English
English
I am earning 1 english credit this year. It consists of:
Writing
I have written 3 real pieces this semester: the Lear ‘script’, Boundless Manifesto, and the Stonewall Sticky Notes. Along with this I have done a lot of writing for LIFE AS PERFORMANCE, but none of that is anywhere near finished.
The big writing moment I had this semester was in conversation with Sayward, in which the way that I write best became clear to me. It is very much like how I make performance, in that I need to work without boundaries first, taking many notes in a document, paying no attention to how they fit with the ones preceding and following them. I just need to vomit all the ideas onto the page.
I am more reflective because I just give myself permission to write, and not care so deeply about what comes out. In the past on my blog I would make to-do lists and update to the tiniest detail on my projects, but now I simply meditate on the ideas floating through my head at the moment, synthesizing them with the greater themes of my life.
From there I can categorize and reorganize the fragments of the bigger idea into something that vaguely resembles an essay. This becomes my terrible first draft, from which I can revise and get feedback on until I am satisfied.
Listening
I make a practice of trying to let others speak before me, this is theoretically part of being my best self and understanding the privilege that comes along with being a white man. It is important for me to make space for people who might not say anything if I was talking. This also caters to my theme of deeper learning in that I don’t want to talk just to be saying something, I want to formulate what I am going to say before I say it, and by listening, really listening, I [gain] the ability to better understand those around me and to positively impact them.
Listening is key to working with others, in making A Body, A Body with Karli, or meeting with Amy, Sayward, or Erin. Listening is what allows me to discover new things from the world around me. I can listen to my own thoughts, and respond to them. (I wish that I had a clone of myself so that I could record myself listening and responding to myself)
Reading
I have read a lot of things this semester:
As well as many essays on King Lear, Miguel Gutierrez, Performance, and Queer history.
I made a lot of time for reading this year because it is low energy, and I can do it even if I’m not feeling well. However my biggest struggle with reading is documenting it, because I dislike taking notes while I read.
Speaking
Sayward and I meet over the phone, so during those meeting we are handicapped by the fact that we cannot communicate with any sort of body language, this gives our words more weight.
I have given a long presentation in a similar style to how I give exhibitions, Ford and my seminar on giving exhibitions, in which I spent a considerable amount of time talking about my exhibition season process.
I feel as though, now that I have developed my writing to be more reflective my speech has done something similar, I am more likely to discover things within myself than I was before. So that points to the greater change within myself, one of being a more reflective and deeper learner.
I think I am letting myself be freer with my words, where once I wouldn’t speak until I knew exactly what I was going to say, I now give myself more space to discover things with the act of speech.
I am earning 1 english credit this year. It consists of:
- King Lear
- LIFE AS PERFORMANCE
- Boundless Manifesto
- Other english work that I do
Writing
I have written 3 real pieces this semester: the Lear ‘script’, Boundless Manifesto, and the Stonewall Sticky Notes. Along with this I have done a lot of writing for LIFE AS PERFORMANCE, but none of that is anywhere near finished.
The big writing moment I had this semester was in conversation with Sayward, in which the way that I write best became clear to me. It is very much like how I make performance, in that I need to work without boundaries first, taking many notes in a document, paying no attention to how they fit with the ones preceding and following them. I just need to vomit all the ideas onto the page.
I am more reflective because I just give myself permission to write, and not care so deeply about what comes out. In the past on my blog I would make to-do lists and update to the tiniest detail on my projects, but now I simply meditate on the ideas floating through my head at the moment, synthesizing them with the greater themes of my life.
From there I can categorize and reorganize the fragments of the bigger idea into something that vaguely resembles an essay. This becomes my terrible first draft, from which I can revise and get feedback on until I am satisfied.
Listening
I make a practice of trying to let others speak before me, this is theoretically part of being my best self and understanding the privilege that comes along with being a white man. It is important for me to make space for people who might not say anything if I was talking. This also caters to my theme of deeper learning in that I don’t want to talk just to be saying something, I want to formulate what I am going to say before I say it, and by listening, really listening, I [gain] the ability to better understand those around me and to positively impact them.
Listening is key to working with others, in making A Body, A Body with Karli, or meeting with Amy, Sayward, or Erin. Listening is what allows me to discover new things from the world around me. I can listen to my own thoughts, and respond to them. (I wish that I had a clone of myself so that I could record myself listening and responding to myself)
Reading
I have read a lot of things this semester:
- Bluets by Maggie Nelson
- 3259 by Sayward Schoonmaker
- Grief is the Thing with Feathers by Max Porter
- Angels in America by Tony Kushner
- King Lear by William Shakespeare
- Lear’s Daughters by Elaine Feinstein
- Hamletmachine by Heiner Muller
- This Island’s Mine by Philip Osment
- The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson
- Tom O’Vietnam by Barron Wormser
- When We Rise Up: Performance Texts by Miguel Gutierrez
- 1984 by George Orwell
As well as many essays on King Lear, Miguel Gutierrez, Performance, and Queer history.
