Texts
- Terry Barrett, Interpreting Art: Reflecting, Wondering, and Responding.
McGraw Hill, 2003.
- Graham Clarke, The Photograph.
Oxford U. Press, 1997.
- Timothy Corrigan, A Short Guide
to Writing about Film (4th Edition).
Longman, 2000.
- Marita Sturken and Lisa Cartwright,
eds. Practices of Looking: An Introduction to Visual
Culture. Oxford U. Press, 2001.
Syllabus
(This schedule is subject to change; check
back before every class for updates)
Week One--Jan. 7-9
Tu Jan 7:
Introduction to Course
Th Jan 9: On Seeing
and How We Think About What We See
Week Two: Jan. 14-16
Tu Jan 14:
Th Jan 16:
- Analysis
of Visual Images -- Ross Woodrow
- Sturken and Cartwright, Chapters
1 and 2
- Images to Study:
- "Jeans"
(Bijou Phillips, Kate Moss) -- Calvin Klein
- "Be" (Vince
Gallo) -- Calvin Klein
- "Jeans" (Bruce Weber)
-- Calvin Klein
- Background readings:
Week Three: Jan. 21-23
Tu Jan 21:
- Sturken and Cartwright, Chapters 3 and 4
- Images to Study:
Th Jan 23:
- Sturken and Cartwright, Chapters 5 and 6
Week Four: Jan. 28-30
Tu Jan 28:
- Sturken and Cartwright, Chapters 7 and 8
- Images to Study:
- Background Readings:
Th Jan 30:
- Sturken and Cartwright, Chapter 9
- Images to Study:
- Background Readings:
Week Five: Feb. 4-6
Tu Feb 4:
- Clarke, The Photograph, Chapters 1-3
- Background Reading:
Th Feb 6:
- Clarke, The Photograph, Chapters 4-6
- Images to Study:
- Background Reading:
- Guest Speaker: Michelle Glaros (Dakota
State University)
- Clarke, The Photograph, Chapters 7 &
8
- Background Reading for Dr. Glaros's presentation:
Th Feb 13:
- No class meeting
- Clarke, The Photograph, Chapters
9 & 10
- Images to Study:
- Background Reading:
Week Seven: Feb. 18-20
Tu Feb 18:
- No class meeting
- Clarke, The Photograph, Chapter
11
- Images to Study:
- Background Reading: (on Ansel Adams)
- Background Reading: (on Robert Adams)
Th Feb 20:
- No class meeting: study for mid-term exam
(next Tuesday)
- Images to Study:
- Background Reading (on Mapplethorpe):
Tu Feb 25:
Th Feb 27:
- No Class
- Barrett, Interpreting Art: "Introduction"
and Chapter 1: "About Interpretation -- René
Magritte"
- Images to Study:
- Background Readings:
Mar. 4-6 -- Spring
Break
No Class
Week Nine: Mar. 11-13
Tu Mar 11: [This week we will begin on Barrett's
book and review Clarke's The Photograph]
- Barrett, Interpreting Art: Chapter
2: "Multiple Interpretations of One
Work of Art: Édouard Manet, A Bar at the Folies-Bergère"
- Images to Study:
- Background reading:
Th Mar 13:
- Barrett, Interpreting Art: Chapter
3: "Interpreting and Judgment:
Controversial Art"
- Images to study:
- Background reading:
Week Ten: Mar. 18-20
Tu Mar 18:
- Barrett, Interpreting Art: Chapter
4: "Interpreting and Appreciation:
Abstract Painting"
- Images to study:
- Background reading:
Th Mar 20:
- Barrett, Interpreting Art: Chapter
5: "Interpreting Old and Foreign Art"
- Images to study:
- Background reading:
Week Eleven: Mar. 25-27
Tu Mar 25:
- Barrett, Interpreting Art: Chapter
6: "Interpreting
and Medium: Photography"
- Images to Study:
- Background reading:
Th Mar 27:
- Barrett, Interpreting Art: Chapter
7: "A Sampler of Interpretations"
and Chapter 8: "Principles for Interpreting
Art"
- Background reading:
Week Twelve: Apr. 1-3
Tu Apr 1:
- Corrigan,
A Short Guide to Writing about Film, Chapter
1: "Writing About the Movies"
- Background Reading:
Th Apr 3:
- Corrigan, Writing about Film,
Chapter 2: "Beginning to Think,
Preparing to Watch, and Starting to Write"
- Background Reading:
Week Thirteen: Apr. 8-10
Tu Apr 8:
- Corrigan, Writing about Film,
Chapter 3: "Film Terms
and Topics for Film Analysis and Writing"
- Background Reading:
Th Apr 10:
- Corrigan, Writing about Film,
Chapter 4: "Six Approaches to Writing
About Film" and Chapter 5:
"Style and Structure in Writing"
Week Fourteen: Apr. 15-17
Tu Apr 15:
- Corrigan, Writing about Film,
Chapter 6: "Researching the Movies"
and Chapter 7: "Manuscript
Form"
Th Apr 17:
Week Fifteen: April 22-24
Tu Apr 22:
Th Apr 24:
Final Exam:
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