I've been BAD at keeping up with my virtual school notebook. I've been swamped with (full time) work and (full time) school this (past and now last) semester. Last week was our first week back. I can't believe how fast it's been since we started. My classmates (now friends) and I are working our a$$es off to get revisions done for our master's project class. Not only do we have to complete a full length master's thesis project (45-65 pages, probably more for the most of us), we have to create an abridged version for publication and participate in a public symposium. It should be fun though. Listening to everyone's presentations last week was amazing. I'm incredibly biased, but my cohort is brilliant. My classmates have some fascinating research.
In the Visual and Critical Studies program, each grad is required to take an elective and I got lucky! The elective is titled Analogue to Digital with the incomparable Kim Anno. As you may have guessed from the course name, it's about the intersection or transition from analogue to digital technologies coupled with looking at specific artistic practices that explore both realms. After our initial class, we travelled down south to the San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art to see Terry Berlier's exhibition, Erased Loop Random Walk, and listen in on her artist's talk. During the semester, we will be working with a student over at Wits University in Johannesburg, South Africa to produce a collaborative sound piece. It will be a pretty fast paced and exciting semester.
All right, I should get going. Back to thesis revisions, editing, and reading (and re-reading).
