Schedule & Readings
| Week/Date | Topic & Activities | Assignments Due | Readings Due | |
| Week 1 Introduction & Syllabus Overview “Ways of Seeing” | W. Aug. 28 (Online) | Introductions and Icebreaker Activity Overview of Syllabus and Course Content | ||
| M. Sept. 2 No Class | NO CLASSES. (BARUCH CLOSED, LABOR DAY) | |||
| Wed. Sept. 4 (In-Person) | Debrief Groups: https://gillespie24.commons.gc.cuny.edu/debrief-reports/ Discussion of Ways of Seeing | John Berger, Ways of Seeing (pp. 1-64 only) Optional Viewing: Ways of Seeing, Episode 1 (1972) Remembering John Berger (2017) | ||
| Week 2 Analyzing Art | M. Sept. 9 (Online) | *Review publishing Discussion Posts on website (Guest: Brandon Ely, Macaulay Fellow) Finish up discussing Ways of Seeing | ||
| W. Sept. 11 (In-Person) | *Review Debrief Presentation Guidelines (Reminder: Meet with your group before our next class and select a presenter to go first) Discussion of Barnet Reading In-Class Activity: Formal Analysis | Due: Discussion Post 1 (Submit before Class) | Sylvan Barnet, A Short Guide to Writing About Art: Chapter 3, “Analytical Thinking” Barnet, Ch. 4, “Formal Analysis and Style” | |
| Week 3 Formal Analysis Baruch Mishkin Gallery Tour | M. Sept. 16 (Online) | In-Class: Debrief Presentations Lecture/Discussion: Public Art and the High Line | Due: Debrief Presenter 1 | Art Projects on the High Line: https://www.thehighline.org/art/ About The High Line: http://www.thehighline.org/ Miwon Kwon, “Public Art and Urban identities“ Phillip Lopate, “Above Grade: On the High Line” Jeremiah Moss, “Disney World on the Hudson” |
| W. Sept. 18 CLASS EVENT | On-Campus Visit to Baruch’s Mishkin Gallery for Guided Tour Meet at the Mishkin Gallery @ 135 E 22nd St in Baruch’s Administration Building | Mishkin Gallery Pamphlet/Artist info: https://weissman.baruch.cuny.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2024/09/MG-AO_Booklet_final.pdf Artist Website: https://www.annaostoya.com/ **Please Note: Baruch’s Annual Club Fair Thurs. Sept. 19th, 12:40-2:40pm Plaza and Vertical Campus | ||
| Week 4 The High Line Tour | M. Sept. 23rd CLASS EVENT | The High Line Tour 4:30-6:00pm We will meet at 4:25pm at the High Line for a 90-minute guided tour. Please arrive at the south High Line Entrance at Gansevoort & Washington Streets by 4:25pm. Directions: From Baruch, the most direct route is to take the 6 train to 14th street and transfer to the L train to 8th Avenue, and then to walk from there (Total: aprx. 25 mins) | ||
| W. Sept. 25 No Class Meeting. | No Class Meeting. (Professor at Conference.) *Note: Use this class as an alternative date to visit The High Line on your own if you cannot attend on Monday evening* Fall 2024 Undergraduate Job & Internship Fair Friday, Sept. 27th 12-4 pm | Watch on your own: Amanda Burden TedX on Cities and Public Spaces | ||
| Week 5 Engaging Public Art | M. Sept. 30 Asynchronous Class | *Asynchronous Class. (No Meeting) *Watch The High Line documentary Elevated Thinking on your own. **Complete Discussion Post 2 by Friday Oct 4th. | Due: Discussion Post 2 (**Due by FRIDAY Oct 4) | Watch on your own: Elevated Thinking: The High Line in New York City (2014) |
| W. Oct. 2 No Class | NO CLASSES SCHEDULED (ROSH HASHANAH) | |||
| M. Oct. 7 (Online) | In Class: Debrief Presentations Discussion on Public Art and the Creative Research Project (Proposals Due: Oct 16) | *Debrief Presenter 2 | Listen to “Public Art Fund” Podcasts, Episodes 1 and 6: Episode 1: “Monuments” Episode 6: “Art for Change” Browse Public Art Projects in NYC: 1. NYC Parks Public Art Map 2. Curbed: Public art in NYC | |
| Week 6 Representation in Hamilton | W. Oct. 9 (Online) | Begin watching Hamilton | ||
| M.Oct. 14 No Class | COLLEGE CLOSED, NO CLASSES SCHEDULED | |||
| TUES. Oct. 15 (Online) (*Classes run on Monday Schedule) CLASS EVENT | Continue watching Hamilton NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM Brooklyn Museum, 6-10pm | | Stuart Hall, Ch. 1 of Representation Jonathan Mandell, “Hamilton: Five Ways Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hip-Hopped History Musical Breaks New Ground” James McMaster, “Why Hamilton is Not the Revolution You Think it is” | |
| Week 7 Hamilton / Guest Lecture | W.Oct. 16 (In-Person) | Guest Lecture: Dr. Bess Rowen Lecture Title: “From Queen Bee to Brat: The Origins, Promise, and Power of Mean Girls in Media” | Due: Creative Project Proposal (Submit on Brightspace) | If you haven’t seen the film Mean Girls (2004), you should watch it before class for context. |
| M. Oct. 21 (Online) | Finish watching Hamilton | Optional Reading/Reference: Book I Hamilton Book II for Hamilton | ||
| Week 8 SUFFS on Broadway | W. Oct. 23 (In-Person) | In Class: Debrief Presentations *Pre-Broadway Reminders for SUFFS In-Class Library Research Workshop Led by Prof. Stephen Francoeur | *Debrief Presenter 3 Due: Discussion Post 3 | IDC 1001H Library Research Guide: https://guides.newman.baruch.cuny.edu/idc1001h |
| THURS. Oct 24 CLASS EVENT | SUFFS ON BROADWAY Meet at 6:40pm out front of the Music Box Theater to collect your ticket. | *Read the One-Sheet for SUFFS | ||
| M. Oct. 28 (Online) | Guest Lecture: Dr. Kelly Aliano, New York Historical Society *Post-show discussion of Suffs. | | About New York Historical Society E. Wood and K. Latham, “Experiencing Objects in the Museum” R. Burnham, “If you don’t stop, you don’t see anything” | |
