“Choosing not to follow in the footsteps of the old masters,
but rather to seek what they sought.” — Matsuo Basho
M 06-Sep No Class—Labor Day Due: Blog Entry
- (first topical discussion, beyond initial intro. post — also expected by now)
- Overall Guide here
- Remember to include media; e.g. avatar-image, instructions here.
W 08-Sep Internet Invention Chapter 2 (43-68): “Image”
- Discuss: “Attunement,” Natural Standpoint; “Obtuse Meaning,”
Voice (mood), Wabi-Sabi; “Epiphany” (see links below)
F 10-Sep Caitlin Fisher, These Waves of Girls (2001)
S 11-Sep Due: Fakebook update (1st check)
- Sections (inventory):
Textbook: Chp 1 & Chp 2; Film-Relay: Breathless;
New Media-Relays: Sunshine ’69 & These Waves of Girls; Popcycle: 1 example (any dimension)
M 13-Sep Due: Exercise 1 “Obtuse Meanings” (p. 46) and/or “Illumination” (p. 63)
» Supplemental Pages (Internet Invention site):
Pages on Ulmer’s supplementary site for Chapter 2:
Exercise 1
- Due: 13-Sep (posted on blog by 12pm); 500 words min.; 10 points.
- — Note: total word count; answer either prompt or both.
Prompt 1: “Obtuse Meanings” ( see Exercise p. 46)
- Notes: select one photograph to discuss, which strikes you with its particular detail (review Barthes); post image in entry if possible. Briefly describe the “punctum” and “obtuse” (third) meaning.
Second, use this understanding to define a word in the style of Leiris (pp. 45-6); this can be the standard length of a dictionary entry, but in style guided by Ulmer (chapters 1 & 2).
Prompt 2: “Illumination” ( see Exercise p. 63-4)
- Notes: the form and style of the scene are the crucial parameters, (need not worry about the “magnitude” of the insight). Review examples by Genet, Blanchot, and Ulmer.
» Remember the importance of sensory details of setting, people, event in your description;
(see Fisher for examples, “artist relay” of writing techniques. )
General Notes (all exercise assignments)
Review general “reading response” assignment criteria (expectations and evaluation) from syllabus.
In addition to what I have cautioned to avoid, consider these stylistic tips as you write: thoughtful contemplation of the prompts will be apparent by your specificity, both in details and language. Use concrete and vivid description; write precisely and concisely, (the brevity of the assignment is deliberate). This does not mean to limit your response arbitrarily by word count (i.e. “OK I’ve hit the minimum, I’ll stop even though this passage is incomplete” etc). Likewise, one could write 2000 words on just one prompt from Internet Invention, but this would miss the point.
Feel free to exceed the minimum word requirement, but avoid repetition, excess summary, “slow” narration, tangents, unnecessary discussion, overly-general contexts, arguments of opinions and the like. Remember, “haiku reason” and composition: deliberate statements and economy of phrasing are highly effective, as in all writing situations.
- (more coming soon, if necessary;
I will post replies to email inquires if relevant/helpful to entire class.)
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