| COURSE
SCHEDULE (subject to revision--changes
will be announced in class & posted as announcements on the portal
http://my.berklee.net) |
| The
Nature of Nature |
| Week
1 |
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W
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JAN
23 |
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Introductions:
What is the nature of technology? What |
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metaphors,
myths, and stories do we have for nature? For technology? |
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F |
JAN
25 |
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Reading:
"Walking," Thoreau & |
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"Against Nature," Oates (handout) |
| Nature,
Technology and Romanticism |
| Week
2 |
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M
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JAN
28 |
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Reading:
Handouts |
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W
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JAN
30 |
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Reading:
Frankenstein |
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F
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FEB
1 |
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MEET
IN THE LAB IN F44–meet in lab every Friday |
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Reading:
Frankenstein |
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DUE:
Critical Response 1 on Victor as the man of science |
| Week
3 |
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M
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FEB
4 |
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Reading:
Handouts on Romanticism and poetry |
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W
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FEB
6 |
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Reading:
Frankenstein |
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Screen:
clips from different versions of Frankenstein |
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F
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FEB
8 |
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Reading:
Frankenstein |
| Week
4 |
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M
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FEB
11 |
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Meet
at MFA |
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W
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FEB
13 |
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Reading:
Handouts on Romanticism and poetry |
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F
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FEB
15 |
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DUE:
Critical Response 2 on either Frankenstein MOO or Gods & Monsters
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| Expressionism
& Modernism: Technology in Modern Life |
| Week
5 |
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M
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FEB
18 |
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PRESIDENT'S
DAY: NO CLASS |
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T |
FEB
19 |
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FOLLOW
MONDAY SCHEDULE |
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Reading:
Handouts on Expressionism |
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Screen:
Metropolis |
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W |
FEB
20 |
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Screen: Metropolis |
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F
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FEB
22 |
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Reading: Machinal (handout) |
| Week
6 |
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M
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FEB
25 |
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Reading:
Machinal (handout) |
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W
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FEB
27 |
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DUE:
Critical Response 3 on how Metropolis & Machinal use
expressionist style |
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F
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MAR
1 |
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Reading:
Brave New World |
| Technotopia
1: Brave New World |
| Week
7 |
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M
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MAR
4 |
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Reading:
Brave New World |
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W
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MAR
6 |
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Reading:
Brave New World |
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SPECIAL
EVENT! SCREENING OF MODULATIONS 6 PM |
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–location
to be announced |
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F
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MAR
8 |
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Reading:
Brave New World |
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DUE:
Critical Response 4 on Modulations |
| Week
8 |
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M
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MAR
11 |
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Reading:
Brave New World |
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W
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MAR
13 |
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Reading:
Brave New World |
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F
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MAR
15 |
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MIDTERM
EXAM DUE |
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Week
9
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SPRING
BREAK |
| Technotopia
2: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep (Blade Runner) |
| Week
10 |
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M
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MAR
25 |
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Reading:
Blade Runner (Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?) |
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DUE:
Critical Response 5 on on the opening of Blade Runner |
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W
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MAR
27 |
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Reading:
Blade Runner, poetry (handout) |
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F
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MAR
29 |
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Reading:
Blade Runner |
| Week
11 |
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M
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APR
1 |
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Reading:
Blade Runner |
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W
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APR
3 |
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Reading:
Blade Runner |
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F
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APR
5 |
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Reading:
White Noise |
| Week
12 |
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M
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APR
8 |
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DUE: Thesis paragraph for critical essayReading: White Noise
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W
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APR
10 |
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Reading: White Noise |
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F
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APR
12 |
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Reading:
White Noise |
| Technotopia
3: White Noise |
| Week
13 |
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M
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APR
15 |
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PATRIOT'S
DAY: NO CLASS |
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W
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APR
17 |
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DUE:
CRITICAL ANALYSIS ESSAY (4-6 pages) |
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F
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APR
19 |
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Reading:
White Noise |
| Week
14 |
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M
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APR
22 |
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Reading:
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W
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APR
24 |
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Reading:
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F
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APR
26 |
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Reading:
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| Week
15 |
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M
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APR
29 |
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Reading:
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GROUP
PRESENTATIONS |
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Critical
Response 7 due when you give your presentation |
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W |
MAY
1 |
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Reading:
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GROUP
PRESENTATIONS |
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F
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MAY
3 |
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Reading:
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GROUP
PRESENTATIONS |
| Week
16 |
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M |
MAY
6 |
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CONCLUSIONS |
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FINAL
EXAM DUE |
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