| Week 9 New York Historical Society Opera and Orientalism | W. Oct. 30 CLASS EVENT | New York Historical Society Meet at the NYHS @ 4pm. Address: 170 Central Park West | ||
| M. Nov. 4 (Online) | In Class: Debrief Presentations Begin Watching Madama Butterfly [Met Opera version online] | *Debrief Presenter 1 Due: Discussion Post 4 | Entry on Madama Butterfly in Oxford Music Online (full summary) Optional: Puccini’s Madama Butterfly Libretto (available here for reference) | |
| Week 10 Opera and Orientalism | W. Nov. 6 (In Person) | *Class Postponed | Keyword Summary, “Orientalism” from Encyclopedia of Aesthetics Stuart Hall, “Spectacle of the Other” Degabriele, “From Madame Butterfly to Miss Saigon: One Hundred Years of Popular Orientalism” Optional: Met Opera Education Guide, Madama Butterfly | |
| M.Nov. 11 (Online) | Continue Watching Madama Butterfly [excerpts] Watch: Opening Overture, “Dovunque al mondo” [Act I]”, Vogliatemi bene” [Act I]“, Un bel dì vedremo” [Act II], “Flower Duet” (Duetto dei Fiori) [Act II], “Addio, fiorito asil” [Act III], “Con onor muore” [Act III], Closing | Due: Analysis of Public Artwork (Submit on Brightspace) **Deadline to Request Online STEAM Festival Attendance (Email Professor) | *Discuss Readings from 11/6 postponed class. | |
| Week 11 | W. Nov. 13 Asynchronous Class | No Class Meeting. (Professor at Conference) | Due: Discussion Post 5 | *Use class time to work on your Annotated Bibliography & Revised Project Description & to submit Discussion Post 5. |
| M. Nov. 18 (Online) | In Class: Debrief Presentations *Discuss STEAM Festival Examples from past years of the festival: https://steam2024.commons.gc.cuny.edu/past-years/ | *Debrief Presenter 2 Due: Annotated Bibliography & Revised Project Description (Submit on Brightspace) | Watch in Class: TREASURES OF NEW YORK: Museum of the City of New York | |
| Week 12 Museum of the City of New York | W. Nov. 20 CLASS EVENT | MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, 4-5pm Meet outside of the museum at 4pm. (Please note: this is a self-guided tour, so arrive as soon as you can as the museum closes at 5pm). Choose at least one of the current exhibits to look at closely for your final Discussion Post along with the NY at its Core permanent exhibit. Address: 1220 Fifth Ave (Take 6 train from Baruch to 103rd Street) | BRING YOUR CUNY ID. *Museum entrance is free with your ID. Learn and read about MCNY here: https://www.mcny.org/about | |
| M. Nov. 25 (Online) | In Class: Debrief Presentations Post-Museum Discussion *Review Upcoming deadlines | *Debrief Presenter 3 Due: Discussion Post 6 | ||
| W. Nov. 27 No Class | No Class (Baruch follows a Friday schedule) Have a good break! | |||
| Week 13 Creative Projects | M. Dec. 2 *No Class Meeting | No Class Meeting. Work independently on your creative project and prepare presentation for Wednesday | ||
| W. Dec. 4 (In-Person) | *In-Class Exhibition of Creative Art Projects *Bring your creative art projects to class for your presentation. Remember to post an image or link to your project on the website along with a title for your work. **Presentations should include what inspired you to create your project, why you chose the medium you did, and the process of creating your project (Total: 3-4 mins per student). | Due: Creative Project & Presentations | ||
| Dec 7-11 | STEAM FESTIVAL | |||
| Week 14 | M. Dec. 9 (No Class Meeting) EVENT | No Class Meeting due to STEAM Festival dates. STEAM FESTIVAL In-Person Dec. 7-8 & 11; Online Dec. 10 Attend the STEAM Festival on your assigned date/time. Work on your essay draft. Review the final presentation guidelines. *If you plan to send in a draft, please submit by the end of the day. | Due: Optional Essay Draft (Submit on Brightspace) Due: Please submit 1-2 images of the artwork you researched to me via email by 12 noon on 12/11. | STEAM Festival Presentation Format: STEAM Prep PPT (2024) In-Person: For students presenting in-person, they will be doing very short 1-3 minute lightning-style presentations of their work to let their Macaulay peers know a little bit about it. Then they will walk around and converse with their peers about their projects (kind of like what you’d do at a poster conference). Online: For students presenting at the online session, they should have some digital form of their project available to share on their screen via Zoom, and again, they will only be talking about it for a few minutes. |
| W. Dec. 11th (In-Person) | *In-Class Final Research Presentations (3-4 minutes per student) | Due: In-Class Research Presentations | For the presentation, you should consider the following questions (note: you do not need to answer all of these questions): 1) What public artwork was the focus of your research essay? What should we know about it? 2) What did you discover about the piece of public art in the process of doing research? What arguments did you make about it in your paper? 3) What (if any) struggles did you face in trying to write about and understand your chosen artwork? | |
| FINAL EXAM WEEK | F. Dec 20th (No Class) | *Final Essay Submission Deadline | Due: Final Essay Due (Submit on Brightspace) | |
