English 172: 
Introduction to Visual Culture
Spring 2008
Jefferson Hendricks
English Department 
Centenary College of Louisiana
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Syllabus
(This schedule is subject to change; check back before every class for updates)
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Week One:  Jan. 15/17

Tu  Jan 15:          Introduction to Course 

Th  Jan 17:     


Week Two:  Jan. 22/24

Tu  Jan 22:


Th Jan 24:    


Week Three:  Jan. 29/31

Tu Jan 29:


Th Jan 31: 

Week Four:  Feb 5/7

Tu Feb 5:   Mardi Gras Break   


Th Feb 7:  


 
Week Five:  Feb. 12/14

Tu Feb 12:   

Th Feb 14:  Exam on "Reading Visual Culture" unit

Section 1:   short answer portion of the exam taken from 1) the text, images, and glossary of Practices of Looking, 2) online keywords/key people sections,  3) the in-class lectures and discussions



Week Six:  Feb 19/21

Monday, February 18:   Section 2  --  Turn in take-home portion of exam on Practices of Looking to Ms. Palmer, Jackson Hall 304, by 2:00 pm

Tu Feb 19:   Begin unit on "Photography as Visual Culture"  

Th Feb 21:



Week Seven:    Feb 26/28

Tu Feb 26:


Th Feb 28:
Week Eight:    Mar 4/6

Tu Mar 4: 

Th Mar 6:    

  
Week Nine:    Mar 11/13
Tu Mar 11:

Th Mar 13:

Week Ten:  Mar 18/20
Spring Break



Week Eleven:  Mar 25/27
Tu Mar 25:


Th Mar 27:    Review Chapters 10 and 11  


Week Twelve:  Apr 1/3


Tu Apr 1:      Review for Photography unit exam

for Wednesday, April 9:   


Th Apr 3:  Exam on Photography unit

Section 1:   in class on Thursday, April 3:    20 short answer items  taken from 1) the text, images, and glossary of The Photograph,  2) online keywords/key people sections,  3) the in-class lectures and discussions



Week Thirteen:  Apr 8/10

Tu Apr 8:    Begin Unit on "Film as Visual Culture"

for Wednesday, April 9:   

Th Apr 10:

Week Fourteen:  Apr 15/17


Tu Apr 15:

Th Apr 17:  

Week Fifteen:  Apr 22/24

Tu Apr 22:

Th Apr 24:   
    
Week Sixteen:  Apr 29/May 1

Tu Apr 29:     Evaluations and Final Review


Th May 1:  No Class  (Thursday declared a Friday)


Week Seventeen:  May 5-9

Final Exams



Final Exam:  

Monday, May 5:  8:00 - 11:00 am  Jackson Hall 304

Part I:    The short answer exam will be twenty  ids/terms/definitions/images/people, etc. that we've studied during the unit on film.  The exam is only on the film unit.  (The exam format will be exactly like the first two unit exams).  

Part II:   You will need to turn in a 500-word essay during the exam period in which you analyze a film of your choice.  You may choose a film from any era, genre, length, etc.  In the essay you should demonstrate your ability to analyze film as a "visual art"; pay close attention to the way the film works as a visual object.  It's less necessary in this essay to talk about the film as a narrative; rather, how does it construct its meaning through its accumulation of images?  Your essay should reflect what you've been reading and thinking about how film works as a visual medium.  


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