AFVS 196R: Directed Research: Studio Course

Directed Research 

Rindon Johnson 

Wednesdays 6:00pm-9:00pm

The goal of this course is to help each student work through a project they have begun or would like to pursue. Most of our time will be spent critiquing and workshopping ideas together. In our first meeting we will get to know one another, and learn about each of your projects. By the end of our first meeting we will establish the rules of our shared space and our critique structure. There will not be a syllabus as such: after each meeting we will discuss what the next should include, who should be critiqued and for how long. On our first meeting students should come prepared with a clear statement describing themselves, their backgrounds, their goals and their project. Students should bring hard copies of their statements printed to class. These statements should be 2,000 words, their format is up to each student. Statements must be somehow read aloud to the class. 

Enrollment Procedure

This is a limited enrollment class. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis. Admission will be offered as space is available until enrollment ends April 17th. You must submit a petition on my.Harvard in order to officially enroll.

The enrollment process for returning students begins April 3, 2024 and closes April 17, 2024. Notifications of acceptance and waitlisted students will be emailed. If you choose to accept your place in this class, please enroll through my.Harvard ASAP. Waitlisted students will be notified on a rolling basis as places become available in the class up to the end of the day April 17th. Returning students must enroll by midnight April 17th and will have the opportunity to add/drop beginning August 19. First year admitted Ph.D. students, incoming undergraduate first years and all other incoming students can begin to enroll on Monday August 19. At this time, students who may not have had the opportunity to enroll before April 17 may also be offered a place in the class.

This class gives priority to: juniors, seniors and AFVS concentrators.

Enrollment TA: Julia Sharpe juliasharpe@g.harvard.edu