Class Schedule

Week 1 (Jan 31-Feb 4): Introduction.
No discussion sections this week; workshops will meet.

Notes from lecture

Unit 1. Printing: Communication over time and space

Reading for week 2 (Feb 7-11): Eisenstein chapters 1-3 (pp. 3-90)

Notes from lecture

Reading for week 3 (Feb 14-18): Eisenstein chapters 4-6 (pp. 91-184)

Reading notes

*** Quiz #1

Reading for week 4 (Feb 21-25): Eisenstein chapters 7-8 (pp. 185-176)

Unit 2. Telephone: The personal medium

Reading for week 5 (Feb 28-Mar 3): Fischer chapters 1-3 (pages 1-85)

*** Essay due

*** Project assignment handed out

Reading for week 6 (Mar 6-10): Fischer chapters 4-6 (pages 86-192)

Reading for week 7 (Mar 13-17): Fischer chapters 7-9 (pages 193-272)

*** Project milestone #1 (primary sources) due

*** Spring Break: March 18-26 ***

Unit 3. Television: Reaching the masses

Reading for week 8 (Mar 27-31): Smith & Paterson chapters 1-4 (pp. 1-68)

Reading for week 9 (Apr 3-7): Smith & Paterson chapters 5-9 & Epilogue
(pp. 69-131, 264-267)

*** Quiz #2 in lecture this week!

Reading for week 10 (Apr 10-14):

If your last name begins with A-G: Smith & Paterson chapters 11, 12, 13, 14, 21

If your last name begins with H-Q: Smith & Paterson chapters 11, 12, 15, 16, 18

If your last name begins with R-Z: Smith & Paterson chapters 11, 12, 17, 19, 20

Unit 4. Sound Recording: Technology or art?

Reading for week 11 (Apr 17-21): Morton (pages TBA)

NO DISCUSSION SECTIONS THIS WEEK!

*** Project milestone #2 (draft) due

Reading for week 12 (Apr 24-28): Morton (pages TBA)

Week 13: No reading. Poster Session will take place May 2 from 10-4 in the atrium of the student union. Each team will need to have at least one member present at all times during the poster session. Lecture and discussion sections are canceled for this week.

Reading for week 14 (May 8-12): Morton (pages TBA)

*** Quiz #3

Week 15 (May 15-16): Wrap-up lecture
No discussions or workshops this week.

*** Project papers due