Please note the following changes to our lecture schedule for weeks 6 & 7:
WEEK 6 (May 8 & 10): A Brief Introduction to Semiotics: Genre and Advertising Codes
• Daniel Chandler: Semiotics for Beginners: Codes
• Roland Barthes: “The World of Wrestling”
• Roland Barthes: “The Romans in Films”
• Roland Barthes: “The Brain of Einstein”
• Roland Barthes: “Plastic”
• Joseph Kosuth: Context/Text
Weekly Reading Summaries: Chandler, Barthes (one out of the four essays) and Kosuth (Due: Tuesday, May 8).
LACMA Museum Trip Saturday, May 12.
WEEK 7 (May 15 & 17): No Lectures May 15 & 17. Sections as scheduled.
Weekly Reading Summaries: None. Wednesday & Thursday, May 16 & 17: Two-page museum response paper due in section.
