HNRS 112
Poetry as Resistance: Remixing Archive
Description: Seminar, three hours. Experiential learning course with focus on contemporary American poets of color who remix and reinvent past in their work. By building their poetry around historical documents, archives, and museum holdings, Theresa Hak Kyung Cha, Robin Coste Lewis, Layli Long Soldier, J. Michael Martinez, M. NourbeSe Philip, Claudia Rankine, and Tracy K. Smith appropriate, recycle, and renew historical texts and artifacts to resist politics of present moment. All seven poets have done significant research to create their poetry. Study of archival space, practices, and research methods in conjunction with UCLA Library Special Collections, Fowler Museum, and Hammer Museum to better understand their poetry. Culminates in creative research project. No poetry, art, or research experience necessary. P/NP or letter grading.
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Fall 2021 - Dr. Ardam is a fantastic professor! She is very friendly and engaging. I enjoyed attending her in-person lectures since the class material is really interesting. The workload is definitely on the lighter side, which consists mainly of 500+ words weekly reflections (only have to do 5 in total) and readings. Plus we also got to visit the Hammer and Fowler Museum during class time, which is a bonus due to not having to sit in a classroom all the time. The assignment that required the most work would be the final project, which requires us to make something creative based on a topic that interests us. The project should be in the form of a video, book, or anything that makes it "creative" followed by an essay to explain your project. I felt a decent amount of time working on this project but Dr. Ardam gives us weeks to work on this so it'll be fine as long as you plan your time accordingly. I would highly recommend this class for students who are part of the honors program.
Fall 2021 - Dr. Ardam is a fantastic professor! She is very friendly and engaging. I enjoyed attending her in-person lectures since the class material is really interesting. The workload is definitely on the lighter side, which consists mainly of 500+ words weekly reflections (only have to do 5 in total) and readings. Plus we also got to visit the Hammer and Fowler Museum during class time, which is a bonus due to not having to sit in a classroom all the time. The assignment that required the most work would be the final project, which requires us to make something creative based on a topic that interests us. The project should be in the form of a video, book, or anything that makes it "creative" followed by an essay to explain your project. I felt a decent amount of time working on this project but Dr. Ardam gives us weeks to work on this so it'll be fine as long as you plan your time accordingly. I would highly recommend this class for students who are part of the honors program.
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