Drago - ENG 201 - Writing in the Disciplines Syllabus (Art 70524) - Fall 2017 (2) 2 PDF

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ENGLISH(201:(WRITING(IN(THE(DISCIPLINES((ART)( Fall(2017,(Section(70524( ! Tues/Thurs!9:00am.10:25am! Location:!1!Pace!Plaza!W621( ! *!!!*!!!*! ! INSTRUCTOR:! ! Johnny!Drago! EEMAIL:! ! [email protected]!(preferred!method!of!contact)! OFFICE(LOCATION:!! Adjunct!Office!.!15th!floor,!41!Park!Row OFFICE(HOURS:!! By!appointment!only! ! COURSE(DESCRIPTION:( This! course! is! an! upper.level! writing! requirement.! Its! focus! will! be! on! writing! effective! essays! and! research! papers! in! disciplinary! modes! and! in! students'! field! of! interest.! It! may! include! interviews,!analysis!of!journal!articles,!and!appropriate!documentation!style!formats.! ! SECTION(OVERVIEW:( Although! this! section! of! ENG! 201! is! designed! for! students! of! art! in! general,! it! is! focused! on! principles! of! identity! and! history! in! such!a!way! as! to! emphasize! the! development!of! thinking,! writing,!and!organizational!competencies!ultimately!applicable!to!a!wide!variety!of!majors!and! careers.! ! STUDENT(LEARNING(OUTCOMES:( 1.!Communication:!Learn!to!express!ideas!clearly!and!effectively.! ! 2.! Analysis:! Think! clearly! and! critically.! Fuse! experience,! reason! and! training! into! considered! judgment.!Comprehend,!interpret!and!analyze!texts,!processes,!and!media.! ! 3.! Social! Interaction:! Know! how! to! get! things! done! in! committees,! team! projects! and! other! group!efforts.!Listen!to!and!understand!the!views!of!others!and!help!reach!conclusions.! ! 4.!Valuing:!Recognize!different!value!systems.!Understand!one’s!own!self!and!one’s!own!values,! and!the!values!of!others.!Read!important!texts!that!foster!humanistic!values.! ! 5.! Aesthetic! response:! Study! important! works! of! the! human! imagination! in! order! to! develop! aesthetic! and! literary! sensibility.! Make! and! defend! judgments! about! the! quality! of! artistic! expressions.! ! 6.! Information! Literacy! and! Research:! Locate,! evaluate! and! make! efficient! and! ethical! use! of! information!resources.! !

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( REQUIRED(TEXTS:( This!course!requires!no!traditional!textbooks.!Instead,!online!articles!and!visual!databases!from! across!the! internet! will! form!the! basis! of! our! discussions.!You!will! also! be! expected!to! attend! both!the!Brooklyn!Museum!and!the!Museum!of!Modern!Art!at!different!points!in!the!semester.! (Please! note! that,! while! both! of! these! museums! offer! discounted! student! rates,! the! cost! of! admission! at! the! Brooklyn! Museum! is! a! suggested' donation' only,! and! you! are! therefore! welcome! to! pay! as! much! or! as! little! as! you! can! afford! at! the! entrance.)! Additional! course. related!readings!will!be!made!available!via!Blackboard.! ( OTHER(RESOURCES:( Purdue!University!Online!Writing!Lab!(OWL):!https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/!! (This! invaluable! online! resource! should! be! a! constant! companion! throughout! your! academic! research!career!)! ! ABOUT(THIS(SYLLABUS:( This! syllabus! is! an! agreement! between! your! instructor,! your! fellow! classmates,! and! yourself.! Your!responsibility!is!to!remain!on.track!with!all!viewings,!readings,!assignments,!and!deadlines.! My! responsibility! is! to! keep! the! class! as! a! whole! on.track! with! developmental! goals! and! expected!learning!outcomes.!We!can!each!do!our!part!toward!that!end!by!keeping!this!syllabus! close!at!hand!and!referring!to!it!constantly.!We!have!A!LOT!of!material!to!cover,!and!we’ll!only! be!able!to!do!it!by!remembering!what!day!it!is,!and!what’s!expected!of!us!at!each!class!meeting.! If!any!expectations!or!assignments!are!unclear,!please!don’t!hesitate!to!ask!as!soon!as!possible.! The!goal!here!is!that!we!all!succeed.! ( ASSIGNMENTS:( In! this! class,! you! will! complete! numerous! writing! assignments! and! activities,! including! one! personal! reflection! essay,! one! exhibition! review/critique! project,! one! research! project! culminating! in! the! creation! of! a! work! of! art,! and! one! project! wherein! you! will! curate! and! program!your!own!art!exhibition.!Every!project!or!piece!of!writing!you!carry!out!in!this!class!will! be!in!response!to!multiple!prompts!and!readings,!and!you!will!be!expected!to!synthesize!your! own! ideas! and! arguments! on! each! subject.! You! will! additionally! be! required! to! maintain! a! journal!of!free.written!responses!to!each!of!the!artist!viewings!we!share!in!this!class.!(Sketches! specifically! in! response! to! each! artist’s! work! are! also! acceptable.)! Your! journal! may! be! handwritten!or!electronic,!but!you!must!be!able!to!show!me!your!writing!each!week.!! ! Because!this!class!is!based!on!a!sequence!of!artists’!work!and!essays,!you!must!treat!due!dates! for!viewing!and!reading!assignments!as!seriously!as!you!would!the!deadline!for!a!graded!essay.! Daily!preparedness!and!regular!engagement!in!discussion!will!serve!as!the!basis!of!your!overall! participation!grade.! ! FORMATTING:( Unless!otherwise! specified,!all! writing!assignments! are!to! be!typed! according! to!the! following! formatting!expectations:!Times!New!Roman,!12pt!font,!double.spaced,!with!1.inch!margins!all!

