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The New School for General Studies >> Anthropology:
Linguistic Anthropology: Building Selves and Social Relations Through Speech, Story, and Song NANT3300
Online A 15 weeks. *******, beg. August 31. $595.00
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Brian Karl
We commonly think of language as simply a conduit for expressing ideas and exchanging information, but in our daily lives, language shapes our experiences of the world and the people around us. It also gives us strategic resources to reshape the world and manipulate others. This course introduces the branch of anthropology concerned with the role of language in social, cultural, and political processes. Through ethnographic readings and our own observations, we explore a range of questions about everyday language use, from smooth talk to rough words. What is the significance of language in the life of a community? How are changes in linguistic practice related to sociocultural changes? How do communication and miscommunication affect (and how are they affected by) gender dynamics, class hierarchies, ethnic identities, cultural institutions, and national boundaries? What kinds of expressive resources does language provide, and how do speakers use them in storytelling, joking, verbal dueling, and other kinds of spoken performance? (3 credits)
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The New School for General Studies >> Anthropology:
Revolt, Transformation, Transition NANT3541
Online A 15 weeks. *******, beg. August 31. $595.00
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Smoki Musaraj
Social historian Reinhart Koselleck once declared that revolutions were no longer possible in the contemporary world. Taking this statement as a starting point, this course asks when and why social and historical changes are described as revolutions, transformations, or transitions. Why, for instance, were the upheavals in Russia in the 1920s considered revolutionary while those in the early 1990s were called transitions to democracy and free markets? What notions of the past, the present, and the future distinguish one concept from the other? What kinds of social transformations does each of these terms imply? The course includes readings about modern revolutions (the English, the French, and the Bolshevik) as well as post-1990 transitions (post-Communist, post-dictatorship, post-apartheid). We consider these different cases in conversation with several critical approaches to this vocabulary from political philosophy (Hannah Arendt), historiography (Eric Hobsbawm and Reinhart Koselleck), and the social sciences (Charles Tilly, Theda Skocpol, Katherine Verdery, and Michael Burawoy). (3 credits)
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The New School for General Studies >> Art History and Architecture:
Twentieth-Century Architecture NARH3861
Online A 15 weeks. *******, beg. August 31. $595.00
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Emily Bills
This course serves as an introduction to the major concepts and historical circumstances informing architecture and urban design in the 20th century. Central themes include the impact of modern technology on building form; changing attitudes toward ornament and eclecticism; the rise of the metropolis and the suburb; and the sociopolitical concerns underlying most of these issues. Although lectures focus on Europe and the United States, we also consider major projects in Japan, India, and Latin America. Students become familiar with the works and words of noteworthy architects, from Le Corbusier to Frank Gehry, and the revolutionary messages of architectural groups, from the destructive vision of the Italian futurists to Archigram's comic-book renderings of a nomadic architecture. Course material is presented through posted lectures, images, video, and podcasts. (3 credits)
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The New School for General Studies >> Media Studies and Film:
Whose Story Is It? Media in Developing Countries NCOM3022
Online A 15 weeks. *******, beg. August 31. $595.00
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Melanie Beth Oliviero
Technology has brought people around the world closer than ever. We learn about countries and peoples from regions previously distant and closed to external observers. But what exactly do we know? From whose perspective is the story told? This course contrasts what foreign coverage tells us about life in African, Asian, Latin American, and Eurasian countries with local reporting. We explore the print and broadcast media in countries consciously building more democratic states. We address the legal and legislative environments that foster the development of independent media, as well as the practice of self-censorship that too many reporters and editors follow. Patterns of coverage, from cloning CNN to the BBC to promoting indigenous voices, are examined. We look for the cutting edge of local reporting, where amalgamations of traditional journalistic methods with culturally familiar storytelling techniques are being crafted. (3 credits)
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The New School for General Studies >> Media Studies and Film:
Interdisciplinary Media and Contemporary Society NCOM3040
Online A 15 weeks. *******, beg. August 31. $595.00
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Laurie Halsey Brown
Students are introduced to the past, present, and future of media and consider the relationships between video, film, and digital media in the context of contemporary society. The theory and historical practice of each medium is discussed, with emphasis on their connections to society through the global pop culture. The course is based on research and discussion: Students view assigned media (video, television, film, net.art) and post short essays for discussion. A final project could be a Web-hosted project or a term paper. (3 credits)
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The New School for General Studies >> Media Studies and Film:
The Future of Journalism NCOM3213
Online A 15 weeks. *******, beg. August 31. $595.00
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Mary Kathleen Fox
Just whatand whois a journalist? The current generation may be the last of the dead tree journalists. The writers and editors of the next decades will operate in an increasingly multimediated, interactive environment that allows consumers considerable sway over both format and content. We look at what the present has to teach the future, experiment with emerging technologies, and develop a critical eye for the news, wherever found. We also consider the technical and ethical problems that have emerged as the Internet blurs the line between amateur and professional journalists. Not just for writers or future journalists, this course is for anyone who follows the news. (3 credits)
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The New School for General Studies >> Media Studies and Film:
Writing Across Media NCOM3241
Online A 15 weeks. *******, beg. August 31. $670.00
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Carol Dix
Professional writers produce content for a variety of media, including top-of-the-line stories for local, national, and global newspapers; features for national magazines and those of regional or special interest; corporate writing, such as newsletters, house magazines, and annual reports; PR, such as press releases and press briefings; copy for company brochures, direct-mail campaigns, and advertising; promotional writing for sales and, in the nonprofit sector, fundraising campaigns; and copy for nonprint media such as radio, TV, and multimedia, including the Internet. This is a writer's workshop open to beginners and those with more experience. Students experiment with writing in different styles and share their writing in class. Students come away from the workshop with practical writing experience, ready to adapt their ideas to different kinds of media. (3 credits)
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The New School for General Studies >> Media Studies and Film:
Social Media Mashup NCOM3305
Online A 15 weeks. *******, beg. August 31. $720.00
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Josephine Dorado
Over the past two decades, the practice of collaboration has been redefined by technologies that enable people to communicate and share environments across the globe. Social networking, blogging/vlogging, wikis, instant messaging, webcasting, and gaming environments are just a few of the methods available. We live in a world of ever-expanding networks, and the ways we process and mash up the sounds, images, multimedia, and data reflect the evolving interconnectedness of our interactions. The very process of participation has evolved with the advent of these technologies, profoundly affecting business practices, education, creative processes, community life, and democratic citizenship. We have moved as a society from isolated, passive taking in of information to active engagement with others in reshaping the world. We are a participatory culture. This course introduces the concept of social media and the mashup process as collaborative cultural exchange. While studying about remix culture and collaborative process, students develop a variety of projects that involve mashing up media using various Web-based techniques of media creation, editing, sharing, and online presentation. The anticipated result is a series of vignettes reflecting the distributed nature of our natural dynamic and bringing us together in a cultural fusion. (3 credits)
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The New School for General Studies >> English Language Teaching:
Mindfulness for Educators: Principles and Practices NELT0530
Online A 9 weeks. *******, beg. October 12. $470.00
Register: Non-Credit
Claire Stanley
Mindfulness for Educators is a new approach to professional development for teachers that focuses on the inner dynamics of teaching and learning. This course introduces five core principles and three mindfulness practices that help teachers bring out the best in themselves and their students. Participants learn the essential tools of mindfulness through guided instruction, readings from the current literature on applied mindfulness, and focused experiential inquiry in the classroom. (0 credits)
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The New School for General Studies >> Food Studies:
Food Environments, Health, and Social Justice NFDS3220
Online A 15 weeks. *******, beg. August 31. $595.00
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Kimberly Libman
