Books & Budgets
Do I Need to Buy any Books for this Class?
The answer to this question is: No, for right now--but possibly, as class goes on. This class is meant to be student-directed, which means there are no mandatory books to purchase.
Of course, from time to time, we will all be reading the same thing to discuss it in class. When that happens, I will send you to a link on our Class Google Drive Folder. That folder houses two things that need some privacy: copyright protected reading material, and past examples of student work for you to look over as you do your own assignments.
To see the folder, you need to be logged in with your NYU Gmail account.This usually isn't a problem, as most students operate through their NYU email addresses on a daily basis, but every once in a while someone has two accounts (say, for personal or internship reasons) and has trouble accessing the folder. If that happens, double-check you are signed in to your NYU mail account.
Class Bibliographies
As class progresses, you will be asked to develop your own reading agendas in line with your own intellectual interests. To get started, I'll be directing you to three different bibliographies I've been developing over time:
Each selection on these bibliographies is marked either:Scholarly articles from Google Scholar and can be downloaded in PDF form right to your computer, provided you are on campus (alas, you can only download some if you are logged in off campus.)
Ebrary is a sort of amazing system that allows you to download entire books to your computer, and save/print PDFs of specific articles. It is free for NYU students, but you must create a login.
Material marked "NYU library " is available in the old fashioned way: in print form.
Let's talk about Book (and other) Budgets
Speaking of print: in the course of doing your own research, you may well find a book title that the NYU Library has not yet procured, but is absolutely essential to your interests. At times like these, if the book is t$20 or less, I am going to suggest that you go ahead about buy it for yourself. Often on Amazon, the Kindle version of these books costs lest money than the print copy does (you can read Kindle editions on any computer or phone these days.)
With this in mind, I am going to suggest you go ahead and budget $40 for this class. I am telling you now at the start of the semester, because I know student finances get tight near the middle and end. Another reason I recommend budgeting some money for this class is that your research may turn up other sorts of purchases worth making this semester: tickets to a particular show this semester, a master class with someone, a digital tool for creative work you can't get free through NYU, etc.
To be honest, usually students spend about $15 or so of their budget, and if you find yourself in a real financial bind, I may be able to help by getting a book through other means, etc. But real talk here: you are investing a great deal of money in this education, and shortchanging yourself on a book vital to your interests strikes me as counter-productive in the extreme.
The answer to this question is: No, for right now--but possibly, as class goes on. This class is meant to be student-directed, which means there are no mandatory books to purchase.
Of course, from time to time, we will all be reading the same thing to discuss it in class. When that happens, I will send you to a link on our Class Google Drive Folder. That folder houses two things that need some privacy: copyright protected reading material, and past examples of student work for you to look over as you do your own assignments.
To see the folder, you need to be logged in with your NYU Gmail account.This usually isn't a problem, as most students operate through their NYU email addresses on a daily basis, but every once in a while someone has two accounts (say, for personal or internship reasons) and has trouble accessing the folder. If that happens, double-check you are signed in to your NYU mail account.
Class Bibliographies
As class progresses, you will be asked to develop your own reading agendas in line with your own intellectual interests. To get started, I'll be directing you to three different bibliographies I've been developing over time:
- Texts: Theories (this page has some older beginner theory lectures I've given as well)
- Methods Texts: Traditional
- Methods: Creative
Each selection on these bibliographies is marked either:Scholarly articles from Google Scholar and can be downloaded in PDF form right to your computer, provided you are on campus (alas, you can only download some if you are logged in off campus.)
Ebrary is a sort of amazing system that allows you to download entire books to your computer, and save/print PDFs of specific articles. It is free for NYU students, but you must create a login.
Material marked "NYU library " is available in the old fashioned way: in print form.
Let's talk about Book (and other) Budgets
Speaking of print: in the course of doing your own research, you may well find a book title that the NYU Library has not yet procured, but is absolutely essential to your interests. At times like these, if the book is t$20 or less, I am going to suggest that you go ahead about buy it for yourself. Often on Amazon, the Kindle version of these books costs lest money than the print copy does (you can read Kindle editions on any computer or phone these days.)
With this in mind, I am going to suggest you go ahead and budget $40 for this class. I am telling you now at the start of the semester, because I know student finances get tight near the middle and end. Another reason I recommend budgeting some money for this class is that your research may turn up other sorts of purchases worth making this semester: tickets to a particular show this semester, a master class with someone, a digital tool for creative work you can't get free through NYU, etc.
To be honest, usually students spend about $15 or so of their budget, and if you find yourself in a real financial bind, I may be able to help by getting a book through other means, etc. But real talk here: you are investing a great deal of money in this education, and shortchanging yourself on a book vital to your interests strikes me as counter-productive in the extreme.
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