Syllabus
Literature and the Arts, Professor Daniel Anderson
ENGL366.001, MWF, 2:30-3:20
Greenlaw Hall 317
Office hours will be held Monday 10-11:00 and Wednesdays 11:00-12:30 (and by appointment). My office is in Greenlaw Hall, room 533. (I’m sometimes in room 314.) My office phone is (919) 962-8480. I can be reached by e-mail at iamdan@unc.edu. You can also message me on Twitter using @iamdan.
Most of the course information and activities will play out at http://teachmix.com/boostlit. Consult the site regularly for important tasks and to participate.
There are two books for the course (The Road and Watchmen), available at student stores. I will also post a number of online readings.
Goals
In this class you will learn about the ways that digital technologies are changing the study of language and literature and how considering mediums beyond printed texts can open new possibilities for literature. The main goals, however, are to become producers rather than consumers of digital and creative materials. You will develop multiple projects with the aim of generating new knowledge about or examples of literary texts. You will also develop your skills in collaboration and multimedia composing. And you will explore your own imagination, taking risks and experimenting with what it means to develop and study creative works in the twenty-first century.
Assignments
There will be eight key components to the course:
A sound playlist [text/media]
A sound essay [sound]
A group podcast audio show [performance]
An e-poem analysis [video]
An exploration of a novel [map and video]
An essay on a graphic novel [video]
A scholarly article [multimedia Web text]
A portfolio collecting and reflecting on your work [multimedia Web text]
You may continue revising these projects for the duration of the course.
There will also be a number of smaller, improvisational and reflection projects assigned throughout the term. You will also be expected to provide feedback to your peers during the semester. You will also make regular postings using the class Web site and/or Twitter. Use the hashtag #boostlit
Participation
A good deal of activity will take place through our class site. You will be required to use the site to exchange ideas, review one another’s work, etc. You can participate on the site using social media tools—commenting, rating, updating. In class, helping with projects, joining discussions, being prepared, and offering materials for critique are expected as part of your participation.
You will also be required to read the course texts; tweeting responses to readings will be key to your participation. You will be asked to demonstrate your participation in the course portfolio (see below). Portfolios that do not demonstrate satisfactory participation will not receive full credit for the course.
Attendance
Attendance will be taken at the beginning of each session. Late arrivals may be prevented from adding their name to the daily attendance roster. If you miss more than three class periods, your grade may be lowered based on the number of absences you have.
Grading and Portfolio
Your final grade will be based on meeting all of the requirements in the course and on a portfolio of your work. The portfolio is the main project for the course. You will also collect and reflect on the materials you have created throughout the term. We will discuss and develop the portfolio throughout the semester.
Policies
You will be asked to use computers in and out of class to conduct activities in this course. You must allow time and seek assistance for any technical issues that arise when completing computer-based activities (information and technical assistance are available at http://help.unc.edu or 962-HELP). You should also be aware that electronic class activities will be public in nature. We will be posting materials and conducting activities on the Internet. In addition, the course Web site is available publicly on the Internet. No protected information will be shared, but the assignments, projects, and activities will be conducted and available publicly. Additionally, the activities related to the class may be viewed, discussed, and shared by the instructor, the students, or others—as part of conversations about teaching or publishing efforts. I will ask you to sign a permission form indicating that your work may be viewed and shared electronically or used for publishing.
Students must also observe appropriate behavior during all computer-based activities related to this class. Students must act with respect and responsibility. Engaging in activities deemed to be offensive or inappropriate will be considered a violation of the UNC Honor Code.
Plagiarism and originality: Any student found plagiarizing work in this course will be considered in violation of the UNC Honor Code.
The Big Picture
We will be experimenting heavily with what it means to study and write about literature. We will learn the ins and outs of manipulating the computer screen to express ourselves. And we will be sharing our creativity publicly, collaborating and connecting with others.
Calendar
August
Weds 19 Syllabus and attendance; look at Sound Pedagogies CFP http://csdanforth.wix.com/soundwritingped1 ; read “What's Wrong with Writing Essays?” http://dhdebates.gc.cuny.edu/debates/text/42
Fri 21 Soundlist; Read http://journal.sonicstudies.org/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=sonic;sid=1784051b... Reading link is broken. We may circle back to this.
Mon 24 Soundlist; Explore http://sounds.bl.uk
Weds 26 Soundlist Read A Tale of Two Soundscapes http://soundboxproject.com/project-soundscapes.html
Fri 28 Soundlist due;
Mon 31 Group podcast; Sound essay; Read Nio http://collection.eliterature.org/1/works/andrews__nio.html
September
Weds 2 Group podcast; Sound essay
Fri 4 Group podcast; Sound essay
Mon 7 Holiday
Weds 9 Group podcast; Sound essay
Fri 11 Group podcast; Sound essay
Mon 14 Group podcast; Sound essay
Weds 16 Group podcast; Sound essay due
Fri 18 Sound Pedagogies CFP http://csdanforth.wix.com/soundwritingped1
Mon 21 Sound Pedagogies CFP http://csdanforth.wix.com/soundwritingped1 ; Read What is E-Literature? http://eliterature.org/pad/elp.html (Note there are lots of examples and not all are poetry, so you can brush over some of this.)
