The Evergreen State College
Individual Learning Contract
Barbara
Pacifico
A502
Sophomore
Student First Name
Student Last Name
Student ID
Class Standing
200910
t_stu2@[Link]
16
Cultural Studies: Performativity and Camp
Term
Email
Credits
Contract Title
Sponsor
Eddy Brown
8676972
brownedy@[Link]
Name
Telephone
Email
Learning Objectives
Activities that will help me to attain
this objective
What my sponsor will evaluate
Gain an understanding of Cultural
Studies subjects such as performativity
and queer theory, particularly as they
relate to popular culture.
I will read theory about performativity
and identity, including
Disidentifications by Jose Munoz,
Gender Trouble and Bodies that
Matter by Judith Butler, and Queer
Theory by Annamarie Jagose. I will
watch the film Paris is Burning and
read scholarly writing about it by bell
hooks, Coco Fusco, Judith Butler, and
Philip Brian Harper.
Weekly informal response papers.
Gain an understanding of scholarship
around camp and develop my own
definition of the term.
I will read theory about camp, including
Camp edited by Fabio Cleto, Camp
Grounds edited by David Bergman,
The Politics and Poetics of Camp
edited by Moe Meyer, and Working
Like a Homosexual: Camp, Culture,
Cinema by Matthew Tinkcom.
Weekly informal response papers.
Learn how to create an original piece
of scholarship in this disciplinary area,
including learning about the
methodologies and most current
concerns of the field.
By the end of the quarter, I will write a
20+ page paper applying my readings
to an analysis of the television show
America's Next Top Model. To aid in
this analysis, I will read scholarly works
about popular culture and telelvision,
including Reading Popular Culture and
Television Cutlure by John Fiske,
Televisuality by John Caldwell, Reality
TV edited by Susan Murray, and
Reality Squared: Televisual Discourse
on the Real edited by James Freidman.
A final paper, due 12/12/08.
Related Experience
In Spring 2007, I completed a contract that was an introduction to scholarship about popular culture. This contract continues
that interest with greater focus and a grounding in the discipline of Cultural Studies. This past fall and winter I was enrolled
in Fashioning the Body. This contract is a continuation of my work in that program.
Evergreen Faculty I have worked with
Joe Smith, Madison French, and Bob Goldenstar
Student Collaborators
Area of Study: Cultural Studies
Responsible Dean: Academic Development Dean
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The Evergreen State College
Individual Learning Contract
Barbara
Pacifico
A502
Sophomore
Student First Name
Student Last Name
Student ID
Class Standing
200910
t_stu2@[Link]
16
Cultural Studies: Performativity and Camp
Term
Email
Credits
Contract Title
Contract Description
In this contract, Cultural Studies: Performativity and Camp, the student will gain a deeper understanding of Cultural
Studies as a discipline and as an area for her own scholarly work. She will achieve this by doing extensive reading on
performativity, queer theory, and camp. She will also read theory about popular culture and television. This work will
culminate in a polished paper that represents an original work of scholarship in this field.
Sponsor and Subcontractor Support
My faculty sponsor will meet with me frequently to discuss my ideas and progress, and will read and respond to my weekly
writings via e-mail. In addition, my faculty sponsor will read and give feedback on my final paper as it progresses.
Evaluation of Work
Evaluation conference at end of quarter
Narrative evaluation from sponsor
Narrative self-evaluation from student
Student Conditions
No Study Abroad: By signing this contract I understand that I cannot earn any credit for work in this contract that is
developed while I am traveling outside of the United States.
No Facilities/Resources: I commit to the understanding that I will NOT be using special resources or facilities at Evergreen
to support my work in the contract.
No Human Subjects Review: I commit to one of the following: 1) I have listed completing the Human Subjects Review
Application as an assignment included in my Learning Activities, or 2) I will NOT be interviewing anyone or using information
given to me for this contract by anyone that may put him/her at risk in this contract and that if it is realized by the College
that I do use this type of information in my contract, I will not get credit for the work.
General Condition of Contract: I understand that I will be charged a late fee if the Academic Deans Office (or Graduate
Director/Assistant Director for Graduate Students) receives my contract after 5 p.m. Friday of Week one for the quarter for
which I am registering.
Student Signature:
Approved online by t_stu2
Signature
2008-05-30
Date
Approval Signatures Needed
Before your contract will be registered, you will need to get the approval signatures listed below. If your sponsor approves
your contract online, their email will appear as the online approval on the signature line.
Contract Sponsor Signature:
Signature
Date
Signature
Date
Academic Dean Signature:
Area of Study: Cultural Studies
Responsible Dean: Academic Development Dean
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