The poem “TOTEM”, by André Vallias, served as an initial guide to the course. Each student chose one of the names of the indigenous people cited in the poem to research and write about it. The result of this research were contributed to the “TOTEM BLOG”, a collection of texts produced by each of the students about their people, as well as through the tags on the home page.
Category: Social Sciences (Page 2 of 2)
This Writing Seminar explored the achievements — and limits — of social movements and ideas opposed to the status quo. Students analyzed Frederick Douglass’s 1852 speech about the meaning of Independence Day, examined historical, architectural, and financial perspectives on the Woodstock Music and Art Fair of 1969 and conducted their own research projects investigating an act, movement, or theory of dissent of their own choosing.
The Studio 455 website features cource assignments and other iformation, serves as a resource of documentary films used in the course, supports the addition of time-coded, student annotations to those films, and hosts student writings and multimedia project work.
This course website offers a course schedule, assignments, and additional resources for VIS369.