1
Tue 9 Jan
class introduction
discussion: “Pro Domo Nostro”
Thurs 11 Jan
Choose one aspect of radio that interests you and come to class prepared to informally share it. You could talk about a particular experience with radio that made you want to take the class. Or perhaps there is, more generally and less personally, a specific use of radio that you’re familiar with, or part of its history, that has informed your interest. This first discussion is meant just to informally set the stage and identify possible trajectories of interest for our open work together this semester.
2
Tue 16 Jan
cold day
Thurs 18 Jan
discussion: “Radio as a Means of Communication”
Write a couple of paragraphs in response to this essay. In your response try to elucidate the theory of radio that Brecht is making here. Imagine the theory as a proposal for a possible media form, let’s call it radio. What features might this media form possess? And what kind of content might make sense for it to transmit?
discussion: Research topics
4
Tue 23 Jan
discussion: “Guerrilla Television” excerpts
viewing: Radio Venceremos Story – 10 years of taking the sky by storm
Thurs 25 Jan
viewing: Pump Up the Volume
5
Tue 30 Jan
discussion: Scenarios
workday: scenario development
Thurs 1 Feb
radio test signal workshop
workday: station identities
6
Tue 6 Feb
vist: Jon Krohn
workday: group brainstorming sessions
Thurs 8 Feb
radio test signal workshop
7
Tue 13 Feb
visit: Chris Reeves
presentations: Myrlyn: UK radio pirates. Lily: traffic voice
Thurs 15 Feb
presentations: Alejandro: radio jamming. Miriam: two way communication technologies
8
Tue 20 Feb
presentations: John: freeform radio. Amelia: FM radio
workday
Thurs 22 Feb
presentations: Kylie: ham radio. Alexa: cassette piracy. Siqi Hu: college radio
9
Tue 27 Feb
presentations: Justin: phone-phreaking. Meghna: radio censorship
workday
Thurs 29 Feb
presentations: Victoria: Paper Tiger Television
visit: Ayana Contreras
10
Tue 5 March
workday
Thurs 7 March
workday
11
Tue 12 March
workday
Thurs 14 March
workday
12
Tue 19 March
Thurs 21 March
spring break
13
Tue 26 March
individual meetings: Myrlyn, Issac, Siqi, Kylie, Justin, Alejandro, Alexa
develop and rehearse radio script 1
design and print publicity: one for your show, one for the station
filler ideas
test transmission equipment
determine radios and their positions
Thurs 28 March
individual meetings: Molly, John, Miriam, Meghna, Amelia, Victoria, Lily
14
Tue 2 April
print and post first round of station and program identifications
rehearsals: Myrlyn, Issac, Siqi, Kylie, Justin, Alejandro, Alexa
Thurs 4 April
print and post first round of station and program identifications
rehearsals: Molly, John, Miriam, Meghna, Amelia, Victoria, Lily
15
Tue 9 April
BROADCAST 1
Thurs 11 April
BROADCAST 2
16
Tue 16 April
BROADCAST 3
Thurs 18 April
BROADCAST 4
17
Tue 23 April
BROADCAST 5
Thurs 25 April
BROADCAST 6