| 1/6
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Visuality,
Epistemology, and Politics |
Read
H, ch. 1 |
| 1/23 |
Class Project:
The Mass-Mediated Inaugural* |
|
| 1/30 |
Poster
Art and Politics |
Group Project:* |
| 2/6 |
Political Dimensions of
Photography |
Read H, ch. 2
Group Project
|
| 2/13 |
Newsreels and Political
Depiction |
Group Project |
| 2/20 |
Documentary Film I: Otherness |
Read H,
chs. 3-4
Group Project |
| 2/27 |
Documentary Film II: Governmentality |
Group Project |
| 3/6 |
Documentary Television |
Group Project |
| Week
of 3/13 |
spring
break. Nail down your final project! (And then rest··) |
| 3/20 |
Politicizing Gender: Masculinity |
Read H,
ch. 5
Group Project |
| 3/27 |
Politicizing Gender: Feminity |
Read H,
ch. 6
Group Project |
| 4/3 |
Specular Politics Today
I (Institutional) |
Group Project |
| 4/10
|
Specular Politics Today
II
(Image Events) |
Group Project |
| 4/17 |
Web-Based
Politics |
Group Project |
| 4/24 |
Seminar Presentations
for Half of the Class: Prepare a one-page handout and short bibliography
for everyone |
| 5/1 |
Seminar Presentations
for Half of the Class: Prepare a one-page handout and short bibliography
for everyone |
| *The
availability of a great specular political event this week demands
class work: the inauguration of George W. Bush and its televisual
presentation needs this class's attention. |
| Events: |
- The Thursday opening
ceremony (afternoon, begins at 3 p.m.)
- The Friday morning
Constitutional Hall event (First Lady, begins at 9 a.m.)
- The Friday celebration
of veterans (Cheney, begins at 2 p.m.)
- The Friday concert
for youth (begins at 3 p.m.)
- Saturday morning
re-inaugural events (not sure of starting time)
- The inauguration
ceremony (begins at 11:30 a.m.)
- The post-inauguration
activities (principally parade, begins at 1:30 p.m.)
- Coverage of the evening
balls (not sure of starting time)
- Maybe Sunday morning
church service, etc., at Washington Cathedral (not sure of starting
time)
|
|
** For the Group Projects:
|
- Divide up readings
as well as you can.
- Work with Gronbeck
to find/select materials for class exhibit and around which to
structure conceptual and critical-interpretive ideas.
- Bring in a two-three
page outlined report, with your names, description of any brief
history of the medium you've pulled together, analytical categories
you've used to take apart materials, citations to authors you've
used in building those categories or offering interpretations,
and whatever special problems you think need to be pursued in
future research on the medium. Any information on archives or
collections you learn about should be included.
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