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Middle Eastern Studies

… at Hampshire allows our interdisciplinary focus to come to the fore. You are here Sitewide Search Students concentrating on the Middle East will likely take several history courses to gain a foundational understanding of the structure and cultural identities of the region. This …

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Religion

… has played a major role, positively and negatively, in the formation of human culture around the globe. You are here Sitewide Search Religion has played a major role, positively and negatively, in the formation of human culture around the globe. The study of …

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Background on Hampshire College Flag Decision November 2016

… President Lash Has Issued a Statement On Raising The Flag On Campus Introduction Timeline of Events November … 18, 2016 Flag Update- November 18, 2016 Statement to the Hampshire Community from the Board of Trustees on Our Decision to Fly the Flag at …

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Communications and Media Studies

… television, video, film, radio, print, sound, new media, the Internet) in their local, national, and global … circulation. You are here Sitewide Search Attentive to the relationship between media institutions, texts, and … as technologies and symbolic systems that participate in the production of categories such as race, class, gender, …

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Hampshire College Earns Living Building Certification for R.W. Kern Center

… design firm Bruner/Cott & Associates announced today that the R.W. Kern Center on Hampshire’s campus has been certified as a Living Building by the International Living Future Institute (ILFI). The 17,000-square-foot center joins just 16 other Living …

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Art History

… Art History Art History Art history is the analysis of visual data in a historical context. You are … but also to understand and interpret them in relation to the historical circumstances, endeavors, and conflicts of the culture and region in which they were made. Students read …

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Latin American Studies

… American Studies Latin American Studies Relations between the United States and the Américas—military, economic, cultural—necessitate a … money, and culture cross borders both within and between the United States and Latin America. A student's work might …

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Cognitive Science

… Cognitive Science is an interdisciplinary field devoted to the study of the mind, the brain, and computing technology. You are here Sitewide …

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Psychoanalytic Studies

… to philosophy, creative writing, theater, literature, and the arts. Students become acquainted with a complex, … and Performance Art, Death, Psychoanalysis "Beyond the Phallus": Opening(s) to Feminine Discourse Comparing … Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to Psychoanalysis Confronting the Elusive: The Development and Management of a New Theater …

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New Collaborative Solar Facility Goes Online

… has gone online in Farmington, Maine. Launched in 2018, the New England College Renewable Partnership is a … Amherst, Bowdoin, Hampshire, Smith and Williams.  Over the past three years, the colleges have contracted with a subsidiary of NextEra …

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Literature

… Literature Literature The study of literature at Hampshire College encompasses a … questions. You are here Sitewide Search Researching the historical and social impact of literature as well as the ways in which historical circumstances shape artists' …

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Jewish Studies

… Jewish Studies Jewish Studies The academic study of Jewish history, literature, and culture goes back to the early years of Hampshire College. You are here Sitewide … Search In 1973, a group of students helped to organize the nation's first college course on the Holocaust, "Thinking …

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Africana Studies

… (also known as Black Studies) takes a global approach to the study of African and African descendant life, experience, … Studies courses often incorporate history, politics and the arts as critical arenas for research, writing, and … of study will deepen students' knowledge of Africa and the African Diaspora, prepare students for advanced study, …

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Freedom Sounds: Celebrating Creative Voices in Jazz Today

… professor of African American music at Harvard University. The residency will conclude with a concert at Hampshire … College on Saturday, December 1, by Duende Winds, the quartet of Hampshire College Professor of Jazz and … Tomeka Reid, and Sara Schoenbeck, presented as part of the Pioneer Valley Jazz Shares series . Schedule of Events …

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Economics

… economics in a historical and social context, challenging the narrowness of mainstream approaches, and drawing on … areas as "Public Health in Latin America," "Economics and the Environment," or "Women and Social Change." We encourage … 'Better to Starve Fighting them then to Starve Working' The Lawrence Textile Strike of 1912 The Crux of Rationality …

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Writing and Creative Writing

… Writing Working with a faculty that believes strongly in the importance of imaginative and questioning work, Hampshire … students are encouraged to develop a responsive vision of the world around them, sharpening their writing skills as … and to discover their own ways of telling stories, all the while paying close attention to others' voices. Our …

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Neuroscience

… Neuroscience Neuroscience is a field that incorporates the genetics, biochemistry, structure, function, development, and pathology of the nervous system on the molecular, cellular, and cognitive level. You are here …

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Architecture and Environmental Design

… of art history, critical theory, engineering, design, and the studio arts, as well as urban planning, sociology, … in sustainable practices and community design, working in the studio and in the local community. Indeed, our goal is nothing less than to …

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Politics

… political philosophy, legal studies, and racial injustice, the study of politics at Hampshire is interdisciplinary and … You are here Sitewide Search Politics can serve as the driving force behind a concentration, but may also … their concentration to students of literature who analyze the political implications of a literary movement, politics …

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Queer Studies

… are increasingly crucial lenses through which to view the world. You are here Sitewide Search While heavily … being neither stable nor absolute, also lends itself to the study of queer identity. Issues such as straight … gay male identity are becoming increasingly important to the study of gender, as is the transgender movement. Queer …

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History

… History History As Faulkner wrote, "The past isn't dead. It isn't even past." Students of history might focus on Europe, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, the United States, Africa, or any part of the world; they …

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Animal Behavior and Cognition

… Cognition Even very simple natural organisms interact with the world in very complex ways, and often exhibit the kind of adaptive behavior that might be called … Cognitive scientists and biologists want to understand how the minds and brains of animals work, how they evolved, and …

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Philosophy

… allows students to complete substantial groundwork within the history of Western philosophy, while at the same time engaging in dialogue with other traditions and … Through Hampshire's classes, students become versed in the work of philosophers representing a wide range of …

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Music

… various area studies courses. Many music courses address the themes of Hampshire’s four Learning Collaboratives (LCs): … and Change, In/Justice, and Time and Narrative. Through the Five College consortium, students can study Western … Students with a particular interest in ethnomusicology — the study of music from a multi-disciplinary perspective — …