Students,?
I've decided that your first essay will be due a week from today. I kindly ask that you submit it online as a Google document. (Details to follow.) It should be roughly 4 pages in length, double-spaced. Here's the assignment:?
Please summarize the debate between Henri van de Velde and Hermann Muthesius that Joan Campbell details in her book on the German Werkbund. What is disagreement that transpires between them? Why dd Van de Velde oppose what Muthesius termed "Typisierung" or "typification." Why was Muthesius in favor of typification, and what did he mean by this term? Can you explain how we might explain typification in relation to the prefabrication efforts of Christoph & Unmack, and the history of German colonialism more generally? Finally, can you offer us an opinion of how you think Foucault would assess the debate at hand. Would he view typification as an extension or byproduct of the disciplinary society? If so, how??
Please let me know if you have questions.?
Sincerely,?
Prof. Vossoughian
