Month: October 2022

BY ESA CHEN ‘25 Spirited Away is a 2001 Japanese animated film directed by Hayao Miyazaki and animated by Studio Ghibli. Chihiro Ogino is a ten-year-old girl. She is traveling with her parents to move to a new house. However, her father gets lost while driving and goes in the wrong direction. She and her parents mistakenly enter an abandoned amusement park. A witch, called Yubaba, runs an enormous local bathhouse which is the place where the eight million spirits of Japan such as the “stink spirit” are served to take the baths. There is a rule in this theme park: anyone who does not work in the town will be turned into a pig and be eaten. Chijii’s parents are punished for eating the food on the table without the consent of the shopkeeper and become pigs. In order to save her parents, Ch...

BY SAIGOPAL RANGARAJ ‘23 The Asian Studies program at Colorado College provides students with the opportunity to study the world’s most populous continent and its diverse peoples and nations through an interdisciplinary lens covering Asian languages, religions and more. The Asian Studies program offers three 12 unit major tracks – East Asia, South Asia or Global Asia. The first two tracks focus on a sub-region of Asia, while the third offers students the flexibility to study Asia and its connections to the world and to Asian diaspora communities. Each of these interdisciplinary major tracks requires students to take courses in Literature & Arts, Humanistic Inquiry, and Social Science Inquiry. Students majoring in Asian Studies will be required to conduct independent research and wri...

BY UTSHAA BASU ‘25 One of the more compelling offerings in this block has been DA341: Encountering Global Dance. Taught by Professor Pallavi Sriram, the Assistant Professor of Dance Studies, the course centers the study of dance works from both the US and international contexts, focusing on questions around forms and aesthetics. According to student Avery Carrington, 24’, the course follows a largely discussion- based format, with certain Fridays dedicated to dance and movement time. Carrington believes this time to be vital, as it helps him connect with his classmates, the professor and the class content. He also attests to the transformative effect of this class on peer dynamics, saying: “We were all very awkward until we had more vulnerable and authentic moments through dance.” ...