Study Abroad Summer Session MyYSS

Writing Dance

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Course Number: 
S434E
Department (unused): 
ENGL
Description: 
<p>Online Course. The esteemed choreographer Merce Cunningham once compared writing about dance to trying to nail jelly to the wall. This seminar and workshop takes on the challenge. Taught by a dance critic for the New York Times, the course uses a close reading of exemplary dance writing to introduce approaches that students then try themselves, in response to videos of dance in the widest possible variety of genres. Enrollment limited to 12 students.&#160;1 Credit. Session A: May 27 – June 28. Tuition: $5070. Technology Fee: $85.</p>
Instructor Name: 
Brian Seibert
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ENGL
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ENGLS434E
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TTh 9.00-12.15
Term Code: 
202402
CRN: 
30941
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10811206
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H5A
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LMRM
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ENGL S434E (CRN: 30941)

Online Course. The esteemed choreographer Merce Cunningham once compared writing about dance to trying to nail jelly to the wall. This seminar and workshop takes on the challenge. Taught by a dance critic for the New York Times, the course uses a close reading of exemplary dance writing to introduce approaches that students then try themselves, in response to videos of dance in the widest possible variety of genres. Enrollment limited to 12 students. 1 Credit. Session A: May 27 – June 28. Tuition: $5070. Technology Fee: $85. (View syllabus)


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