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SPAN 392 - Spanish Language Theory and Practice
Credits: 3
May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different. Prerequisite varies with topic. A topics course that approaches language study through theories of language use and meaning, as well as their practical application through extensive writing exercises. Topics may include translation theory, analysis of theoretical approaches to language study, and advanced grammar.
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SPAN 393 - Workshop in Literary Translation
Credits: 4
Prerequisite: 3 Spanish credits in courses numbered between 200 and 299. An intensive workshop devoted to the practical application, methods, and theories of literary translation. Students collaborate to produce artistic renderings of literary texts into the target language in a workshop-style setting. Preliminary attention is given to English-to-Spanish narrative as well as Spanish-to-English poetry. The primary activity involves the collaborative production of an original translation of a previously non-translated Spanish short story into English.
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SPAN 397 - Literature of Spain Seminar
FDR: HL Literature Distribution
Credits: 3
May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different. Prerequisite: SPAN 220 and SPAN 275. A seminar focusing on a single period, genre, motif, or writer. The specific topic will be determined jointly according to student interest and departmental approval.
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SPAN 398 - Spanish-American Seminar
FDR: HL Literature Distribution
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: SPAN 240 and SPAN 275. A seminar focusing on a single period, genre, motif, or writer. Recent topics have included “Spanish American Women Writers: From America into the 21st Century,” “20th Century Latin America Theater,” and “Past, Memory, and Identity in Contemporary Argentina’s Cultural Products.” May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.
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SPAN 401 - Directed Individual Study
Credits: 1
May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different. Taught in Spanish. Prerequisite: instructor consent. Nature and content of course to be determined by students’ needs and by instructors acquainted with their earlier preparation and performance.
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SPAN 402 - Directed Individual Study
Credits: 2
May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different. Taught in Spanish. Prerequisite: instructor consent. Nature and content of course to be determined by students’ needs and by instructors acquainted with their earlier preparation and performance.
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SPAN 403 - Directed Individual Study
Credits: 3
May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different. Taught in Spanish. Prerequisite: instructor consent. Nature and content of course to be determined by students’ needs and by instructors acquainted with their earlier preparation and performance.
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SPAN 493 - Honors Thesis
Credits: 3
May not count towards fulfillment of the major requirements. Interested students should see a member of the Spanish faculty by winter term of their junior year.
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Student Summer Independent Research |
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SSIR 481 - Student Summer Independent Research
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 1
Graded Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory. Prerequisite: instructor consent. W&L-funded support for students to pursue their own research or creative interest, with the mentorship of a faculty member. Students work 18-35 hours per week for no fewer than three weeks and prepare a research report.
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SSIR 482 - Student Summer Independent Research
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 2
Graded Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory. Prerequisite: instructor consent. W&L-funded support for students to pursue their own research or creative interest, with the mentorship of a faculty member. Students work 18-35 hours per week for no fewer than three weeks and prepare a research report.
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SSIR 483 - Student Summer Independent Research
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 3
Graded Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory. Prerequisite: instructor consent. W&L-funded support for students to pursue their own research or creative interest, with the mentorship of a faculty member. Students work 18-35 hours per week for no fewer than three weeks and prepare a research report.
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THTR 100 - Introduction to Theater
FDR: HA Fine Arts Distribution
Credits: 3
An introduction to drama and the theater arts, including a brief historical survey, selected examples of dramatic literature, and a sequence on theater disciplines such as acting, designing, and directing.
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THTR 109 - University Theater
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 1
May be repeated for degree credit with permission. Maximum seven credits for students with a major or minor in theater, eight credits for others. Prerequisite: instructor consent. Participation in a university theater production for a minimum of 40 hours. A journal recording the production process is required.
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THTR 121 - Script Analysis for Stage and Screen
FILM 121 FDR: HL Literature Distribution
Credits: 3
Same as FILM 121. The study of selected plays and screenplays from the standpoint of the theatre and screen artists. Emphasis on thorough examination of the scripts preparatory to production. This course is focused on developing script analysis skills directly applicable to work in production. Students work collaboratively in various creative capacities to transform texts into productions.
