Week |
Date |
Daily
Topic |
Readings |
Assignments |
| 1 | m8/29 | Introductions and introduction to course. Film: Berger, Ways of Seeing |
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| w8/31 | What is Visual Culture? | S&C:
TOC, Introduction, 1- 16 |
Bring in visual image to introduce yourself to the class; Look at Group Project possibilites, decide which project you want to do; have a back up in mind. | |
| 2 | m9/5 | No
Class: |
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| w9/7 | Linguistics, Semiotics, and Structuralism | S&C:
pp 10-44; Barthes (mirror) |
2 words in Glossary | |
| 3 | m9/12 | Images
Power and Politics Film:Triumph of the Will |
S&C: pp 45-71 | 2 words in Glossary |
| w9/14 | Viewers Make Meaning Film: The Japanese Version |
Reader: Hall | 2 words in Glossary | |
| 4 | m9/19 | Politics
of Representation 1: Gender and Sexuality (Spectatorship and representation) Film: Killing us softly |
S&C:
72-93 |
2 words in Glossary |
| w9/21 | Politics of Representation 2: Class and Social Power (Discourse, Power and Knowledge) Film: True Meaning of Pictures |
S&C:
93-108 Reader: Foucault |
2 words
in Glossary Group Article Presentation (GAP): Video |
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| 5 | m9/26 | Politics
of representation 3: Race and Imperialism Film: Ethnic Notions |
Reader: McClintock | 2
words in Glossary; Reminder--be working
on your EL midterm
essay due in 5 weeks on EL work so far. |
| w9/28 | Reproduction and Visual Technologies | S&C:109-130 Benjamin |
Group
Journal posted to WebCT
by Sunday, 10/2, 9:00p |
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| 6 | m10/3 | Reproduction
and Visual Technologies Workshop: Photoshop |
S&C:
130-150 Reader: Postman |
2
words in Glossary |
| w10/5 | Mass Media and the Public Sphere | S&C: 151-188 | Look at Stephen's Guide to Logical Fallacies http://www.datanation.com/fallacies/index.htm; bring in an ad that uses one or more of these fallacies (AND/OR one which you see intersecting with some of the concepts from the class) and be prepared to talk about it. | |
| 7 | t10/11 | Columbus Day Holiday Monday10/10: Monday classes meet Tuesday. Film: Century of the Self |
Draft of Essay #1 due in class, 10/11, for peer review session | |
| w10/12 | Culture
Industry and the Public Sphere |
Adorno | 2 words
in Glossary; Essay
#1 Due at 10:30a, 10/12 GAP: Ad II |
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| 8 | m10/17 | Labor,
Commodities, and "Commodity Fetishism" |
S&C:
189-203 Suggested reading: Adam Smith from Wealth of Nations on Commodities for comparison |
2 words in Glossary GAP: Video |
| w10/19 | Consumer Culture and the Manufacturing of Desire Film: Merchants of Cool |
S&C:203-236 (ha!) |
2 words in Glossary | |
| 9 | m10/24 | Modernism and Visual Culture Film: Man with a Movie Camera |
S&C:237-251 | 2 words in Glossary |
| w10/26 | Postmodernism and Popular Culture | S&C:
251-278 |
2
words in Glossary GAP: Ad I (Baudrillard); Photo II (Debord) |
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| 10 | m10/31 | Scientific Looking | S&C:
279-290 Reader: Bourdieu |
2
words in Glossary; EL
papers due 10/31 10:30a GAP: none |
| w11/2 | Scientific
Looking, cntd. Clips: Silent Scream; Extreme Makeover |
S&C:
291-314 Reader: Hartouni; Balsamo |
2
words in Glossary |
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| 11 | m11/7 | Global Flow of Visual Culture Film: Control Room |
S&C:
315-332 Reader: Shohat |
2 words in Glossary GAP: photo I |
| w11/9 | Internet and Global Media | S&C: 333-348 | 2 words in Glossary | |
| 12 | m11/14 | Digital
Media and Intellectual Property Film: No Logo |
Intro and Chapter 1 Lessig, Free Culture; Optional:ppt |
2
words in Glossary GAP: Ad I |
| w11/16 | Intellectual Property | Vaidhyanathan |
don't forget the panel tomorrow | |
| 13 | m11/21 | Peer review of Essay #2 | Draft Essay #2 due in class for Peer Review | |
| w11/23 | Thanksgiving: no class | Group
Field trip to local mall |
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| 14 | m11/28 | Wrap up and Course evaluations | Essay #2 Due 10:30a 11/28 | |
| w11/30 | No Class-work on Group Projects | |||
| 15 | m12/5 | Group Project Presentations | ||
| w12/7 | Group Project Presentations | Group Journal posted to WebCT by Sunday, 12/9, 9:00p | ||
| 16 | w12/14 | Portfolio Due |
