Monthly Archives: August 2014

Image Archives (HUM425)

TrainWreck

From http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-28976849 :

“An American academic is creating a searchable database of 12 million historic copyright-free images.

“Kalev Leetaru has already uploaded 2.6 million pictures to Flickr, which are searchable thanks to tags that have been automatically added.”

You can rip these images though (for Mac users at least) you’ve got to click on the image and then click again with the Control key.

“Most of the images that are in the books are not in any of the art galleries of the world – the original copies have long ago been lost.”

If anybody knows of other open source Image Archives let me know and I’ll upload links to this blog.

 

Watch Good Films (HUM303)

Remember to bring the essays by Eagleton, Todorov and Worthington to class on Tuesday. We’ll discuss all of these and screen a clip. In the meantime I strongly recommend that you take the time to watch some crime films. Any of the titles listed on Filmography: Cultural Periods and Styles (see top of this page) can be used in the final paper. Finally, I’ve graded passports and in-class writing (ICW). If you didn’t receive a score for your passport it’s because you didn’t include an image, as was required. Bring a complete passport on Tuesday to receive credit. If you didn’t receive a score for your ICW it’s because you didn’t put your name on it.

First Post (HUM303/ HUM415/ HUM425)

Don’t forget the first assignment due Thursday Aug. 28:

For HUM303:

Due:

  1. Toohey, “The Cultural Logic of Periodization” (pp. 109-118) from The Handbook of Historical Sociology
  2. Eagleton, “What is a Novel?” (pp. 1-21) from The English Novel
  3. Construct a ONE PAGE “passport” by replying to the questionnaire and providing a recognizable image of yourself. This is your first graded assignment.

 

For HUM415:

Due:

  1. “Culture” (pp. 63-69) from New Keywords: A Revised Vocabulary of Culture and Society: BennettCulture
  2. Marx and Engels, “Manifesto of the Communist Party” (section 1): ManifestoSec1
  3. Brecht, “A Worker Who Reads History”: AWorkerReads
  4. Construct a ONE PAGE “passport” by replying to the questionnaire and providing a recognizable image of yourself. This is your first graded assignment.

 

HUM425:

Due:

  1. PRINT OUT and read Mitchell, “Image” from Critical Terms for Media Studies (see https://analepsis.org/hum425fa14rdr/. Note that this is a large pdf and you want to print out ONLY pages 35-48) and Nealon and Giroux, “Subjectivity” from The Theory Toolbox (pages 2-10 of this pdf: NealonTools)
  2. Construct a ONE PAGE “passport” by replying to the questionnaire and providing a recognizable image of yourself. This is your first graded assignment.