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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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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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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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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 — …
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Introducing Visiting Assistant Professor of Creative and Fiction Writing John Howard
… its growing enrollment and fall class. Before joining the faculty at Hampshire, Visiting Assistant Professor of … Fashion Institute of Technology (F.I.T.); a B.F.A. in toy design, also from F.I.T.; a B.A. in literature from SUNY … Fashion Institute of Technology (F.I.T.); a B.F.A. in toy design, also from F.I.T.; a B.A. in literature from SUNY …
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Social Change
… attracted students who are engaged inside and outside of the classroom with issues of social responsibility, change, … Hampshire has always connected a student's education to the real world, not only through inquiry-based pedagogy, but … students' mind but can also assist students in engaging the community around them. Emphasis is placed on continuing …
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Marine Science
… Marine Science Marine Science As the world's great oceans become increasingly threatened by human activity and pollution, the study of marine science is more vital than ever. You are here Sitewide Search The Five College Coastal and Marine Sciences (FCCMS) program …
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American Studies
… studies engage in an interdisciplinary approach to the study of American history, politics, literature, and … plus courses from other relevant disciplines, provide the groundwork for students to pursue theoretically informed, … Ideologies Buried Sunshine: Gender, Power, and Silence in the West Virginia Mine Wars The Trotters of Boston: Fighting …
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Sociology
… in designing an interdisciplinary concentration due to the wealth of courses that incorporate sociological analysis. … are here Sitewide Search They will become well versed in the processes of continually changing social and cultural … of social analysis. Sociology is approached from the perspective of individual and collective identity, social …
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Legal Studies
… legal perspectives as a secondary focus, such as how the law interacts with their interests in philosophy, … Titles Legality of Domestic Spying: Explorations of the NSA Eavesdropping Program Imagining and Policing the Pregnant Citizen: Ideology, Jurisprudence, and the State …
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Native American and Indigenous Studies
… Studies You are here Sitewide Search Whether addressing the ways U.S. housing and education policy affects … medical anthropology in pre-colonial times, or analyzing the economic function of Native American art, Native American Studies can serve as the focus of a student's concentration or be incorporated …
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Film, Video, and Photography
… can develop their fullest artistic visions along with the tools to produce them. Students are given the necessary foundations in form,and technique while being encouraged to examine the critical contexts, debates and practices that will inform …
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Animation and Digital Art
… and paper cutouts to entire worlds created within the computer, work in the areas of animation and digital art … animation … computer programming … creative electronics … design … Digital installation … drawing … Film … game design … Graphic Design … rendering … stop motion … Animation …
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Chemistry
… information to learn; it is a process and way of thinking. The natural sciences form a set of theories, methods, and data for understanding the world in which we live. You are here Sitewide Search … real-world issues and often situating student research at the interfaces of the sciences, for instance, between …
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Culture, Brain, and Development Program Awards Students Over $10,000 in Grants
… students will pursue research projects and internships at the intersections of culture, mind/brain and human growth and … MA Hannah will examine whether digital storytelling in the prenatal period of pregnancy is able to affect … Gulezian, Division III Research Project Cheese Culture in the US vs France As part of her study of sustainable dairy …
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Student Studies Fungal DNA to Aid in Forest Conservation
… similar to a master’s thesis. Fiona Marks 19F studied the relationship between the presence of subterranean fungi and forest health, … from soil using molecular techniques. "I kind of designed the study around the tools that I needed or felt like I …
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Native American and Indigenous Studies Professor Robert Caldwell Brings Deep Research to His Teaching
… American and Indigenous Studies Robert Caldwell joined the Hampshire community in the spring of 2021 as part of the … to teach, and why? I am overjoyed to have the latitude to design my own courses rather than being constrained by a … to teach, and why? I am overjoyed to have the latitude to design my own courses rather than being constrained by a …
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Hampshire College to Admit a Spring 2020 Class in January
… College. Hampshire’s application is now live on the Common App for new and transfer students to apply to … and empowering students to follow their own questions, design their own program guided by faculty, perform serious … and empowering students to follow their own questions, design their own program guided by faculty, perform serious …
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Chapter 5: Diversity at Hampshire
… and expand a series of discussions that took place in the fall about a draft college policy on affirmative action … to students both the freedom and the responsibility to design their educational programs. Its essential features … if they are passive participants. Hampshire students design and shape their education through negotiation with …
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Fiction Writing Helped Amani Smith 15F Explore Relationships Between Time, Memory, and Generational Trauma
… about Hampshire through a friend of mine who attended the Institute for Collaborative Education and was interested … surprised at how much control I was given at Hampshire to design and formulate my own education. For Division I, or my … surprised at how much control I was given at Hampshire to design and formulate my own education. For Division I, or my …
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Kelly Malone-Wolfsun F22 Researches Plants and Climate Change and Incorporates Art
… Div III, Malone-Wolfsun’s goal is to discover more about the impacts of forest fires on unique plant species. What … studies, chemistry, and more. With the freedom to design my own Div III, I’m able to expand my research beyond … studies, chemistry, and more. With the freedom to design my own Div III, I’m able to expand my research beyond …
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