Seniors
The theme for this semester is technology and pop culture, so most of your readings and essays will be concerned with very current ideas and contemporary texts. We will talk about topics ranging from artificial reality and reality TV to robotics and "the uncanny valley."
To get us started talking about some of the more difficult concepts, the first essay we'll read is from 1994. Although the essay was written before you were born, it introduces the transitional period you've been born into. Here is a facsimile of the original essay from your text: Into the Electronic Millennium by Sven Birkerts
Sophomores
Today, we discussed Sir Francis Bacon's "Of Studies," and I introduced John Milton. The homework for tomorrow is to read the excerpt from Paradise Lost. We will discuss and answer questions tomorrow.
The theme for this semester is technology and pop culture, so most of your readings and essays will be concerned with very current ideas and contemporary texts. We will talk about topics ranging from artificial reality and reality TV to robotics and "the uncanny valley."
To get us started talking about some of the more difficult concepts, the first essay we'll read is from 1994. Although the essay was written before you were born, it introduces the transitional period you've been born into. Here is a facsimile of the original essay from your text: Into the Electronic Millennium by Sven Birkerts
Sophomores
Today, we discussed Sir Francis Bacon's "Of Studies," and I introduced John Milton. The homework for tomorrow is to read the excerpt from Paradise Lost. We will discuss and answer questions tomorrow.