Intros: Covers and Remixes

Posted on 01/23/2012 by Joseph Harris

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Mon, 1/23

Avery, “DJ Earworm Mashup“
John, Old Crowe Medicine Show, “Wagon Wheel“
Alex, John Mayer, “Kid A“
Ben, Cee Lo Green, “No One Is Going to Love You“

Wed, 1/25

Lia, Astrud Gilberto and Frank Sinatra, “Fly Me to the Moon“
Rebecca, Kanye West, “Alors on Danse“
Deb, Johnny Cash, “Hurt“

Mon, 1/30

Becca, Jay Z, “Young Forever“
Kate, Adele, “Make You Feel My Love“
Anna, Vanilla Ice, “Ice Baby“
Shannon, Kanye West, “Lost in the World“
Daniel, Frank Sinatra, “Girl from Ipanema“

Class, Wed, 1/11

Posted on 01/11/2012 by Joseph Harris

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Introductions

Fastwriting: Describe something you’ve written that you feel good about. One constraint: Do not describe writing you’ve done for a course.

Plan for the semester

About this course
Plan of work
Schedule

Miscellaneous

Deadlines, punctuality
Laptops
Food
Make sure you are registered for this site (log in with Duke ID)
Create a Dropbox account

Moment of Zen

Who are your influences? (from The Commitments, 1991, directed by Alan Parker)

To Do

Wed, 1/18, class: Review the materials on this website.Be ready to name three influences on you as a writer. Read Malcolm Gladwell.
Thurs, 1/19, 9:00 am: Post x1 to Dropbox.