Tuesday, October 13
- In class: (Class meets in classroom and via Zoom)
- Discussion of performance poetry and “To This Day”
- Introduction to writing on video and videopoetry
- The Art of the Title
- “North by Northwest” (1959)
- “Pinky and the Brain Title Sequence“
- Homework
- “Introduction to the Concept and Theory of Videopoetry” by Tom Konyves
- “Sign Language” (1985) by Tom Konyves
- Write a brief response to Konyves’ “Sign Language” in the context of his theory of videopoetry
Thursday, October 15
- In class: (meet via Zoom only)
- “Roda Lume” (1968) (including videopoem) by E. M. de Melo e Castro
- Young-Hae Chang Heavy Industries
- “When” by Ottar Ormstad
- “Fuck You” by Cee-lo Green
- “Word Crimes” by Weird Al Yankovic
- “Right Action” by Franz Ferdinand
- Homework:
- Explore the work of Young Hae Chang Heavy Industries and write a brief post about one of their videopoems.