400 words paper on media art
C16784
Class9_7-20-20.pdf
AHS 020 / MCS 023 Welcome
• Take a moment to check in with yourself • If you had to describe yourself right now as a tree, what kind of tree
would you be?
Reminders
• Assignment 3 has the option of an in-class presentation next Wednesday, 7/22 • You may collaborate with others on the in-class presentation if you
like • If you have an excellent Course Journal, you many turn it in for extra
credit • Everything due 7/24
bell hooks, Teaching to Transgress, 40.
“…I enter the classroom with the assumption that we must build ‘community’ in order to create a climate of openness and intellectual rigor. … What we all ideally share is the desire to learn—to receive actively knowledge that enhances our intellectual development and our capacity to live more fully in the world. It has been my experience that one way to build community in the classroom is to recognize the value of each individual voice.”
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Community Practices
Stay Engaged Be respectful of one another, educating one another, “no
devil’s advocate” Call people in, not out Be open-minded
Don’t judge, provide constructive criticism, respect
other people’s interpretations
Active listening—”I want to make sure I’m understanding
you correctly”
Flexibility for everyone’s living situation
Give everyone the room to speak: make space, hold
space, and take space
No “-isms”--we explicitly ban racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, etc.-- sometimes these are subtle and we may need to educate one another
Be present, cameras on if possible, use chats, reactions,
keep other tabs closed Never hesitate to ask for help
From the beginning, capitalism and racism have been closely linked
“Antiracist policies cannot eliminate class racism without anti-capitalist policies. … Marx recognized the birth of the conjoined twins.”
Ibram X. Kendi, How To Be An Antiracist, 159
Reading Workshop
I thought Cohen's article was really insightful. It discussed the impact of companies such as Facebook, Google, and Amazon. I wholeheartedly agree with Cohen, as I am from the Bay Area and have seen firsthand the damage these companies have done to the local area. Silicon Valley is often thought of as responsible for launching us into the 21st century, however, the profit- centered motives of these companies have to lead to corruption on a national and global scale. In the past, they have shown themselves to be untrustworthy with our data. This reminds me of in 2017, when Amazon pushed for ICE, to buy into their biometric data programs in order to track migrants. I thought Cohen brought up an excellent point when he said, "We need to break up these online monopolies because if a few people make the decisions about how we communicate, shop, learn the news, again, do we control our own society?"
“[I]n what way is it possible to conjoin a heightened graphicness to the realization of the Marxist method? The first stage in this undertaking will be to carry over the principle of montage into history.” Walter Benjamin, The Arcades Project, trans. Rolf Tiedemann (Cambridge, Mass.: Belknap, 1999), 461, [N2, 6].
Intellectual Montage
Break until 2:40
• Paraphrasing Hollis Frampton: to make work of a certain magnitude, you must have a theory of the past • Paraphrasing Adam Curtis: to effect political change, you must have a
vision of the future
C. Ondine Chavoya, “Pseudographic Cinema: Asco's No-Movies”
Asco, First Supper After A Major Riot, 1974. Color photograph. From left: Patssi Valdez, Humberto Sandoval, Willie Herron III, and Gronk in the ASCO performance piece. Photo courtesy of Harry Gamboa Jr.
“…creating art by any means necessary, while often using their bodies and guerilla or hit- and-run tactics…”
Chavoya, 1
Asco, Instant Mural, 1974.
Asco, Spray Paint LACMA, 1972.
Asco, Walking Mural, 1972. Color photograph.
Photo by Harry Gamboa, Jr, showing Patssi Valdez, Willie Herrón III and Gronk.
'What is a No-Movie?'
“I use the 3 point dot system for preparation of a NoMovie. • First: No film. • Second: Thinking within an 8 1/2" x 10" format. • Third: Postal distribution. The No-Movie is a concept that involves the aforementioned system.”
Asco (photograph by Harry Gamboa showing Patssi Valdez, Humberto Sandoval, Willie Herrón III and Gronk), Asshole Mural, 1974
Asco, The Gores (1974/printed 2011) Photograph by Harry Gamboa Jr.
Asco, Patssi Valdez receiving No Movie Award for Best Actress (c. 1976) Photo by Gronk
Goals
• To develop a complex, critical consciousness of our “totally mediated environment” • To increase visual literacy • To increase verbal and written communication skills • To increase appreciation for diverse viewpoints
Learning Outcomes (at the end of this course you should be able to) 1. Interpret and critically analyze moving images, including their social and/or political context
2. Analyze and form arguments with evidence
3. Interpret and use academic texts in forming arguments/analysis
4. Apply an understanding of filmic concepts (e.g. montage) and how they relate to artistic, political, and critical discourses
5. Provide accurate information (all relevant names, dates, titles, etc. must be correct)
6. Actively listen, learn from one another, value one another’s contributions, and be respectful of each other
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