With obesity and diabetes rising at alarming rates, an interdisciplinary academic field has emerged to rethink the role of the environment in shaping our food use patterns and health. In this class, our approach is framed by the ideas and activities of the environmental justice movement, which guide a critical reading of the literature on food environments and the sociospatial distribution of nutritional resources. We conceptualize systems of food production and consumption in environmental terms, such as food deserts and platescapes, and examine how modes of food production and distribution are connected to the nutritional landscapes of cities. We consider research methods to understand these environments and health effects and explore strategies to promote effective change in resource distribution. Students use Internet-based mapping tools to conduct field research on their own food environments. Written assignments include responses to major themes in the literature, reviews of relevant films, and letters to policy makers. (3 credits)
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The New School for General Studies >> Film Studies:
Cinema and Ideology NFLM3433
Online A 15 weeks. *******, beg. August 31. $595.00
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Marina Shron
For filmmakers ranging from Eisenstein and Buñuel to Godard and Pasolini, ideology has defined both the content and the language of cinema. Film, unlike any other medium, blurs and almost erases the line between ideological and aesthetic elements. This course examines the relationship between cinema and political thought in the 20th centurya relationship often full of contradictions. It shows how the visual power of cinema and its mass character made it a perfect instrument of propaganda, a brainwashing instrument capable of imposing on the viewer either a particular ideological framework (in totalitarian regimes such as the Soviet Union or Nazi Germany) or an ideological void (Hollywood and commercial culture). We discuss the 1920s through the 1980s and explore the ideological grounds of major cinematic movements including Dada and surrealism, French New Wave, and neorealism, as well as ideological dimensions in the work of great filmmakers such as Orson Welles, Jean-Luc Godard, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, and Stanley Kubrick. (3 credits)
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The New School for General Studies >> Film Studies:
Surrealism in Cinema NFLM3436
Online A 15 weeks. *******, beg. August 31. $595.00
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Rebecca M. Alvin
The surrealist movement in art reached its peak during the early years of filmmaking. Surrealists like Salvador Dalí and Germaine Dulac saw cinema as an excellent means of exposing a mass audience to surrealism. The films that resulted from this movement are still striking today for their complexity, atypical humor, and attack on the senses. Several recent filmmakers also bring surrealist sensibilities to their work. This course looks at the work of surrealist filmmakers past and present, including Luis Buñuel, David Lynch, Germaine Dulac, and Alexandro Jodorowsky. Students are required to rent or buy videos. The instructor is prepared to help students locate hard-to-find videos. (3 credits)
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The New School for General Studies >> Film Studies:
What's So Funny? The Art of the Screwball Comedy NFLM3455
Online A 15 weeks. *******, beg. August 31. $595.00
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Maya Montañez Smukler
Reaching their peak during the Great Depression, screwball comedies are an ingenious mix of sophistication, sharp wit, and slapstick. Usually structured around a battle between the sexes, these films are characterized by rapid-fire dialogue and plots revolving around misunderstandings and deception. Although the films function perfectly as pure entertainment, their political and social undertones touch on class issues and changing gender roles. A key element of screwball is the juxtaposition of oppositesrich/poor, honest/dishonest, male/femalebut the genre's greatest achievement was mapping the complex emotional territory between these dichotomies. This course begins by studying the masters of comedy of the thirties and fortiesFrank Capra, George Cukor, Howard Hawks, Gregory La Cava, Ernst Lubitsch, Leo McCarey, Preston Sturges, and Billy Wilderand explores the genre's continuing evolution in films like Shampoo, Desperately Seeking Susan, Bottle Rocket, and The Big Lebowski.. (3 credits)
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The New School for General Studies >> Film Studies:
The Business of Hollywood NFLM3473
Online A 15 weeks. *******, beg. August 31. $595.00
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Amotz Zakai
Theodore Roosevelt said, Far better to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much. Deal making in Hollywood involves both risk and reward. Instructors can lecture for hours on how negotiations work and movies are put together, but in this course, students actually participate in hypothetical business scenarios. The unique role-playing structure is designed to provide a glimpse of the real-world machinations of Hollywood deal making. Every student controls his or her learning curve: Pay attention, and you'll learn from your mistakes; fall asleep at the wheel, and you'll quickly stand out to the world. The course provides essential business knowledge for aspiring filmmakers and executives entering the film business. Readings and lectures supplement the primary role-playing exercise. (3 credits)
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The New School for General Studies >> History:
Presidents in Crisis NHIS3256
Online B 15 weeks. *******, beg. August 31. $595.00
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Herbert M. Greenhut
Presidents of the United States have been designated great for reacting to great perils successfully. Lincoln assumed office just as decades of regional conflict exploded into civil war, the bloodiest and most divisive conflict in our history. Franklin D. Roosevelt became president in the midst of the country's worst economic depression and continued in power as the world was thrust into the horrors of the Second World War. Now Barack Obama has assumed the presidency during what has been described as the greatest economic crisis since the Great Depression and at a time of rampant international discord and continued threats of terrorism. It is too early to evaluate his success or failure, but by way of assessing his first year in office, this course studies the specific situations that tested the presidential leadership and judgment of great presidents like Lincoln and Roosevelt. We also consider several presidents who may not have met the challenges of their times successfully. (3 credits)
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The New School for General Studies >> History:
The Age of Paine: Revolution, Radicalism, and Religion NHIS4368
Online A 15 weeks. *******, beg. August 31. $595.00
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Frances Chiu
When John Adams denounced Thomas Paine in 1805 as a mongrel between a pig and a puppy, begotten by a wild boar on a bitch wolf, he also paid him a double-edged compliment by claiming that he did not know whether any man in the world has had more influence on its inhabitants or affairs for the last 30 years than Tom Paine. It was, in short, the Age of Paine. Why did the rhetoric of this erstwhile corsetmaker and excise official electrify the Western world, stoking the fires of the American and French Revolutions? More important, how did Paine's ideas chart the course of modern liberalism? We read his essays for the Pennsylvania Magazine, Common Sense, and the American Crisis papers, along with writings by his contemporaries John Adams, John Dickinson, Thomas Jefferson, and British reformer Major John Cartwright. Leaving the American Revolution, we proceed to the British debate over the French Revolution, studying Burke's Reflections on the Revolution in France and three responses to that essay: Paine's bestselling The Rights of Man, Mary Wollstonecraft's Vindication of the Rights of Men, and William Godwin's Enquiry Concerning Political Justice. We then turn to Paine's The Age of Reason, comparing his populist defense of deism with the writings of Baron d'Holbach and Count Volney, which had shocked Europe, and with the private writings of Thomas Jefferson. The course ends with the fictionalized account of the Age of Paine in Ann Radcliffe's Gaston de Blondeville. (3 credits)
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The New School for General Studies >> Literature:
Introduction to Literary Studies NLIT2001
Online A 15 weeks. *******, beg. August 31. $595.00
Register: Non-Credit General Credit
Frances Chiu
This survey of major works of British and American literature is designed to make the reading of serious literature accessible and enjoyable. We explore a variety of genres, including the narrative poem, the novel, and drama. We begin with Shakespeare's tragic King Lear and Swift's biting satire A Modest Proposal. We then examine the Romantic period, represented by William Blake's illuminated poetry and Austen's Pride and Prejudice, before venturing into Wilde's comedy of manners, The Importance of Being Earnest. Crossing the Atlantic, we look at works of 19th- and 20th-century American literature, including Nathaniel Hawthorne's The House of the Seven Gables, selections from Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass, and Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God. Special attention is paid to the analysis of narrative strategies, from plot structure and characterization to imagery, theme, setting, style, and tone. (3 credits)
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The New School for General Studies >> Literature:
History of British Literature 1: From the Middle Ages Through the Eighteenth Century NLIT2201
Online A 15 weeks. *******, beg. August 31. $595.00
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Abigail Burnham Bloom
This is the first of a two-part sequence in which students read the great works of British drama, poetry, and prose while considering questions of identity and the places of men and women in society. How do we read writers like Chaucer, Shakespeare, Donne, Milton, Swift, Pope, Boswell, and Johnson today? In addition to reading these canonical authors, the class studies others who are less famous but add minority or gendered viewpoints; selected modern responses to the literature are also examined. The text is The Longman Anthology of British Literature, which includes both traditional and nontraditional authors. The course is designed for students at all levels. (3 credits)
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The New School for General Studies >> Literature:
All the World's a Stage: A Survey of Shakespeare NLIT3210
Online A 15 weeks. *******, beg. August 31.
