12 Assumptions Here are my assumptions about how the class will work. If you do not, or cannot, share these assumptions, then this might not be the course for you. We will be trying to do too much. Basically, we will run two parallel courses, one on Western conceptions of madness in art and mass culture and the other on film art. We will stitch all of this together as we go along.
Writing is a given.
The kind of writing I am interested in is exploratory writing, that is, writing to learn and to discover. I am very big on collaborative learning in this course. A lot of this will occur in class discussions about the readings and movies. Attendance is important and will be considered in grading. Our collaborative learning may involve working in pairs or small groups that report to the rest of the class on a chapter or other reading.