Notes from seminar dated: Sept. 3
I’ve asked you all to review the readings from last week so that you’re prepared to discuss them in addition to a new reading by Dipesh Chakrabarty:
Dipesh Chakrabarty, By. 2009. “The Climate of History: Four Theses.” Critical Inquiry 35 (2): 197–222.
You should come to class with a new Diary Entry (ready to share), Informal Annotations, and some more ideas about the Critical Making Project to share and discuss. I introduced the idea of making a game collectively. For an idea about how game building can be a useful critical practice, have a look at the Chicago Game Changer Lab or an article by Patrick Jagoda about critical game making (and playing).
Notes from seminar dated: August 27
In the first seminar I gave you a short introduction to the class, introduced the three texts you need to purchase, and handed out the syllabus. I asked everyone to come to class on Thursday (Sept. 3) prepared to:
1. Discuss this week’s readings (see below)
2. Read a short diary entry (see below)
3. Share some ideas about what you might undertake as your “Critical Making” project.
We also watched a few videos in class. I encourage you to watch them again (especially Donna Haraway’s talk, which we didn’t manage to finish watching). The other video is part of a series called “Crash Course.”