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Nicholas Birns
Credit students only. What do Shakespeare's plays reveal about Shakespeare, about us, and about our cultural inheritance? This in-depth look at Shakespeare shows how one writer revolutionized English drama and ultimately became a central figure in world literature. Taking full advantage of online resources, we study the way Shakespeare's cultural environment and literary inheritance contributed to the flourishing of his singular genius. We read one play from each of the major genres: English history (Richard III), Roman history (Julius Caesar), comedy (As You Like It), problem play (Measure for Measure), tragedy (Hamlet), and romance (A Winter's Tale). We also read some of his incomparable sonnets and his enigmatic poem "The Phoenix and the Turtle." In addition, we study prominent critics who have pivotally changed what Shakespeare's plays mean for us: Samuel Johnson, A.C. Bradley, Harold Bloom, Stephen Greenblatt, and Marjorie Garber. In particular, we examine the way Shakespeare handled the issue of genre: How did he innovate beyond the Greeks, writing plays that cannot be pigeonholed as tragedy or comedy? (3 credits)
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The New School for General Studies >> Literature:
Dubliners NLIT3274
Online A 15 weeks. *******, beg. August 31. $595.00
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Margaret Boe Birns
Dubliners is both an excellent introduction to James Joyce and a text that stands on its own as a classic short story cycle. Considered Joyce's first masterpiece, this volume explores the everyday joys, sorrows, regrets, and confusions of Dublin people in the Edwardian period. It has been recognized as containing some of the 20th century's finest short fiction. Students read all 15 stories, beginning with stories of childhood and adolescence, moving on to prime-of-life stories of love, loneliness, marriage, and family, and ending with stories that describe arts, politics, and religion at the waning of one century and the dawning of another. We end with the masterwork novella "The Dead," which gathers all the stories into a final epiphany-in Joyce's own words, "a sudden spiritual manifestation" that opens the consciousness to truths that have been lingering in the air or in the psyche. This is an opportunity to study Dubliners in detail and from both the naturalistic and the symbolic perspectives, as both realistic prose and enigmatic and emotionally layered poetry. (3 credits)
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The New School for General Studies >> Literature:
Invisible Cities: Views of the Metropolis in the Urban Poem NLIT3585
Online A 15 weeks. *******, beg. August 31. $595.00
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Sharon M. Mesmer
The city offers a rich intersection of dream, despair, horror, grace, and continuous revelation, and the poetry written about cities reflects and manifests that revelation. How have poets, over the course of time, responded to the simultaneity of dream and despair? Of horror and grace? This course explores those responses in works of many forms, techniques, and voices. Europeans studied include Blake, Nerval, Baudelaire, Rimbaud, Apollinaire, and Breton (and the symbolist and surrealist movements, both particularly urban). Whitman's Leaves of Grass is the segue from 19th-century Europe to 20th-century America and the prose poem as a transitional form. American voices include Allen Ginsberg and the Beats; Frank O'Hara, Kenneth Koch, and the New York School; Ted Berrigan, Bernadette Mayer, and the Language poets; Chicagoans Gwendolyn Brooks and Paul Carroll; and the slam and "spoken word" movements. (3 credits)
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The New School for General Studies >> Business and Management:
Introduction to Business Management NMGT2100
Online A 15 weeks. *******, beg. August 31. $595.00
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Richard Walton
This is a skill-building course for people whose job responsibilities or career interests require knowledge of basic management principles. We study concepts of business organization, communication, decision making, planning, motivating, controlling, group dynamics, leadership, and change. Examples of common day-to-day management and supervisory problems provide realistic case studies. (3 credits)
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The New School for General Studies >> Business and Management:
Introductory Finance for Business NMGT2133
Online A 15 weeks. *******, beg. August 31. $595.00
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Laurence O'Connell
This course provides an understanding of financial statements and concepts for students with no prior knowledge of the subject. We look at how statements (profit and loss, balance sheet, cash flow, etc.) are used in business operations, how businesses of various sizes finance their growth, and how governance practices affect financial health. Case studies from financial and business news enable students to grapple with issues such as profit delivery, return on investment, and the stock and bond markets. Humorous and dramatic excerpts from television and film enliven our discussion of these topics. (3 credits)
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The New School for General Studies >> Business and Management:
Market Competition, Speed, and Combat NMGT3400
Online A 15 weeks. *******, beg. August 31. $595.00
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Andrew Travers
This course challenges students to view markets through a new lens. Competition is studied through proven ancient military strategies, applying the principles of combat and warfare to the challenges of the marketplace. This analysis is used to improve students' understanding of forces that can be leveraged and situations to be avoided. The value of speed in the marketplace is also considered, as speed and organizational flexibility are primary attributes of any successful company. Strategies discussed are applicable to businesses big and small, personal sales, and even nonprofit organizations that compete for philanthropic dollars, support, and attention. (3 credits)
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The New School for General Studies >> Music:
Mozart: His Life and Works NMUS3710
Online A 15 weeks. *******, beg. August 31. $595.00
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Aaron Girard
This course explores the life and the music of W.A. Mozart. Students study his milieu, read his letters, and make the acquaintance of representative compositions in a range of genres. Along the way, some broader questions are considered: the relevance of biographical knowledge to musical experience; the relevance of classical music in the contemporary world; and the enduring but problematic concept of genius. Online presentations and discussions are devoted mainly to assigned readings and listening but also to the thorny subject of Mozart's personality. As much as any composer in history, Mozart was a man of moodseasily distracted, peripatetic, rebellious, libidinous. Students are asked to reconcile his seemingly modern personal profile with the high classicism of his music. The course neither assumes nor requires musical background or training. (3 credits)
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The New School for General Studies >> Philosophy:
Notions of Power from Nietzsche to Foucault NPHI3250
Online A 15 weeks. *******, beg. August 31. $595.00
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Yunus Tuncel
With Nietzsche, the question of power became part of philosophical discourse. According to him, we are all in power. But how do we experience it? How does power manifest itself, and what power relations are we in? These questions are raised throughout the course.We start with Nietzsche's Will to Power and his earlier texts on power. Next Heidegger is studied for his insights into Nietzsche. One of the key interpreters of Nietzsche's philosophy, he called the will to power the principle of his metaphysics. Deleuze and Foucault give different spins to the philosophy of power. Deleuze looks at the question of power from the standpoint of affects and affectivity and tries to understand power relations in this way. Foucault probes the same area by examining the dynamics of power, knowledge, and truth. We spend considerable time with Foucault's texts and focus on his hypotheses of power. The course ends with an examination of the relevance of these notions of power to contemporary political issues. (3 credits)
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The New School for General Studies >> Politics:
Politics: The Foundations NPOL2001
Online A 15 weeks. *******, beg. August 31. $595.00
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Emily Wills
