Upper Division Interdisciplinary Studios extend a student's cross-school experience from Core Studio up into their upper division years. 3 units of Interdisciplinary Studio are required of all majors and must be completed in the junior or senior year. This advanced level studio is thematic in nature. Technical demonstrations are paired with thoughtful readings, seminar discussions and ambitious projects. Collaboration, experimentation and presentation skills are developed in concert with critical thinking.Section Description
This interdisciplinary course "Poetics of Conflict" explores how a creator can constructively transform conflict we experience into a creative work. We observe and experience various forms of conflict in our personal, social and political lives today. To achieve a harmonious life, it is important to know how we handle such conflicts constructively and turn our experience into a creative work which we share with our communities. The course focuses on three methodologies of transforming conflict, Music and Body, Conversation, and Parallel Narratives. Participants are expected to complete three projects respectively applying those methodologies to their current specializations. Around each project, participants will work on various in-class exercises often collaboratively to put this challenging topic and methodologies into practice. Students form all majors are welcomed. Let's deal with conflict we face creatively and transform it into a work that has an actual impact and poetics for a wider variety of interpretation.

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