i plan to take this course (in a self-study kind of way). currently thinking of a research paper topic:
time magazine in the 70s (or whenever it was 'classic')
rolling stone magazine
photos of my parents home under construction
paul feyerabend's "against method"
other ideas ??
here is the criteria:
- A description of the historical period you will be researching, identifying some of the key issues related to political change and reform. Explain why you selected this period in particular.
- A description of your object of study (film, survey, maps, book, etc.). Why have you selected this object? What do you hope to learn about it? What role do images play in it’s function relative to political reform?
- A description of the archival source or sources for your research (on-line archive, LA-based archive, inter-library loan source) and your plans for accessing this material in a timely and efficient manner.
- A description of your main thesis (if you haven’t provided it in responding to questions #1 and #2). What do you hope to learn through your analysis? What is your hypothesis about the function of images in the particular example you’ll be studying?
and there is grant kester's vis seminar in aesthetic theory
concentrating on kant, hegel and heidegger the class will "explore the symbiotic relationship between modern art and aesthetic philosophy. Why, for example, does aesthetic philosophy emerge in its modern form at the same time that art is becoming increasingly detached from the praxis of daily life? Does art, in fact, require the discursive supplement of philosophy to make itself relevant to a modern public? We will also examine the complex interaction between the aesthetic and the political within modernity."
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