What is politics? Two contrasting answers to this question have shaped the way people have understood political life since ancient times. One tradition sees politics as a quest for ideal institutions and rules for regulating social life. Today political science, economics, and public policy studies are heavily influenced by this institutional idealist approach. A contrasting approach is to understand politics as a struggle for power in which the interests and ideologies of particular groups are crucialsocial evolution is not a quest for ideal forms but the product of the struggle between contending forces. In this course, students survey Western and non-Western representatives of both traditions through texts that range from the classics to the political theories of the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. The practical consequences of different ways of envisioning political life for states, rulers, and citizens are considered. (3 credits)
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The New School for General Studies >> Politics:
The Internet and Global Society NPOL3392
Online A 15 weeks. *******, beg. August 31. $595.00
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Philip Kalantzis-Cope
The Internet plays an ever-increasing role in work and play as more and more people go online, in poor countries as well as rich. Some social critics and theorists interpret the rise of the Internet as part of a trend toward a new individualism, because the virtual interface builds a layer between people and detaches them from the tangible reality of society. A contrasting view sees the Internet as fostering new patterns of social interaction and increasing sociability, creating opportunities for social networks and ecologies in the realms of communication, commerce, culture, and politics, a platform that transcends the geographical boundaries of local and national society. This course investigates the social, political, economic, and cultural impact of the Internet, looking at issues of power, participation, resource and access disparities, globalism, diversity, and identity. It weaves between grounded readings of Internet phenomena (Google, Obama's Web politics, Facebook, online art, Wikipedia) and theoretical categories that propose to capture the dimensions of change in global society. (3 credits)
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The New School for General Studies >> Politics:
Dynamics of International Negotiations NPOL4210
Online A 15 weeks. *******, beg. August 31. $595.00
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Michaela Hertkorn
How do nations and other international actors achieve their objectives through the give-and-take of the negotiation process? This course introduces the theory and principles of effective international negotiation and applies these to understand the dynamics of several contemporary case studies: the Arab-Israeli conflict, tensions between India and Pakistan, and the Kyoto conference and treaty on climate change. Different negotiating strategies are examined. Along with the roles that mindsets, cultures, and outside mediators often play in a global community that shares a multitude of problems. The role of informal as well as traditional channels of diplomacy in the search for successful solutions, is discussed. Finally, we discuss the prospects and challenges faced by the new U.S. administration and foreign policy team. (3 credits)
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The New School for General Studies >> Psychology:
Fundamentals of Psychology NPSY2001
Online B 15 weeks. *******, beg. August 31. $595.00
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Lisa Rubin
Psychology is a deeply rooted subject of intellectual inquiry spanning the history of many cultures, but since antiquity, psychological interpretation has revolved around recurring themes. When philosophers, naturalists, and other scholars began to divide into separate academic departments in the 19th century, psychology, with much fanfare, sought recognition as a separate discipline. Its goals were and are the explanation of memory, emotion, perception, consciousness, learning, motivation, personality development, and social influence. These are the topics of this course. (3 credits)
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The New School for General Studies >> Psychology:
Introduction to Neuropsychology NPSY3140
Online A 15 weeks. *******, beg. August 31. $595.00
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Anna Elise Odom
The brain's function has been an enigma throughout history. However, in the last decade, great strides have been made in this area of research. This course emphasizes a psychological perspective on neuroanatomy and neurophysiology in its understanding of how the brain produces thought and behavior. Topics include an exploration of how neural activity produces our perception of the world, our behavior, our cognition and memory, and our emotional life. The course also explores how psychoactive drugs affect these processes, how neural activity produces conscious awareness, and how neural activity plays a role in mental illness and substance abuse. (3 credits)
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The New School for General Studies >> Psychology:
Introduction to Social Psychology NPSY3301
Online A 15 weeks. *******, beg. August 31. $595.00
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Laura Stephens
How much of a role does social influence play in our lives? How do we form certain stereotypes? This course focuses on the construction of social reality in the minds of individuals and the influence of social contexts on cognition and behavior. Through a series of lectures, films, demonstrations, and small group discussions, students are introduced to the perspectives and research methods of social psychology. They also learn to analyze the social situations and events that encountered in everyday life. Topics include social cognition; self-perception and self-esteem; perception of others, attitudes, and persuasion; stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination; intergroup conflict, obedience, and conformity; aggression and altruism; and human relationships and attraction. Students learn how social contexts influence cognition and behavior and how individuals participate in the construction of social realities. (3 credits)
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The New School for General Studies >> Psychology:
Cross-Cultural Psychology NPSY3345
Online A 15 weeks. *******, beg. August 31. $595.00
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Celesti Colds Fechter
Traditional theories of psychology, developed primarily by Western Europeans and North Americans, are based on the unexamined assumption that all human behavior can be explained by a single worldview. However, recent research has demonstrated that despite certain universals among human societies, norms in non-Western societies may differ from those in Western Europe and North America. In this course, students learn to make distinctions between behaviors exhibited by all humans, like the use of language, and culturally determined behaviors. To that end, we explore the influence of culture on perception, cognition, education, individual and social behavior, expressions of physical and mental illnesses, and self-perception. (3 credits)
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The New School for General Studies >> Psychology:
Theories of Personality NPSY3401
Online B 15 weeks. *******, beg. August 31. $595.00
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Elise Ann Risher
This course introduces psychoanalytic theories of personality, with a focus on the primary texts of the major theorists, beginning with the groundbreaking research of Sigmund Freud and continuing with Anna Freud, Melanie Klein, Margaret Mahler, Erik Erikson, Harry Stack Sullivan, Donald Winnicott, and Heinz Kohut. Personality is discussed as an intersection of various factors, including biology, developmental environment, and culture. The class then studies contemporary research on the relative contributions of these factors to personality formation. The elements of neuroses and personality disorders are studied, and the idea of a normal personality is questioned. Cultural texts are used to illuminate abstract theories and to explore the role of psychoanalysis in the contemporary Western understanding of the self. (3 credits)
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The New School for General Studies >> Psychology:
An Introduction to Jung NPSY3470
Online A 15 weeks. *******, beg. August 31. $595.00
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Frank Faranda
Jung, a philosopher as well as a father of modern psychology, wrote on dreams, soul, mythology, religion, and the unconscious and was often at odds with theologians and much of the medical establishment. He saw his work as pedagogicas much about showing people how to live as about treating patientsand he was concerned about the future of the world. This course introduces students to Jung through his most accessible writingsMemories, Dreams, Reflections and Man and His Symbolsand two books by the British psychiatrist and analyst Anthony Stevens, On Jung and the small paperback Jung. The emphasis is on experiencing Jung and discussing his ideas, but the views of some of his critics are considered as well. (3 credits)
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The New School for General Studies >> Religion:
Introduction to Islam NREL3621
Online A 15 weeks. *******, beg. August 31.
