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21M.A12: Freshman Arts Seminar Advising Program
Arts at MIT and Boston
Course Description / Register / About
FASAP '07 student Lei Zhu, associate advisor Carrie Niziolek, and student Sila Sayan (closest to farthest) listening to work displayed at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem.
Course Description
- 21M.A12
- Undergraduate Freshman Advising Seminar
- Prerequisites: None
- Units: 6 General Elective [P/D/F]
- Seminar: M 3-5
- Advisors: Kate Delaney (Literature, Writing and Humanistic Studies), Keeril Makan (Music and Theatre Arts), Mike Fischer (Anthropology and STS)
The Freshman Arts Seminar Advising Program (FASAP) introduces MIT freshmen to the rich arts resources at MIT and in the Boston/Cambridge area.
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Register for 21M.A12
This seminar is open to incoming freshmen. To sign up for this seminar, students must list 21M.A12 as one of their seminar choices on the online Advising Choice form that is filled out before the Fall term.
Upperclassmen can apply to be Associate Advisors for the seminar.
View the Application and Guidelines for Associate Advisors
About
FASAP students Jacquelyn Gold and Adelaide Fuller (left to right) at a body casting workshop during FASAP 2005
Seminar / Events / Workshops / Arts Share
FASAP brings student artists together to discuss, create, learn, and experience the arts at MIT and around Boston. Students meet weekly with their advising groups and attend seminars to discuss the arts. Additionally, students will get a chance to explore the arts at MIT and Boston by attending selected arts events and workshops throughout the year. More detail on the different activities in FASAP can be found below.
Seminar
During the Fall term, students meet once every week for two hours. The first half of this two-hour block is devoted to guest speakers. Recent speakers have included science fiction author and MIT professor Joe Haldeman, Comparative Media Studies department head Henry Jenkins, and puppeteer and artist-in-residence Mulatu Astatke. During the second half of class, students meet in smaller groups to discuss art and the freshman experience. These smaller breakout groups are led by MIT faculty and staff advisors who work in the arts or work in other fields but have outside arts interests.
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FASAP 2007 with slam poet Staceyann Chin after her performance at MIT.
Events
Participants attend frequent excursions to arts events on campus and outside MIT. Recent excursions have included a reading by Pulitzer Prize winner Junot Diaz, attending an opera, a Bill T Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company performance at the ICA, and a performance by the Throat Singers of Tuva. Optional excursions are planned during IAP and the Spring term.
FASAP students Yansui Wang, Tal Goldenberg, and Ashley Micks (left to right) at a breakdancing workshop during FASAP 2005
Workshops
Hands-on workshops and demonstrations with Artists-in-Residence, recent alumni, faculty, and local artists provide students with exposure to new art forms. Recent workshop topics have included Filipino tinkling dancing, creative writing, drawing, moldmaking, and Senegalese drumming.
FASAP student, Natasha Nath ‘12, performs at the 2008 Arts Share.
Arts Share
Freshmen share and present their original artwork in October during the Arts Share. In the past, students have sung, danced, played musical instruments, recited original poetry, shown slides of artwork or videos of past theater performances, etc.
For more information, please e-mail  .
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