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around.!When!outside!sources!are!cited!in!your!writing,!you!must!adhere!to!MLA!conventions! and!guidelines.!That!all!work!will!be!free!of!spelling!and!grammatical!errors!we!shall!accept!as! our!baseline!expectation!in!this!class.!! ! TURNING(IN(ASSIGNMENTS:( Most!assignments!must!be!turned!in!via!the!Turnitin!system,!available!under!the!Assignments! tab! located! on! our! course! Blackboard! page.! If! you! have! any! questions! about! whether! an! assignment!is!due!via!Turnitin!or!via!hardcopy,!please!ask.! ! LATE(ASSIGNMENTS:(( Any!assignment!NOT!submitted!at!the!start!of!the!class!period!in!which!it!is!due!will!receive!an! automatic! deduction! of! 5! points! (1/2! a! letter! grade)! from! the! assignment’s! final! grade.! The! personal!reflection!essay,!exhibition!review/critique!project,! creative!research!project,!and!art! exhibition! projects! will! additionally! lose! 5! points! (1/2! a! letter! grade)! for! each! day! the! assignment! is! overdue.!All! other! daily!assignments! that! are!incomplete! or! late! will! receive! an! automatic! grade! of! zero.! Unless! you! have! made! some! other! accommodation! with! me! in! advance,!I!cannot!accept!late!work.! ! PARTICIPATION:( You! must! arrive! for! every! class! meeting,! having! done! the! required! viewing,! reading,! and/or! journaling! for! that! day,! and! ready! to! actively! engage! in! discussion! and! related! activities.! Consistent! failure! to! do! so! will! have! a! negative! impact! on! your! participation! grade.! As! a! demonstration!of!your!readiness!to!participate!in!the!day’s!activities,!and!as!a!sign!of!respect!to! your!classmates,!cell(phones(must(be(turned(off(and(put(away!for!the!duration!of!class,!unless! otherwise!specified.! ! ATTENDANCE:( Because! this! is! a! workshop.style! writing! course,! attendance! is! a! must.! I! do! not! distinguish! between!excused!and!unexcused!absences,!and!will!allow!two!absences!without!penalty.!Each! absence! thereafter! will! result! in! the! lowering! of! your! overall! final! grade! by! five! percentage! points! (1/2! a! letter! grade)! per! absence.! The! maximum! number! of! allowable! absences! is! five.! After!that,!you!cannot!receive!credit!for!this!course.! ! Being!absent! from! class!does! not! excuse! you!from! submitting! the!assignment! on! the! day!it! is! due.!Please!make!arrangements!to!submit!your!work!electronically,!BEFORE!the!scheduled!start! time,!if!you!cannot!make!it!to!class.! ! TARDINESS:! Tardiness! is! both! disruptive! and! disrespectful.! Two! late! arrivals! or! early! departures! will! be! counted!as!one!absence.!If!you!arrive!later!than!thirty!minutes!after!class!has!begun,!you!will!be! marked!absent!for!that!day.! ! ! !

