POLYTECHNICUNIVERSITYOFTHEPHILIPPINES-QUEZONCITYCAMPUSHUMANITIES(HUMA1013)

CourseSyllabusandTimelinesSY2015-2016

S.KarlChristianD.AbalosFB&Email:kcd_abalos@yahoo.com/TW:@karl_abalos/IG:kcd_abalos/Mobile:0917-525-5232

CLASS:3November2015–19March2016

TIme Class Room

7:30–10:30 BSIT3-1 A2015:00–8:00 BSENT3-1 A103

NOTE:Ifyou’reirregularbettertellmeNOW.Idon’tlikebeingbotheredwithgradesduringenrolmentjustbecauseyou’renotinSIS.Andifyouhavedelusionsofbeinganhonorgraduate–letmeknowNOW!

DROPTHECOURSENOWIF:

1. Ifyoudon’tlikereadingandwriting2. Ifyoudonotlikebeingingroupsandpreparingforprojects3. Ifyoucan’tswallowyourpride4. Ifyou’retooshytosaveyourlife

FACT:

1. Thiscoursewillforceyoutoexperienceallsortsofhumanemotionsyouwishedyouweresafefrom:embarrassment,painandsorrow.Bereadyforit.

2. Ifyourmindisclosed,youwillnotpassthesubject.3. Youwillnotbeforcedtoacceptmessages,principlesandtheoriesorconceptsbutthiscoursewillrequireyouto

RESPECTtheworkofartists.VIP:

1. ALLREVIEWSANDMATERIALSWILLBEMADEAVAILABLEONTHEHUMAFBGROUP(Read:YouneedtoADDyouselftothisFBgroup:“HUMA1013withKCAbalos”

2. ALL(Paper)REVIEWSARETOBESUBMITTEDONTHENEXTMEETINGAFTERTHELECTURECOMMENTGUIDELINES(incasewehaveany):

1. AnswerguidequestionsbrieflypostedontheFBwall.Gettothepoint.2. IfIlikedyourcomment,itmeansIhavereaditandthatitwasgradedandrecordedalready.3. Donotputmultiplecommentbubbles-1commentbubbleperstudent.

COURSEREQUIREMENTS:

I. Non-negotiable(required):1. MidtermandFinalExams(Mayormaynotbeapaperexam)

II. Negotiable:1. Report2. Review:film,essay,poetry,and/orart(DefinitelyFBpost/paper/e-file)3. Monologue(Recital)4. BookReview(Paper)5. PerformanceArt(Recital)6. InstallationArt(Piece)7. Recitation(Oral)8. Attendance(Uhmmm–Presence)

9. Play10. (Whatevertheclassfeelslikeadding)

NOTE:Therequirementsofthecoursearein-sync/overandabovewhatthestudenthandbookprescribes.GRADING:

1. 30Pts.MajorExamination/s(#1above)–Iwilldeterminethis.2. 70Pts.ClassStanding(#2-9above)–Theclasswillhavetodecideonthedistributionofthepoints

GRADEDISTRIBUTION:NotethatyourgradesareinPOINTSnotpercentages,thus,yourtotalrawscorewillbedirectlyconvertedtoPUPstandardgradestowit:

Grade Point Grade Point1 100-97 2.50 81-791.25 96-94 2.75 78-761.50 93-91 3 751.75 90-88 4* 74-652 87-85 5 74-02.25 84-82 INC** -

*Agradeof“4”isonlygivenduringmidtermcomputing.Ifyouget74-0pointsinthefinaltermyougetagradeof“5”already.**AnINC(incomplete)gradeisgivenwhenyoumissed25%ofthetotalnumberofrequirements–providedthatyour“passing”thesubjectdependsonyoucompletingtherequirement.Ifyou’regoingtofailanywaydespiteyoucompleting,thedecisionisinyourhandswhetherornottocomplete.Thehighestpossiblepointattainableshallbemadebasisinprojectingthis.Rememberthoughthatcompletiondoesn’tguaranteepassing–you’reoutputstillhastobeevaluatedandgivenduemerit.Ifyoumissedmorethan25%,youwillautomaticallygeta“5”evenifyoucomplywithalltherequirements.

CourseRequirement Points1. Midterm(Mayormaynotbeapaperexam) 102. FinalExams(Mayormaynotbeapaperexam) 203. Report 4. Review:film,essay,poetry,and/orart(DefinitelyFBpost/paper/e-file) 5. Monologue(Recital) 6. BookReview(Paper) 7. PerformanceArt(Recital) 8. InstallationArt(Piece) 9. Recitation(Oral) 10. Attendance(Uhmmm–Presence) 11. (Whatevertheclassfeelslikeadding)

RECITGUIDELINES:

