Extra Credit

Week of	Assignments	Viewing
9/1	Read Sitney, Chapters 1 and 2, and Camper, "The Trouble With Video" on-line	Subway (1905) Porter, Dreams of a Rarebit Fiend (1906)
9/8	Read Sitney, Chapter 3. Grove Art Online, "Dada" Submit the name of the artist you will be writing about	Bunuel/Dali, Un Chien Andalou Deren, Meshes of the Afternoon
9/15		Maas, Geography of the Body and Mechanics of Love Mencken, Visual Variations on Noguichi Peterson and Boughton, The Potted Psalm Broughton, Mother's Day
9/22	Read Sitney, Chapter 4, and Submit Working Bibliography	Peterson, The Cage Anger, Scorpio Rising
9/29	Read Sitney, Chapter 5.	Baillie, Castro Street Still Life Early video art--Performance
10/6	Read Sitney, Chapter 6. Submit Filmography or Videography	Brakhage, "Prelude" to Dog Star Man
10/13	Read Sitney, Chapter 7, and Camper, " 'On Visible Strings,' Films by Robert Breer" (On-line)	Harry Smith, selections Breer, selections
10/20	Read Sitney, Chapter 8 Submit Biographical Notes	Early video art-Image processing Paik, Selections
10/27	Read Sitney, Chapter 9, and	Belson, Samahadi DeWitt/Ditto, selections
11/3	Read Sitney, Chapter 10, Submit Characteristics of artist	Kren, 2/60: 48 Heads from the Szondi Test 4/61: Walls Pos.Neg.Way 15/67: TV Minton, selections
11/10	Read Sitney, Chapter 11, and Submit Survey of critical response	Rossler, Vital Statistics of a Citizen Simply Obtained Almy, Selections
11/17	Read Sitney, Chapter 12.	Snow, Wavelength Gehr, Serene Velocity
11/24	Submit Preliminary critical essay	Hammer, selections Frampton, Nostalgia Birnbaum, ??? Damnation of Faust Hill, Around and About Viola, The Space Between the Teeth
12/1	Presentations Submit Final version of critical essay
12/8	Presentations

On-line Discussion: In order to devote some class time to viewing work, a part of the discussion will be held on-line. This also allows people at some distance from the campus to participate. You will be expected to participate in the discussion at least once a week, commenting on the works we've seen, and there is no limit to the number of comments you can make. Details of how to access the discussion and contribute to it will be covered in class.

Papers: Most of the work that you submit in this class will be related to the individual artist and works you select to research and explore. The assignments are scheduled to build on one another, so that completing one prepares you to do the next. While the work will first be submitted in hard copy, the web requires that it also be available in digital form. You must submit revisions by email. There will be a short research project involving a number of artists--there will be more information on this assignment coming.

Presentation: Each student will discuss the work of a selected artist. The presentation will include the showing of at least one of the artist's works. The length of the presentation will depend, in part, on the length of the work chosen. Maximum time limits will be established once the number of presenters has been determined.

The Web Site: The Film and Video Art Web Site is collestion of on-line documents and links to other sites. Your contribution will include the information you have gathered on your artist, including the critical essay. Ultimately your contribution will appear on the the Film and Video Art website.

Attendance: You are expected to attend this class.