483: Theory and Crit
Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at 01:54PM
**ALL READINGS = YOU SHOULD HAVE READ THE ASSIGNMENT FOR THAT DAY BEFORE CLASS MEETS
ALL QUIZZES AND ASSIGNMENTS ARE ACCESSED ON BLACKBOARD UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED IN CLASS
REMEMBER: 1) YOU MUST POST TO THE DISCUSSION BOARD BY FRIDAY OF EACH WEEK
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WEEK ONE: M (1/9): INTRODUCTION TO CLASS, SYLLABUS, AND UNITS |
W (1/11): WHY THEORY?
READ: BEN LERNER, THREE PROSE POEMS
AND
READ: MAD LIB ELEGY
****VIEW MATRIX BY WED!!!! AVAILABLE FOR ONLINE RENT HERE
Presentation on online reading/discussion posts
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WEEK TWO: M (1/16)
HOLIDAY
MAKE SURE YOU VIEW MATRIX BY WED!!!
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W: (1/18)
READ: PLATO
READ: AMY HEMPEL, “IN THE CEMETERY WHERE AL JOLSON IS BURIED”
READ: ENTRY ON JAZZ SINGER
WATCH: AL JOLSON, BLACKFACE SCENE FROM JAZZ SINGER (1927)
YOU MUST HAVE VIEWED THE MATRIX BY TODAY! |
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WEEK THREE: M (1/23)
READ: PLATO
READ: ARISTOTLE
READ: NOTES ON ARISTOTLE
WATCH: MATRIX PHILOSOPHY: THE CAVE
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W (1/25): READ: KANT
WATCH: PHILOSOPHY AND THE MATRIX: KANT
POST THIS WEEK BY FR
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WEEK FOUR: M (1/30)
READ: HEGEL
POST THIS WEEK
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W (2/1)
HEGEL, CONT’D
WRITING WORKSHOP
OVERVIEW/LECTURE ON HEGEL
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WEEK FIVE: M (2/6)
READ: MARX AND ENGELS
POST THIS WEEK
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W (2/8)
MARX AND ENGELS, CONT’D |
F (2/10) Presentation
WATCH: THE COMMUNIST MANIFESTO ILLUSTRATED THROUGH CARTOONS
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WEEK SIX: M (2/13)
READ: SAUSSURE
WATCH: MARTHA ROSLER, SEMIOTICS OF THE KITCHEN
QUIZ
POST THIS WEEK
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W (2/15)
READ: SAUSSURE, CONT’D |
F (2/17)
READ: BARTHES (1316-1331)
CLASS WILL MEET ONLINE ONLY:
PROFESSOR AT PHILADEPLPHIA SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
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WEEK SEVEN: M (2/20)
READ: BENJAMIN
POST THIS WEEK
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W (2/22)
BENJAMIN , CONT’D
WATCH: TRACKING THEORY
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F (2/24)
BENJAMIN
Presentation
HANDOUT MIDTERM OVERVIEW SHEET/PROMPTS
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WEEK EIGHT: M (2/27)
READ: DERRIDA
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W (2/29)
WATCH: DERRIDA
PRACTICE/OVERVIEW FOR MIDTERM |
F (3/2)
DISTRIBUTE IN CLASS/AT HOME MIDTERM ESSAY
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WEEK NINE: M (3/5)
MIDTERM DUE BACK
WATCH: CHAPLIN, CITY LIGHTS
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W (3/7)
READ: FREUD |
F (3/9)
READ: FREUD
Presentation
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WEEK TEN: M (3/12) HOLIDAY
SPRING BREAK |
W: (3/14)
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F (3/16)
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WEEK ELEVEN M (3/19)
READ: LACAN
READ: BUTLER (2536-2553)
WATCH: MADONNA, VOGUE
POST THIS WEEK
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W (3/21)
WATCH: PARIS IS BURNING
WE WILL VIEW THIS IN CLASS AS WELL |
F (3/23)
READ: hooks, “IS PARIS BURNING?”; BUTLER, “GENDER IS BURNING”
Presentation
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WEEK TWELVE: M (3/26)
READ: FOUCAULT
PROJECT MAP DUE |
W (3/28)
READ: FOUCAULT |
F (3/30)
Presentation/ overview in preparation for closing sequence of course and final exam |
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WEEK THIRTEEN: M (4/2)
WATCH: ZIZEK!
POST THIS WEEK
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W (4/4)
WATCH: ZIZEK! |
F (4/6)
STUDENT HOLIDAY – NO CLASSES |
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WEEK FOURTEEN: M (4/9)
READ: HAYLES
POST THIS WEEK
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W (4/11)
READ: LATOUR |
F (4/13)
READ: LATOUR
Presentation
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WEEK FIFTEEN: M (4/16)
PRESENTATIONS WEEK
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W (4/18)
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F (4/20)
CLASS WILL MEET ONLINE ONLY: PROFESSOR AT MIAMI UNIVERSITY |
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WEEK SIXTEEN: M (4/23)
PRESENTATIONS WEEK |
W (4/25):
LAST DAY OF CLASSES |
F (4/27) |
F I N A L E X A M -- TBA
