Category: ANNOUNCEMENTS

Dear All,

For those who were asking and/or might be needing headphones, it’s best to bring your own, but there will be some simple ones available if there’s a last minute emergency. It would be much better if you could bring your over-the-ear ones, since they are better at canceling surrounding noise, even if they’re not very fancy. Remember that there will be a lot of people moving in and out of spaces, and noise will be impossible to avoid.  

I should also note that as a sanitary measure,  alcohol swabs will also be available.

I’m very excited to see your projects in their final form!’

All the best,

denisse

Dear Students –

Dear students, 

Several of me asked you to post the map I drew of Camera Lucida, Part One–so here it is! This is (of course) no substitute for careful reading and re-reading. What it does, however, is offer a visual representation of Barthes’ thought process as he moves–haltingly, recursively–towards his major insight: dividing the photograph in the “studium” and the “punctum.” The map does not define these terms–we’ll discuss them in depth in class, and I want you to work them out, to some extent, on your own–but it is *just possible* that using it alongside the text will strengthen your sense of their definitions. 

NOTE: I have not mapped Part Two, which you’ll also be reading. (This map in fact gets us only to around page 40, when Barthes–having established his theory, at last–starts putting it to use, in analyzing individual photographs).  If you want to take a crack at a Part Two map, by all means, do so–and post it with Blog Post #4.

-Prof Kolb

Dear Students,

Here is a tutorial on how to create a post, which you will be doing for all assignments.

Two important things to remember:

1. After entering your text, select the category with the title of the assignment; for example, “Blog Post 1” for your first blog post assignment.  Categories are located on the bottom right corner of the site.

2. After you’re done writing, remember to hit “Publish”, which should be located on the top right of the site. Look for the green button.

PLEASE make sure to follow these steps so we can view your post on the site.

Happy posting!

denisse

Dear Students:

Welcome to The Arts in NYC site! This will be the portal for all course-related communication, including syllabus, field-trips, and assignments.  Please make sure to check it regularly to make sure you stay informed.

For more information on the course, please follow this link.

Have a great semester!

Prof. Kolb and denisse andrade (ITF)