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THTR 125 - Speak/Persuade/Influence
FDR: HA Fine Arts Distribution
Credits: 3
From courtrooms to comedy clubs, novels to movie theatres, stages to TV screens to corporate boardrooms, the use of direct address (acknowledging the actual presence of an audience by speaking directly and specifically and in response to them) has been part of performative human communication as long as we’ve been communicating. This course will study direct address in many of its forms in preparation for practicing it in our own public performance. Students will learn to read an audience, use persuasive rhetoric, choose body language and make vocal adjustments to present the “character” that will best persuade or influence their audience, and gain confidence in speaking in front of others.
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THTR 131 - Introduction to Entertainment Technology
FDR: HA Fine Arts Distribution
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 3
Laboratory course with THTR 132. Corequisite: THTR 132 - Laboratory for Intro to Entertainment Technology Course introduces students to the backstage technology used to create productions in Theater, Dance, and Film. Through hands-on exercises students will be introduced to the tools, materials, and techniques for creating the scenery, costumes, props, painting, lighting, sound, and video for productions. Students participate as run crew 40-50 hours for one of the department productions during the term as well as complete the co-requisite lab course THTR 132.
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THTR 132 - Laboratory for Introduction to Entertainment Technology
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 1
Corequisite: THTR 131 - Introduction to Entertainment Technology An introduction to modern technical practice involving three hours of laboratory work per week. A practical course, emphasizing skills for creating scenery, costumes, props, painting, lighting, sound, and video elements for Theater, Dance, and Film productions. The student applies the methods and theories discussed in class to work on actual productions. Laboratory co-requisite course for THTR 131.
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THTR 141 - Stage Acting 1
FDR: HA Fine Arts Distribution
Credits: 3
An introduction to acting for the stage. In this hands-on class, students learn and develop physical and vocal techniques for text-based and improvisational performance, focusing on relationships, objectives, and actions. Work includes in-class scene presentations from modern scripts.
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THTR 180 - FS: First-Year Seminar
FDR: HA Fine Arts Distribution
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: first-year student class standing. First-year seminar.
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THTR 181 - FS: First-Year Seminar
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Prerequisite: First-Year standing. First-Year seminar. Topics vary by term and instructor.
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THTR 202 - Supervised Study Abroad
FDR: HA Fine Arts Distribution
Credits: 4
A Spring Term Abroad course. Prerequisite: instructor consent. An intensive exposure to English theater and the current season in London. In addition to a full schedule of theater attendance, the course includes a study of theater training, production techniques and representative styles and periods of English drama.
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THTR 203 - Preparation for Study Abroad: Swedish Theater
Credits: 1
This course is designed to enable students to participate successfully in the Spring term study abroad course in Sweden. During the weekly class meetings, students examine the historical, social, political, and artistic qualities that make Sweden unique, arming them with knowledge for their time in Sweden. Studying abroad, which promotes encountering cultural difference and, hopefully, crossing cultural boundaries, can be expected to be uncomfortable and even incomprehensible some of the time. As a result of this course, students will be open to exploring and enjoying those cultural differences.
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THTR 204 - Study Abroad in Swedish Theater
FDR: HA Fine Arts Distribution
Credits: 4
This course provides a broad impact on student’s cross-cultural skills and global understanding, enhancing their worldview. Students have the opportunity to acquire critical intercultural knowledge, appreciation of cultural and social differentness, and exposure to perspectives critical for global leadership. The course focuses on examining cultural differences between Sweden and United States through the exploration of the arts; however, because of the size of the class students are encouraged to examine Swedish culture from their own disciplinary interest.
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THTR 209 - Production and Stage Management
FDR: HA Fine Arts Distribution
Credits: 3
Production and stage management are essential leadership roles for all performance organizations. Students will begin to develop a personal management style necessary to manage and run theater, dance, and film productions. Students will explore methods and skills required to manage productions through hand-on exercises. The course offers students greater understanding of the artistic and organizational best practices for running creative performance organizations, while focusing on the collaborative communication essential to an inventive and safe environment.
