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CLASS SCHEDULE

 WEEK 1 : January 31 : Introductions: What is an archive? What is this archive?

• Presentations by Alex/Jenn on their interests in archiving from activist, scholarly, artistic points of view
• Introduction to the VHS ARCHIVES course site
• Discussion of collaboration methods

• Assignment for Feb 7:PERSONAL ARCHIVE PROJECT give a synopsis of an archive you are drawn to or an artist who uses archives (Enwezor artists can be used); read Enwezor Intro, Archive Fever and Gianacchi, Chapter 4

 WEEK 2 : Feb 7 : Connecting archives to communities

• Visit from VOCAL
• PERSONAL ARCHIVE PROJECT: an archive of interest (refer to readings)
• Discussion of Enwezor intro

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• Assignment for Feb 14: watch class videos and choose 1-3, be prepared to discuss your choices
• Read SPEAKING OUT FROM THE FRONTLINE: QUEER AIDS MEDIA ACTIVISM IN THE UNITED STATES (1987-1996), Parts 1-2, by Axelle Demus

WEEK 3 : Feb 14 : Connecting archives to communities

• Visit from Visual AIDS
• CLASS VIDEO PRESENTATION: a video from the collection (refer to Enwezor or Demus or Gianachi).
• Look at Media Thread in class and annotation assignments (descriptions, tagging, keywords): online tutorial?
• Dartmouth MediaThread Q and A with John Bell

SNACK by Adrian

• Assignment for Feb 21: begin to annotate your video

INSTRUCTIONS:

FOR ANNOTATION EXERCISE: CHOOSE ONE OR MORE TAPES

• ANNOTATE (what you can) BY SATURDAY

———-these will get all out of order vis a vis the running time of the tape, just grab the next number that you see…

ex: KLB001, WYB001, DWA001, SSP001, WAA001, BEB002, TME001, AWM, AIB, SSS

 - After Saturday, make a composition in OMEKA that makes a compelling juxtaposition of one or more ideas from one or more tapes across several concepts/tags from our rubric

• read for Feb 21: The American Archive of Public Broadcasting Wiki: A Technical Preservation Resources Guide for Public Media Organizations:http://wiki.americanarchive.org/index.php/Main_Page
• Read: Minimum* Viable Station Documentation: http://bits.ashleyblewer.com/blog/2016/12/02/minimum-viable-transfer-station-documentation/
• Read from selected resources on video, fair use, and digitization

WEEK 4 : Feb 21 : Archival standards and methods

• Visit from Colleen Bradley-Sanders, Brooklyn College Library
• Explore other collections in MEP; In the Life tapes; 80’s community based media (Lauren Tilton class)
• ANNOTATION PRESENTATION: annotations, informally, to be cleaned up for next week

SNACK by Peekaboo

• Assign REMIX Project for March 7 or 14
• Read Giannachi for Feb 28, chapters 1-3

 WEEK 5 : Feb 28 : Digging into our VHS Archive

• Identify groups for final projects.
• In groups: create a sandbox with workplan, resources, links, non-profit organizations, readings
• Begin research plan construction (interviews, field trips, outside viewing) and use class site to document your plans.
• Discuss Giannachi, 1-3

SNACK by Hilary

• Students (group 1) Assign a related reading or viewing for their REMIX RE-SEARCH project for March 7

WEEK 6 : Mar 7 : Digging into the VHS Archive (Group 1)

• Presentation of REMIX or RE-SEARCH projects and discuss student assigned readings or viewings

Presentation order:

Adrian

Amy

Bhurin

Kyle

Max

Alberto

SNACK by Kyle

•  Students (group 2) Assign a related reading or viewing for their REMIX RE-SEARCH project for March 14

WEEK 7 : Mar 14 : Zooming Out from the VHS Archive (Group 2)

• Presentation of REMIX or RE-SEARCH projects
• student assigned related readings or viewings

Presentation order:

Ben

Hilary

Peekaboo

Deborah

Carolyn

Adam

SNACK by Adam

• Read Demus, Chapters 3-4 for March 21
  

WEEK 8 : Mar 21 : More Digging

• The class will dig through Alex’s ephemera and 300 videos and Jenn’s videos and post something or things onto the site
  

SNACK by Alberto

• Read Giannachi, Chapters 5-6 for March 28
  

WEEK 9 : Mar 28 : Zooming Out from the VHS Archive: Your Community Partner

• COMMUNITY PARTNER PRESENTATION: Presentation of materials related to your community partner: your groups should be in contact with a community, please present info about them, introduce a group member, plan a trip to where they meet

 SNACK by Caroyln

WEEK 10 : Apr 11 : Conversion Day, NO CLASS

WEEK 11 : Apr 18 : Zooming Out from the VHS Archive: Your Original Research

• ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTION: Presentation of something original by your group: an interview, writing, a new piece of art

 SNACK by Deborah

WEEK 12 : April 25 : Student progress report, Zooming Out from the VHS Archive: More Research

• Share with the group materials you have located about the time period, your artist, their activist community, the genre they work in, etc. 

 SNACK by Max

WEEK : 13 May 2 : rehearsal/presentation for students working with VOCAL NY

 SNACK by AMY

May 9 : Final Projects, Fierstein

SNACKS: ALEX and JENN


MAY 15 : Final Project, "HOT TO TROT"

7:30pm
Bizarre Bar, Bushwick
12 Jefferson St.


MAY 16: Final Project, "Bhurin, Carolyn, Deborah"

12pm
Union Square