SYLLABUS:
All reading assignments are due on Tuesday unless otherwise noted.
Week 1: January 3-6: The Role of the Artist in a Collapsing Society: Ethics and Aesthetics Readings: Xeroxed packet of readings on reserve in the Library Film: "Living Water Gardens", etc. Guest: Betsy Damon
Week 2: January 10-13: Dramatizing Chinese Immigration Readings: Amy Tan, Joy Luck Club Film: Wayne Wang, "Joy Luck Club" (1993) 139 minutes, VHS, USA, English/Mandarin/Cantonese, Color Guest: Betsy Damon Writing Assignment: Critical response on integration of text and filn1 in preparation for seminar 5 pages, typed, double-spaced. DUE: January 20, 2004
Week 3: January 17-20: Through Euro American Eyes Readings: Richard Hugo, Making Certain It Goes on: The Collected Poems of Richard Hugo Films: George Roy Hill, "Slaughterhouse Five" (1972) 104 minutes, DVD, USA, English, Color
Week 4: January 24-27: Tragedy and Immigration Readings: Tom Hayden, Irish Hunger Films: Jim Sheridan, "In America" (2002) 105 minutes, DVD, Ireland/UK, English, Color, Dolby Digital Writing Assignment: Critical response on integration of text and film in preparation for sen1inar 5 pages, typed, double-spaced. DUE: February 3, 2004
Week 5: January 31-February 3: Creating in Time and Space Installation Projects, Library 1000 Lobby, Monday through Thursday Guest: Betsy Damon
Week 6: February 7-10: The Poetics of Struggle: The Struggle for Sovereignty in Hawai'i Reading: Haunani-Kay Trask, Light in the Crevice Never Seen. Revised Edition Haunani-Kay Trask, From a Native Daughter: Colonialism and Sovereignty in Hawai'i Film: Puhipau and Joan Lander, "Act of War: The Overthrow of the Hawai'ian Nation" (1993),60 minutes, VHS, USA Possible Guest: Haunani-Kay Task Writing Assignment: Critical response on integration of text and film in preparation for seminar 5 pages, typed, double-spaced. DUE: February 17th, 2004
Week 7: February 14-17: After the War: Vietnamese Women in America Reading: Trinh T. Min-Ha, Woman. Native. Other: Writing Postcoloniality and Feminism Film: Trinh T. Minh-ha, "Surname Viet Given Name Nam" (1989) I 08 minutes, VHS, USA, English, Color Writing Assignn1ent: Research paper on your creative project 10 to 12 pages. typed. double-spaced. DUE: March 3, 2004
Week 8: February 21-24: Manongs: The First Wave of Pili pi no Immigration Reading: Carlos Bulosan, America is in the Heart: A Personal History Film: Curtis Choy, "The Fall of the I-Hotel" (1983) 57 minutes, 16mm, USA, English, Color
Week 9: February 28-March 3: The Jewish Experience in America Readings: Phillip Roth, Good Bye Columbus and Other Stories Film: Nathaniel Kahn, "My Architect A Son's Journey" (2003), 116 minutes, DVD, USA, English, Color
Week 10: March 7-10: Voices of Arab Americans Readings: Diana Abu-Jaber, Crescent Rabih Alameddine, Koolaids Films: Joan Mandell, "Tales from Arab Detroit" (1995) 45 Minutes, VHS, USA, Color
Week 11: March 14-17: Evaluation Meetings with seminar faculty.
Please call or email your seminar faculty if for some reason you can not make it to class.
INTERROGATING AMERICAN CULTURE THROUGH THE ARTS Winter 2005
FACULTY:
Gail Tremblay: LAB II 3250, x6334, Home 943-8727; Office Hours: Tuesday, 4:30-5:30 p.m.tremblag@evergreen.edu
Ratna Roy: COM 308E, x6469; Office Hours: Tuesday, 10:00-11:00 a.m. rovr@,evergreen.edu
Margery Brown: COM 308B, x6767, Mobile 790-7835; Office Hours: Tuesday: 4:30-5:30 p.m.brownm@evergreen.edu
Betsy Diffendal: LIB 1409, x63 77 ; Your Core Connector - call Academic Advising 867-6312 to set up an appointment with Betsy between 9 and 5, Monday through Friday, she is often available on a "drop in" basis. diffendb@evergreen.edu
CLASS MEETINGS:
Monday: Workshops: 11 :00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. COM 408 Design Lab: Marge Brown LAB II 2223: Gail Tremblay 12:00p.pm-3:30p.m. COM 124 Experimental Theatre: Ratna Roy
Tuesday:All-Program Meeting: SEM II EII05: 11 :00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Lectures and Films (Lunch break time will vary according to the length of presentations. Bring a snack if you need one.)
Wednesday: Faculty Book Seminar: 11 :00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (seminar for Program Faculty only) Campus Governance: 1 :00 p.m.- 5:00 p.m.
Thursday: All-Program Meeting: COM 107: 11:00 a.m.-12:30p.m. Research Methods, Writing Workshop Seminar: 1 :30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. (Lunch Hour Business meetings: for faculty only) COM 310: Marge Brown COM 320: Gail Tremblay COM 323: Ratna Roy
TEXTS:
Amy Tan, Joy Luck Club
Richard Hugo, Making Certain It Goes on: The Collected Poems of Richard Hugo
Tom Hayden, Irish Hunger
Haunani-Kay Trask, Light in the Crevice Never Seen, Revised Edition
Haunani-Kay Trask, From a Native Daughter: Colonialism and Sovereignty in Hawaii
Trinh T. Min-Ha, Woman. Native. Other: Writing Postcoloniality and Feminism
Carlos Bulosan, America Is in the Heart: A Personal History
Phillip Roth, Good Bye Columbus and Other Stories
Diana Abu-Jaber, Crescent
Rabih Alameddine, Koolaids
Plus there will be packets of Xeroxed materials on reserve in the Library