 [a] Mapping RL Drawing History and Culture HIST 211 Autumn 2024 Monday-Wednesday (Friday Research) 12:00-13:45 Robert André LaFleur Office Hours: Morse Ingersoll 206 Tuesday 13:45-15:15 363-2005 Thursday 13:45-15:15 lafleur@beloit.edu ...or by appointment (just send me an email message) Required Books Nabokov, Vladimir. Lectures on Literature Edwards, Betty. Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain David Brody, How to Draw (televised lectures) *** *** Reading notebook Chicago Manual of Style Guidelines Round and Square (www.robert-lafleur.blogspot.com) The New York Review of Books (NYRB) Readings Available in .pdf Format New York Review of Books essays Reserve Books All books are on library reserve. Course Description This textually based course will focus upon skills necessary to build deep knowledge of historical and ethnographic narratives (and beyond). The approach we will take to active reading goes well beyond common practices such as underlining and creating sticky note dividers. We will carefully read a series of brief but significant textual passages during the term, ranging across a diversity of genres, and learn different ways of plumbing the details of those documents, as well as the sequence of arguments surrounding them. Prominent among these abilities is active "mapping," along with building skills in drawing (from scratch; absolutely no background is assumed). Drawing is a profoundly useful skill for all highly proficient readers, as we will see. The dexterity that comes with this range of abilities is shared by only a small subset of readers, and the goal of this course is to make each student one of them. Needless to say, these techniques are highly transferable to a wide range of sources, from legal documents and theoretical writings to scientific findings. Finally, an ability to map and draw based on close reading can bring significant readiness for active research (from archival to fieldwork), as well. Evaluation Quizzes 10% Every Session Mountains Letter 15% Week Five Exam I 10% Week Seven Midterm Assignment 15% Week Ten Exam II 10% Week Fifteen Presentation 10% Week Fifteen Final Essay 30% Finals Week Class attendance and participation is expected. HIST 211 Drawing History and Culture Autumn 2024 Week I (August 27, 29) See my class attendance and participation policy Tuesday, August 27 Introduction Thursday, August 29 Round and Square Syllabic Cycles: Introduction (a-d) Read all four posts, not just “a.” Nabokov, Lectures on Literature Page through the entire book, looking carefully at Nabokov's drawings and "mappings." Edwards, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain, xiii-xxiii Introduction Brody, How to Draw Lecture 1: An Introduction to Drawing *** *** Week II (September 3, 5) See my class attendance and participation policy Tuesday, September 3 Round and Square Quotidian Quizzes:Introduction (a-h) Read all eight posts, not just “a.” (You may skim a-d, but begin reading carefully with post "e," or "5", depending on the link (some are listed a-h and others 1-8; they are the same). The last four are crucial; your grade depends on it). Nabokov, Lectures on Literature, xvii-xxvii; Introduction by John Updike (read this very carefully) Introduction Jane Austen, Mansfield Park (Search "Austen, Mansfield Park" to learn a bit about the book, then read Nabokov's analysis as deeply as you can while still paying attention to time). We will discuss this skill going forward. Edwards, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain Chapter 1: Drawing and the Art of Bicycle Riding Chapter 2: First Steps in Drawing Brody, How to Draw Lecture 2: Drawing Materials for Line Lecture 3: Drawing Fundamentals and First Exercises Thursday, September 5 Nabokov, Lectures on Literature Charles Dickens, Bleak House (Search the author and the book to learn a bit about both, then read Nabokov's analysis as deeply as you can while still paying attention to time). Edwards, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain, xiii- Chapter 3: Your Brain, The Right and Left of It Brody, How to Draw Lecture 4: Line and Shape—Line and Aggregate Shape Lecture 5: Line and Shape—Volume and Figure Ground Week III (September 10, 12) See my class attendance and participation policy Tuesday, September 10 Nabokov, Lectures on Literature Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary (Search the author and the book to learn a bit about both, then read Nabokov's analysis as deeply as you can while still paying attention to time). Edwards, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain Chapter 4: Crossing Over From Left to Right Brody, How to Draw Lecture 6: Line and Shape—Positive and Negative Shape Lecture 7: Composition—The Format and its Armature Thursday, September 12 Nabokov, Lectures on Literature Robert Louis Stevenson, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Search the author and the book to learn a bit about both, then read Nabokov's analysis as deeply as you can while still paying attention to time). Brody, How to Draw Lecture 8: Composition—How Artists Compose Lecture 9: Line and Shape—Line Attributes and Gesture Week IV (September 17, 19 ) See my class attendance and participation policy Tuesday, September 17 Round and Square See separate Round and Square syllabus Nabokov, Lectures on Literature Nabokov, Lectures on Literature Marcel Proust, The Walk by Swann's Place (Swann's Way) (Search the author and the book to learn a bit about both, then read Nabokov's analysis as deeply as you can while still paying attention to time). Edwards, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain Chapter 5: Drawing on Your Childhood Artistry Brody, How to Draw Lecture 10: Composition—Shape and Advanced Stragegies Lecture 11: Proportion—Alberti's Velo Thursday, September 19 Nabokov, Lectures on Literature Franz Kafka The Metamorphosis (Search the author and the book to learn a bit about both, then read Nabokov's analysis as deeply as you can while still paying attention to time). Brody, How to Draw Lecture 12: Proportion—Accurate Proportion and Measure Lecture 13: Creating Volume and Illusionistic Space Week V (September 24, 26) See my class attendance and participation policy Tuesday, September 24 Round and Square See separate Round and Square syllabus Nabokov, Lectures on Literature James Joyce, Ulysses (Search the author and the book to learn a bit about both, then read Nabokov's analysis as deeply as you can while still paying attention to time). Edwards, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain Chapter 6: Perceiving Edges Brody, How to Draw Lecture 14: Six Complete Drawing Projects Thursday, September 26 We'll start class right at 12:00 today, and there will not be a quiz (just this once). Nabokov, Lectures on Literature The Art of Literature and Commonsense L'Envoi We'll wrap up discussion about Nabokov in class and then talk about the letter. Week VI (October 1, 3) See my class attendance and participation policy Tuesday, October 1 Brody, How to Draw Lecture 15: Linear Perspective—Introduction Lecture 16: Linear Perspective—The Quad Class will begin at 12:00 with an in-class reading exercise (in place of a quiz). We'll discuss close reading and next week's exam thereafter. Thursday, October 3 No Formal Class Meeting. Watch the lectures below, and use class time to prepare for the take-home exam next week. *** *** Begin work on your midterm (take-home) exam. It will be sent to you in your email at noon. Thursday, October 10 Complete work on your midterm (take-home) exam. Leave it in my Godfrey 106 office door by 4:00 p.m. today.
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HIST 211: Drawing History and Culture Syllabus
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