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New School for Social ResearchProfessor: Alice Crary Contact information:Fall 2011: GPHI 661!A"G#I$ %2&!A 'ffice: 6 (ast 16thSt)* Rm)111Philosophy and the Visual Arts CraryA+newschool)e,-

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St)4* Rm)110% 'ff) Hrs): . !6*5h 1:1!2:1 7y aointment

Philosophy and the Visual Arts: Syllabus

Course description5his seminar a,,resses some central hilosohical iss-es that arise in

connection with aintin8* hoto8rahy an, film) '-r emhasis will 7eon 9-estions a7o-t aesthetic realism an, mo,ernism) .e will start 7y,isc-ssin8 these 9-estions in connection with aintin8* where the9-estions may seem relatiely clear an, accessi7le) .e will thenf-rther ro7lematie the toic of aesthetic realism 7y a,,ressin8aesthetic ro7lems that arise in connection with reflection onhoto8rahy an, film) '-r rea,in8s will incl-,e wor;s of hilosohy*art history an, criticism)

Course materials, resourcesAll the other re9-ire, an, recommen,e, rea,in8 materials will 7e

aaila7le either in seminar or on o-r co-rse $lac;7oar, site) 5he te


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the @Fin, ta7* clic; on it* then clic; @Bnloc; Passwor,!Protecte,Fol,er* which will 7rin8 - a fiel, for yo- to enter yo-r name an,asswor,) 5he asswor, for o-r class=s fol,er is hilis=) 'nce yo-hae fol,er access* there are a n-m7er of ways to 8et to the act-alfol,er* 7-t the easiest metho, is to D-st clic; the @Fol,ers an, Ima8e

Gro-s icon in the mi,,le of the screen) 5his will show yo- all thefol,ers that yo- hae access to* incl-,in8 the one for o-r class) .ithino-r class fol,er* ima8es will 7e or8anie, accor,in8 to wee;s in thesemester)

Finally* if yo- are not a New School st-,ent* yo- will not 7e a7le toaccess AR5stor in this way) Howeer* if yo- 8ie me yo-r referre,email a,,ress* it sho-l, 7e ossi7le to arran8e access for yo-)

I recommen, that yo- ma;e an effort to act-ally 8o o-t an, see someof wor;s of art releant to o-r ,isc-ssions in the co-rse* not merely

rero,-ctions on AR5stor) 5his mi8ht incl-,e 8oin8 to some m-se-mshows) 3A co-le of times ,-rin8 the semester I will inite yo- all to 8oto shows of interest with me) 5hese 8ro- o-tin8s sho-l, 7e f-nE theywill 7e a ol-ntary affair)4 Seein8 wor;s of the sort we will 7e ,isc-ss inseminar mi8ht also incl-,e seein8 some films) Since it is 8enerallymore ro,-ctie to ,isc-ss films that all hae seen* I will ma;e thefollowin8 recommen,ations 3see also the sche,-le 7elow4: Irecommen, that all st-,ents see ittorio ,e Sica=s 1&% moie* TheBicycle Thief* an, I recommen, that we ,eote the last session of theseminar to a Doint iewin8 of Alfre, Hitchcoc;=s 1% moie Vertigo)

Requirements>o- will 7e re9-ire, to write one aro


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Tentative schedule of classes and assignments

Co-rse Intro,-ction1) .e,nes,ay* A-8-st 1st. Seminar intro,-ction an, sche,-lin8) No

assi8ne, rea,in8* 7-t I will 7e8in ,isc-ssin8 the Gom7rich ieceassi8ne, for ne


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%) .e,nes,ay* 'cto7er 26th) An,r $ain* @5he (ol-tion of the#an8-a8e of Film an, @5he yth of the 5otalCinema

) .e,nes,ay* Noem7er 2n,

) ictor Per;ins* Chater 2 of *ilm as *ilman, Stanley Caell* Chaters 1&!16 of TheWorld Vie)edRecommen,e,: iewin8 of ittorio ,e Sica*The Bicycle Thief

10) .e,nes,ay* Noem7er th) NoJl Carroll* @5heSecificity 5hesis an, Koel Sny,er an, Neil.alsh Allen* @Photo8rahy* ision an,Reresentation

5wo Cases of Criticism

11) .e,nes,ay* Noem7er 16th. S-san Sonta8*@In Plato=s Cae an, K-,ith $-tler* @5ort-rean, the (thics of Photo8rahy: 5hin;in8 .ithSonta8Recommen,e,: Kohn $er8er* @5he Bses ofPhoto8rahy

No class Wednesday No&ember "+rd

$ %ni&ersity closed forThan,sgi&ing12) .e,nes,ay* Noem7er 0th) S-sie #infiel,* Chater 12 of The

Cruel RadianceRecommen,e,: .alter $enDamin* @A ShortHistory of Photo8rahy

1) Fri,ay* ?ecem7er th) S-sie #infiel, Cha)6 of The Cruel RadianceRC!""#$$: 5he remain,er of S)

#infiel,* The Cruel Radiance. Please notethat this session is held on a Friday. Wewill meet at 6pm for a discussion withS. Linfield. Please come prepared todiscuss her book. Room TB

1&) .e,nes,ay* ?ecem7er 1&th) An,rewSarris* @Notes on the A-te-r 5heory* ictor


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Per;ins* @Film A-thorshi: A Premat-re$-rial an, Ro7in .oo,* @Vertigo) Note- Thislast session may be de&oted to a screening of'itchcoc,s erti8o)

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