Week 9: Videopoetry

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.