I made a lot of time for reading this year because it is low energy, and I can do it even if I’m not feeling well. However my biggest struggle with reading is documenting it, because I dislike taking notes while I read.
Speaking
Sayward and I meet over the phone, so during those meeting we are handicapped by the fact that we cannot communicate with any sort of body language, this gives our words more weight.
I have given a long presentation in a similar style to how I give exhibitions, Ford and my seminar on giving exhibitions, in which I spent a considerable amount of time talking about my exhibition season process.
I feel as though, now that I have developed my writing to be more reflective my speech has done something similar, I am more likely to discover things within myself than I was before. So that points to the greater change within myself, one of being a more reflective and deeper learner.
I think I am letting myself be freer with my words, where once I wouldn’t speak until I knew exactly what I was going to say, I now give myself more space to discover things with the act of speech.
QUARTER 1
I am earning 1 english credit this year. It consists of:
Writing
It is possible that this quarter I wrote more than I ever have for pilot. My blog posts have taken on a new life, I wrote and revised my LANDING application letter, and I write regularly for LIFE AS PERFORMANCE.
While writing my LANDING application I had an ah-ha moment in regard to why people teach 5 paragraph essays the way that they do. This was because my letter took the shape of a 5 paragraph essay, by accident, and I didn’t notice until I stood back and looked at the thing as a whole. It was an interesting experience, and similar to the one I had with Warp last spring.
Listening
I make a practice of trying to let others speak before me, this is theoretically part of being my best self and understanding the privilege that comes along with being a white man. It is important for me to make space for people who might not say anything if I was talking. This also caters to my theme of deeper learning in that I don’t want to talk just to be saying something, I want to formulate what I am going to say before I say it, and by listening, really listening, I am offered the ability to better understand those around me and how to positively impact them.
Reading
The beginning of the Pilot year is a time in which I consume a lot of materiel. I’ve read 3 books in full, as well as sections of many others. This for the most part has been for specific projects such as LIFE AS PERFORMANCE or King Lear, but I’ve also been reading The Dubliners by James Joyce in an attempt to become more acquainted with classic literature.
Speaking
Sayward and I meet over the phone, so during those meeting we are handicapped by the fact that we cannot communicate with any sort of body language, this gives our words more weight.
I have given a long presentation in a similar style to how I give exhibitions, Ford and my seminar on giving exhibitions, in which I spent a considerable amount of time talking about my exhibition season process.
I feel as though, now that I have developed my writing to be more reflective my speech has done something similar, I am more likely to discover things within myself than I was before. So that points to the greater change within myself, one of being a more reflective and deeper learner.
I am earning 1 english credit this year. It consists of:
- King Lear
- LIFE AS PERFORMANCE
- Other english work that I do
Writing
It is possible that this quarter I wrote more than I ever have for pilot. My blog posts have taken on a new life, I wrote and revised my LANDING application letter, and I write regularly for LIFE AS PERFORMANCE.
While writing my LANDING application I had an ah-ha moment in regard to why people teach 5 paragraph essays the way that they do. This was because my letter took the shape of a 5 paragraph essay, by accident, and I didn’t notice until I stood back and looked at the thing as a whole. It was an interesting experience, and similar to the one I had with Warp last spring.
Listening
I make a practice of trying to let others speak before me, this is theoretically part of being my best self and understanding the privilege that comes along with being a white man. It is important for me to make space for people who might not say anything if I was talking. This also caters to my theme of deeper learning in that I don’t want to talk just to be saying something, I want to formulate what I am going to say before I say it, and by listening, really listening, I am offered the ability to better understand those around me and how to positively impact them.
Reading
The beginning of the Pilot year is a time in which I consume a lot of materiel. I’ve read 3 books in full, as well as sections of many others. This for the most part has been for specific projects such as LIFE AS PERFORMANCE or King Lear, but I’ve also been reading The Dubliners by James Joyce in an attempt to become more acquainted with classic literature.
Speaking
Sayward and I meet over the phone, so during those meeting we are handicapped by the fact that we cannot communicate with any sort of body language, this gives our words more weight.
I have given a long presentation in a similar style to how I give exhibitions, Ford and my seminar on giving exhibitions, in which I spent a considerable amount of time talking about my exhibition season process.
I feel as though, now that I have developed my writing to be more reflective my speech has done something similar, I am more likely to discover things within myself than I was before. So that points to the greater change within myself, one of being a more reflective and deeper learner.