UPDATE: 06 MAR 2014

For our class session on Monday, 09 March, please read chapter 8 in Mitchell's Picture Theory. The material focuses on Robert Morris and Conceptual Art.

At the beginning of the session, I will administer a quiz. Come prepared to speak about both what you found compelling and what you found confusing.

UPDATE: 02 MAR 2014

For our class session on Wednesday, 04 March, please read chapter 7 in Mitchell's Picture Theory. The material addresses the relationship between Abstract Art and language.

At the beginning of the session, I will administer a quiz. Come prepared to speak about both what you found compelling and what you found confusing.

UPDATE: 27 FEB 2014

The guidelines for your second response paper will be the same as the guidelines for your first response paper. Be sure to follow the instructions, as I will grade more stringently this time around.

 For this paper, you will select a single passage from chapters four, five, or six that you found compelling.

Once you select a quote, you will need to a) explain in your own words what Mitchell means, b) articulate why you think it is interesting, c) address the implications and outcomes of this quote on text/image hybrids, and d) raise a series of critical questions that stem from the quotation and could be used to pursue a more expansive line of research.

You paper will be two full pages (not one and half, etc), using one-inch margins. Your font must be 12-point, double-spaced, Times New Roman. In the top, right-hand corner you will type your name (no other identify information is necessary). You will also need an illustrative/relevant title. The response should be free of grammatical and typographical errors.

I would also suggest that you take, at very at least, a cursory look at the guidelines for proper source integration at Purdue University's OWL site. Improper citation methods and formatting will result in a lower overall score on your response.

UPDATE: 20 FEB 2014

For Monday's class session, please read chapter 6 in Mitchell's Picture Theory, which addresses narrative, description, and slavery. We will have a quiz at the beginning of the session.

Also, I will revisit the tentative schedule in the syllabus and update it according to our current progress.

UPDATE: 13 FEB 2014

For Monday's class session, please read chapter 5 in Mitchell's Picture Theory, which addresses ekphrasis. We will have a quiz at the beginning of the session.

UPDATE: 04 FEB 2014

Your first response paper will be due at the beginning of our class session on Monday, 09 February. For this paper, you will select a single passage from either chapter one, two, or three that you found compelling.

Once you select a quote, you will need to a) explain in your own words what Mitchell means, b) articulate why you think it is interesting, c) address the implications and outcomes of this quote on text/image hybrids, and d) raise a series of critical questions that stem from the quotation and could be used to pursue a more expansive line of research.

You paper will be two full pages (not one and half, etc), using one-inch margins. Your font must be 12-point, double-spaced, Times New Roman. In the top, right-hand corner you will type your name (no other identify information is necessary). You will also need an illustrative/relevant title. The response should be free of grammatical and typographical errors.

I would also suggest that you take, at very at least, a cursory look at the guidelines for proper source integration at Purdue University's OWL site. Improper citation methods and formatting will result in a lower overall score on your response.

UPDATE: 30 JAN 2014

For our next class session, you will need to read chapter three in Picture Theory. At the beginning of Monday's session, I will administer a quiz; to this end, please show up on time.

I would also suggest that, while reading chapter three, you think actively about subject matter for your first response paper, which will be due a week from Monday. I'll provide you with more information on the assignment soon, but know that you'll need to engage ideas or concepts we've covered in the first three chapters of Picture Theory.