You will be given the questions a week in advance, will write your essays at home, then turn them in during class. If you want your absence to be excused, please obtain a note from the appropriate source and bring it in to me. More than two unexcused absences will negatively affect this portion of your grade. Napping during class doesn t count for attendance in my book. Class participation is vital to the success of an upper-level seminar.
Participation also includes asking pertinent questions.
The date of your presentation will roughly fall during the week in which we ll be discussing other related works of art - we will negotiate this once you ve chosen a topic. Please feel free to discuss your ideas with me throughout the semester, either in person or via email. For those of you who would prefer another creative outlet for your research, you might consider creating a website or other visual project that would present the information and insights you ve gained to a broader audience. Please let me know in advance if you re thinking of doing this option, so we can discuss its final form further. Please read this essay in Nochlin, Women, Art and Power , pp.