Month: August 2020
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Week 2: Ekphastic Poetry
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Tuesday, August 25 In class: Chagall “Equestrienne” – “Don’t let that horse…” by Lawrence Ferlinghetti Marcel Duchamp “Nude Descending a Staircase” – “Nude Descending a Staircase” by X.J. Kennedy Claude Monet “Water lilies” – “Les Nympheas” by W.D. Snodgrass Thursday, August 27 Online Activity: class doesn’t meet synchronously. Group 1: New York Movie “New York…
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Week 1: Literature and the Arts
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“As is painting, so is poetry.” Horace, Ars Poetica (19 BC) Tuesday, August 18 In class: Ice breaker: What forms does art take? Introductions: Name, where you’re from, major (or intended major), what art(s) do you practice? Syllabus and course format Frank O’Hara’s poem “Why I am Not a Painter“ Michael Goldberg “Sardines“ Assignment: Sign…
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Fall 2020: Startup
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Welcome to English 3260: American Literature and the Arts, section 102. This class is scheduled for Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:30-4:45. It is designed as a synchronous hybrid course, and will have the following meeting pattern: Tuesdays: face-to-face in Belk Hall 116 (or via Zoom) Thursdays: Zoom class or asynchronous activities Our main tools will…