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THTR 212 - Reimagining the Classics
FDR: HL Literature Distribution
Credits: 3
This course examines classical theatrical texts throughout history, from their original context of creation in the ancient world and cultures through to modern adaptations in their contemporary context. We ask the questions, “How and why are these texts a part of the dramatic canon of civilization?” and “What ties these works together across centuries and cultures?” Through exploration of the texts, students will learn about how the stories have transformed throughout theatre history in response to new audience demands and shifting cultural values and needs.
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THTR 213 - Theatrical Outsiders
FDR: HL Literature Distribution
Credits: 3
While most of us think of theatre as primarily a source of entertainment, over the course of its history, theatre has been a civic duty, a political undertaking, a source of propaganda, a religious act, a means of rebellion, and a lascivious sin. In many of these iterations, the stories it has chosen are those of people who are different, or special, or who don’t fit in. This course explores how definitions of “outsiders” continue to shift and how the treatment of them has varied in response to historical, cultural and societal changes. In looking at the stories of outsiders that both theatre and film present, we will ask how and why these stories continue to fascinate audiences, build theories about what purpose is served in telling these stories, and explore how these ideas might affect our own community and those who may feel like outsiders here.
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THTR 216 - Contemporary Drama
FDR: HL Literature Distribution
Credits: 3
This course explores European and American theater and drama from the late 20th century to the present. Significant plays, playwrights, theater artists and theorists are studied alongside the issues of postmodernism, capitalism, feminism, diversity and the emerging global economy and culture. Dramatic works under review also include solo and performance art, as well as fringe and political theatrical forms. The current state of theater is also a focal point for class discussion. Oral presentations, short research papers and performance projects are required.
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THTR 221 - Writer in Residence Seminar
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 1
Prerequisite: instructor consent. A one-credit intensive seminar course in playwriting/screenwriting taught by a guest arist-in-residence and focusing on a specific topic.
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THTR 222 - Writing for the Screen and Stage
FDR: HL Literature Distribution
Credits: 3
This course focuses on the creating dramatic works for the stage and the screen. Students learn how to create a core message and idea; from that foundation, they practice building strong plot, bold characters, effective dialogue, and descriptive writing for these visual mediums. Writing techniques, structure, and styles will be taught through readings, lectures, in-class writing exercises, small group activities, and student presentations.
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THTR 227 - Discover Scotland: History and Culture through Theater
HIST 227 FDR: HU Humanities Distribution
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 4
Spring Term Abroad. Same as HIST 227. For a small nation of just over 5 million, Scotland looms remarkably large in our historical, cultural, and artistic imagination. This course travels to Edinburgh, Glasgow, and the Highlands to allow students to go beyond the mythologizing and romance to discover Scotland as it has been experienced and performed by the Scottish people. Using Scotland’s vibrant and remarkably political theater scene as our jumping-off point, we study this country’s history and culture, examining the powerful intersections of myth and reality that shape Scottish identity past and present. We pay particular attention to the dichotomies – Highland and Lowland; urban and rural; separatist and unionist; poor and rich; Protestant and Catholic, etc. – that make modern Scotland such a fascinating subject of historical and artistic inquiry.
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THTR 236 - Special Effects for Theater
FDR: HA Fine Arts Distribution
Credits: 3
Additional course fee required, for which the student is responsible after Friday of the 7th week of winter term. In this hands-on, project-based course, students apply the process of iterative design and use critical thinking to provide creative solutions to solve the artistic effects required to tell stories in theater. Starting with textual analysis of given scripts, students develop the parameters required for various effects, figure out a process to create those effects, and make them.
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THTR 238 - 3D Printing & Desktop Manufacturing for the Theater
FDR: HA Fine Arts Distribution
Credits: 3
Desktop manufacturing has revolutionized the design and prototyping of objects. This course is an introduction to the use of desktop manufacturing technologies. Students learn how to create digital designs, publish them electronically and create physical versions of those digital ideas. The course concentrates on how these technologies can be used in theater design and technology.
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THTR 239 - Total Theater
FDR: HA Fine Arts Distribution
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 4
Additional fee required. Laboratory course. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different. Prerequisite: 3 credits in Dance or Theater. A practical study of design, directing, production and acting problems in a specific style of dramatic literature, culminating in a public theatrical production.
