Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

Course Outlines

Fall 2021 - CA 812 G100

Interdisciplinary Graduate Seminar II (5)

Class Number: 7290

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Mon, 9:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
    GOLDCORP

  • Prerequisites:

    CA (or FPA) 811.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Continuation of CA (or FPA) 811. Students with credit for FPA 812 may not take this course for further credit.

COURSE DETAILS:

CA 812 continues the work begun in CA 811. We will engage in critical discussions of contemporary issues relevant to the fine and performing arts, focusing on how these issues are taken up across different artistic disciplines, in social discourse, and within MFA students’ individual practices. Connecting theory to practice, we will use the weekly readings (see below)—and the ideas, histories and critical positions outlined therein—as touchstones to generate questions that might then be applied to the research papers that will accompany students’ final thesis projects. Students will develop their ideas for this paper cumulatively over the successive weeks of the course by: 1) offering a reading/video/audio file/precedent work of art or theory or social discourse for the class to review and from which to pose questions in connection to your own work; 2) using these questions to draft a proposal and working bibliography for your paper; 3) giving a capstone presentation on your creative research to date and how you see that research relating to the intended argument and organizational structure of your paper; and 4) submitting a final copy of the paper that includes as an appendix a working draft of the proposal for your graduating project.

Grading

  • Attendance and active participation 10%
  • Seminar presentation and discussion facilitation 1 15%
  • Seminar offering and discussion facilitation 2 10%
  • Paper proposal and annotated bibliography 15%
  • Research presentation 20%
  • Final paper 30%

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

PDF documents of the course readings will be posted to Canvas (http://canvas.sfu.ca).

Graduate Studies Notes:

Important dates and deadlines for graduate students are found here: http://www.sfu.ca/dean-gradstudies/current/important_dates/guidelines.html. The deadline to drop a course with a 100% refund is the end of week 2. The deadline to drop with no notation on your transcript is the end of week 3.

Registrar Notes:

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS

SFU’s Academic Integrity web site http://www.sfu.ca/students/academicintegrity.html is filled with information on what is meant by academic dishonesty, where you can find resources to help with your studies and the consequences of cheating.  Check out the site for more information and videos that help explain the issues in plain English.

Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the University community.  Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the University. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the University. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html

TEACHING AT SFU IN FALL 2021

Teaching at SFU in fall 2021 will involve primarily in-person instruction, with approximately 70 to 80 per cent of classes in person/on campus, with safety plans in place.  Whether your course will be in-person or through remote methods will be clearly identified in the schedule of classes.  You will also know at enrollment whether remote course components will be “live” (synchronous) or at your own pace (asynchronous).

Enrolling in a course acknowledges that you are able to attend in whatever format is required.  You should not enroll in a course that is in-person if you are not able to return to campus, and should be aware that remote study may entail different modes of learning, interaction with your instructor, and ways of getting feedback on your work than may be the case for in-person classes.

Students with hidden or visible disabilities who may need class or exam accommodations, including in the context of remote learning, are advised to register with the SFU Centre for Accessible Learning (caladmin@sfu.ca or 778-782-3112) as early as possible in order to prepare for the fall 2021 term.