Schedule
This schedule changes frequently. You should check it
often—
| Key Dates | |
|---|---|
| Date | Event |
| 19 Sep | Event List due |
| 28 Sep | Box 1 due |
| 10 Oct | Box 2 due |
| 19 Oct | Box 3 due |
| 31 Oct | Box 4 due |
| 9 Nov | Box 5 due |
| 21 Nov | Box 6 due |
| 30 Nov | Box 7 due |
| 14 Dec | Box Collection due |
Meeting times:
Mondays 9:30-10:45 C316
Wednesdays 9:30-10:45 C307
Office Hours:
M 11:00am - 2:00pm
W 11:00am - 12:30pm
others by appointment
Where do I find the
readings?
Our readings come from websites or are in PDF
form in the "handouts" section of the OASIS website.
| Date | Activity | Homework due today |
|---|---|---|
| W 7 Sep C307 |
Introductions
What's this class about, anyhow? (PDF) Short writing, "Experience with Research" |
|
| M 12 Sep C316 |
Course Arc, Event List intro
OASIS intro Get to know one another |
Read Rice, Introduction & Ch 1
Post response Send Brendan an email Choose year (forums) |
| W 14 Sep C307 |
Syllabus Quiz
Bands assigned discuss event list, Rice Ch 2 |
Read Syllabus, prepare for quiz
Read Rice Ch 2 Post a response |
| M 19 Sep C316 |
Box 1 intro
Dept accounts, HTML lesson 1: NVU |
Event List due |
| W 21 Sep C307 |
Editing Panel 1
Advanced Writing Seminar 1 Choosing, annotating sources Discuss Rice ch 3 |
Read Rice, ch 3
Read Maimon, ch18 Post a response Post Notes toward box 1 |
| M 26 Sep C316 |
HTML lesson 2: uploading
Post Event List online Evaluating sources |
Box 1 Source annotations due
Read Maimon, ch 19 |
| W 28 Sep C307 |
Design Panel 1
Box 2 intro Merchants of Cool |
Box 1 due |
| M 3 Oct C316 |
discuss Rice
Merchants of Cool Discuss Box 2 HTML lesson 2: uploading |
Read Rice ch 4 & 5
Post a response |
| W 5 Oct C307 |
Editing Panel 2
Discuss adbusters, boxes Advanced Writing Seminar 2 |
Read one article on adbusters
post response Work on Box 2 |
| M 10 Oct C316 |
Box 3 intro
Discuss boxes so far HTML lesson 3 - tables & uploading redux Library lesson |
Box 2 due |
| W 12 Oct C307 |
Library day
Meet outside CCC library (624 S Michigan); work at library, find research, come chat w/ me during class |
Read Rice chs 6 & 7
post a response to Rice Do library prep site and print out result |
| M 17 Oct C316 |
Discuss appropriation, co-option Plagiarism day! |
Ponder sampling vs. plagiarism |
| W 19 Oct C307 |
Design Panel 2
Editing Panel 3 Box 4 intro Introduction to ethnography |
Box 3 due |
| M 24 Oct C316 |
Exploring Web representations
Autobiography writing Rollovers |
Read Rice, Ch 8 & 9
Post a response on the forums |
| W 26 Oct C307 |
Discuss documentaries
New Bands announced Conferences |
Post documentary thoughts |
| M 31 Oct C316 |
Box 5 intro
"Spooky" Image rhetoric game |
Box 4 due |
| W 2 Nov C307 |
Cut-ups; effectiveness
Assign Box 5 Advanced Writing Seminar 3: "Correct" English |
Read Rice, ch 10, 11
Post a response in the forums |
| M 7 Nov C316 |
Discuss Burroughs
Cut-up exercise Discuss ideas for cut-up |
Read Burroughs excerpt
Post response to Burroughs |
| W 9 Nov C307 |
Reflect on Box 5
Box 6 intro Advanced Writing Seminar 4 |
Box 5 due |
| M 14 Nov C316 |
Discuss skratching writing methods
Should we fight commercial tie-ins? Review: connecting to the web. |
Read Rice, chs 12&13
Post response in forums |
| W 16 Nov C307 |
Design Panel 4, Editing Panel 5
Discuss You Are Here Share map ideas, Box 6 Q&A Review: Sources, citations |
Read section from You Are Here
(Available as .pdf in OASIS handouts) Post response in forums Come to class with idea for map box |
| M 21 Nov C316 |
Design Panel 5, Design Panel 3
Reflect on Box 6 Box 7 intro Advanced Writing Seminar 5 |
Box 6 due |
| W 23 Nov C307 |
no class meeting: Thanksgiving | No homework |
| M 28 Nov C316 |
Editing Panel 4 & 5
Discuss celebrity, 'fetish' Write about the doll games |
Read Rice, Chapters 14, 15
Post responses on forums Read The Doll Games Post response writing in forum |
| W 30 Nov C307 |
Design Panel 4 & 5
Discuss collecting and collections Box Collection intro Museum at Purgatory handout |
Box 7 due |
| M 5 Dec C316 |
Discuss Museum at Purgatory
Review: linking pages together, make TOC page Q&A about box collection Finalize work on revisions, posting projects to the web |
Revisions due
Read Museum at Purgatory reading Work on Collection |
| W 7 Dec C307 |
Collection Q&A
Advanced writing seminar 6 Course Evaluations |
Box Collection Rough draft of connecting text due. Post a copy to the forums and bring a double-spaced copy to class. |
| M 12 Dec C316 |
Peer Review | do Peer Review for band
work on Collection |
| W 14 Dec C307 |
Course reflections | Box Collection due |