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Nargis Virani
Credit students only. This course traces Islam from its establishment in the seventh century to the modern era. The first part covers basic terms and establishes a framework for the study of Islam: the social context of the emergence of Islam, the life of Prophet Muhammad, the revelation of the Koran, and its structure and content. The second part deals with the basic beliefs and practices of Islam and its relation to other monotheistic religions (Judaism and Christianity). Other topics include Islamic architecture, art, and music. The third part entails discussions of Islamic thought and doctrine, including an overview of Sufism and Shiism. Finally, we analyze topics pertaining to women, the rise of nationalism, and Islamic political movements. (3 credits)
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The New School for General Studies >> Sociology:
Confronting Objectivity: New Perspectives on Social Science NSOC3110
Online A 15 weeks. *******, beg. August 31. $595.00
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Aleksandra Wagner
In constructing the narrative called social science, what is important to include? What gets omitted or suppressed? Who and what govern such choices? In order to answer these questions, we examine the intersection between the making of social science (sociology in particular) and the practice of life writing (autobiography, autoethnography, biography, diaries, letters, autopathography, and other forms of self-construction). We study the work of sociologists, such as Pierre Bourdieu, Liz Stanley, and Jackie Orr, who have problematized the role of the personal in the making of social science to argue for its reflexivity. For example, how is a story about an Other told, especially when that Other is illiterate or otherwise unable to write her own story? We consider how the Storyteller's (scientist's) values, experiences, interests, and beliefs shape the process. Aided by the online medium, scholars who are actively working on these issues participate in our cyberclassroom, and students are introduced to online sources that provide insight into the relevance and scope of scientists' reflexivity. (3 credits)
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The New School for General Studies >> Social Sciences:
New York City: Past, Present, Future NSOS3501
Online A 15 weeks. *******, beg. August 31.
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Julia L. Foulkes
Credit students only. New York City exists as a physical and mental place, a dense concrete maze and a blowsy personality. This course examines the contours of this phenomenon by looking at the city across time. Specific historical moments are explored for the intertwining forces of politics, economics, social struggles, and artistic and cultural flowering, and those dynamics are considered in planning for the future. We examine not only the making, planning, and governing of New York but also the way the city is constructed through representations in art, film, literature, and dance. Well-known stories are juxtaposed with lesser-known precursors or forces: What of Seneca Village remains in Central Park? What would Boss Tweed tell Michael Bloomberg about governing the city? Should Coney Island be preserved? In this course, we take advantage of the vast array of Internet resources on New York City, learning through this new layer of spectacle what it is that makes New York both a catastrophe and a beautiful catastrophe, as Le Corbusier called it. (3 credits)
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The New School for General Studies >> Screenwriting:
Script Analysis NSRW2800
Online C 15 weeks. *******, beg. August 31. $700.00
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Rena Down
Whether you are a writer, director, or producer, a clear understanding of story structure and dramatic principles is essential. In-depth analysis of a screenplay's storyline, characters, dialogue, images, and theme can reveal a wide range of narrative techniques and storytelling styles, from Hollywood to independent and everything in between. Students view successful films and analyze their scripts, learning how essential information is conveyed, how story elements are communicated through visual means, how dramatic momentum is built with cause and effect, and what makes a character credible and complex. Students end the term with the ability to analyze any film script and apply that knowledge to their own screenwriting. (3 credits)
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The New School for General Studies >> Screenwriting:
Screenwriting 1: Fundamentals NSRW3810
Online C 15 weeks. *******, beg. August 31. $700.00
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Mort Scharfman
It is strongly recommended that students take Script Analysis before taking Screenwriting 1. This course for the beginning screenwriter introduces the tools, vocabulary, and techniques used to tell a screen story and take an original idea to outline form. Assignments illustrate basic three-act structure, economical use of dialogue, visual storytelling elements, the development of complex characters, the revelation of background information, and effective use of dramatic tension. Students become familiar with screenwriting terminology as scenes from well-known films are analyzed on video to reveal structural elements in the writing. By the end of the course, students have developed an original idea into a detailed step outline for a feature-length screenplay and have finished the opening scene. (3 credits)
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The New School for General Studies >> Screenwriting:
Screenwriting 2: Writing the Screenplay NSRW3820
Online B 15 weeks. *******, beg. August 31. $700.00
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Douglas Morse
Students work toward finishing the first half of a feature-length screenplay. The first task is to create a detailed outline to solidify structure and simplify the writing process. In class, students analyze their own and one another's stories: the strength of the images, the clarity of the underlying ideas, and the effective use of elements such as unity, tension, obstacles, exposition, foreshadowing, and cause and effect. Writing exercises help students flesh out unique, complex characters. Finally, students use their finished outlines to write the first 50 pages of a draft in proper screenplay format. Weekly page requirements keep them on track, while in-class reviews offer support, guidance, and direction. Prerequisite: Students must have an outline and the first ten pages of a screenplay in order to register. (3 credits)
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The New School for General Studies >> Screenwriting:
Screenwriting: Adaptation NSRW3849
Online A 15 weeks. *******, beg. August 31. $700.00
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Douglas Morse
You've read a novel, play, magazine article, or newspaper story that moved you, and you know it will make a wonderful film. This course guides you through the process of turning literary material into a screenplay. Students analyze already adapted works and engage in group exercises in which adaptation ideas are generated and critiqued. Ultimately, students are guided in their own adaptations, with emphasis on what to keep, what to cut, how to build dramatic structure, and how to retain the essential elements of the work while creating a screenplay that stands on its own as a work of art. (3 credits)
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The New School for General Studies >> Screenwriting:
Writing a Micro-Budget Feature NSRW3850
Online A 15 weeks. *******, beg. August 31. $700.00
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Mort Scharfman
Getting a first screenplay sold is difficult given today's competitive marketplace and astronomical production budgets. Nevertheless, year after year, while Hollywood grinds out big-budget formula blockbusters, aspiring screenwriters with no money or screen credits find ways to bring their stories to the screen and start their careers. Digital cameras and postproduction software make it possible to produce a film on an extremely low budget, but only a compelling story and characters make a low- or no-budget film engaging. Learn how to write a screenplay that could be developed for a few thousand dollars or less into a powerfully entertaining film that can captivate audiences and compete for festival acclaim and commercial success. (3 credits)
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The New School for General Studies >> Writing Program:
The Mechanics of Writing NWRW1011
Online C 15 weeks. *******, beg. August 31. $670.00
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Noelle Kocot-Tomblin
