Assignments
ON GOING
Seminar Preparation: For each seminar come prepared to raise:
1. One question, sparked by the readings, that will lead the class into a deeper understanding of the subject of inquiry; your question should use a sentence/paragraph from the reading(s) to illustrate your curiosity
2. One idea, sparked by the readings, for a research project that you would find exciting to pursue
You will be asked to raise your question and idea based on a random lottery during seminar.
Journal Writing: Keep a journal with weekly entries about the readings and class discussions. Though these entries will not be collected, we strongly encourage you to use this practice as a means of developing a deeper engagement with the program.
WEEK ONE
Monday: Before the first day of class, read and prepare to discuss Susan Stryker’s Transgender History (Berkeley: Seal Press, 2008).
Friday at 1pm: Deadline for Seattle fieldtrip fee. Pay at Cashier’s Office.
WEEK TWO
Wednesday to Moodle: Write and submit as a work of fiction the self-evaluation you wish to be able to write at the end of the quarter.
Friday:
1. By this date, take a proficiency tour with Media Services. You will need this tour in order to be certified to make your audio equipment loan.
2. By this date, schedule your loan for later in the quarter of an audio recorder for your oral history interview.
WEEK THREE
Monday at Midnight to Moodle: Submit a draft of a short analytical essay (no more than 3 pages) to Moodle. This draft will be reviewed by a classmate and must be submitted on time for their work/credit. In turn, you will review a classmate’s essay and give feedback.
Tuesday at Midnight to Moodle: Submit your comments about your classmate’s essay and post to Moodle.
Friday Morning to Greg and Red in person: Submit the final draft of your essay to Greg and Red in person.
WEEK FOUR
Wednesday to Moodle: Submit a list of your 1st, 2nd and 3rd choices for the internships/projects that you would like to do during the winter quarter. Also submit a summary of and a timeline of how you will secure/prepare for your first choice.
WEEK FIVE
Monday at Midnight to Moodle: Submit a draft of a short analytical essay (no more than 3 pages) to Moodle. This draft will be reviewed by a classmate and must be submitted on time for their work/credit. In turn you will review a classmate’s essay and give feedback.
Tuesday at Midnight to Moodle: Submit your comments about your classmate’s essay and post to Moodle.
Friday Morning to Greg and Red in person: Submit the final draft of your essay to Greg and Red in person.
THANKSGIVING WEEK
Conduct a one-hour oral history and begin transcribing the first half of the interview. (It will take 6-9 hours to transcribe one full interview.)
WEEK SEVEN
Thursday by midnight: Submit to Moodle a short proposal for your week ten group presentation.
WEEK NINE
Sunday at Midnight to Moodle: Submit the first half of your transcribed interview.
WEEK TEN
Monday at Midnight to Moodle: Submit the complete transcript of your oral history to Moodle. This transcription will be reviewed by a classmate and must be submitted on time. In turn you will review a classmate’s transcription.
Monday and Wednesday: On either Monday or Wednesday you, along with four classmates, will give a final group presentation to the class. These presentations are meant to retrospectively revive and rethink ideas from earlier weeks. Each group will focus on one week from the syllabus or pursue a theme that cuts across several weeks. Your presentation (10-15 minutes max) can be in any form that substantively incorporates all members of your group in animating/generating ideas from that week/across weeks. You may, for example, create a talk show with historical figures and theoreticians, a drag or burlesque show, a parade, a news report, etc. After, you will be expected to discuss the meaning(s) of your presentation. Your classmates will give you written feedback on both the execution AND substantive ideas of your presentation.
Tuesday at Midnight to Moodle: Submit a short index (no more than one page) of your classmate’s oral history transcription noting the subjects, themes, and potential value of the oral history.
Wednesday at 10 am: Submit your final portfolio. Please assemble it in a light-weight folder with your name on the outside.
The final portfolio must contain:
1. The fictional self-evaluation
2. The final self-evaluation
3. The questions and research questions you prepared for each seminar
4. The version of your week three essay that includes faculty comments
5. The version of your week five essay that includes faculty comments
6. The transcript of your oral history
7. One-page index of your classmate’s oral history transcript written by you
8. One-page index of your oral history transcript written by your classmate