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THTR 241 - One-Act Performance
FDR: HA Fine Arts Distribution
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: THTR 141. This studio course offers students the opportunity to perform in one or more short, one-act performances culminating in a public presentation. The focus of the course will be on clear oral and physical communication, improvisation, textual analysis, collaboration, and creative problem-solving. No prior acting experience is necessary.
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THTR 242 - Musical Theater
FDR: HA
Credits: 3
Students learn, through study of seminal texts and video clips of performances and interviews with performers, a basic history of the American musical theater as an art form, combining the talents of composers, lyricists, directors, choreographers, set and costume designers, and others. Students research musical dramatic literature and apply musical and acting skills in the development and performance of excerpts from distinctive musicals of various eras. Students develop constructive, critical methods in the process of practicing and viewing musical theater performance.
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THTR 245 - Talk to Us: How to Make Friends and Influence People
FDR: HA Fine Arts Distribution
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 4
An investigation, using theatre, film, television, performance art, and stand-up comedy, of the ways in which speaking directly to an audience can or should influence them. In particular, we talk about the use of rhetoric to make an argument, and the relationship between performer/speaker and audience. Students evaluate the use of direct address in various media, and the class includes some domestic travel to attend live events. The course culminates with a public performance by the students.
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THTR 250 - Women in Contemporary Theater
FDR: HA Fine Arts Distribution
Credits: 3
This course explores the contemporary theater scene, investigating its plays, playwrights, directors and actors. The representation of women in theatrical art, as well as the unique contributions of contemporary women as artists, theorists and audiences, provides the principal focus of study. Traditional critical and historical approaches to the material are complemented by play reading, play attendance, oral presentations, writing assignments, journal writing and the creation of individual performance pieces.
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THTR 251 - Introduction to Performance Design
FDR: HA Fine Arts Distribution
Credits: 3
Lab fee required. An introduction to the history, fundamentals and aesthetics of design for theater and dance with an emphasis on the collaborative nature of the design disciplines. Design projects are required.
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THTR 253 - Digital Production
FDR: HA
Credits: 3
Digital technologies and multimedia interaction are increasingly utilized to produce, enhance, and innovate theatrical production. Students examine and experiment with various digital technologies as they relate to theater and dance performance. Students create digital audio, video, design rendering, and animation projects for theatrical performances.
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THTR 286 - Shakespeare in Performance: Supervised Study in Great Britain
FDR: HL Literature Distribution
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 4
Prerequisite: MRST 286. An interdisciplinary study of Shakespeare in performance in Stratford-upon-Avon and London, England. In Stratford, students attend the performances of the Royal Shakespeare Company and participate in programming and workshops with the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust. In London, students experience shows and workshops at the Globe Theatre, as well as other venues. Students analyze Shakespeare from both literary and theatrical perspectives, experiencing the differences in watching/hearing, reading, and performing Shakespeare’s texts.
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THTR 290 - Topics in Performing Arts
FDR: HA Fine Arts Distribution
Credits: 3-4
May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different. Prerequisite may vary with topic. Prerequisite: instructor consent. Selected studies in theater, film or dance with a focus on history, criticism, performance or production.
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THTR 297 - Special Topics in Theater History
FDR: HL Literature Distribution
Credits: 3
This course explores selected theatre and performance traditions of a selected time-period and/or culture and/or a topical emphasis. Students will examine how theatre is created and performed and how it is used as an entertainment form as well as how it is used to advance ideas. Special emphasis is up to the professor. May be repeated for credit if the topics are different.
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THTR 336 - Lighting Design
FDR: HA Fine Arts Distribution
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 3
Lab fee required. A study of the practice of stage lighting, focusing on styles of production, historical methods and artistic theory. Culminates in a light design for a public theatrical production.
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THTR 337 - Scene Painting and Scenic Art
FDR: HA Fine Arts Distribution
Credits: 3
Lab fee required. This course is an exploration and application of the methods and materials used in painting and finishing scenery for the theater. The course covers both historical and current scene painting techniques, as well as the tools and paints that have been developed to support those techniques. Outside projects are required.
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THTR 338 - Costume Design
FDR: HA Fine Arts Distribution
Credits: 3
Lab fee required. A study of stage costuming with emphasis on design and construction. The course includes lecture and lab sessions.
