Class Schedule
Week 1
T. Aug. 22 Introduction, syllabus, and the scope of the class.
*Be sure to purchase, Six Names of Beauty by Crispin Sartwell
Th. Aug. 24 Ways to view art: Disinterestedness & Engaged
Reading and Observations:
- Hepburn, Ronald and Arnold Berleant. “An Exchange on Disinterestedness.” Contemporary Aesthetics, 2003.
- Amadeus Clip, 2:21
Week 2
T. Aug. 29 Everyday Aesthetics
Reading and Observations:
- Sartwell, Crispin. The Art of Living: Aesthetics of the Ordinary in World Spiritual Traditions. SUNY Press, 1995. xi-xvi; 31-44; 157-158.
- Discuss group presentations + draw names
Th. Aug. 31 Visit Art Museum + Popejoy Theater
- Visit Art Museum/Theater
- Watch Scent of Green Papaya by Tran Anh Hung > Prepare write up
- Review of Scent of Green Papaya + NYTimes Review
Week 3
T. Sept. 5 Everyday Aesthetics
Reading and Observations:
- Bring write-up for museum/Scent of Green Papaya evaluations. Be prepared to discuss
- Tuan, Yi-Fu. Passing Strange and Wonderful. Kodansha International, 1995. 35-69. [Please read, but no observations required.]
In class:
- Discuss artistic project #1
- Sensory Deprivation Map + Detail
Th. Sept. 7 Everyday Aesthetics
Reading and Observations:
- Ackerman, Diana. A Natural History of the Senses. Vintage Press, 1991. 127-142.
- Resource : https://noemalab.eu/ideas/intervista-a-gwenn-ael-lynn-interview-to-gwenn-ael-lynn/
In class:
- Discuss oral presentations
Week 4
T. Sept. 12 Everyday Japanese Aesthetics
Reading and Observations:
- Shonagon, Sei. “The Pillow Book.”, Aesthetics in Perspective, 617-619; and The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon. Translated Ivan Morris, Columbia University Press, 1991. 171-173; 182-185; 210-213.
- Saito, Yuriko. “The Japanese Aesthetics of Imperfection and Insufficiency”, The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism 55:4, 1997. 377-385.
Th. Sept. 14 Everyday Japanese Aesthetics
Reading + pose 3 QUESTIONS:
- Sartwell, Crispin. “Wabi-Sabi: Japanese, Humility and Imperfection”, Six Names of Beauty, Rutledge, 2004.
Week 5
T. Sept. 19
Work Day, please bring materials for your book and imagery to print (if you need to do so). We’ll discuss artist’s statements and have time to construct the books.
Th. Sept. 21 Creative Project #1 due
Week 6
T. Sept. 26 Spiritual Aesthetics
Reading and Observations:
Th. Sept. 28 Japanese Tea Ceremony
Reading and Observations:
Presenters Team 1: Thomas and Jacqueline
- Suzuki, Daisetz T. “Zen and the Art of Tea”, Aesthetics: the Big Questions, ed. Carolyn Korsmeyer, Blackwell Publishers, 1998. 55-59.
- Okakura, Kakuzo. “The Tea-Room”, The Book of Tea, ed. Everett F. Bleiler, Dover, 1964. (31-41).
Sat. Sept. 30-Field Trip to Santa Fe
- Visit: Japanese Tea House/Ceremony and Izanami
- RR leaves at 8:20 am. 9:58 arrival in SF. Leave at 3:15. 4:45 arrival to downtown RR stop.
Week 7
T. Oct. 3 Spiritual Music
Reading and Observations:
Presenters Team 2: Gwen and Beatrice
- Lorraine, Renee. “Sound and Sensibility”, unpublished manuscript.
- Berleant, Arnold. “Sacred Environments.” Living in the Landscape, University Press of Kansas, 1997. 167-177.
Th. Oct. 5 Navajo Spirituality
Reading and Observations:
Presenters Team 3: Erin & Mike (presenters will present on both articles since they are short):
- Witherspoon, Gary. “Navajo Aesthetics: Beautifying the World Through Art” in Aesthetics in Perspective, 736-742.