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COURSE(GRADING:( ( Personal!reflection!essay! ! 15%! Exhibition!review!project! ! 15%! Visual!art!research!project! ! 20%! Art!exhibition!w/!annotated!bio! 20%! Miscellaneous!writing!assignments! 20%! Participation!and!effort! ! 10%! Total! ! ! ! ! 100%! ! OVERALL(GRADING(RUBRIC:( ( A! ! Excellent! ! 95.100%! A.! ! Excellent! ! 90.94%! B+! ! Good! ! ! 87.89%! B! ! Good! ! ! 84.86%! B.! ! Good! ! ! 80.83%! C+! ! Satisfactory! ! 75.79%! C! ! Satisfactory! ! 70.74%! C.! ! Passing! ! 67.69%! D+! ! Passing! ! 64.66%! D! ! Passing! ! 60.63%! F! ! Failing! ! ! 0.59%! ! INCOMPLETES:( Due!to!the!collaborative,!immediate!nature!of!this!course!and!its!learning!goals,!I!cannot!offer! incomplete!grades!or!make.up!work!extending!past!the!end!of!the!semester.!Please!do!not!ask.! ! ACADEMIC(INTEGRITY:( All! members! of! the! Pace! community! are! expected! to! behave! with! honesty! and! integrity.! The! Undergraduate!Catalog!includes!the!following!advisory!for!students!on!Academic!Integrity:! ! Students! must! accept! the! responsibility! to! be! honest! and! to! respect! ethical! standards! in! meeting!their! academic!assignments!and! requirements.! Integrity!in! the!academic! life! requires! that! students! demonstrate! intellectual! and! academic! achievement! independent! of! all! assistance! except! that! authorized! by! the! instructor.! The! use! of! an! outside! source,! including! electronics! sources,! in! any! paper,! report! or! submission! for! academic! credit! without! the! appropriate! acknowledgement! is! plagiarism.! It! is! unethical! to! present! as! one's! own! work! the! ideas,! words! or! representations! of! another! without! the! proper! indication! of! the! source.! Therefore,! it! is! the! student's! responsibility! to! give! credit! for! any! quotation,! idea! or! data! borrowed! from! an! outside! source.! Students! who! fail! to! meet! the! responsibility! for! academic! integrity! subject! themselves! to! sanctions! ranging! from! a! reduction! in! grade! or! failure! in! the! assignment! or! course! in! which! the! offense! occurred! to! suspension! or! dismissal! from! the! University.!(21)!