1. Donotjustreadabouttheassignedwork,knowtheartistandthestatusquoattheparticulareraitwasconceived.

TIMELINES*:SN SUBJECT ACTIVITY Meeting(M)1. ClassIntroductions,Levelling,SettingofClassRulesand

otherAgreements

M1

2. IntrotoLiteratureandArt- Preface:ThePictureofDorianGray,OscarWilde

Lecture/T-Groups/Workshop-Discussions

M2

Literat 3. SongsasPoems

- SoundofSilence,Simon&GarfunkelLecture/T-Groups/Discussions

4. Blog- BLOG:http://citybuoy.blogspot.com/

• OneofThree:LikeClockwork,Citybuoy(http://citybuoy.blogspot.com/2011/08/one-of-three-like-clockwork.html)

• TwoofThree:Fragments,Citybuoy(http://citybuoy.blogspot.com/2011/08/two-of-three-fragments.html)

• ThreeofThree:RightorWrongs,Citybuoy(http://citybuoy.blogspot.com/2012/04/three-of-three-right-or-wrong.html)

- BLOG:http://bulitas.blogspot.com/

• somethingforthebrave,thewoundedandthefighters,Irvinmclovin(http://bulitas.blogspot.com/2014/04/something-for-brave-wounded-and-fighters.html)

• whataprivilege,Irvinmclovin(http://bulitas.blogspot.com/2014/06/what-privilege.html)

• ofmourning,Irvinmclovin(http://bulitas.blogspot.com/2014/04/of-mourning.html)

Lecture/T-Groups/Workshop-Discussions

5. Monologue• FavoriteSong(1Stanzaand1Chorusonly)

M3

6. OntheSocialStructures• Pasilyo8,AntonioMariaNieva• TheLottery,ShirleyJackson

Lecture/T-Groups/Workshop-Discussions/FBReview

7. OntheWoman• BecauseWe’reWomen,JoyceStevens• TheTiniestFish,LilithTakahashi• ForEveryWoman,NancySmith• AWoman’sPrayer,JudyChicago• StoryofanHour,KateChopin• HisVegetableWife,PatMurphy

Lecture/T-Groups/Workshop-Discussions/GroupReporting/FBReview

8. OnSocialRelationships• TheAnimalFarm,GeorgeOrwell• EveryDay,DavidLevithan

Lecture/T-Groups/Workshop-DiscussionsGroupReporting

M4

9. MIDTERMEXAMS–DeviantDay! Mayormaynotbeapaperexam M5 Art

SN SUBJECT ACTIVITY Meeting(M)10. PerformanceArt

• CutPiece,YokoOno• TheArtistisPresent,MarinaAbramović• AndotherselectedPAs

NOTE:CLASStoprovideforLCDProjector&Speaker

Lecture/T-Groups/Workshop-Discussions/ConceptualizationASSIGNMENTforM8–visitSMSkygarden@NorthEDSAand/orUPDilimanonyourmostconvenienttime.Takeapictureofyourselfwithanartpieceyouthinkisaninstallationart

M6

11. SpokenWordPoetry/SlamPoetry- SarahKaye

• WhenLoveArrives(withPhilKaye)• TheType• PrivateParts

- NeilHilborn• OCD

- PhilKaye• Repetition• Beginning,Middle,End• Surplus

- WordAnonymous• LettersonOnilneDating,AbbyOrbeta• AkoNaman,ZuelaHerrera• NaniniwalaAko,JMSevero• AngHulingTulanaIssusulatKoParaSa‘Yo,

JMSeveroNOTE:CLASStoprovideforLCDProjector&Speaker

Lecture/T-Groups/Workshop-Discussions/Conceptualization

M7

12. PerformanceArt-Practice Lecture/T-Groups/Workshop-Discussions/ConceptualizationFREEDAY–NOCLASSES

M8

13. PerformanceArt–Recital&Refelctions *Mechanicswillbeexplainedinclass M914. InstallationArt

• Fountain,MarcelDuchamp• Kulo,MideoCruz• SMSkygarden,NorthEDSAandUPDiliman

Lecture/T-Groups/Workshop-Discussions/Conceptualization

M10

15. InstallationArt-Ingress IngressandInstallation M1116. InstallationArt–Egress

• ReflectionsInstallationArt-Checkingandegress M12

Film-ArtinLiterature:LiteratureinArt 17. Films(willchoosetwotoshowinclass–therestwillbe

homeviewing)• NoraAunor/VilmaSantosFilm(I’lldecidewhich

onetoshowyouguysdependingonyurclasscharacter)

• TemptationIsland• 3Idiots

Lecture/T-Groups/Workshop-DiscussionsGroupReportingFBReview

M13-14

SN SUBJECT ACTIVITY Meeting(M)• LoveofSiam• Pleasantville• Salo• AngLihimniAntonio• MaynilasaKukongLiwanag

18. FINALEXAMS&SubmissionofBookReview Mayormaynotbeapaperexam M1519. Gradeswillbe[hopefully]encoded/distributedalready M16*Subjectmatterandactivitiesmaychangeandsodothedatesgiven.

SOMEFINALTHINGSYOUMAYWANTTOTAKENOTE:1. Itake25%offyourpointsforeverydaythatyousubmityourrequirementslate.Soifyousubmit4dayslater,

yougetzeropointsandwillgetagradeof“INC.”2. Takenotes,yourexamsareobjectiveessays.

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