2018 E-term Bulletin

18 project, though no musical training is required. The project is open to all students and will be taught as a discussion seminar. We will read Sean Wilentz’s volume Bob Dylan in America (2010) and Dylan’s own autobiographical text Chronicles, Volume I (2004) as well as numerous articles and reviews. In addition to these readings, students will listen to approximately 20 full-length Dylan albums outside of class time. Based upon our discussions, reading, and listening assignments, students will write daily reflective papers (1-2 pages each) over the course of the month—typically 14 total papers for the term. In addition, students will participate in a group project presentation that will focus upon the Dylan album of their choice. This project is way cooler than the Dylan project offered at Harvard! Give it a try. Estimated Student Fees: $65 GEN*E299*44 May I Take Your Order? The Forces That Shape our Food Choices Greta Valenti Prerequisites: None Open To: All Students Grading System: S/U Max. Enrollment: 16 Meeting Times: MW F 9:30 am–12:30 pm An interdisciplinary project exploring the forces that influence food choices, including governmental intervention, socioeconomic status, personal ethics, interest in health, incidental aspects of our environment, among others. (Please note that this project is not a course in health and nutrition.) This project involves primarily student- led online and in-class discussions, but also local field trips and/ or guest speakers, and a final assignment involving proposing and implementing a temporary change to one’s eating habits. Written work includes Moodle posts prior to each class and a proposal and three reflection papers related to the final assignment (8-10 pages total). Readings include two books and about 40 short articles across the term. Attendance and participation are heavy components of final grades for this project. Estimated Student Fees: $100 GEN*E299*45 Music in Spain Jeremy Grall and Jacqueline Leary-Warsaw Prerequisites: Instructor Consent Open To: All Students Grading System: S/U Max. Enrollment: 20 Meeting Times: On Campus: January 3, 4, 9-11, and 16-18, 10:00 am-12:00 pm Travel: January 19-31 This a study-travel project that will include a thirteen-day tour of the musically significant areas of Spain, including Madrid, Toledo, Granada, Valencia, Barcelona, Segovia, and Montserrat. Just a few of the sights we will visit include the Alhambra in Granada, the Alcázar de Seville, and Alcázar de Segovia. Students will learn the history of the area, attend concerts, and visit musically relevant sights. Students will learn about flamenco music, Spanish guitar (early and modern), vocal music (sacred and secular), and the Spanish Romantic music of Isaac Albéniz and Enrique Granados and Manuel De Falla. By the end of this project, students will be able to identify and discuss the different types of popular, folk, and classical musical forms in Spain; discuss the mixture GEN*E299*41 Introduction to 3D Printing Clyde Stanton Prerequisites: No Prior Experience with 3D Printing Open To: All Students Grading System: S/U Max. Enrollment: 8 Meeting Times: M Tu WTh 10:00 am–12:00 pm, 1:30 pm–3:30 pm, DHAR as needed The project will provide an introduction to 3D printing for students. The project will cover operation of 3D printers, availability of downloadable 3D object files, identity and use of freeware software for creating 3D figures, and output file formats recognizable by 3D printers. Students will use all of the above to design and create their own 3D objects. Examples of possibilities can be found on www.thingiverse.com . Students will be required to submit a five-page reflection paper on the process of 3D printing from concept to final product. Over the course of E-Term, students will print 10-20 objects in total. Estimated Student Fees: $50 GEN*E299*42 Introduction to Yoga, Meditation, and Mindfulness Duane Pontius and Melissa Scott Prerequisites: None Open To: All Students Grading System: Letter Max. Enrollment: 16 Meeting Times: M Tu WTh9:00 am–12:00 pm This project is designed to help students of any background and physique discover yoga, a set of physical, mental, and spiritual practices intended to enhance the practitioner’s mindfulness. Guided by an accomplished yoga instructor, we will study the content and history of yoga through texts and discussions and study the role of yoga in shaping those cultures where it has flourished. We will meet daily for a session of physical practice wherein asanas (yoga poses) will be introduced, explained, and explored. Students will continue their study outside class with supplementary reading and instruction videos of each day’s material to follow at their own pace. Class meetings will also include instruction on mediation techniques followed by practice. Each student will document their progress each day with several pages in a personal reflection journal, fromwhich to share with the group. Active and enthusiastic interest and participation is the key to success in yoga, not physical proclivity! Namaste. GEN*E299*43 Like a Rolling Stone: Bob Dylan in America Mark Schantz Prerequisites: None Open To: All Students Grading System: Letter Max. Enrollment: 25 Meeting Times: M Tu WTh 10:00 am–1:00 pmwith some Friday meetings required as well This project explores the music and life of Bob Dylan, connecting these to important trends in American history and culture. If you happen to play a musical instrument (guitar, bass, piano, harmonica, drums), that would be very cool. Sing-alongs in class have become a staple of the