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! This(is(a(class(about(writing.(Plagiarism(is(a(serious(offence.!If!you!are!found!to!have!willfully! misrepresented!the!words!of!another!as!your!own,!without!proper!attribution,!on!any!graded! assignment! in! this! class,! you! will,! at! minimum,! fail! that! assignment.! Plagiarism! on! the! final! project! will! result! in! failure! of! the! course.! With! these! facts! in! mind,! if! at! any! point! you! are! confused!about!how!to!properly!credit!researched!sources,!used!in!support!of!your!own!original! ideas,!please!bring!this!up!during!class,!so!that!the!group!as!a!whole!may!benefit!from!clarified! guidelines!for!proper!citation.!Let’s!figure!this!out!together,!BEFORE!a!problem!arises.! ! ACCOMMODATIONS(FOR(STUDENTS(WITH(DISABILITIES:( The! University’s! commitment! to! equal! educational! opportunities! for! students! with! disabilities! includes! providing! reasonable! accommodations! for! the! needs! of! students! with! disabilities.! To! request!an!accommodation!for!a!qualifying!disability,!a!student!must!self.identify!and! register! with! the!Coordinator! of!Disability! Services!for! his! or! her! campus.! No! one,! including! faculty,! is! authorized!to!evaluate!the!need!and!arrange!for!an!accommodation!except!the!Coordinator!of! Disability! Services.! Moreover,! no! one,! including! faculty,! is! authorized! to! contact! the! Coordinator! of! Disability! Services! on! behalf! of! a! student.! For! further! information,! please! see! Information' for' Students' with' Disabilities' on! the! University’s! web! site.! ! To! receive! accommodation!for!any!disability,!students! must!contact!the!campus!Counseling!Center! (Pace! Plaza,!212.346.1526;!Westchester,!914.773.3710).!! ! TECHNOLOGICAL(ASSISTANCE:( For!a!list!of!all!Pace!Information!Technology!Services!see:!http://www.pace.edu/its!( ! For!live!assistance!with!a!technological!concern,!contact!the!Pace!Helpdesk!at!914.773.3648,!or! create!a!work!request!at:!https://help.pace.edu/helpdesk/WebObjects/Helpdesk! ! The!Calendar!.!You!can!always!see!the!university!academic!calendar!at:!! http://webevents.pace.edu/?filter=academiccalendar! ! ADDITIONAL(RESOURCES:( The!Pace! University! Writing! Center!offers! free! tutoring! assistance!for! writers! of! all!abilities! at! any!stage!of!the!writing!process.!Each!student!is!encouraged,!regardless!of!ability,!to!make!an! appointment!at! some!point! in! the!semester.! The!writing! center!is! located! on!the! 2nd!floor! of! the! library.! You! can! contact! the! writing! center! to! make! appointments! at! 212.346.1085.! ! For! more!information,!please!visit!http://www.pace.edu/writingcenter.! ! ! ! ! ! !

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ENG(201(E(WRITING(IN(THE(DISCIPLINES((ART)(E(COURSE(OUTLINE:( ! Date( ( Thurs( 9/7(

Topic( ! Course!and!Syllabus! Overview! !

Readings/Viewings(Due( Assignments(Due(&( Notes( ! !

( WEEKS(1E4:(DEFINING(THE(SELF( ( Tues( 9/12( (

! Defining!the!self!

( Thurs( 9/14( (

! Defining!the!self!

( Tues( 9/19( (

! Defining!the!self!

! Reading!due:!“How!to! Email!Your!Professor…”! (Portwood.Stacer)! ! Reading!due:!“The! Identity!is!an!Excess”!&! “Objects!and!Identity”! (Guerrini)! ! ! Reading!due:! “Exploring!Identity! Through!Objects!and! Images”!(Hinder)! ! ! Viewing!due:! Cindy!Sherman! ! Readings!available! via!Blackboard.!

( Due:!Email!exercise!

( Due:!500.word! freewriting!on!three! personal!objects!+!pics! ( ( Due:!5.minute!artist! journal!! (Set'a'timer,'and'start'writing!' Your'thoughts'don’t'have'to' be'edited,'organized,'or' polished!'Just'write'for'5' continuous'minutes,'in' response'to'the'work'of'this' week’s'artist!'No'stopping!'No' hesitating!'No'overthinking!)'

( ( Thurs( 9/21( (

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( Tues( 9/26( (

! Defining!the!self!

!! Viewing!due:! Kehinde!Wiley! ! Readings!available! via!Blackboard.!

( Thurs( 9/28(

! Defining!the!self!

! In.class!peer!review! activity.! !

( Due:!5.minute!artist! journal! ! Due:!Personal!reflection! essay,!draft!1!(via! Turnitin)! ! ( PLEASE!BRING!ONE! PRINTED!COPY!of!your! personal!reflection! essay.! (

( WEEKS(5E7:(INTERSECTING(IDENTITIES( ( Tues( 10/3( ( ( Thurs( 10/5( (

! ! Intersecting!identities! Viewing!due:! Philip!Akkerman!

( Tues( 10/10( (

! ! Intersecting!identities! Viewing!due:! Brooklyn!Museum,! The'Legacy'of'Lynching:' Confronting'Racial' Terror'in'America!AND! The'Dinner'Party! by!Judy!Chicago! ! ! ! Exhibition!review! ! project,!sharing! and!discussion! ! ! ! Intersecting!identities! Viewing!due:! Kerry!James!Marshall! !