- Parezo, Nancy J. Navajo Sandpainting. University of Arizona Press, 1983. 1-5; 11-20.
Week 8
T. Oct. 10 Navajo Aesthetics & Impermanence in Art
Reading (no observations, but please read):
- Sartwell, Crispin. “Hozho: Navajo, health, harmony”, Six Names of Beauty, Rutledge, 2004. 133-152.
- Paper #1 DUE
Th. Oct. 12 Fall Break, no class
Week 9
T. Oct. 17 Body Aesthetics
Reading and Observations:
Th. Oct. 19 Body Aesthetics
Presenters Team 9: Curi and Kusha
- Visser, Margaret. The Way We Are. Faber and Faber, 1996, 37-41; 242-245; 62-66; 127-131; 98-106; 147-151
- Examples of successful documentation: Ann Hamilton: Beautiful short footage (perhaps a bit more context could be provided), Ann Hamilton Myein, Ann Hamilton: The Event of a Thread
- Examples of poor documentation: Example 1 (no context/poor inconsistent lighting),and Example 2: Lack of aesthetic considerations and continuity in the film
Week 10
T. Oct. 24 Critique, Creative Project #2
Th. Oct. 26 Critique, Creative Project #2
Week 11
One on one Meetings, in my office 19 a
Monday, Oct. 30
- 3-3:10 Kaylee
- 3:10-3:20 Devon
- 3:20-3:30 Beatrice
- 3:30-3:40 Kusha
- 3:40-3:50
- 3:50-4
- 4-4:10
- 4:10-4:20
- 4:20-4:30
- 4:30-4:40 Katie
- 4:40-4:50 Gwen
- 4:50-5 Michael
- 5-5:10 Mary
- 5:10-5:20 Jacqueline
- 5:20-5:30 Erin
T. Oct. 31 Body Aesthetics
Reading and Observations:
- Presenters Team 4: Kaylee and Haylie
- Eaton, Ann. “Taste in Bodies and Fat Oppression.” American Society for Aesthetics Conference, 2015, Savannah, Georgia.
Th. Nov. 2 Body Aesthetics
Reading and Observations: Presenters Team 5: Katie and Marissa (both articles since they are short):
- Taylor, Paul C. “Malcolm’s Conk and Danto’s Colors; or Four Logical Petitions Concerning Race, Beauty, and Aesthetics.” Beauty Matters, edited by Peg Zeglin Brand, Indiana University Press, 2000, 57-64.
- Robert, Gooding, Williams. “Look, A Negro!” Aesthetics in Perspective, edited by Kathleen Higgins, Cengage Learning, 2003, 530-538.
Th, Nov. 2-Meetings
- 2:40-2:50 Thomas
- 2:50-3 Hailey
- 3-3:10 Marissa
- 3:30 Rebekkah
Friday, Nov. 3-Meetings
- 2-2:10 Aline
- 2:50-3 Molly
Week 12
T. Nov. 7 Demo Day + Presentation
Reading and Observations: Presenters Team 6: Rebekkah and Gabrielle
In class:
Th. Nov. 9 Demo Day/Creative Project Proposal Check-in
Week 13
T. Nov. 14 Body Aesthetics
Reading and Observations:
Presenters Team 7: Mary and Devon
Th. Nov. 16 Transforming Aesthetic Responses
Reading and Observations:
Presenters Team 8: Molly and Aline
Week 14
T. Nov. 21 Paper #2 Due via email by 11 am. No class in lieu of field trip.
Th. Nov. 23 No Class, Thanksgiving Break
Week 15
T. Nov. 28 Fabrication Day (print and prepare artist’s statement)
Th. Nov. 30 Fabrication Day (print and prepare artist’s statement)
Week 16
T. Dec. 5 Creative Project #3 due + artist’s statement + presentations
Th. Dec. 7 Creative Project #3 due + presentations & celebration
RESOURCES: **Peer Evaluation Form**