Twyman: The British Library Guide to Printing: History and Techniques by Michael Twyman
McLuhan: The Medium is the Massage: An Inventory of Effects by Marshall McLuhan and Quentin Fiore
Weatherford: The History of Money Jack Weatherford Three Rivers Press
Harley: The New Nature of Maps: Essays in the History of Cartography
This schedule will always be a work in progress. Assignments will be added and linked as the schedule grows throughout the semester. Plan to check the online version of this schedule at least twice a week for updates. Homework assignments will be posted on this page throughout the semester. You MUST check this schedule regularly to keep up with course activities/assignments.
Week 1 Aug. 25 Introduction to class; review of syllabus and schedule; academic honesty policy; discussion question "What do we mean by the terms 'language,' 'texts,' and 'technology'?" Aug. 27 Read how the Web Was Won: An Oral History of the Internet
Make note of each time you encounter an idea that relates to lanauge, text, and/or technology. If you read the article online and your version of Adobe allows for notes/comments, use that function to make notes; if you print out the article, use your standard method for underlining and note-taking.
Week 2 Sept. 1 Read Wikipedia on Marshall Mcluhan; read McLuhan through p. 79 -("In the name of 'progress,' our official culture is striving to do force the new media to do the work of the old.")
While you are reading remember that this book was written in 1967!Just published today! An article on the 40th birthday of the Internet mentioning several of the people we read about in last week's article. It will help us in predicting/prognosticating about the future of the Internet, so please read it for class today. "As Internet Turns 40, Barriers Threaten Its Growth"
Homework
1) As you are reading, be conscious of links that there might be in Mcluhan's text to the interview article you read for class last Thurs. Write down any links you find.
2) Select at least three quotes that made you think hard or that surprised you. (Make sure these are chosen from the entire reading assignment, not just the first few pages! ) Write a few sentences about each quote--insights, critiques, what surprised you, etc.
3) Choose two illustrations that made you think hard or that surprised you. Make sure you save the page numbers of these illustrations. Write a few sentences about each illustration--how it struck you and why.http://www.ubu.com/sound/mcluhan.html
Quote for In-class discussion:
"The medium is the message" tells us that noticing change in our societal
or cultural ground conditions indicates the presence of a new message,
that is, the effects of a new medium. With this early warning, we can set
out to characterize and identify the new medium before it becomes obvious
to everyone - a process that often takes years or even decades. And if we
discover that the new medium brings along effects that might be
detrimental to our society or culture, we have the opportunity to
influence the development and evolution of the new innovation before the
effects becomes pervasive. As McLuhan reminds us, "Control over change
would seem to consist in moving not with it but ahead of it. Anticipation
gives the power to deflect and control force." (McLuhan 199)
http://individual.utoronto.ca/markfederman/article_mediumisthemessage.htm
Sept. 3 Finish McLuhan; discussion and in-class writing; make groups for Print Unit
If you were not in class for the in-class writing you must contact ericsson@wsu.edu to make it up.
For in-class writing--if you have wireless you can write on laptop and send file to me via email. If not, bring pen and paper. Also make sure you bring your copy of the MM book and the VF article if you think you might need it.
If you were not in class on Thurs. Sept. 3 you are in the Thurs. group. You only come to one of the following meetings. Week 3 Sept. 8 Begin Print Unit;
Read through the Print Unit overview before you come to class.
Read Chapters 1, 2, & 3 (p. 7-75)Twyman;
Meet in FA dept. for demonstration of print making. Directions: When you enter the building go to the top of the stairs, turn left and then go down the hallway to the right. The printmaking studio is room 7094 at the end of that hall on the right. Quiz will be at end of class.Sept. 10 Begin Print Unit;
Read through the Print Unit overview before you come to class.
Read Chapters 1, 2, & 3 (p. 7-75)Twyman;
Meet in FA dept. for demonstration of print making. Directions: When you enter the building go to the top of the stairs, turn left and then go down the hallway to the right. The printmaking studio is room 7094 at the end of that hall on the right. Quiz will be at end of class.Week 4 Sept. 15 Print; read Chapter 4 (p. 76-82)Twyman; meet in MASC for exploration of old print techniques and books; quiz at end of class over Chapter 4. Sept. 17 Print - read Chapter 4 (p. 76-82) Twyman; meet in MASC for exploration of old print techniques and books; quiz at end of class over Chapter 4.
