REFLECTIVE RESPONSE

Reflective responses on assigned readings will be due throughout the semester in the form of comments to specific postings in the Course Blog. The responses will consist of three-paragraph statements on the readings or screenings, answering the following three questions (one paragraph per question):

1. Identify the article you have selected and why you chose it.

2. What are the main points of the essay?

3. How are the ideas or arguments in this article relevant to your own practice as a media artist?

PLACE, LANDSCAPE, MAPPING

Cresswell, Tim. Excerpt from: Place: A Short Introduction. (PDF)
Cross, Jennifer. "What is 'Sense of Place'?"
Debord, Guy. "Theory of the Dérive."
Hart, Joseph. "A New Way of Walking."
Hiss, Tony. Excerpt from: The Experience of Place. (PDF)
Interview: "Will Self: On ‘Psychogeography’ and the Places That Choose You.'
Lopate, Philip. "On the Aesthetics of Urban Walking and Writing."
Lippard, Lucy. Excerpt from: The Lure of the Local: Senses of Place in a Multicultural Society. (PDF)
Spirn, Anne Whiston. Excerpt from: The Language of Landscape. (PDF)
Wrights & Sites. "A Manifesto for a New Walking Culture."

This American Life: Mapping.

SOUND

Cage, John. "The Future of Music: Credo"
Delehanty, Suzanne. "Soundings."
Ferrington, Gary. "On A Clear Day I Can Hear Forever."
Hill, S. Arden. "Listening to Myself Listening."
Peterson, Ivars. "Sounds of the Seasons."
Russolo, Luigi. "The Art of Noises."
Toop, David. "The Art of Noise."
Westerkamp, Hildegard. "Soundwalking."

IMAGE

Bachman, Gideon. "On the Nature and Function of the Experimental (Poetic) Film."
GreenCine. "American Experimental Film."
MacDonald, Scott. "Introduction to Avant-Garde Film."
Miller, Paul D. (DJ Spooky). "Material Memories: Time and the Cinematic Image."
Sontag, Susan. "Excerpt from On Photography."
Trachtenberg, Stephen Joel. "The Art of Instant Gratification."

"What is Alternative Cinema?" (Please note that this article does not count as a possibility for your Reflective Response.)

SCREENINGS


Baillie, Bruce. Castro Street.
Baillie, Bruce. Valentin de la Sierras.
Brakhage, Stan. Cat's Cradle.
Bush, Paul. Incidents from the Life of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
Clarke, Shirley. Bridges-Go-Round.
Connor, Bruce. Breakaway.
Gerhard Holthuis. HKG.
Jennings, Jim. Close Quarters.
King, Joe and Rose Pedlow. Sea Change.
Marcellvs L. Man.Road.River.
Menken, Marie. Glimpse of the Garden.
Pierce, Leighton. Pink Socks.
Richardson, Emily. Aspect.
Riedelsheimer, Thomas. Touch The Sound: A Sound Journey with Evelyn Glennie
Smith, John. Worst Case Scenario.

Questions for Screenings

1. Identify the film you have selected and why you chose it.

2. What are the some of the key characteristics, images, scenes, transitions, events, edits, ideas, connections, etc., in this film?

3. How has this film inspired you (or frustrated you) in your practice as a media artist?