( Thurs( 10/12( ( ( Tues( 10/17( (

! Reflection!and! critique!

! Readings!available! via!Blackboard.!

( Due:!5.minute!artist! journal!! ( ( Due:!Personal!reflection! essay,!draft!2!(via! Turnitin)! ! ! Due:!Dinner!Party!selfie,! plus!500.word,!free. written!response!to!The' Legacy'of'Lynching'at!the! BK!Museum! !

! Due:!Exhibition!review! project,!part!1! ! ( ( Due:!5.minute!artist! journal!! (

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( Thurs( 10/19( (

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! Readings!available! via!Blackboard.!

! Due:!Exhibition!review! project,!part!2! (

! WEEKS(8E12:(INTERSECTIONS(WITH(HISTORY( ( ( Tues( 10/24( ( ( Thurs( 10/26( ( ( Tues( 10/31(

( Intersections!with! history! ! ( Intersections!with! history! ( ! Library!research!day! !

! Viewing!due:! Yoko!Ono( ! Readings!available! via!Blackboard.! ! (Please(arrive(ON(TIME( to(Library(Room(E101.)( ! ! TBA!

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! Viewing!due:(( Kara!Walker! ! Readings!available! via!Blackboard.! ! ! !

( Due:!5.minute!artist! journal!! ! (

( Thurs( 11/2( ( ( Tues( 11/7( (

! TBA!

( Thurs( 11/9( (

! Visual!art!research! project,!preparation!

( Tues( 11/14( ( Thurs( 11/16(

! Intersections!with! history!

! Viewing!due:! Keith!Haring!

Intersections!with! history(

Readings!available! via!Blackboard.!

! Intersections!with! history!

! Due:!5.minute!artist! journal!! ! !

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! Due:!3!potential!sources! for!research!project,!plus! visual!art!concept! proposal.! ! ( Due:!5.minute!artist! journal!! ( ! !

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( 11/21E( 11/26( ( ( Tues( 11/28( (

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( Visual!art!research! project,!in.class!work! day! !

( Thurs( 11/30( (

! Intersections!with! history!

( Tues( 12/5( (

! Visual!art!research! project,!viewing!and! discussion! !

( Please!bring!whatever! materials!you!require,! in!order!to!be!actively! working!on!your!final! project!or!essay.!I!will! be!available!for! individual!consultation,! as!needed,!during!this! time.! ( ! Viewing!due:(( Ai!Weiwei! ! Readings!available! via!Blackboard.! ! (

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( Due:!5.minute!artist! journal!! (

( Due:!Visual!art!research! project!

! WEEKS(13E15:(LOOKING(AHEAD( ( Thurs( 12/7( (

( Looking!ahead!

( Viewing!due:! Museum!of!Modern!Art,! Louise'Bourgeois:' An'Unfolding'Portrait! !(

( Tues( 12/12( (

! Looking!ahead!

! Reading!TBA! !

! Due:!Gallery!selfie,!plus! 500.word!free.written!! response,!describing!how! the!Bourgeois!exhibition! at!MoMA!was!organized! to!form!a!portrait!of!the! artist.! ! ( ! (

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( Thurs( 12/14(

( Art!exhibition! programming!project,! in.class!work!day!

( Tues( 12/19( (

! Art!exhibition! programming!project,! presentations!and! discussion!(cont.)! !

( Thurs( 12/21( (

! ( Art!exhibition! programming!project,! presentations!and! discussion!(cont.)! ! (

! Please!bring!whatever! materials!you!require,! in!order!to!be!actively! working!on!your!final! project!or!essay.!I!will! be!available!for! individual!consultation,! as!needed,!during!this! time.! ! (

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! Due:!Film!festival! programming!project,! with!ppt!presentation! &!annotated! bibliography!(via! Turnitin)! ! ! Due:!500.word!personal! reflection!essay.!Topic! TBA.! (

( Thurs( FALL(SEMESTER(ENDS! 12/21( ( ! PLEASE' NOTE' that' this' schedule' is' subject' to' change,' as' necessary,' over' the' course' of' the' semester.'Any'alterations'will'be'clearly'announced,'both'in'class'and'via'Blackboard.'...