The study of effective English prose makes the sentence its principal focus. In this course, designed to meet the needs of beginning writers, we examine the sentence, including grammar, the parts of speech, and other components of syntax. Later, we look ahead to considerations of effectiveness and style. Chapters from a grammar and style textbook are assigned. Students workshop short writing assignments weekly. They look at issues of correct versus incorrect and think about when rules should be broken, how language changes, how context determines choices, and how these choices develop into a style. Note: Students for whom English is a foreign language should take Writing in English (see note above) instead of this course. (3 credits)
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The New School for General Studies >> Writing Program:
Academic Writing NWRW1104
Online B 15 weeks. *******, beg. August 31. $670.00
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Margaret Stanek Fiore
Writing well is the key to success in college. This course teaches students the foundations of academic writing: the nature of research; the skills of criticism, analysis, and argumentation; the process of revision; and the basics of correct grammar and American English usage. Note: Students for whom English is a foreign language should take ESL Academic Writing (courses NESL0611NESL0612) instead of this course. (3 credits)
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The New School for General Studies >> Writing Program:
Essentials: The Lyric Essay NWRW1113
Online A 15 weeks. *******, beg. August 31. $670.00
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Rebecca Reilly
Ralph Waldo Emerson once wrote, I will essay myself to be. The word essay is used here in its original senseto go forth and attempt something. The writer goes forth to explore and discover what he or she thinks, rather than simply stating an opinion already held. In this fundamentals course, we work on developing academic voice and style through a combination of creative and academic writing. The course begins with an exploration of the lyric essay. Existing between poetry and prose, the lyric essay traverses the boundaries of genre, often combining the immediacy and heightened language of poetry with the narrative and descriptive powers of prose. Students write a series of short lyric essays designed to develop style and expression. The second part of the course is devoted to a literary research paper. We apply the lessons of the lyric essay and learn how to cross the divide between the academic and the creative in our own writing. We bring the conviction of our creative writing to the rigor and clarity of academic writing. (3 credits)
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The New School for General Studies >> Writing Program:
Beginning Poetry Workshop NWRW2203
Online B 15 weeks. *******, beg. August 31. $670.00
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Kathleen Ossip
A poem, said William Carlos Williams, is a small (or large) machine made of wordsefficient, with no unnecessary parts, doing important work. In this workshop, students learn how to build verse, from the individual word through lines and stanzas to a finished, polished poem. Poetic inspiration is explored: what activities can summon it and how to use it when it happens. Writing exercises help students practice basic elements of the craft, such as line breaks, voice, and openings and closings. Students read a variety of modern and contemporary poets, selected according to the interests and needs of the class. In every class meeting, students' poems are read and discussed to clarify their strengths and develop students' understanding of the process of revision. (3 credits)
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The New School for General Studies >> Writing Program:
Beginning Fiction NWRW2305
Online B 15 weeks. *******, beg. August 31. $670.00
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Jessie Sholl
This course begins with short writing exercises designed to jump-start creative thinking and to explore fiction basics: character, dialogue, plot, point of view, and imagery. Students then submit longer pieces to be discussed in a workshop setting, which are reviewed with particular attention to technique, style, and narrative structure. Readings include works by James Baldwin, Joan Didion, Mavis Gallant, Virginia Woolf, and Paul Bowles. (3 credits)
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The New School for General Studies >> Writing Program:
Introduction to Creative Nonfiction NWRW2401
Online B 15 weeks. *******, beg. August 31. $670.00
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Lisa Freedman
This workshop is for serious beginners as well as more experienced writers who want to delve into the still-evolving genre of creative nonfiction, which includes personal essay, memoir, documentary, and literary journalism. Through in-class writing and weekly assignments, students develop the skills to build a narrative frame around real-life events and situations. Student work is read and discussed in class. The reading list includes works by Gay Talese, George Orwell, and Katherine Boo and essays from The Art of the Personal Essay: An Anthology from the Classical Era to the Present, edited by Phillip Lopate. (3 credits)
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The New School for General Studies >> Writing Program:
Journalism Basics NWRW2601
Online B 15 weeks. *******, beg. August 31. $670.00
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Richard M. Huff
Writing a well-structured, high-quality newspaper or magazine story is not easy. Students interested in journalism are challenged to write clear, evocative, and compelling prose by way of exercises, assignments and deadlines, specific tips, and plenty of encouragement. Students examine contemporary newspaper and magazine writing, including current stories in the New York Times, Newsday, and the Washington Post, as well as a variety of Pulitzer Prize-winning pieces. Magazines and newspapers that depend heavily on freelance contributors are discussed. A portion of each class is devoted to the study of language, with discussions of grammar, style, and usage intended to help students write simple, elegant, and jargon-free prose. (3 credits)
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The New School for General Studies >> Writing Program:
Rendering the Ordinary Extraordinary: A Poetry Workshop NWRW3203
Online A 15 weeks. *******, beg. August 31. $670.00
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Rebecca Reilly
Great poems often render the ordinary extraordinary. Neruda wrote an ode to his socks; in Whitman's Song of Myself, a child asks, What is the grass? Fetching it to me with full hands; / How could I answer the child? I do not know what it is more / than he. In discussing student work, we address the relationship between our vision of the everyday world and the images that inhabit our poems. How do we learn to elaborate on the most ordinary of objects or situations? How do we recognize the extraordinary in what is commonplace? We read Whitman, Bishop, Stevens, Ashbery, O'Hara, Schuyler, and others. The Mexican poet Octavio Paz has said, The purpose of poetry is to restore to mankind the possibility to wonder. This class is open to writers at all levels. (3 credits)
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The New School for General Studies >> Writing Program:
From Silence to Poem NWRW3204
Online A 15 weeks. *******, beg. August 31. $670.00
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Richard Tayson
Beginning and advanced writers work on dismantling silences in their lives and generating poems from personal experience. We work in a safe, functional community to open hidden places within ourselves. The heretical Gospel according to Thomas says, If you do not bring forth that which is within you, that which is within you will destroy you. If you bring forth that which is within you, that which is within you will save you. This notion informs one aspect of our work together, enabling the writer to follow the poem's impulse in order to break old habits and write something challenging and difficult. (3 credits)
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The New School for General Studies >> Writing Program:
Voice Lessons: Short Story Workshop NWRW3314
Online A 15 weeks. *******, beg. August 31. $670.00
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Elise Juska
