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Students will study the work of musical theatre as an actor/singer, and use class techniques to develop as a performer through solos, duets, and scenework. Since this is a workshop course, students will prepare material for class presentation and critique. Both live and prerecorded accompaniment will be utilized. There will also be a focus on the audition process and repertoire.

Explores cross-disciplinary uses for digital 3D modeling using the open-source software Blender, including 3D-printing original sculptures, recreating cultural artifacts, designing assets for film and gaming, and proposing new relationships between physical and virtual worlds. Technical instruction begins with the basics of polygonal modeling while readings, screenings, forum discussions and guest speakers provide a critical framework. Students from diverse disciplines are welcome and are encouraged to apply concepts from their field(s) of study to develop unique syntheses between practical and theoretical pursuits.

"Decolonial Ecofeminist Ethics" is an interdisciplinary course that explores the intersections of decolonial theory, ecofeminist ethics, and environmental justice. The course adopts a decological praxis approach, which encourages a dialogue with religious thought from the Global South, challenging Western-centric knowledge systems and promoting a more inclusive understanding of environmental and gender issues. The course critically examines the interconnectedness of various forms of oppression and the hierarchical systems that privilege certain groups over others. A key aim of the course is to cultivate a decolonial, ecofeminist ethic of care, equipping students with the necessary tools to challenge the logic of domination, thereby addressing social injustices and ecological destruction. The course also investigates the role of neoliberalism and consumerism in perpetuating environmental and gender oppression, and encourages students to develop strategies to resist these oppressive structures. Our topics will be explored through diverse texts, including news articles, opinions, YouTube videos, poetry, podcasts and documentaries, giving particular attention to knowledge voiced by black, brown and indigenous scholars in the Global North and South.

The Ethics of Care and Feminist Justice
This course explores the intersection between the ethics of care and feminist justice, with an emphasis on self-reflexivity and positive social change. Students will examine the historical and theoretical backgrounds of these moral theories and will reflect on how they can be used to address real-life moral problems. Students will be introduced to a range of topics within the ethics of care, including reproductive rights, animal rights, health care, and self-care, and will examine their connection to contemporary justice issues concerning poverty, sexuality, racism, food production and environmental justice. Through readings, discussions, case studies, documentaries and self-reflective exercises, students will develop a deeper understanding of care ethics, feminist approaches to justice and intersectionality, and will explore their implications for personal, professional, and societal contexts. Throughout the course, self-reflexivity will be emphasized as a crucial component of understanding how social positionality affects one's analysis and understanding of power relations and morality. By the end of the course, students will be equipped with the tools to apply these theories and practices to the unique challenges and opportunities of faith communities, and to a range of real-world issues and contexts.

Explores cross-disciplinary uses for digital 3D modeling using the open-source software Blender, including 3D-printing original sculptures, recreating cultural artifacts, designing assets for film and gaming, and proposing new relationships between physical and virtual worlds. Technical instruction begins with the basics of polygonal modeling while readings, screenings, forum discussions and guest speakers provide a critical framework. Students from diverse disciplines are welcome and are encouraged to apply concepts from their field(s) of study to develop unique syntheses between practical and theoretical pursuits.

General DSEM Description:
The Drew Seminar introduces students to the intellectual life of the liberal arts college. The seminars revolve around an intellectual area of exploration, designed by the faculty member. The DREW Seminar is rigorous and analytical, engaging explorations of a significant question, mode of inquiry, or topic. The goal is to help students develop the academic skills and habits of mind that are central to higher education; faculty share their intellectual passions and welcome students into the collaborative culture of the liberal arts college. The seminar will help students develop the following skills and habits of mind: critical thinking, writing skills, rhetorical knowledge, oral communication, and information literacy. Activities include formal and informal writing, discussion of readings, oral presentation, and writing revision.

Specific Description:
From Aphrodite to Lady Pink: Women and Art.
This course will explore the evolving role of women as patrons of art, makers of art, and as subjects of art. Through a series of case studies and a variety of media we will explore the visual arts, both past and present, as a means to better understand the role of women in past cultures and in our modern society. Some of the topics covered will include: prominent, powerful women of the past such as Marie de'Medici Queen of France and Queen Christina of Sweden; ancient images of Venus/Aphrodite will be discussed in connection with their Renaissance reincarnation and modern images of the nude. In addition, we will question the emergence of the female artist in the sixteenth century and the role of women today as award winning architects, street artists, and women whose work can be found in museums around the world.

This class is focused on exploring over two and a half centuries of North American history, from roughly 1600 to 1877, with an eye on the peoples, cultures, and places that formed, or contributed to the formation, of what became the United States. That said, throughout our course we will constantly keep in mind that the establishment and rise of the U.S. was not inevitable. Geographically, our course examines how developments taking place on what became the continental U.S. were always connected to what was happening elsewhere in the hemisphere, in the Atlantic, and throughout the world. We will also be taking particular care to trace what took place in New Jersey throughout this period. Socially and culturally, we will be examining a wide gamut of historical actors from a plethora of backgrounds that constituted the heterogeneous populations of early North America. Intellectually, we will be plunging into the past both so that we might better familiarize ourselves with the origins of the United States as well as to critically approach some of the questions and challenges we face in the present.

This is the Moodle site where you can take the French Placement test.  Click the Enroll button below to enter. You will have to click "YES" when asked if you want to enroll yourself as a member of this course. This is simply a formality to grant you access to the Test. You are NOT being registered for any new course. Please click Yes and you will be taken to the site.

Follow the instructions on the front page and then take the Test. You will get feedback on the test and which level of French to take. Please make sure you send an email to Prof. Pieretti (French Program Director) at mpierett@drew.edu  with your score and your placement.