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| Claiming America |
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| WK 1 Jan 8 Tuesday | Introduction: What is an Asian American? | Project Development: Research & Citation |
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Software: Macintosh OS, FTP program; Hardware: Zip drives and Zip disks; Homework: Review a web site critically; Tasks: Hand out Multimedia Survey; Readings: Josh Beggs and Dylan Thede, Designing Web Audio (excerpts); How to perform an oral history interview (handout) |
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WK 1 Jan 10 Thursday
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John Okada, No-No Boy
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| WK 2 Jan 15 Tuesday | John Okada, No-No Boy | Interviewing Your Subjects |
| WK 2 Jan 17 Thursday | John Okada, No-No Boy | |
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Software: ProTools; Hardware: Digital Audio Recorders, Digital Still Camera; Homework: conduct an interview using digital audio and cut the interview in ProTools; Readings: McCloud's Understanding Comics (excerpts); Berger's Ways of Seeing (excerpts); Domenic Stansberry, "Multimedia: Notes Toward an Aesthetic"
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| WK 3 Jan 22 Tuesday | John Okada, No-No Boy and September 11 | Thinking Visually: 2D Media Acquisition, & Design |
| WK 3 Jan 24 Thursday | Bharati Mukherjee, Jasmine | |
| WK 3 Jan 24 Thursday | The Third Annual Student Screening of the Multimedia Literacy Project (SGM 124, 5-6:30, Attendance MANDATORY) |
Software: Fireworks; Hardware: Scanner, Digital Camera; Homework: Create a layered document, and change the meaning of a scanned image; Readings: Sturken and Cartwright, Practices of Looking (excerpts); The Design of Everyday Things (excerpts); John Hart, The Art of the Storyboard (excerpts); Twentieth Century Type; Roger Pring, www.type; Handouts on color
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| WK 4 Jan 29 Tuesday | Bharati Mukherjee, Jasmine | Thinking Visually Part II: FLASH BASICS & Storyboarding |
| WK 4 Jan 31 Thursday | Bharati Mukherjee, Jasmine | |
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Software: Flash (basics); Hardware: NONE; Homework: Complete Project on No-No Boy; Readings: Another excerpt from McCloud; Peter Lunenfeld, "Hypertext: The Alphanumeric Phoenix"; Jeff Carlson, "Navigation Now"
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| WK 5 Feb 5 Tuesday | Maxine Hong Kingston, The Woman Warrior | Hypertext-Linear Vs. Non-Linear Narrative Navigation |
| WK 5 Feb 7 Thursday | Maxine Hong Kingston, The Woman Warrior | |
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Software: Flash Hardware: NONE; FIRST PROJECT DUE on No-No Boy; Readings: TBA; Homework: Poem
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| WK 6 Feb 12 Tuesday | Maxine Hong Kingston, The Woman Warrior | Design Principles |
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WK 6 Feb 14 Thursday
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Maxine Hong Kingston, The Woman Warrior
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Software: Flash Third Session
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MIDTERM PAPER DUE ONLINE on February 15 by 5PM
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| WK 7 Feb 19 Tuesday | Theresa Cha, Dictee | Translation |
| WK 7 Feb 21 Thursday | Theresa Cha, Dictee | |
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Review No No Boy Projects in Class and Previous Midterm Projects; Software: Flash Fourth Session; Hardware: None; POEM DUE; Homework: Storyboard Translation of Mid-Term Paper; Readings: TBA
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| WK 8 Feb 26 Tuesday | Theresa Cha, Dictee | Putting It All Together: Project Troubleshooting |
| WK 8 Feb 28 Thursday | Theresa Cha, Dictee | |
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Students pitch storyboards; Software: Flash (intermediate); Homework: turn your 5-7 page paper into a Flash project; Readings: TBA
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| WK 9 Mar 5 Tuesday | David Henry Hwang, M. Butterfly | Project Troubleshooting |
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WK 9 Mar 7 Thursday
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David Henry Hwang, M. Butterfly
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Software: Flash (intermediate)
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MIDTERM MULTIMEDIA PROJECTS DUE on March 8 by 5 PM
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March 11-15
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Spring Recess
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New and Non-Asian Americans
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| WK 10 Mar 19 Tuesday | Midterm Multimedia Project Presentations | Thinking Visually: Creating & Storyboarding Your Own Images |
| WK 10 Mar 21 Thursday | Edward Said, from Orientalism (handout) | |
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Software: Fireworks, Flash, and Final Cut Pro; Hardware: Still Cam and Digital Video; Homework: Brainstorm Group Projects; Readings: TBA
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| WK 11 Mar 26 Tuesday | Lois-Ann Yamanaka, Blu's Hanging | Developing Group Projects |
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WK 11 Mar 28 Thursday
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Lois-Ann Yamanaka, Blu's Hanging
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Homework: TBA; Readings: TBA
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| WK 12 Apr 2 Tuesday | Lois-Ann Yamanaka, Blu's Hanging | Advanced Animation and Action Scripting |
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WK 12 Apr 4 Thursday
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Han Ong, Fixer Chao or Jessica Hagedorn, Dogeaters
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Software: TBA; Homework: TBA; Readings: TBA
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| WK 13 Apr 9 Tuesday | Han Ong, Fixer Chao or Jessica Hagedorn, Dogeaters | Preliminary Project Presentations |
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WK 13 Apr 11 Thursday
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Han Ong, Fixer Chao or Jessica Hagedorn, Dogeaters
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Software: TBA; Homework: TBA; Readings: TBA
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| WK 14 Apr 16 Tuesday | Barbara Tran et al, eds., Watermark [excerpts] | No Topic |
| WK 14 Apr 18 Thursday | Barbara Tran et al, eds., Watermark [excerpts] | Working on final projects in lab; Task: Handout Multimedia Survey; Cover how to archive student projects; Student lab reflections |
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8PM Derek Nguyen's Monster at East West Players (MANDATORY)
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| WK 15 Apr 23 Tuesday | Derek Nguyen's Monster | No Topic |
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WK 15 Apr 25 Thursday
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Catchup Day
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Working on final projects in lab
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WK 16 Apr 29 Monday
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TEAM MULTIMEDIA PROJECT DUE by 5PM
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WK 16 May 3 Friday
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FINAL PAPER OR PROJECT DUE by 5PM
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| WK 17 May 7 Tuesday | MULTIMEDIA PROJECT SCREENING 11-1 PM @ LEAVEY AUDITORIUM, ATTENDANCE MANDATORY | |