Sarcastic, soothing, bitter, boldthe voice in writing is as dynamic as the voice in speaking. In this workshop, students are encouraged to exercise that vocal range through writing, reading, and experimenting with short fiction. The majority of class time is devoted to group discussions of the students' own stories, read in advance and given detailed written and verbal feedback by the instructor. Supplementary readings include the cadences and nuances of Junot Diaz, Lorrie Moore, Chris Adrian, Dorothy Allison, and Jamaica Kincaid. We approach these exemplary stories as writers, looking for what makes their authors' voices sing on the page. Students also analyze stories from the inside out by trying on diverse forms and styles. Expect generous feedback, an atmosphere of support, a spirit of discovery. The workshop is open to beginning short story writers as well as those with experience in writing short fiction. (3 credits)
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The New School for General Studies >> Writing Program:
Fiction Writing: Creating a Compelling Narrative NWRW3315
Online A 15 weeks. *******, beg. August 31. $670.00
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Carol Goodman
What keeps the reader engaged in the story? How does voice pull us into the fictive world? How can atmosphere enhance the narrative dream? What marks the difference between a story that is merely serviceable and one that we can't put down? This is a class for fiction writers who want to learn how to create a compelling narrative. We look at the basic elements of storytellingcharacterization, point of view, description, and dialogueand examine the way these elements work together to create mystery and tension. Student work is critiqued in a supportive and constructive workshop environment. Outside readings illustrate issues of craft that arise as students get to know one another's work. Guest speakers from the publishing industry discuss what they look for in assessing works of fiction. (3 credits)
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The New School for General Studies >> Writing Program:
Progressive Fiction NWRW3328
Online A 15 weeks. *******, beg. August 31. $670.00
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Robert Lopez
This workshop is for writers who want to try something different. As Samuel Beckett wrote, To find a form that accommodates the mess, that is the task of the artist now. The mess is our own cluttered minds, short attention spans, endless diversions, technology, hyperactivity, obsessions, fears, preoccupations, the whole of our modern world. How do we harness all of this into form? Writers answer this question by challenging established conventions, experimentation, blurring the lines of prose and poetry, questioning what makes a story a story. We discuss and critique student work as well as the writings of progressive writers such as David Markson, Lydia Davis, Samuel Beckett, Grace Paley, and Carole Maso. (3 credits)
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The New School for General Studies >> Writing Program:
Literary Nonfiction: Art in the Everyday NWRW3405
Online A 15 weeks. *******, beg. August 31. $670.00
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Chris Pastore
Students explore selected forms of creative nonfiction: the personal essay, reportage, biography, travel writing, food writing, profile, memoir, and linked fragments. The use of dialogue, setting, characterization, plot, and narrative voice is emphasized. The discipline of writing regularly is encouraged and supported through the assignment of short weekly exercises. Students are also assigned to write longer pieces, which are workshopped in class. Discussions about the forms, techniques, and history of nonfiction are supplemented by readings from work by Joan Didion, V.S. Naipaul, Jamaica Kincaid, W.G. Sebald, Sherman Alexie, and Abigail Thomas. (3 credits)
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The New School for General Studies >> Writing Program:
Micro Memoirs NWRW3418
Online A 15 weeks. *******, beg. August 31. $670.00
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Roberta Allen
Writing can be an imaginative process of self-discovery, an opportunity to see yourself from angles and perspectives you would not otherwise see. By responding instantly and imaginatively to in-class exercises that use verbal and visual cues, you can find your voice and the material that moves you. These writing exercises serve as first drafts to be reworked at home and then discussed in class. You learn how to focus and choose relevant details, how to create tension by compression, how to inform by unexpected means, and how to shape your material into a unique short personal essay form without sacrificing facts or losing the honesty in your writing. Experimentation is encouraged. A variety of authors are read. (3 credits)
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The New School for General Studies >> Writing Program:
Writing and Reporting for the Web NWRW3691
Online A 15 weeks. *******, beg. August 31. $670.00
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Matthew P. Melucci
Print media is on the decline and may well be on the way out, but readers continue to flock to the Internet to get their fill of media in all sorts of digital forms. What does that mean for aspiring journalists and authors? How can they prepare for the brave new world of Web reporting, blogging, and multimedia journalism and still remain true to their dreams of creating great pieces of nonfiction writing? Basic writing and reporting skills are taught in order to demonstrate that the simple truths of communicating are the same in any medium. Students practice narrative style, interviewing techniques, and anecdotal reporting. Regular exercises help them discover the Internet as a vehicle for sharing prose in powerful new ways. Topics include blogs, user-generated journalism, rich media, and the changing face of newspapers and magazines online. Through the class portal, students work in groups throughout the term, editing one another's work and analyzing assigned readings from some of the best online sources around. All students are expected to complete one major piece of online writing by the end of the course. (3 credits)
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The New School for General Studies >> Writing Program:
Playwriting NWRW3702
Online A 15 weeks. *******, beg. August 31. $670.00
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Robert S. Montgomery
An introduction to the basics of drama, including story, character, conflict, scene construction, and overall plotting. Students also consider issues such as drama as metaphor, realities of staging, and production problems. The course is geared to the theatrical experience of each student, with readings and writing exercises suggested when appropriate. Feedback from classmates approximates an audience experience, and the instructor provides detailed responses to all work submitted. Students should expect to complete at least 20 pages of a script by the end of the course. (3 credits)
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The New School for General Studies >> Writing Program:
Writing for Young Adults NWRW3808
Online A 15 weeks. *******, beg. August 31. $670.00
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Carolyn MacCullough
Do you remember reading a particularly good book when you were a teenager, one that stayed with you into adulthood? Young adult or teen literature is one of today's fastest-growing book markets. We examine all aspects of writing for young adults, including suitable subject matter, plot structure, mood, tone, and authentic voice. We study a variety of books written for young adults, including The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger and Catalyst by Laurie Halse Singer, to learn what makes this genre at its best so powerful, even timeless. In-class and at-home writing exercises are assigned to spark creativity and tap previously undiscovered sources of inspiration. A suggested reading list is distributed, and one session is devoted to different approaches to getting published. Both beginning and experienced writers are welcome. As Flannery O'Connor said, If you survive childhood you have enough material to write about for the rest of your life. . (3 credits)
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Parsons The New School for Design Continuing Education >> Digital Design:
Illustrator Basics PCDD0502
Online B 5 weeks. *******, beg. October 12. $320.00
Register: Non-Credit Certificate
Greg Lovinski
Limited to 16. Learn the fundamentals of this powerful illustration and graphic design program. Draw and design using the basic tools and features. Create curves, lines, and shapes to make objects. Manipulate, copy, color, and arrange your objects into final artwork. Prerequisite: Mac Basics, or equivalent. Online students must have Illustrator CS or higher (Mac or Windows platform). (1 credits)
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Parsons The New School for Design Continuing Education >> Digital Design:
Photoshop Basics PCDD0503
