FALL 2026 CLASS SCHEDULE

This schedule is tentative.

 

ASSESSMENTS (Almost all assessments are done in class. They cannot be made up online.)

 

Exercises marked in red cannot be submitted late, made up, or made up for with other work

Exercises marked in green are exercises you will get 5 marks for if you are present and participate; you need to be present for a certain number in each half of the course to get full exercise marks (see below)

Quizzes are marked in blue; they will be at the end of class and can not be made up online; you will get your three best quiz scores for the first half of class, and your two best quiz scores for the second half of class

The project workshops are shown in yellow; you must attend at least one of them to get the marks

 

FIRST HALF MARKS (50 total) Online Exercise 5 - Midterm exercise 15 - Three exercises 15 - Three best quizzes max 15

FIRST HALF MARKS (50 total) Project submission 15 - Project Attendance 10 - AI workshop 5 - Two exercises 10 - Two best quizzes max 10

 

WEEK

TOPIC

EXERCISES AND QUIZZES

HISTORY

1 Sept 9

Overture review summary

Online exercise due by Tuesday Sept 15 at 11:55pm (5)

2 Sept 16

Western culture and appropriation: manufactured media, craft media, fan appropriation

Exercise (5)

Quiz (max 5)

3 Sept 23

Visual arts: Collage and photomontage, readymades, pop art, memes

Exercise (5)

Quiz (max 5)

4 Sept 30

Music: Jazz, dub

Exercise (5)

Quiz (max 5)

5 Oct 7

Music: Hip hop, sampling

Exercise (5)

Quiz (max 5)

6 Oct 14

Video: Supercut, redub, revid, YouTube poop

Exercise (5)

Quiz (max 5)

7 Oct 21

Midterm Creative Project Exercise

Online submission (7.5)

due BEFORE class begins

In-class participation (7.5)

[READING WEEK]

THEORY

8 Nov 4

Appropriation and human rights, Part One

Exercise (5)

Quiz (max 5)

9 Nov 11

Appropriation and human rights, Part Two

Exercise (5)

Quiz (max 5)

10 Nov 18

Parody and Détournement

Exercise (5)

Quiz (max 5)

DISCUSSION

11 Nov 25

AI Workshop: Tool, Servant, Agent, Master

Online submission PLUS In-class participation (5)

13 Dec 2

TBA

PRACTICE

13 Dec 9

Project Showcase Workshop

Online Submission

Project Workshop

14 Dec 16

Project Showcase Workshop

Project Workshop