For January 23
Bring in three objects that represent you in some way. Try to avoid photographs.
Read the following and write a one-page response and bring a copy to class :
Bring in three objects that represent you in some way. Try to avoid photographs.
Read the following and write a one-page response and bring a copy to class :
| the_things_they_carried.doc |
| understanding_material_culture_preface_and_ch_1.pdf |
| understanding_material_culture_ch_2__studying_origins_.pdf |
| understanding_material_culture_ch_7__objects_and_the_self_.pdf |
For January 25
Read the following and write a one-page response and bring a copy to class :
Read the following and write a one-page response and bring a copy to class :
| material_culture_of_writing_fw_and_chap_1.pdf |
For January 30
Read the following and write a one-page response and bring a copy to class :
Read the following and write a one-page response and bring a copy to class :
| moleskin_notebooks__material_culture_of_writing_.pdf |
For February 1
Read the following article on artography. Find an image or other form of visual for your journal. In class we will share 1-2 sections and do some creative critical journaling.
Read the following article on artography. Find an image or other form of visual for your journal. In class we will share 1-2 sections and do some creative critical journaling.
| becomingthroughartographyautobiogrsaphyandstoriesinmotion.pdf |
For February 6
Read the following. Write a one-page response and bring to class:
Read the following. Write a one-page response and bring to class:
| quilt_material_rhetoric_liz_rohan.pdf |
| everyday_use.doc |
For February 8
Today we will meet in the Maxwell Library Archives --3rd floor
Today we will meet in the Maxwell Library Archives --3rd floor
For February 13
Write down some thoughts on our visit to the archives---what stood out for you and why?
Please read the following, write a one-page response and bring it to class. (Note: The Powell powerpoint slides go with Rhetorical Powwows)
Please read the following, write a one-page response and bring it to class. (Note: The Powell powerpoint slides go with Rhetorical Powwows)
| rhetorical_powwows.pdf |
| powell_purduehuttonslides.ppt |
| urban_indigenous_women_material_culture_and_belonging.pdf |
For February 15
Please read the following, write a one-page response, and bring it to class.
| rhetoric_and_materiality_nc_museum_of_art.pdf |
For February 20 (Holiday) and 22 (no in-person class)
Monday is a holiday. On Wednesday, I have to be at a retreat for the board I'm on. Since we will not have in-person class, your alternative assignment is to visit a museum or craft fair or art installation or some other exhibit (you could even ask Orson to go back to the archives to see a particular collection). Write a one-page response and bring it to class. Here are some suggestions to write about:
Where did you visit and what is this space known for?
What is the purpose or message of the exhibit?
What did you notice about the display (how many objects or what types of objects)?
How did the display relate to the audience?
How might you connect this display to any of the readings we have done?
Where did you visit and what is this space known for?
What is the purpose or message of the exhibit?
What did you notice about the display (how many objects or what types of objects)?
How did the display relate to the audience?
How might you connect this display to any of the readings we have done?
For February 27
| carole_blair_memorials.pdf |
| wright_cemetary_as_rhetorical_memory_place_space.pdf |
FOR MARCH 1 Find a memorial to analyze as Blair and Wright demonstrate.
FOR MARCH 6-8 Spring Break. Enjoy and be safe. Take some time to write in your journals!
FOR MARCH 13 Please read the following, write a one-page response and bring it to class.
| global_examples_dolls.pdf |
| dolls_southwest_angola.pdf |
| types_of_handmade_dolls_in_turkey.pdf |
FOR MARCH 15 Please read the following, write a one-page response and bring it to class.
| how_the_makers_of_cigar_box_guitars_resist_throwaway_culture.pdf |
FOR MARCH 20 (Happy Spring!) Please read the following, write a one-page response and bring it to class.Also be sure to have your journals this week, and choose a couple pages to share.
| final-ethnomathematical-ideas-in-the-weaving.pdf |
FOR MARCH 22 Please read the following, write a one-page response and bring it to class.
| early_modern_commodification_and_globalization_of_sámi__material_culture.pdf |
FOR MARCH 27 Please read the following, write a one-page response and bring it to class.
| cherished_curiousities.pdf |
FOR MARCH 29 Please read the following, write a one-page response and bring it to class.
| curating_in_the_post-digital_age.pdf |
Here is the draft of the Curating Assignment--
| curating_an_exhibit--final_project.docx |
FOR APRIL 3
| assembling_the_file__material_culture_of_writing_.pdf |
| mapping_etsy__space_for_handmade_.pdf |
FOR APRIL 5
| creating_digital_materiality_third_wave_and_yarn-bombing.pdf |
| rise_up_artivism.pdf |
FOR APRIL 10
ta shift from the syllabus, so follow the readings here
| puppetry_international_winter_21.pdf |
FOR APRIL 12
| virtual_museum_exhibitions.pdf |
We will spend class time working on projects and your journals
FOR APRIL 19
| amazon_weaving_macoas__palm_leaf_enclosures_.pdf |
Link to Making a Wetu
FOR APRIL 24 On Monday, April 24 we will be sharing final projects to get some peer suggestions. We will also draw days/times for the preview presentations that will take place on April 26 and May 1. You must attend all the presentations to be respectful of your peers' work.
We will also fill out course evaluations and I will collect notebooks
We will also fill out course evaluations and I will collect notebooks
FOR APRIL 26 mini presentations on Curating Project
FOR MAY 1 Last Day mini presentations on Curating Project