Weds 23 E-poetry;
Read Endemic Battle Collage http://collection.eliterature.org/2/works/huth_endemic_battle_collage.html
Read Sooth http://collection.eliterature.org/2/works/johnston_sooth.html
Read Windsound http://collection.eliterature.org/1/works/cayley__windsound/windsound.mov
Read Inanimate Alice http://collection.eliterature.org/1/works/pullinger_babel__inanimate_ali...
Fri 25 E-poetry; Scholarly video; Read An Essay on the New Aesthetic http://www.wired.com/2012/04/an-essay-on-the-new-aesthetic/
Mon 28 E-poetry; Scholarly video
Weds 30 E-poetry; Scholarly video
October
Fri 2 E-poetry/Performance; Original e-poem video
Mon 5 E-poetry/Performance; Original e-poem video
Weds 7 E-poetry/Performance; Original e-poem video
Fri 9 E-poetry/Performance; Original e-poem video
Mon 12 E-poetry/Performance; Original e-poem video; Read (for after break) The Road.
Weds 14 Holiday
Fri 16 Holiday
Mon 19 The Road
Weds 21 The Road
Fri 23 Mapping The Road
Mon 26 Mapping The Road
Weds 28 Mapping The Road
Fri 30 Mapping The Road Video
November
Mon 2 Mapping The Road Video
Weds 4 Mapping The Road Video
Fri 6 Portfolio/Mapping The Road Video due
Mon 9 Watchmen
Weds 11 Watchmen
Fri 13 Watchmen
Mon 16 Watchmen Video
Weds 18 Watchmen Video
Fri 20 Sound Pedagogies/Portfolios; Watchmen Video
Mon 23 Sound Pedagogies/Portfolios; Watchmen Video due
Weds 25 Holiday
Fri 27 Holiday
Mon 30 Sound Pedagogies/Portfolios; Watchmen Video
December
Weds 2 Last day; Sound Pedagogies/Portfolios; Watchmen Video
Fri 4 Exam 4:00PM Portfolio due
ENGL366.001, MWF, 2:30-3:20
Greenlaw Hall 317
Office hours will be held Monday 10-11:00 and Wednesdays 11:00-12:30 (and by appointment). My office is in Greenlaw Hall, room 533. (I’m sometimes in room 314.) My office phone is (919) 962-8480. I can be reached by e-mail at iamdan@unc.edu. You can also message me on Twitter using @iamdan.
Most of the course information and activities will play out at http://teachmix.com/boostlit. Consult the site regularly for important tasks and to participate.
There are two books for the course (The Road and Watchmen), available at student stores. I will also post a number of online readings.
Goals
In this class you will learn about the ways that digital technologies are changing the study of language and literature and how considering mediums beyond printed texts can open new possibilities for literature. The main goals, however, are to become producers rather than consumers of digital and creative materials. You will develop multiple projects with the aim of generating new knowledge about or examples of literary texts. You will also develop your skills in collaboration and multimedia composing. And you will explore your own imagination, taking risks and experimenting with what it means to develop and study creative works in the twenty-first century.
Assignments
There will be eight key components to the course:
A sound playlist [text/media]
A sound essay [sound]
A group podcast audio show [performance]
An e-poem analysis [video]
An exploration of a novel [map and video]
An essay on a graphic novel [video]
A scholarly article [multimedia Web text]
A portfolio collecting and reflecting on your work [multimedia Web text]
You may continue revising these projects for the duration of the course.
There will also be a number of smaller, improvisational and reflection projects assigned throughout the term. You will also be expected to provide feedback to your peers during the semester. You will also make regular postings using the class Web site and/or Twitter. Use the hashtag #boostlit
Participation
A good deal of activity will take place through our class site. You will be required to use the site to exchange ideas, review one another’s work, etc. You can participate on the site using social media tools—commenting, rating, updating. In class, helping with projects, joining discussions, being prepared, and offering materials for critique are expected as part of your participation.
You will also be required to read the course texts; tweeting responses to readings will be key to your participation. You will be asked to demonstrate your participation in the course portfolio (see below). Portfolios that do not demonstrate satisfactory participation will not receive full credit for the course.
Attendance
Attendance will be taken at the beginning of each session. Late arrivals may be prevented from adding their name to the daily attendance roster. If you miss more than three class periods, your grade may be lowered based on the number of absences you have.
