March Week 3 "The Banishment of Beauty"

http://susanlyon.com/Pages/2005scott32.htm

1. Watch and take notes on the following Youtube videos (set of four 15 min videos = 1 hour)

*Be aware that there are quite a few nude paintings in these videos. It is nothing you would not see at an art museum, but if it makes you uncomfortable, close your eyes for about 3 seconds at the following times:
Movie 1: 1:00, 4:40, 5:06, 5:56, 9:33, 11:11-12:06
Movie 2: 5:27-6:01, 7:00-7:10, 8:42, 10:08, 10:51, 12:32-40, 13:55
Movie 3: 3:49, 11:36, 12:06-13
Movie 4: 2:38-48, 3:18, 9:52
(If you would rather not watch the movie, you can just listen to it and turn off the visual.)

2. Reread: Interest and Beauty in Works of Art by Author Schopenhauer: Volume 5 pages 120 - 123, 143-150 (you will get much more out of it the second time around. Look for his answers to, "what is beauty?" And, "Why is beauty important?" Be aware that through the essay, he tries to answer what the difference is between interest and beauty, if interest leads to beauty and vice versa, and if they can compliment each other). Also, read or reread any articles from last week that you did not get to, or you did not understand.

3. Create a blog post, review, poem, song, paper, presentation, work of art,  etc. about what you think about beauty after the readings and the video.

4. Share your thoughts or what you created with others in some way (blog, youtube, visual, etc). Write it or give us the link on the comments below so we can comment on it!

5. Comment on each other's writings... most of our discussion will be online about this because we will be going to a museum next week to "contemplate beauty" and talk about what we find. So be sure to write and comment before coming to class!