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THTR 341 - Acting 3: Styles
Credits: 3
Topics change regularly. May be repeated twice for degree credit if the topics are different. Prerequisite: THTR 141 or ENGL 252. An advanced acting class focused on performing the work of a particular playwright or playwrights. In this course, students enhance their scene work by examining the theatrical and historical context in which the plays were written, thereby achieving a deeper understanding of a performance style other than contemporary realism. Topics change regularly. May be repeated twice for degree credit if the topics are different.
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THTR 361 - Stage Directing 1
FDR: HA Fine Arts Distribution
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: THTR 141. An introduction to directing for the stage. In this hands-on class, students learn and develop basic techniques for integrating work with scripts, performers, and designers into a cohesive stage performance. Students direct scenes from realistic modern or contemporary plays, focusing on collaboration, clarity, imagination, and analysis to create stage pictures and character relationships that tell a specific story on stage. The class culminates in invited classroom performances.
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THTR 362 - Directing Practicum
FDR: HA Fine Arts Distribution
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: THTR 361 and at least junior class standing. Students are required to direct a theater event.
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THTR 397 - Seminar in Theater Topics
Credits: 3
Lab fee required for certain topics. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different. Prerequisite: instructor consent. A seminar in theater history, literature/ criticism or production with a specific topic and scope to be announced prior to registration. Work in the seminar is based on research, discussion and assigned papers and/or projects. Lab fee required for certain topics. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.
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THTR 401 - Directed Individual Study
Credits: 1
Prerequisite: Prerequisite: Instructor consent. This course permits the student to follow a course of directed study and reading in order to widen the scope of experience and to build upon concepts covered in other courses. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.
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THTR 402 - Directed Individual Study
Credits: 2
Prerequisite: Prerequisite: Instructor consent. This course permits the student to follow a course of directed study and reading in order to widen the scope of experience and to build upon concepts covered in other courses. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.
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THTR 403 - Directed Individual Study
Credits: 3
May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different. Repeatable four times for up to 12 credits. Prerequisite: instructor consent. This course permits the student to follow a course of directed study and reading in order to widen the scope of experience and to build upon concepts covered in other courses.
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THTR 421 - Directed Individual Research
Credits: 1
Prerequisite: Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Students enrich their academic experience by pursuing advanced study in a specialized area of film and visual culture. Permission to undertake directed individual research is a privilege granted to those students who have demonstrated their ability to work with little supervision. The student wishing to undertake this class must develop a three- to five-page written proposal that includes the problem or issue to be addressed, an outline of the proposed methodology to be used in executing the research, and a statement of the intended outcome with a schedule for completion. Student must be secure approval for the research by the faculty adviser of the project. May be repeated for up to 12 credits
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THTR 422 - Directed Individual Research
Credits: 2
Prerequisite: Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Students enrich their academic experience by pursuing advanced study in a specialized area of film and visual culture. Permission to undertake directed individual research is a privilege granted to those students who have demonstrated their ability to work with little supervision. The student wishing to undertake this class must develop a three- to five-page written proposal that includes the problem or issue to be addressed, an outline of the proposed methodology to be used in executing the research, and a statement of the intended outcome with a schedule for completion. Student must be secure approval for the research by the faculty adviser of the project. May be repeated for up to 12 credits
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THTR 423 - Directed Individual Project
Credits: 3
May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different. Prerequisite: instructor consent. 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.
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THTR 453 - Internship
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: instructor consent. After consultation with a theater faculty member and a representative of a departmentally approved theater or dance company, students submit a written description of a proposed summer internship with the company. Specific conditions of the internship and of required on-campus, follow-up projects must be approved by the department. Credit is awarded after completion of the required on-campus, follow-up projects.
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THTR 471 - University Theater IV: Capstone
Credits: 1
Prerequisite: instructor consent. Participation in a university theater production for a minimum of 50 hours. A journal recording the production process and a portfolio documenting the student’s productions at Washington and Lee University are required.
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THTR 493 - Honors Thesis
Credits: 3
Students must have completed advanced theater courses in their area of interest, demonstrated ability in the area of interest as evidenced by coursework, performance and/ or production experience, and completion of additional area-specific requirements. Prerequisite: instructor consent. An advanced theater course that serves as a capstone to the major. Theater majors selected by the department conduct advanced theater research and individual artistic preparation, contribute artistically to the department’s performance season, and produce a significant written thesis under the guidance of a thesis adviser.
