MCLC: Alliance for Global Education teaching opportunities

[Denton, Kirk]

MCLC LIST
From: Katharine Poundstone <kpoundstone at gmail.com>
Subject: Alliance for Global Education teaching opportunities
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The Alliance for Global Education's Beijing program is expanding its arts
curriculum, and we are seeking part-time course professors for the
following four university level courses to be taught in English:

1. Contemporary visual arts in China
2. Semiotics of fashion and design in China
3. Contemporary performing arts in China
4. Traditional to cutting-edge architecture in China

These four courses are described in more detail below. Course descriptions
are place holders, and they can be modified based on the expertise of the
professors that are actually hired as the course is developed.

Course professors need to be based in Beijing and have an academic and/or
professional background that qualifies them to teach the course(s)
described. We can consider A.B.D. candidates and experienced candidates
with a master's level education.

If you or someone you know might be interested in the possibility of
teaching for the Alliance for Global Education in Beijing, please contact
Kitty Poundstone at kpoundstone at allianceglobaled.org. If you know of
someone who might be qualified to teach one of these courses, please feel
free to forward this listing or put me in touch with them.

Thank you!
Kitty

E-mail: kpoundstone at allianceglobaled.org
Website: www.allianceglobaled.org <http://www.allianceglobaled.org/>

About us: The Alliance for Global Education, LLC, a partnership of two
not-for-profit entities, the College of Global Studies at Arcadia
University and the Institute for Study Abroad, Butler University, was
formed with the vision of opening study abroad destinations in Asia to an
ever-growing and more diverse U.S. undergraduate population.

The Alliance provides stimulating, interdisciplinary study abroad programs
in China and India that maintain high academic standards, strong student
services, and careful health and safety measures. Our core mission is to
develop and promote innovative programs in vibrant, dynamic Asian
countries that are of ever-increasing scholarly, political, and economic
interest.

Detailed course descriptions:

ARTH370 Contemporary Visual Arts (3 class hours/week, 3 credits)
Beijing has become a global center for contemporary visual arts, and this
course explores this evolution the end of the last imperial dynasty to the
present time. Students examine how visual artists shaped and were shaped
by massive transformations in Chinese society and by the international art
movements over the past century. The course then provides a survey of
China¹s contemporary visual arts scene. Students gain a nuanced
understanding of the evolution of contemporary visual art and the artists
who create it and identify key players in today¹s art world. Field visits
to artists¹ studios, galleries, auction houses, museums, and public arts
spaces are incorporated alongside in-class activities.

FADN355 Semiotics of Fashion and Design (3 class hours/week, 3 credits)
The days of drab and uniform Mao suits are long gone, and the Chinese
people have entered the new millennium with style. The changing faces of
fashion and design reflect larger scale changes in China as a whole, and
fashion and design are also creating new cultural possibilities,
distinctions, and identities. This course examines how fashion has been
valued over the past century, from imperial times to the founding of the
People¹s Republic, and from the heyday of Communism to present day
individualism. Students learn about both the production and the
consumption of fashion, exploring how style travels from the minds of
designers to factory floors to the streets of China and beyond.

THTR375 Contemporary Performing Arts (3 class hours/week, 3 credits)
During the early years of the Communist Party, theater and dance were
propaganda tools for the Communist Party, but since 2008, the National
Center for the Performing Arts has brought a great range of weekly
world-class performances to Beijing audiences. No longer only appreciated
by a small group of professionals, this shift has deeply influenced the
new generations of Chinese and profoundly shaped their world-views.
Students discover the dramatic changes that have transformed performing
arts from the 1970s to the present day, developing their understanding of
this transformation¹s social, political and cultural dimensions.

ARCH391 Traditional to Cutting-Edge Architecture (3 class hours/week, 3
Credits)

Beijing is an ancient city and home to some of the most cutting edge
architectural projects in the world. In this course, students learn about
architecture and city planning of imperial Beijing, covering its evolution
during the Ming and Qing dynasties and the emergence of hutong (alleyway)
neighborhoods. The second part of the semester delves into the radical
changes that occurred after the 1949 revolution and how they shaped the
city we see today. In addition, students learn about the various
stakeholders involved in the transformation of the city, from city leaders
to private development companies, and from private citizens to
internationally famous architects and designers.