Online B 5 weeks. *******, beg. October 12. $320.00
Register: Non-Credit Certificate
Greg Lovinski
Limited to 16. Learn the fundamentals of this digital image manipulation software application. Acquaint yourself with the intuitive interface, features and tools. Customize palettes, control layers, tweak scans, and master selections to create the look you want.Prerequisite: Mac Basics or equivalent. Online students must have Photoshop CS or higher (Mac or Windows platform). (1 credits)
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Parsons The New School for Design Continuing Education >> Digital Design:
Web Design with Dreamweaver PCDD1100
Online C 9 weeks. *******, beg. October 12. $640.00
Register: Non-Credit Certificate
Sally Hership
Limited to 16. Learn Dreamweaver, the industry standard software, to develop professional websites that meet current Web 2.0 standards. This user-friendly program enables students to create websites without hand-coding HTML. Topics include Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) for formatting content and page layout; using templates for consistency and ease of site maintenance; interfacing with Photoshop; HTML markups; basic Javascript; and connecting to a remote web server. Discuss issues and elements of good web design. Demonstrations and exercises will help students apply these skills to complete their own website project. Prerequisite: Mac Basics, Dreamweaver Basics, and Photoshop Basics or equivalent experience. Online students must have Dreamweaver CS or higher and basic text editor. (2 credits)
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Parsons The New School for Design Continuing Education >> Digital Design:
Digital Imaging with Photoshop I PCDD1402
Online C 9 weeks. *******, beg. October 12. $640.00
Register: Non-Credit Certificate
Alisa Evdokimov
Limited to 16. Gain a working knowledge of this industry standard software used for print, Web pages, animation, presentation, video production, and enhancement of traditional and digital photography. Explore scanning and color correction, tools and layers for image compositing, elemental retouching, and type treatments. Prerequisite: Mac Basics, Photoshop Basics or equivalent. Online students must have Photoshop CS or higher (Mac or Windows platform). (2 credits)
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Parsons The New School for Design Continuing Education >> Digital Design:
Adobe InDesign PCDD1450
Online B 9 weeks. *******, beg. October 12. $640.00
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Andrea Cohn
Limited to 16. In this class, students explore the fundamentals of InDesign, including all aspects of the page-layout process. Importing, creating type, and working with imagery are covered extensively. Production shortcuts for print, PDF, and the Web are discussed. Online students must have InDesign CS or higher (Mac or Windows platform). (2 credits)
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Parsons The New School for Design Continuing Education >> Fine Art and Foundation:
Color Theory PCFA1100
Online E 9 weeks. *******, beg. October 12. $640.00
Register: Non-Credit Certificate
Daniel McDonald
Limited to 16. Discover color and its implications for designers and artists. Study ideas of space and how color solves spatial problems. Look at color harmony and how color interacts, as well as qualities and possible combinations. Online students must have access to a scanner. (2 credits)
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Parsons The New School for Design Continuing Education >> Graphic Design:
Graphic Design I PCGA1005
Online C 9 weeks. *******, beg. October 12. $640.00
Register: Non-Credit Certificate
Alisa Evdokimov
Limited to 16. Learn design fundamentals and concept developmnt as they relate to typography, composition, and color. Discover what makes the difference between ordinary images and powerful, effective graphics. Strengthen your design communication skills, and develop your style and vision as you transform your concepts into finished designs. Online section requires access to a scanner. (2 credits)
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Parsons The New School for Design Continuing Education >> Graphic Design:
Business Basics: Intellectual Property and Licensing PCGA2020
Online A 5 weeks. *******, beg. October 12. $320.00
Register: Non-Credit Certificate
Linda Saint Marc
Limited to 16. You create great ideas, designs and works, but do you own the rights to them? Acquire the fundamentals of intellectual property law so you can secure and protect copyright, trademark, patent and domain rights associated with your creative works. Discover how to turn creative works onto money with licensing, a proven, multi-billion dollar business model used by big companies and individuals. Assignments help you apply your learned skills to realistic situations, including your own. No previous business experience is required (1 credits)
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Parsons The New School for Design Continuing Education >> Interior Design and Architecture Studies:
Basic Interior Space Planning PCID1001
Online E 9 weeks. *******, beg. October 12. $640.00
Register: Non-Credit Certificate
Anshu Bangia
Limited to 16. This is an introduction to planning interior spaces for students without drafting skills. Learn what it means to be an interior designer and the conceptual approaches that solve interior design problems. Through sessions on color, scale and proportion, lighting, furniture arrangement, floor and wall treatments, and client psychology, conceptualize and plan creative solutions for interior spaces. Cover free-hand drawing of floor plans. Complete one interior design project from beginning concept through a finished visual and verbal presentation. Learn about use of equipment, tools and scale drawings. No previous experience in interior design is necessary. Online section requires access to a scanner. (2 credits)
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Parsons The New School for Design Continuing Education >> Interior Design and Architecture Studies:
Window Treatments PCID1121
Online A 9 weeks. *******, beg. October 12. $640.00
Register: Non-Credit Certificate
Jamie Gibbs
Limited to 16. This course will enhance the skills of both the interior decorator and workroom specialist, as well as those of the retail and storefront designer. Topics addressed include all aspects of drapery and window treatment design, fabrication and installation. Videos and features by guest specialists, expert fabricators and field representatives for workrooms and showrooms round out student exposure. Complete various design projects and create actual installations from the ground up. For this online class, access to a flatbed scanner for homework assignments will be helpful; ability to create PDF or JPEG files will be necessary. Main reference materials and handouts will be provided as downloads. (2 credits)
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Parsons The New School for Design Continuing Education >> Interior Design and Architecture Studies:
Art Nouveau PCID1817
Online A 5 weeks. *******, beg. October 12. $320.00
Register: Non-Credit Certificate
Erica Forester
Limited to 16. Explore the art nouveau movement and its various styles from the sensuous, exuberant style of Victor Horta, Hector Guimard, Emile Galle, and L'Ecole de Nancy to the restrained, linear style of C.R. Mackintosh, Josef Hoffman, and the Vienna Secession. Examine the architecture, furniture, and decorative objects of these designers and others who captured the essence of the fin-de-siecle. The value of art nouveau furniture and decorative objects in the marketplace today is also discussed. (1 credits)
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Parsons The New School for Design Continuing Education >> Interior Design and Architecture Studies:
Modernism in the 20th Century PCID1835
Online A 5 weeks. *******, beg. October 12. $320.00
Register: Non-Credit Certificate
Erica Forester
Limited to 16. From the conception of Modernism in the the 19th Century to the birth of the Modern Movement in the early 20th Century, this course explores DeStijl, the Bauhaus, The International Style, and traces Organic Modernism and Post- Modernism traces Organic Modernism and Post-Modernism later in the 20th century, the course focuese on such issues as the reconciliation of machine technology with artitic design and the development of modern materials. The course investigates the architecture, interiors and furniture of the remarkable designers, including among others, Marcel Breuer, Mies van der Rohe and Le Corbusier who produced the essential elements of Modernism as well as the more familiar architects of today such as Michal Graves and Robert Venturi. (1 credits)
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