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Collecting Media

Spring 2024 Seminar with Shannon Mattern at the University of Pennsylvania

  • About the Class
    • Learning Goals
    • Course Resources
    • University Resources
    • Changes to the Syllabus
    • Acknowledgments
    • Working Syllabus as a Big, Messy Google Doc 🚧
  • Requirements + Assignments
    • Practical Matters: Devices, Deadlines, Submitting Work
    • Ethical Matters: Intellectual Honesty, AI, Academic Freedom, Inclusion
  • Schedule + Readings
  • Our Final Projects

Portfolio Category: Schedule + Readings

Week 1: January 22 + 24: Orientation

Schedule + Readings

Week 2: January 29 + 31: What’s a Collection? Why Collect?

Schedule + Readings

Week 3: February 5 + 7: Collecting Paper to Plastic

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Week 4: February 12 + 14: Collecting Images

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Week 5: February 19 + 21: Curating Black Experience

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Week 6: February 26 +28: Future Visions + Measures of Success

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Week of March 4: No Classes: Spring Break! 🏖️

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Week 7: March 11 + 13: Project Work

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Friday March 15, End of Day: Proposals Due 

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Week 8: March 18 + 20: Collaboration + Reanimation

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Week 9: March 25 + 27: Collecting Sound

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Week 10: April 1 + 3: Messing Around with Collection Platforms

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Week 11: April 8 + 10: Collecting Carbon-Based Media

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Week 12: April 15 + 17: Plug-In Week

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Week 13: April 22 + 24: Plug-In Week II

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Week 14: April 29 + May 1: Completing the Collection

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