Course Modules

The Center for the Arts has developed two models for pedagogical collaboration between artists and non-artists. Modules consist of two to four class sessions within an existing course where the host faculty is a non-artist and co-creates the module with an artist. The intent is to have the intellectual material taught from both perspectives where the visiting discipline is used to illuminate aspects of the subject matter and modes of inquiry that are less visible or common in the main discipline.

Essentially, the visiting discipline is a way of introducing students to different approaches to the topic or theme. Faculty are paid an honorarium of $1,000 to develop the module, teach, and then submit a final report. Modules have served as an opportunity for faculty to experiment with using the arts in their classes and has been a successful tool for commissioned artists to explore concepts in their research. Modules provide a way for campus presenters to move beyond the typical workshop or master class conducted by visiting artists and introduce artists into the classroom in a structured way.

Fall 2010

Kawa Hula

J. Kehaulani Kauanui, Associate Professor of Anthropology and American Studies, and Kawika Keikiali'i Alfiche, Singer/songwriter

Drawing I

Julia Randall, Assistant Professor of Art, and Morgan Thorson, Choreographer

Religion & Revelation: Embodied Thought

Mary Jane Rubenstein, Associate Professor of Religion, and Morgan Thorson, Choreographer

Spring 2011

Drawing II

Julia Randall, Assistant Professor of Art, and Morgan Thorson, Choreographer

The Human Skeleton

Douglas Charles, Professor of Anthropology and Archaeology, and Morgan Thorson, Choreographer

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