Oh Academia

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Calvin: I used to hate writing assignments, but now I enjoy them. I realized that the purpose of writing is to inflate weak ideas, obscure poor reasoning, and inhibit clarity. With a little practice, writing can be an intimidating and impenetrable fog! Want to see my book report?
Hobbes: (Reading Calvin’s paper) “The Dynamics of Interbeing and Monological Imperatives in Dick and Jane: A Study in Psychic Transrelational Gender modes.”
Calvin: Academia, here I come!

The fall semester is already half done, but I really ought to post what I’ve been working on through my Art Ed blog. Let me know if you have any difficulties reading the posts.

Research Concept Map
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Art as an Aesthetic Experience: Specifically, South Pacific

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For a graduate class, I recently had to write a paper about an aesthetic experience I had through art. I wrote about a visit I went on to NYC recently, and thought it might be a pretty good read (if you’re interested)…

Here’s the beginning:
“A trip to New York City and tickets to a Lincoln Center musical show. To some, this may seem like a perfectly cliché vacation for a country bumpkin. For me however, it was a surprisingly transformative experience.”

If you care to read more about my take on everything from NYC street-attitude to snotty theater ushers to breakups, continue reading here.

Oh, and here’s my favorite song of the night to get you in the mood…

Art Ed Posts

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I thought I ought to catch everyone up with the posts I’ve written for my Art Education class. Click on the links below to checkout what I’ve been doing in school.

Week 2 (Facilitator of group discussion) and Week 3 (Identity and Contemporary Arts Education)
Week 4 (Postmodern Art and Visual Culture) and Week 5 (Diversity & Multiculturalism)
Week 6 (Thematic Instruction) and Week 7 (Art Criticism)
Week 8 (Art History in Art Education)

Enjoy!