| Instructor: Dr. Jeff Webb |
Selves and Cities meets Tuesday and Friday 2.00 pm
- 4.00 pm in SR 4 on the 5th floor of the Old Admin Building
UNIT ONE: IDEALS OF THE SELF/ CLOSE READING
ESSAY
Week 1 (Jan 6-10): Introducing Selves and Cities
Meeting 1: Course Introduction: Descartes in the
City. Paper one assignment
Meeting 2: The Allegory of the Cave. Preparation.
Week 2 (Jan 13-17): Plato's Cave / Elements of the Essay
Meeting 1: Plato's Cave Revisited. Preparation.
Meeting 2: Interpretations of Plato's Cave. Preparation.
Week 3 (Jan 20-24): Conferences
Meeting 1: Sources/Peer Reviews.
Preparation. First draft of paper
one due
Meeting 2: Conferences. Preparation
UNIT TWO: METROPOLITAN LIFE / AN ARGUMENT
USING TWO SOURCES
Week 4 (Jan 27-31): Introducing Metropolitan Life
Meeting 1: Screening
of Blade Runner. Final draft
of paper one due. Paper two assignment
Meeting 2: No class: Chinese New Year
Week 5 (Feb 3-7): The Street
Meeting 1: "The Metropolis and Mental Life." Preparation.
Meeting 2: Maggie.
Preparation.
Week 6 (Feb 10-14): Sidewalks
Meeting 1: The City of Tomorrow? Preparation.
Meeting 2: Sidewalks in The City of Tomorrow?
Preparation.
Week 7 (Feb 17-21): Peer Reviews & Conferences
Meeting 1: Peer Review.Those
scheduled to do a peer review today must distribute their
drafts 36 hours before class. For everyone else the first
draft is due today. Preparation.
Meeting 2: Conferences. Preparation
Week 8: Recess
UNIT THREE: READING THE CITY / AN ARGUMENT
USING MULTIPLE SOURCES
Week 9 (Mar 3-7): Introducing Singapore
Meeting 1: Introduction.
Final draft of paper two due. Paper three assignment
Meeting 2: Change and Memory. Preparation.
Week 10 (Mar 10-14): Public Housing
Meeting 1: Modernism and Vernacular. Preparation.
Meeting 2: No class meeting. Library research seminar,
Cyberarts lab. The seminar will go for about an hour. The
rest of classtime can be used to conduct research in the
library.
Week 11 (Mar 17-21): Presentations on Public Spaces
Meeting 1: Presentations. Preparation.
Meeting 2: Presentations. Preparation.
Week 12 (Mar 24-28): Criticism/Peer Reviews
Meeting 1: Singapore Songlines. Preparation
Meeting 2: No class
Week 13 (Mar 31-Apr 4): Peer Reviews
Meeting 1: Peer Review. Preparation.Those scheduled to do a peer review today must
distribute their drafts 36 hours before class.
Meeting 2: Peer Review. Those
scheduled to do a peer review today must distribute their
drafts 36 hours before class. For everyone else the first
draft is due today. Preparation.
Week 14 (Apr 7-Apr 11):
Meeting 1: No class
Meeting 2: No class
Week 15 (Apr 14-19): Conferences
Meeting 1: Conferences. Preparation
Final draft of paper three due on Wednesday
April 19.
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