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WRIT 100 - Writing Seminar for First-Years
FDR: FW Writing Foundation
Credits: 3
No credit for students who have completed FW through exemption. Prerequisite: first-year student class standing. Concentrated work in composition with readings ranging across modes, forms, and genres in the humanities, social sciences, or sciences. The sections vary in thematic focus across disciplines, but all students write at least three revised essays in addition to completing several exercises emphasizing writing as a process. All sections stress active reading, argumentation, reflection, the appropriate presentation of evidence, various methods of critical analysis, and clarity of style.
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WRIT 200 - Peer Tutoring
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 1
Prerequisite: WRIT 100. This course serves as an introduction to the theory and practice of tutoring writing. Students read and discuss articles designed to familiarize them with theories of writing and tutoring and stimulate thinking about the issues these theories raise. In addition to challenging students to think critically about writing and teaching, the course helps develop tutoring skills through taking part in mock conferences, observing tutors at work in the college’s Writing Center, and finally conducting tutoring sessions. As this is a WRIT course, students are expected to reflect (in the form of journal entries) on the reading and their experiences tutoring.
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WGSS 120 - Introduction to Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
FDR: HU Humanities Distribution
Credits: 3
An interdisciplinary introduction to the academic study of women, gender, and sexuality. We read the work of scholars who are trying to make sense of the complicated ways in which gender intersects with other power structures such as race, class, sexuality, and nationality. The course first introduces several key terms in gender and queer studies including intersectionality, social constructivism, oppression, and heteronormativity. Using these terms, we then further analyze topics such as the family as a social institution, gender in the workplace, beauty norms, gendered violence, the history of feminist and queer activism, and gender and queer identity in immigration law. Assignments encourage students to analyze their other academic pursuits, as well as the non-academic environments in which they live, including thinking critically about their own experiences in contemporary society. The course provides a foundation in feminist analysis for students who wish to complete a minor in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. It is also appropriate for students at any level who are seeking a more systematic understanding of how gendered dynamics shape the subjects of their major studies or the practices of their daily lives.
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WGSS 180 - FS: First-year Seminar
Credits: 3
Topics vary with term and instructor. Prerequisite: first-year student class standing. First-year seminar.
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WGSS 210 - Representations of Women, Gender and Sexuality in World Literature
LIT 210 FDR: HL Literature Distribution
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: completion of FDR:FW requirement. Same as LIT 210. This course examines a plethora of literary texts chosen from across historical periods from antiquity, through early modern times, to the modern and postmodern era and across several national traditions and cultural landscapes. Its main intellectual objective is to sensitize students to the ways in which women and gender have been represented in literary texts of various genres and to help them develop specific analytic skills in order to discover and evaluate the interconnections between the treatment of women in society and their artistic reflections in works of literature.
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WGSS 220 - 21st-Century Feminism: Where Are We Now?
FDR: HU Humanities Distribution
Credits: 3
Where it used to be considered a liability, the word feminist is now proudly claimed by pop stars and emblazoned on t-shirts. What has changed, and what should we make of this popular feminism? Does it herald a new age of equal rights, or does it threaten to undermine the progress that 20th-century feminists worked so hard to secure? Looking exclusively at texts published after 2000, this course surveys a wide range of feminist issues, including intersectionality, body positivity, sexual assault, trans feminism, popular feminism, feminist “merch”, the 2016 election, and the future of feminism.
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WGSS 235 - The Second Sex: Beauvoir on the Power of Gender
PHIL 235 FDR: HU Humanities Distribution
Credits: 3
Same as PHIL 235. Sixty years after its initial publication, The Second Sex is as eye-opening and relevant as ever. Simone de Beauvoir’s masterpiece weaves together history, philosophy, economics, biology, and a host of other disciplines to analyze the Western notion of “woman” and to explore the making and the power of gender and sexuality. The Second Sex is an important philosophical and political document about inequality and enforced “otherness.” Referring to the history of philosophy, new developments in existential thought, and drawing on extensive interviews with women, Beauvoir synthesizes research about women’s bodies and psyches as well as their historic and economic roles.