NOTE CHANGE IN SCHEDULE HERE--date of presentations changed Week 5 Sept. 22 Print; discussion of Printing; be prepared for talking about the book!
Sept. 24 Read these articles about book readers. We will have access to a few Kindle's and perhaps some other book reader technology.
Kindle;
NY TIMES;
Textbooks are History?
Sony's answer to the Kindle
Reading the newsWeek 6 Sept. 29 Print project workshop. Oct. 1 Presentations on book - small group; present overview of your project--5 minutes each Week 7 Oct. 6 Begin Map Unit; read Harley Chapters 1 and 2; Cartograms from 2008/2004 election
Ericsson sick--no class; See Oct. 8
er Oct. 8 Finish presentations; introduce Map Unit ; Begin discussions of Harley Chapters 1-3. Harley notes Ch. 1 & 2
Week 8 Oct. 13 Read Harley Chapter 5- meet in MASC; Quiz over Chapters 1, 2, 3, and 5. Oct. 15 Read Harley Chapter 5 - meet in MASC; Quiz over Chapters 1, 2, 3, and 5. Week 9 Oct. 20 Read Jason Farman on maps; Dr. Farman guest speaker; this is a scholarly article, so you may find it somewhat challenging, but you will have a chance to ask Dr. Farman questions about the article during his guest appearance.
By Monday at 5:00 (Oct. 19) please send two questions about the article that you'd like Dr. Farman to consider. Make sure that the questions take into consideration the entire article. Do not just read a few pages and write your questions.
Remember to work on your Personal Map Narrative.
Colleague Evaluation Form
Fill out one Colleague Evaluation Form for each person you worked with in the Future of the Book project and email the forms to ericsson@wsu.edu
Oct. 22 Guest speaker on GIS-Dr. Richard Rupp Links to sites Dr. Rupp showed:
Zappos
Recovery.gov
The Geography of Jobs
OpenStreetMap
Week 10 Oct. 27 Read Harley Chapter 7
Bring one question from each of the following chapters to class for discussion: Chapters 3, 5, and 7. Ppt on Chapter 5
Oct. 29 Personal Map Narrative due and link shared with class; take-home essay test distributed; Discussion of all Harley Chapters; Revision Addendum
Article about Australian Aboriginal Map
The map itself. Quite unlike most of the maps we have studied.
Week 11 Nov. 3 Take home essay test due
Begin Money unit
Watch the following online videos and articles
Monetary Policy
How Money is Made
How ATM's Work
Local Money
Wikipedia
Ithaca Hours
Past design of US $1 bill
Analyze a US Dollar Bill as Language, Text, and Technology - the Dollar
Nov. 5 Read and discuss Weatherford Introduction and Chapters 1 & 2; In-class Exercises Week 12 Nov. 10 Read and discuss Weatherford Chapters 6, 7, and 12
Nov. 12 Read and discuss Weatherford Chapters 15 and 16; E-money
Article about Gold today
Week 13 Nov. 17 Money - meet in MASC--use same groups as other visits. Nov. 19 Money - meet in MASC--use same groups as other visits. Thanksgiving
Week 14 Dec. 1 Tying up study of books, maps, money. Making links, drawing conclusions.
Ericsson sick: special instructions below
We have studied book, maps, and money as Language, Texts, and Technology (LTT). Today’s class is all about tying up that study. I had planned to do this in class, but I’m too sick to come on campus so this assignment will take the place of classroom discussion and activities.
What I DON’T want you to do is write an essay. What I DO want you to do is create a chart, a web, a picture, a poem, or some other medium to illustrate what you’ve learned about Language, Text, and Technology (LTT) as those concepts relate to books, maps, and money.
I want you to think about what you know today that you didn’t know about LTT when you started this course back in August. And I want you to somehow illustrate what you’ve learned. I don’t want you to take a long time to do this. Maybe 10 minutes of brainstorming and then do your illustrating. This project should take about as much time as you would have spent in class today.
Please remember that the money project is due on Thursday. I’m sure I’ll be well enough to be on campus by then. For details on that project see the money unit assignment.
Dec. 3 Money Project due; presentation of money project to small groups Week 15 Dec. 8 Money project returned; discussion of revision project if needed Dec. 10 No class; revision workshop time Dec. 11 Revised project deadline: 5:00 pm Friday
