483: Theory and Crit

**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

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
WEEK TWO: M (1/16) HOLIDAY  MAKE SURE YOU VIEW MATRIX BY WED!!!	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) READ:  “DON’T LOOK AWAY” YOU MUST HAVE VIEWED THE MATRIX BY TODAY!
WEEK THREE: M (1/23) READ: PLATO READ:  ARISTOTLE READ: NOTES ON ARISTOTLE WATCH: MATRIX PHILOSOPHY: THE CAVE	W (1/25): READ: KANT WATCH: PHILOSOPHY AND THE MATRIX: KANT POST THIS WEEK BY FR
WEEK FOUR: M (1/30) READ: HEGEL POST THIS WEEK	W (2/1)  HEGEL, CONT’D WRITING WORKSHOP OVERVIEW/LECTURE ON HEGEL
WEEK FIVE: M (2/6) READ: MARX AND ENGELS POST THIS WEEK	W (2/8) MARX AND ENGELS, CONT’D	F (2/10) Presentation WATCH: THE COMMUNIST MANIFESTO ILLUSTRATED THROUGH CARTOONS
WEEK SIX: M (2/13) READ: SAUSSURE WATCH: MARTHA ROSLER, SEMIOTICS OF THE KITCHEN QUIZ POST THIS WEEK	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
WEEK SEVEN: M (2/20) READ: BENJAMIN POST THIS WEEK	W (2/22) BENJAMIN , CONT’D WATCH: TRACKING THEORY	F (2/24) BENJAMIN Presentation HANDOUT MIDTERM OVERVIEW SHEET/PROMPTS
WEEK EIGHT: M (2/27) READ: DERRIDA	W (2/29) WATCH: DERRIDA PRACTICE/OVERVIEW FOR MIDTERM	F (3/2) DISTRIBUTE IN CLASS/AT HOME MIDTERM ESSAY
WEEK NINE:  M (3/5) MIDTERM DUE BACK WATCH: CHAPLIN, CITY LIGHTS	W (3/7) READ: FREUD	F (3/9) READ: FREUD Presentation
WEEK TEN: M (3/12) HOLIDAY SPRING BREAK	W: (3/14) __________________________________	F (3/16) _____________________________
WEEK ELEVEN M (3/19) READ: LACAN READ: BUTLER (2536-2553) WATCH: MADONNA, VOGUE POST THIS WEEK	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
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
WEEK THIRTEEN: M (4/2) WATCH: ZIZEK! POST THIS WEEK	W (4/4) WATCH: ZIZEK!	F (4/6) STUDENT HOLIDAY – NO CLASSES
WEEK FOURTEEN: M (4/9) READ: HAYLES POST THIS WEEK	W (4/11) READ: LATOUR	F (4/13) READ: LATOUR Presentation
WEEK FIFTEEN: M (4/16) PRESENTATIONS WEEK	W (4/18)	F (4/20) CLASS WILL MEET ONLINE ONLY: PROFESSOR AT MIAMI UNIVERSITY
WEEK SIXTEEN: M (4/23) PRESENTATIONS WEEK	W (4/25): LAST DAY OF CLASSES	F (4/27)

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