- Autumn 2020
Syllabus Description:
Art 515: Photo/Media Graduate Seminar
This class has two parts.
1. One day a week ---usually Tuesdays--- studio visits, critiques, and discussions about your work and ideas. These will be one-on-one or group conversations, your choice. One week will have meetings of the three first years and the next week the three second years. (direct input for about 45 minutes every other week during class time on your work -- feel free to schedule more if needed). The final critique will include Flint and possibly other guests.
2. Usually on Thursdays -- Discussions of readings and presentations about contemporary topics of interest. Conversations about teaching will also occur towards the end of the quarter.
Schedule: (will be continually adjusted )
week 1
Sept 30 - Oct 17
Flint Jamison, Michael Swaine, and Sang-gyeu exhibition at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery https://calendly.com/jacoblawrencegallery/viewing. for an appointment.
thu oct 1.
Overview with all on Zoom.
Readings for Oct 8 in course "Files" Discussion #1 Baldwin and Monday folder.
Meet in person with Nick for a tour. Aly at 4:00. (Bogosi and Sadaf next quarter)
Lecture by Michael Swaine 6 - 7pm
week 2
mon oct 5 -- Lecture by Flint Jamison 6 - 7pm.
tue oct 6.
meet at 2:30 for short discussion before studio visits
1st year studio visits – group or solo. Aly 3, Sadaf 4, Bogosi 5.
thu oct 8.
12 - 1 before class - Guest speaker William Deresiewicz – The Death of the Artist (will be recorded)
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William Deresiewicz, October 8, 12-1pm. Join Zoom Meeting
https://wwu-edu.zoom.us/j/95109553531?pwd=ekNNTXYvODg5dEhGQTFuUHBpRDhyQT09 (Links to an external site.) Meeting ID: 951 0955 3531 Passcode: 867685
classtime: Zoom Discussion on Readings #1. The Question the Answer Hides.
James Baldwin and Monday folder -- optional AAUP discussion folder.
bring a question and responses to the articles.
week 3
tue oct 13.
2nd year studio visits – group or solo
thu oct 15.
Discussion of Readings #2. Caring.
fri oct 16 or sat oct 17 Send out readings for oct 22.
week 4
tue oct 20.
1st year studio visits: 2:30 Aly one-on-one, 3:30 Sadaf optional group, 4:30 Bogosi one-on-one.
wed oct 21 at 2:30 - Sofia Cordova visiting artist invite from Whitney Lynn
thu oct 22.
canceled class
week 5
tue oct 27.
Discussion #3 -- Sadaf, Aly, Henry readings
(make appointments for summer works show visits with second year grads)
wed oct 28 - Summer Works Show JLG opens - until November 14, 2020
wed oct 28 at 2:30 - Barry Olusegun-Noble Despenza visiting artist invite from Whitey Lynn
thu oct 29.
visiting artists' conversation -- Matt Offenbacher and Satpreet Kahlon
week 6
tue nov 3.
Discussion #4 -- Bogosi, Ziggy, Midori, Sadaf readings
thu nov 5.
Mid term crits
week 7
tue nov 10.
Mid term crits
thu nov 12.
Mid term crits
week 8
tue nov 17.
2nd year’s - teaching 140 presentations-- syllabi, readings, experiences, suggestions, advice.
thu nov 19.
one on one or group crits -- 1st or second year -- whoever would benefit
Llana Harris-Babou: Jacob lawrence Gallery Exhibition Nov 19 - Dec 19
week 9
tue nov 24.
3 Presentations with discussions: Henry, Aly, Midori
thu nov 26.
Thanksgiving
week 10
tue dec 1.
3 Presentations with discussions: Sadaf, Bogosi, Ziggy
thu dec 3.
2nd years written Thesis discussion of topic.
week 11
tue dec 8.
TBD. (Studio visits 1st or 2nd years optional)
Share schedule for 590 and other discussions
thu dec 10.
2nd year’s 700 Thesis draft presented to class. discussion and feedback.
Please email to all your outline and intro and/or abstract draft before class --
if possible by Wednesday night --or at least Thursday by 2:00pm.
final crits
mon dec 14.
Visitors/other grads/welcome.
700 thesis first draft due.
10 -10:50 -- Sadaf
11 -11:50 -- Bogosi
12 - 12:50__________
Break
1:30 -2:20 -- Ziggy
2:30 - 3:20__________
3:30-4:20 -- Midori