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HMD-3472-R CONTEMP CRIT Summer 2024
发布时间：2024-06-07
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CONTEMP CRIT
HMD-3472-R
School of Visual Arts Humanities & Sciences Summer 2024
Class Times / Description
Class Times: 06/04/24-07/25/24, Tue Thu 06:30PM-09:20PM Course Description
This course explores the collision between cultures based on the worship of nature and those fixated on continuous development. We will address such questions as: What basic human needs are fulfilled by the structure of modern urban civilization? What are the philosophical assumptions that relentlessly drive tech- nological "progress?" What are the consequences of the destruction of commu- nal societies and the forced re-education of indigenous, earth-based peoples? What is the potential for a renewal of commitment to natural and humanistic values? Readings include selections from such authors as Henry David Thoreau, Erich Fromm, Margaret Mead, R.D. Laing, Jerry Mander and Jean Liedloff. Note: This course is held online.
Course Outcomes
After completing this course, students will be able to:
. This course seeks solutions amidst a decaying biosphere. Politics, science, culture and art
come into play as we exercise critical thinking to meet the complex challenges ahead, and, hopefully, remake our world. The goal isn't theoretical: it's no less profound than species survival. We'll be doing our part via analysis, group and individual writing projects to hone our awareness of key issues. We will all become (even) better writers by the end of the summer.
Course Requirements
One paper 40%
in-class writing 20%
Class participation 40%
Course Outline
Reading a range of cultural criticism in both expository form (essays) and fictional form (novels) makes fundamental comprehension both a challenge and a key learning outcome. We can test the rigor of our understanding through live discussions and written analysis, taking into account the critic's own historical context, the form she/he chooses (exposition, fiction, etc.) and our own contemporary lens as it relates to our reading.
1. Writing analytically/developing thesis statements
We will write a one-page (250-word) paper each week. The two-class meetings-per-week format allows us to use asynchronous (Discussions/Canvas) to develop the paper in parallel fashion, alongside our live class meetings.
Students will learn to use these short essays as a means of answering basic questions ("What is the writer's main argument?") as well as subtler questions ("What are the critics underlying assumptions?").
2. Speaking/Oral arguments
Students will be able to speak informally and spontaneously, as well as delivering formal oral arguments regarding the two central questions addressed in the above Learning Outcome 1. Zoom meetings allow us the flexibility to "break away" into small groups, then share discoveries with the class as a whole. Our written analysis and group discussion will interweave.
3. Achieving an overview
By the end of the course, students will have done more than read and demonstrate understanding where individual cultural critics are concerned. The larger learning outcome is to synthesize these critiques and muster critiques of one's own. Throughout the summer session we will be using writing and group discussion to find common thematic threads, as well as stark contrasts, among a range of important cultural critics. The final 5-page paper (1,250 words) will focus on a single critic's essay or novel, while putting critics' main ideas into a larger context involving her/his peers.
Reading a range of cultural criticism in both expository form (essays) and fictional form (novels) makes fundamental comprehension both a challenge and a key learning outcome. We can test the rigor of our understanding through live discussions and written analysis, taking into account the critic's own historical context, the form she/he chooses (exposition, fiction, etc.) and our own contemporary lens as it relates to our reading.
1. Writing analytically/developing thesis statements
We will write a one-page (250-word) paper each week. The two-class meetings-per-week format allows us to use asynchronous (Discussions/Canvas) to develop the paper in parallel fashion, alongside our live class meetings.
Students will learn to use these short essays as a means of answering basic questions ("What is the writer's main argument?") as well as subtler questions ("What are the critics underlying assumptions?").
2. Speaking/Oral arguments
Students will be able to speak informally and spontaneously, as well as delivering formal oral
arguments regarding the two central questions addressed in the above Learning Outcome 1. Zoom meetings allow us the flexibility to "break away" into small groups, then share discoveries with the class as a whole. Our written analysis and group discussion will interweave.
3. Achieving an overview
By the end of the course, students will have done more than read and demonstrate understanding where individual cultural critics are concerned. The larger learning outcome is to synthesize these
critiques and muster critiques of one's own. Throughout the summer session we will be using writing and group discussion to find common thematic threads, as well as stark contrasts, among a range of important cultural critics. The final 5-page paper (1,250 words) will focus on a single critic's essay or novel, while putting critics' main ideas into a larger context involving her/his peers.
