You are responsible for leading the class in the discussion of one topic. I have assigned a topic to you below (based on what you signed up for in class). Unfortunately, I was unable to fulfill everybody's requests (Matt and Kyle), but if you really don't like what I've assigned to you, come talk to me about it, and we can figure something out.

September 16 - SIMULACRA
Jean Baudrellard's "The Precession of Simulacra"
Presented by Hannah McCarthy and Josh Kon

September 21 - BENJAMIN & ART
Walter Benjamin's "The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction"
Presented by Travis Doom and Matthew Israelsky

September 28 - PRESENTATION OF SELF
Erving Goffman's "The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life"
Presented by Deedra Holyoak

September 30 - PANOPTICISM
Michel Foucault's "Panopticism"
Presented by Sean Bennett and Kimble Honore
Supporting material:
   - Illustrations and Definition of The Panopticon
   - Foucault: The Subject and Power by Nick Mansfield

October 5 - ARTIFACTS & POLITICS
Langdon Winner's "Do Artifacts Have Politics?"
Presented by Moses Zarate

October 12 - ADVERTISING
Naomi Klein's "No Logo" and Williamson's "Meaning and Ideology"
Presented by Jennifer Driscoll

October 19 - ORIENTALISM
Edward Said's "Orientalizing the Oriental"
Presented by Emily Heller and Kyle Westfall

October 26 - DECONSTRUCTION
Louis A Sass's "The Apotheosis of the Word"
Presented by Jamie Handman and Vicki Okrzesik

November 2 - PSYCHOANALYSIS
Sigmund Freud's "The Dissection of the Psychical Personality"
Presented by Sean Feeney and Cara Taylor
Supporting Material:
   - Freud and the Split Subject by Nick Mansfield

November 4 - DELEUZE & GUATTARI
Nick Mansfield's "Deleuze & Guattari: Rhizomatics" and Deleuze & Guattari's Introduction : Rhizome
Presented by Tim Buswell and Janna Wieland

November 16 - HYPERACTIVE MAN
Paul Virilio's "From Superman to Hyperactive Man"
Presented by DJ Taylor and Clarissa Meza



Guidelines for Leading a Discussion:

• Read the article at least twice (jotting down notes and questions that would open up the discussion)
• If there are any "supporting material" underneath your topic, read those too.
• Research and read other articles or thoughts by the same author
• Research author's background, if pertinent
• Research related subjects, people, movements and ideas (ask me if you aren't sure what's out there)
• Come up with examples of the abstract concepts you are presenting. examples can be from your own experience or from popular culture or a situation that you made up.. don't be afraid of bringing in objects, movies, books, etc. as examples
• Think about ways of interacting w/ the class other than just asking questions or lecturing on a subject. How can you best convey these ideas? It doesn't have to be boring! What about games? creative exercises? skits? Involve the class in something fresh and new.
• Instead of thinking within the article, think BEYOND the article. Where does the article lead? What implications, assumptions, consequences, and conclusions do you see? How does the article ask you to interpret things around you.
• How does the article/concept affect our view of culture?
• Remember: you are not responsible for saying everything there is to say about your article. You are only responsible for leading others into a productive discussion about it. And in order to do that, you must prepare by understanding your topic thoroughly. Think of yourself as the "expert" in your class. You don't have to say everything you know or have researched, but you must be informed about it enough to nudge the conversation forward with new twists, information, and examples when needed.