The seminar will be centered on close readings and discussions of selected texts, with opportunities for presenting installation or performative work. Students will prepare an in-class presentation during the term, 3 short written responses, and an 8-10 page paper at the end of the semester. The paper should address some important concepts from the readings and discussions. Alternative formats -- videos, installations, objects, performances, etc. -- may be accepted if they bear as much thought as an equivalent paper. Students will get feedback to their response notes, and will be graded on their in-class discussion and their final paper.
In addition to in-class group discussions, you'll be expected to meet 1-1 with the professor at least 2-3 times during the term for more personalized tutorials, at first in helping work through the readings, and later on your own term papers.
This course is open to graduate students in any of the AME concentrations as well as MAS PhD students. MAS PhD students will be able to use this course on their Program of Study for one of the AME required courses. Graduate students from any program are welcome to register for this course with permission of the instructor. Please email [email protected] .
Required Texts:
Sha Xin Wei, Poesis and Enchantment in Topological Matter, MIT Press, 2013.
Maurice Merleau-Ponty. Phenomenology of Perception, tr. D. Landes. Routledge 2012.
Gilbert Simondon. On the Mode of Existence of the Technical Object, tr. by Cecile Malaspina and John Rogove. Univocal 2017.
Peter Brook. The Empty Space: A Book About the Theatre: Deadly, Holy, Rough, Immediate. Touchstone 1995.
Peter Brook. The The Open Door: Thoughts on Acting and Theatre. Anchor 2005.
Supplementary articles and key selections from main texts will be provided, but it's recommended to get print versions of the books.
In addition to in-class group discussions, you'll be expected to meet 1-1 with the professor at least 2-3 times during the term for more personalized tutorials, at first in helping work through the readings, and later on your own term papers.
This course is open to graduate students in any of the AME concentrations as well as MAS PhD students. MAS PhD students will be able to use this course on their Program of Study for one of the AME required courses. Graduate students from any program are welcome to register for this course with permission of the instructor. Please email [email protected] .
Required Texts:
Sha Xin Wei, Poesis and Enchantment in Topological Matter, MIT Press, 2013.
Maurice Merleau-Ponty. Phenomenology of Perception, tr. D. Landes. Routledge 2012.
Gilbert Simondon. On the Mode of Existence of the Technical Object, tr. by Cecile Malaspina and John Rogove. Univocal 2017.
Peter Brook. The Empty Space: A Book About the Theatre: Deadly, Holy, Rough, Immediate. Touchstone 1995.
Peter Brook. The The Open Door: Thoughts on Acting and Theatre. Anchor 2005.
Supplementary articles and key selections from main texts will be provided, but it's recommended to get print versions of the books.