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WGSS 242 - Social Inequality and Fair Opportunity
PHIL 242 FDR: HU Humanities Distribution
Credits: 3
Same as PHIL 242. An exploration of the different range of opportunities available to various social groups, including racial, ethnic and sexual minorities, women, and the poor. Topics include how to define fair equality of opportunity; the social mechanisms that play a role in expanding and limiting opportunity; legal and group-initiated strategies aimed at effecting fair equality of opportunity and the theoretical foundations of these strategies; as well as an analysis of the concepts of equality, merit and citizenship, and their value to individuals and society
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WGSS 244 - Feminist Social and Political Philosophy
PHIL 244 FDR: HU Humanities Distribution
Credits: 3
Same as PHIL 244. This course critically examines the gender norms that pervade our identities, govern our everyday behavior, and organize our social life. Questions addressed may include: What is gender? In what ways does it affect the quality of people’s lives? Is gender difference natural? Is it valuable? Can it contribute to, or interfere with, human flourishing? Can a gendered society be just? What can any of us do to promote good relations among people of different genders?
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WGSS 246 - Philosophy of Sex
PHIL 246 FDR: HU Humanities Distribution
Credits: 3
Same as PHIL 246. This course explores questions related to contemporary conceptions of sexuality and its proper role in our lives. Questions addressed include: What is the purpose of sex? Are sexual practices subject to normative evaluation on grounds of morality, aesthetics, and/or capacity to promote a flourishing human life? We consider the relation between sex and both intimacy and pleasure, viewed from the perspective of heterosexual women and men, and gay men and lesbians. What are our sexual practices and attitudes toward sex? What should they be like?
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WGSS 254 - Philosophy of the Family: Beyond Tradition
(PHIL 254) FDR: HU
Credits: 3
This course considers philosophical issues raised by family as a social institution and as a legal institution. Topics addressed include the social and personal purposes served by the institution of family, the nature of relationships between family members, the various forms that family can take, the scope of family privacy or autonomy, and how family obligations, mutual support, and interdependency affect individual members of families.
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WGSS 264 - The Body Electric: Queer Theory, Film, and Text
(ENGL 264) FDR: HL Literature Distribution
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: completion of FDR:FW requirement. Queerness is inextricable from visual and textual representation as production and as reception. This course is an introduction to the nexus of queer theory, film, and text. We will analyze and interpret select films, as well as literary works that serve as inspirations behind cinematic adaptations, through methodologies grounded in LGBTQI2+ studies. We will also situate films, texts, and theories in history and queer the visual and textual archives. Our itinerary is organized around a set of critical keywords: closet, innocence, friendship, villain, tragedian, nature, body, horror, identity, history, camp, filth, nurture, Orient, fetish, desire, wound, death, love, sex, family, meet cute, and futurity.
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WGSS 295 - Humanities Topics in Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Prerequisite: Depending on the topic, WGSS 120 or instructor consent. A topical seminar that focuses on an interdisciplinary examination of a singular theme and/or geographic region relevant to the overall understanding of Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies, such as Hispanic Feminisms. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.
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WGSS 296 - Social Science Topics in Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Prerequisite: Depending on the topic, WGSS 120 or instructor consent. A topical seminar that focuses on an interdisciplinary examination of a singular theme and/or geographic region relevant to the overall understanding of Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies, such as Men and Masculinities. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.
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WGSS 396 - Advanced Seminar in Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies
Credits: 3
Specific topics may vary and may be determined, in part, by student interest. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different. Prerequisite: WGSS 120 and at least junior class standing. This course provides an opportunity for advanced students to explore in detail some aspect of Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies.
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WGSS 403 - Directed Individual Study
Credits: 3
May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different. Prerequisite: instructor consent. A course which permits the student to follow a program of directed reading or research in an area not covered in other courses.
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WGSS 451 - Internship
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 1
Prerequisite: instructor consent. Graded Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory. Professional development through an external, on-site internship. Requires at least 45 hours of work over no fewer than four weeks. May be repeated for a maximum of three degree credits toward the university limit of nine credits. Students may only register for one WGSS internship per summer.
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