Minutes From 2004 August 8

Present: Andrej, Christian, Possum, Yannick, Catherine, Alan, Charlie, Paula, Jeanne, Jasleen

• New Courses
• OPIRG
• Promotion & Picnic
• Class VisioningMeetingSchedule
• Misc

Not covered:

• Retreat Review

Courses

Radical Perspectives on Sexuality

• Paula (and possibly others) wants to know if she is taking over Radical Perspectives on Sexuality (Ruta, Louise Simposn) from Rob
  • Reading news articles
  • Radical, feminist perspecitves
  • Readings have different liberal perspectives
  • Flexible enrollment

• Someone suggested that U of T / OPIRG might have space.
• Discussion of possible places / group sizes
• Agree it is a good idea
• Recommend suggested cap that is slightly larger than what is
• ideal (about 25/30 people).

Beats for Beginners

• Charles revamping course from spring. On the Road, Karowak, Four major works Naked Lunch Burrows.
  • Background of 40s/50s
  • Bohemian Cultures
  • New York in 50's & 40's
  • Modernism
  • Maybe not a tour of Coach House Press
  • More introductory than the first course
  • Puts things into historical perspective
  • Uptown poetics vs downtown poetics
  • More time for reading books
• Decision: Yes
• Send updated prospectus to Dwayne: info@anarchistu.org

Comics: History and Aesthetics

• Repercusions
• Early history--relation to newspapers, etc.
• Production--art sweatshop
• impact on our society
• degree of influence today
• emancipatory aestheics
• Readings
  • Photocopied handouts
  • articles / book excerpts
  • broken down by period mostly
• In concert with Peter of Beguiling
• Marxist policical approach
  • How to Read Donald Duck
• Graphic Novel Movement included
• Idea to put "North America" in the title
• Yes--ask question about his schedule

For future discussion

• The whole idea of "doing something" in the courses

OPIRG

• OPIRG is having an Alternative Frosh/radical frosh.
  • Does AnarchistU? want to do something there (even just have fall schedule pamphlets)?
  • Jasleen (of OPIRG) would like a copy of the AnarchistU schedule (opirg.sa.utoronto.ca)
• OPIRG can book rooms, sometimes with as little as one day's notice.
• OPIRG has workshops such as consensus building

Promotion & Picnic

• AnarchistU Orientation Picnic
  • Picnic Sept 12 3:00-6:00 at Trinity Belwoods Park
  • last year the permit was completely unnecessary.
  • Alan will donate 50 veggie dogs
  • We got at least $50 from the retreat

• Flyers would probably cost about $30. Paula could photocopy about 100 sheets (equals 400 flyers) for free
• Catherine will contact Eye Magazine and Ryerson regarding picnic

Tentative VisioningMeetingSchedule

• Monday
  • Anarchist 80's
    • 6pm to 8pm
    • 196 Manning
  • Finnegan's Wake
    • 8pm to 10pm
    • 196 Manning
  • Toronto Strategy
    • 10am [to 12pm?]
    • Location to be announced

• Tuesday
  • Radical Perspectives on Sexuality
    • 8pm to 10pm
    • 1592 Bathurst

• Wednesday
  • Beats for Beginners
    • 7pm to 9pm
    • This Ain't the Rosedale Library

• Thursday
  • Chaos Theory
    • 6pm - 8pm
    • Location to be announced

• Sunday
  • Psychedelics Century
    • 12pm to 2pm
    • Location to be announced
  • Comics: History and Aesthetics
    • 2pm to 4pm
    • Location to be announced

• Courses not yet scheduled:
  • Social History of Class
  • Queer History
  • Amish's Course

Misc

• Dwayne is coming to the end of his 6 months answering his email account. Paula will take over.

• Classes start week of Sept 19