Thursday 3/30: Vietnam - Art and Public Memory

Zoom link for this class is here. Passcode is 313971.

Zoom recording is here.

Read or view before class:

● Charles Griswold and Stephen Griswold, “The Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial and the Washington Mall:  Philosophical Thoughts on Political Iconography” 

● Yusef Komunyakaa, “Facing It”

Prepare or organize before class:

●   Consider the ways that the Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial (VVM) differs from other public memorials we’ve looked at in class. Make note of a few specific differences.

●   How does the VVM function semiotically in terms of where it is, how it is structured, what it looks like, what it symbolizes, or how visitors experience it? Make note of your ideas on these too.