Fall 1998 Syllabus

Mondays 10-12:30: Com 110 (lectures and guest presentations)

Tuesdays 9 - 12:30: Workshops

Wednesday 10 – 12:30: Advanced focus work (individual)

Thursdays 9 - 12: Film and discussion; other activities (Com 110)

1 – 3: Gamelan practice time available (Com 341)

Fridays 10 – 12: Gamelan practice time available (Com 341)

Personnel:

Sean Williams (coordinator; music) – Com 363; x6623

Joe Feddersen (art) – Lab I 1014; x6393

Vicki Arrington (program secretary) – Com 302; x6605

Mondays and Wednesdays 9-10 am

The Rain Forests of Home (Peter K. Schoonmaker et al)

A Short Guide to Writing About Art, 5^th edition (Sylvan Barnet)

Sound and Sentiment (Steven Feld)

Healing Sounds of the Malaysian Rainforest (Marina Roseman)

The Lure of the Local (Lucy Lippard)

Intimate Nature (Linda Hogan et al)

A Place in Space (Gary Snyder)

9/28 10 - 12:30: Introductions, paperwork

1:30 - 5: Workshops

9/29 9 – 12:30: Workshops

1:30 - 4: Seminars

9/30 10 – 12:30: Meet with faculty to discuss your abilities and goals

10/1 9 – 12: Presenting Art and Music (Joe and Sean)

Assignment for next week: A Short Guide to Writing About Art (pp. xi – 85); Intimate Nature (pp. 1 – 166). Prepare a 1 – 2 page typed response paper for seminar.

10/5 10 – 12:30: Vi Hilbert discussion and workshop

1:30 - 5: Workshops

10/6 9 – 12:30: Workshops

1:30 - 4: Seminars

10/7 10 – 12:30: Advanced focus work

10/8 9 – 12: Something important – don’t miss it!

Assignment for next week: The Rain Forests of Home (pp. 213 – 298); Intimate Nature (pp. 244 – 312). Prepare a 1 – 2 page typed response paper for seminar. Begin your research paper by talking to friends about what broad categories interest you (rainforest people, shamanism, music and ecology, wood carving, storytelling). Then think about selecting a more specific topic and begin cruising the Library for sources: books, articles, recordings, internet information, whatever. It is useful to be broad-based at first because you may have difficulty finding sources.

10/12 10 – 12:30: Rick Bartow discussion and workshop

1:30 - 5: Workshops

10/13 9 – 12:30: Workshops

1:30 - 4: Seminars

10/14 10 – 12:30: Advanced focus work

10/15 9 – 12: Something fun – don’t miss it!

Assignment for next week: The Rain Forests of Home (pp. 149 – 211); The Lure of the Local (pp. 4 – 122). Prepare a 1 – 2 page typed response paper for seminar. Hand back in the sources that you don’t think you’ll be able to use for your research paper; start reading your usable sources in earnest. Keep track of what you read by taking notes (and don’t forget to note the author, date, and page number for each reference).

10/19 10 – 12:30: Kathy Glowen discussion and workshop

1:30 - 5: Workshops

10/20 9 – 12:30: Workshops

1:30 - 4: Seminars

10/21 10 – 12:30: Advanced focus work

10/22 9 – 12: Something cool – don’t miss it!

Assignment for next week: Healing Sounds of the Malaysian Rainforest. Prepare a 1 – 2 page typed response paper for seminar. Attend the public performance by renowned Turkish musician Latif Bolat on Friday the 23^rd at 8 pm in the Recital Hall of the Com Building. On Saturday morning, Mr. Bolat will give a free public workshop between 10 and 12 in the Experimental Theater of the Com Building. Continue exploring sources for your research paper; continue taking notes. More than anything else, start forming some kind of theoretical premise for your work: are you focusing on colonialism? Gender? Spirituality? Modernization? Fine-tune your note-taking to correspond with your theoretical focus.

10/26 10 – 12:30: Latif Bolat discussion and workshop

1:30 - 5: Workshops

10/27 9 – 12:30: Workshops

1:30 - 4: Seminars

10/28 10 – 12:30: Advanced focus work

10/29 9 – 12: Something interesting – don’t miss it!

Assignment for next week: Intimate Nature (pp. 167 – 241); also reread Liz Woody’s article in the same book; The Lure of the Local (pp. 123 – 192). Prepare a 1 – 2 page typed response paper for seminar. Start working on your rough draft for your paper, starting with the very easiest section first.

11/2 10 – 12:30: Liz Woody discussion and workshop

1:30 - 5: Workshops

11/3 9 – 12:30: Workshops

1:30 - 4: Seminars

11/4 10 – 12:30: Advanced focus work

11/5 9 – 12: No meeting – Faculty Retreat (all campus)

Assignment for next week: A Short Guide to Writing About Art (pp. 104 – 212); Intimate Nature (pp. 313 - 358). Create an outline of your research paper (typed); bring it to seminar on Tuesday. If you know what you’ll be planning to do, then it shouldn’t be too much trouble to write it down.

11/9 10 – 12:30: The Ecological Dimensions of Art (Joe)

1:30 - 5: Workshops

11/10 9 – 12:30: Workshops

1:30 - 4: Seminars

11/11 10 – 12:30: Advanced focus work

11/12 9 – 12: Slide-taking workshop – don’t miss it!

Assignment for next week: Sound and Sentiment. Prepare a 1 – 2 page typed response paper for seminar. Attend Alley Acker’s "Reel Women" on Friday the 13^th at 8 pm in the Recital Hall of the Com Building. Ms. Acker will be presenting a history of women behind the scenes in the film industry. Prepare to finish your research paper this week, turning it in on Thursday.

11/16 10 – 12:30: The Ecological Dimensions of Music (Sean)

1:30 - 5: Workshops

11/17 9 – 12:30: Workshops

1:30 - 4: Seminars

11/18 10 – 12:30: Advanced focus work

11/19 9 – 12: Research paper due today!

Assignment for two weeks hence: A Place in Space. Prepare a 1 – 2 page typed response paper for seminar. Prepare your presentation of your research to the program. Your presentation should be completely ready to go (slides cued up and right-side up in a carousel, cassettes cued up) and last 12-15 minutes.

11/30 10 – 12:30: Student presentations (12-15 minutes each)

1:30 - 5: Workshops

12/1 9 – 12:30: Workshops

1:30 - 4: Seminars

12/2 10 – 12:30: Advanced focus work

12/3 9 – 12: Student presentations (12-15 minutes each)

Assignment for next week: Continue work on preparing your presentation. If you have finished your presentation, focus more on your advanced work this week. Start work on your self-evaluation for fall quarter.

12/7 10 – 12:30: Student presentations (12-15 minutes each)

1:30 - 5: Workshops

12/8 9 – 12:30: Workshops

1:30 - 4: Seminars

12/9 10 – 12:30: Advanced focus work

12/10 9 – 12: Student presentations (12-15 minutes each)

Assignment for next week: Make an appointment for an evaluation with your seminar leader.