Grading and Portfolio
Your final grade will be based on meeting all of the requirements in the course and on a portfolio of your work. The portfolio is the main project for the course. You will also collect and reflect on the materials you have created throughout the term. We will discuss and develop the portfolio throughout the semester.
Policies
You will be asked to use computers in and out of class to conduct activities in this course. You must allow time and seek assistance for any technical issues that arise when completing computer-based activities (information and technical assistance are available at http://help.unc.edu or 962-HELP). You should also be aware that electronic class activities will be public in nature. We will be posting materials and conducting activities on the Internet. In addition, the course Web site is available publicly on the Internet. No protected information will be shared, but the assignments, projects, and activities will be conducted and available publicly. Additionally, the activities related to the class may be viewed, discussed, and shared by the instructor, the students, or others—as part of conversations about teaching or publishing efforts. I will ask you to sign a permission form indicating that your work may be viewed and shared electronically or used for publishing.
Students must also observe appropriate behavior during all computer-based activities related to this class. Students must act with respect and responsibility. Engaging in activities deemed to be offensive or inappropriate will be considered a violation of the UNC Honor Code.
Plagiarism and originality: Any student found plagiarizing work in this course will be considered in violation of the UNC Honor Code.
The Big Picture
We will be experimenting heavily with what it means to study and write about literature. We will learn the ins and outs of manipulating the computer screen to express ourselves. And we will be sharing our creativity publicly, collaborating and connecting with others.
Calendar
August
Weds 19 Syllabus and attendance; look at Sound Pedagogies CFP http://csdanforth.wix.com/soundwritingped1 ; read “What's Wrong with Writing Essays?” http://dhdebates.gc.cuny.edu/debates/text/42
Fri 21 Soundlist; Read http://journal.sonicstudies.org/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=sonic;sid=1784051b... Reading link is broken. We may circle back to this.
Mon 24 Soundlist; Explore http://sounds.bl.uk
Weds 26 Soundlist Read A Tale of Two Soundscapes http://soundboxproject.com/project-soundscapes.html
Fri 28 Soundlist due;
Mon 31 Group podcast; Sound essay; Read Nio http://collection.eliterature.org/1/works/andrews__nio.html
September
Weds 2 Group podcast; Sound essay
Fri 4 Group podcast; Sound essay
Mon 7 Holiday
Weds 9 Group podcast; Sound essay
Fri 11 Group podcast; Sound essay
Mon 14 Group podcast; Sound essay
Weds 16 Group podcast; Sound essay due
Fri 18 Sound Pedagogies CFP http://csdanforth.wix.com/soundwritingped1
Mon 21 Sound Pedagogies CFP http://csdanforth.wix.com/soundwritingped1 ; Read What is E-Literature? http://eliterature.org/pad/elp.html (Note there are lots of examples and not all are poetry, so you can brush over some of this.)
Weds 23 E-poetry;
Read Endemic Battle Collage http://collection.eliterature.org/2/works/huth_endemic_battle_collage.html
Read Sooth http://collection.eliterature.org/2/works/johnston_sooth.html
Read Windsound http://collection.eliterature.org/1/works/cayley__windsound/windsound.mov
Read Inanimate Alice http://collection.eliterature.org/1/works/pullinger_babel__inanimate_ali...
Fri 25 E-poetry; Scholarly video; Read An Essay on the New Aesthetic http://www.wired.com/2012/04/an-essay-on-the-new-aesthetic/
Mon 28 E-poetry; Scholarly video
Weds 30 E-poetry; Scholarly video
October
Fri 2 E-poetry/Performance; Original e-poem video
Mon 5 E-poetry/Performance; Original e-poem video
Weds 7 E-poetry/Performance; Original e-poem video
Fri 9 E-poetry/Performance; Original e-poem video
Mon 12 E-poetry/Performance; Original e-poem video; Read (for after break) The Road.
Weds 14 Holiday
Fri 16 Holiday
Mon 19 The Road
Weds 21 The Road
Fri 23 Mapping The Road
Mon 26 Mapping The Road
Weds 28 Mapping The Road
Fri 30 Mapping The Road Video
November
Mon 2 Mapping The Road Video
Weds 4 Mapping The Road Video
Fri 6 Portfolio/Mapping The Road Video due
Mon 9 Watchmen
Weds 11 Watchmen
Fri 13 Watchmen
Mon 16 Watchmen Video
Weds 18 Watchmen Video
Fri 20 Sound Pedagogies/Portfolios; Watchmen Video
Mon 23 Sound Pedagogies/Portfolios; Watchmen Video due
Weds 25 Holiday
Fri 27 Holiday
Mon 30 Sound Pedagogies/Portfolios; Watchmen Video
December
Weds 2 Last day; Sound Pedagogies/Portfolios; Watchmen Video
Fri 4 Exam 4:00PM Portfolio due
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