criminal justice, by May 6th.
There are no prerequisites, but we seek a class that includes filmmakers,
analysts, and activists. This is an
Engaged Liberal Arts and Sciences (ELAS) class. |
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Advocacy Video Clemency (Reading) |
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Professor:
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Brent Green and Thomas Keenan |
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Course
Number: |
HR 321 B |
CRN Number: |
90356 |
Class cap: |
15 |
Credits: |
2 |
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Schedule/Location:
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Tue 11:00 AM
– 12:15 PM Avery Film Center 117 |
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Distributional Area: |
PA Practicing Arts D+J Difference and Justice |
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Crosslists: |
Experimental Humanities |
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State governors (and the President) in the United States possess
a strange remnant of royal sovereignty: the power of executive clemency, by
which they can pardon offenses or commute the sentences of people convicted
of crimes. They can do this to correct injustices, show mercy, or undo
disproportionate punishments. Clemency doesn’t just happen – it requires a
lot of work on the part of the incarcerated person and his or her advocates.
But there are almost no rules governing what a clemency appeal looks like, so
there is significant room for creativity in how applicants present their
cases. In this practical seminar we will join forces with a team of students
at CUNY Law School and the human rights organization WITNESS to prepare short
video presentations that will accompany a number of New York State clemency applications
this fall. Proficiency with video shooting, editing, and an independent work
ethic are important. Meetings with clemency applicants in prison are a
central element of the class. This is an opportunity to work collaboratively
with law students and faculty, to do hands-on human rights research and
advocacy, and to create work that has real-life impact. The class will
alternate between video production and the study of clemency and pardons,
emotion and human rights, first-person narrative, and persuasion by visual
means. Please submit a short statement describing your abilities in shooting
and editing video, and your interest in criminal justice, by May 6th.
There are no prerequisites, but we seek a class that includes filmmakers,
analysts, and activists. This is an
Engaged Liberal Arts and Sciences (ELAS) class. |
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Argentine Tango I: Exploring Human
Connection |
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Professor:
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Supervised by Leon
Botstein, Practitioner: Chungin Goodstein |
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Course
Number: |
HUM T200 LB |
CRN Number: |
90081 |
Class cap: |
30 |
Credits: |
2 |
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Schedule/Location:
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Tue Th
1:30 PM – 2:50 PM Campus
Center MPR |
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Distributional Area: |
None |
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This tutorial explores the profound beauty and human connections
that Argentine tango engenders. It includes discussions of the historical and
cultural context of the music and dance, and the gender politics that
surround it. The tutorial will focus with practitioner Chungin Goodstein
primarily on learning the fundamentals of the dance and also includes
readings/videos relating to this art. Students attend at least one “milonga”
of community dance event either locally, or in NYC. The tutorial cultivates a
space for freedom of expression and human creativity. |
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Mathematics:Puzzles & Games |
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Professor:
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Lauren Rose |
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Course
Number: |
MATH 116 |
CRN Number: |
90167 |
Class cap: |
22 |
Credits: |
4 |
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Schedule/Location:
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Tue Thurs 10:10 AM
- 11:30 AM Hegeman 204 |
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Distributional Area: |
MC Mathematics and Computing |
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Mathematics can be used to analyze many puzzles and
games. Conversely, puzzles and games
can be used as a vehicle to explore new mathematics concepts. In this class we will develop the
mathematics of puzzles and games from both perspectives, as a means to solve
a puzzle or win a game, and also as a fun way to learn and develop
mathematical skills. We will focus on
the mathematics and the strategies behind puzzles and games such as the
Rubik’s Cube, SET, Nim, Hex, and Sudoku. This is an Engaged Liberal Arts and
Sciences course, and the ELAS activities may include (virtual or in person)
guests presenters, games related events, and games sessions for local K-12
students and community members. No prior experience with the games and
puzzles listed above is required.
Prerequisite: A passing score on Part 1 of the Math Placement. |
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