Course Outline
Day
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Topics/Activities
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Homework
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1/15
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Introduction
to course (syllabus, schedule, policies)
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Set up Blogger page; email your url to Ryan; download Google
Chrome
Blog post: Write a blurb about yourself—who you are as a person,
what you’re studying, etc.
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1/17
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A quick word on blogs and class expectations
How to do a close reading -Look at a painting... |
Read: “Rocks” (or on this link)
Read: Inquiry 1 assignment sheet
Blog post: How does Abbey go about doing a close reading of the
land in Moab? Use the techniques we learned in class to do a close reading of
Abbey’s essay. (250 words)
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1/22
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Discuss Inquiry 1--look at the film examples, specifically "Beyond Here"
Discuss "Rocks” and how to go from observation to interpretation |
Read full article on “Pale Blue Dot” and pay special attention to the last section "Reflections by Sagan."
Blog post: What is the theme of the music video "Beyond here lies nothing"? Use the details and patterns discussed in class to support your reading of it. (Oh, and here's the lyrics)
Select one of the readings for Inquiry 1 and read it.
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1/24
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Reading
different media and multiple media
listen to recording of “Pale Blue Dot” and then watch video of it. |
Read: Butler's "Cinema of the Mind" (in niikha resources).
Blog post: TBA
Draft of Inquiry 1 will need to be brought to class for workshop
on Jan. 29!
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1/29
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Peer
review workshop and writer’s letter
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Sign up for a conference time
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1/31
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Conferences
with Ryan
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Work on final drafts of Inquiry 1
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2/5
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Discuss trends seen in Inquiry 1 conferences
How does Butler's Cinema help us? |
Finish polishing drafts.
Read: Inquiry 2 assignment sheet |
2/7
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Go over Inquiry 2 assignment sheet
Why research is important
Inquiry 1 due by midnight
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Read: Shopping
for Pleasure (in Niikha) and the post on our main blog page
Blog post: Do you agree with the author of this piece--are malls cathedrals of consumption? Why does the author equate consumerism with church? |
2/12
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What shapes space? (A look at
histories, customs, culture, and laws)
Research methods |
Read: Rhetoric
of Coffee (in Niikha)
Draft proposals
Blog post: What are the invisible forces according to the author of Rhetoric of Coffee? Where do you see them in your daily life? Do they exist in non-commerce places? (300 words) |
2/14
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Research
methods
Play
Wikigolf
Begin
discussing proposals
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Blog post: Look over "Coffee" and "Shopping"--what research methods are being used? What methods do you think you will need to use given your proposal? (200 words)
Also post your rough drafts of
proposals to your blogsite and comment on 2 others' drafts. (If they already
have 2 comments, comment on someone else.)
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2/19
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Writing
a proposal
Kickstarter
activity
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Post proposal to Google Docs before
next class
Begin on 2a
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2/21
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History,
tradition and myth
Combining types
of research
Writing
up results into essay form
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Read: Barry Lopez
Blog post: Where do you develop a
sense of history in Lopez's essay? How does he create a sense of
culture? (200 words)
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2/26
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Annotated
bibliographies- how and why
The
quote sandwich
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Start drafting your bib!
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2/28
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Questions about bibs
Ethnographic research and your blog |
Watch this cool video (5 min)
Short blog post (100 words): How do you see big data reshaping your life? Give an example like the ones in the video. How does this affect place/space? |
3/5
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Play Wikigolf
Incorporating media-how invisible forces become layered
Sign
up for conferences with Ryan
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Email me what option you are doing for 2b (from the Inquiry Assignment Sheet)
Interact with “The Wilderness Downtown” and
Blog
post: How did you experience these places? Are they even really places?
What are the invisible forces put on you by the digital world? What
affordances does it have over the “real” world? (400 words)
Begin drafting 2b over break |
3/7
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Conferences
on 2b
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Re-draft 2b with conference
feedback and have a nearly complete draft for class on Tuesday, March 19 2a due on March 8th by midnight |
3/12
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NO
CLASS
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3/14
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NO
CLASS
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3/19
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New
blog format explained
A
note on writer’s letters
Peer
review workshop
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3/21
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Inquiry 2b now due on 3/28 by midnight
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