ART 111. Paperless Paper. Due via email ONLY. Thursday. 11-19-2015.
As the syllabus states, this paper is worth 33% of your final grade. Please note these due dates:
November 10 : you must confirm with me the artist and art work that you wish to do by this date. I will approve or not approve it, based upon various criteria. If I approve it, then off you go. If I do not, then please follow this process through until you are approved. This process is to ensure your success.
November 19 by midnight. The paperless paper is due via email to: Do not include a picture of the work.
Choose one work of art. Only one and write about it. The essay will start with an intro paragraph and end with a conclusion. In between, you will identify and analyze at least 3 interpretations/discussions of that one art work by various art historians. Mind you, you are NOT to use the internet. No Wikipedia; no web pages; no blogs. You will use books and articles. ONLY! You must have at least 3 sources. 5 is OK. 2 is too little. 3. 6 is nice too. But 3.
Or, to put it a different way, 3 sources or more whatever you need to make a good paper and 1000 words, but no fewer than 3.
Now why do I seem like such a Luddite? Well, I am not a Luddite, first of all, but the major reason is that the purpose of the paper is to allow you to read critically so that you can understand subtle differences in what different people say about one artwork. And I want the comments or interpretations of the artwork you choose to be juried, ie generally accepted. On the one hand, we call this analysis. On the other hand, when you do it right, we call it synthesis. You may NOT use quotes in the paper. None. Theres no reason to use quotes. Paraphrase what the writers have to say. That way, I know that you understand what youre reading.
This 1000 word paper (submitted via email) will focus on various interpretations of that one artwork. One artwork. Only one. Methodology is very important here; you might even say the most important aspect. If you choose the wrong approach you risk receiving a poor grade on this portion, so please pay attention to the assignment.
Respect the due date, or risk grade punishment. Simple. I am handing this paper out on October 22. Also, you need to include a brief bibliography. Here are some stylistic examples you can choose from. And, of course, the bibliography does NOT fit into the word count. Come see me if you have any problems.
Alan Garfield, Tech 224,
Examples of MLA Bibliography Format
Fawcett, Shaun. Internet Basics without fear!, Montreal: Final Draft Publications, 1999.
Gorman, John Richard, and Raymond T. Smithson, The Dynamics of Human Fear Neuroses In the Age of the Modern Computer. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. 1997. 345-53.
Sawyer, David, and Ronald Johnson. The Transference of Fears of Technology To Those Around Us A Case Study. New York: Holt,Rinehart & Winston, 1987.
Hillson, Gregory. The Unwelcome Eventual Alternative Computers That Tell Us What To Do. The New Psychologist Dec. 1996: 45-54
Transom, Zak, and Steven Rutherford. The Relationship Between Occasional Writers Block and Fear of Technology. Psychology Today, Oct. 1991: 82-88.