The schedule and assignments are subject to change at the discretion of the professor! In addition, the schedule may shift from week to week depending on the progress of the class as a whole.If applicable means it depends on where you are in your process. Every gathering is different. Certain aspects of your gathering may take more or less time than others.
Wk 1 Jan 26, 2024 | BRAINSTORMING: Gatherings in General
During Our Gathering
Introduce yourself.
Preferred Name
Pronouns
Major
Year of Major
What are your expectations of this course?
Brainstorm and categorize different types of gatherings
3-4pm Attend IDM Lecture Series: Negativeland in 370 Jay Street Room 325.
Brainstorm roles and elements of a gathering.
Reflect on a course/class as a gathering.
Wk 2 Feb 2, 2024 | IDEATION of Your Gathering(s)
Prepare for Our Gathering Today
Read and watch the following, answer these questions, and post your answers in the #reflections-and-responses Discord channel
Compare and contrast Allan Kaprow's Happenings to De La Guarda created by actors Pichon Baldinu and Diqui James and the composer Gaby Kerpel.
If you could go back and time and choose between the Harlem Renaissance Salons or the Parisian Literary Salons, which would you choose to attend and why? What is the key difference for you personally?
Which Tea Gathering proceedings do you think is more effective and why between Kissa ōrai and Rikyū-era?
“Happenings in New York Scene by Allan Kaprow,” The Improvisation Studies Reader: Spontaneous Acts, edited by Ajay Heble, and Rebecca Caines, Taylor & Francis Group, 2014,
The Past and Present of Black Salons | Making Black America | PBS
How A'Lelia Walker And The Dark Tower Shaped The Harlem Renaissance
During Our Gathering
Discuss naming your digital files.
Put your name in the file name. Also, put your name in the body copy.
I would also suggest putting the name of the course and the semester.
Sunday, February 4, 2024 | LAST DAY OF DROP/ADD (to receive 100% of tuition & fees and not receive a grade of 'W')
Wk 4 February 16, 2024 | THE ART OF GATHERING BOOK -> Protect and Connect Your Guests & Create a Temporary Alternative World through Pop-Up Rules
Prepare for Our Gathering Today
Post links to your plan in the #plans Discord channel.
Three | Don't Be A Chill Host
Four | Create a Temporary Alternative World
Write a reflection on the readings, addressing both chapters by discussing anything that resonated with you in the readings, as well as anything that didn't. Post your reflection in the #reflections-and-responses Discord channel.
During Our Gathering
Tuesday, March 19, 2024, Bonomi Family Admissions Center, 27 West 4th Street, New York, NY 10012
Our guest last week Joey Schmit said that, even though this is not a student event, I could have a couple of students from this class attend if you're interested. I'd like Sarah and another student to go if your schedule permits. Priya Parker will be the keynote speaker from 9:00 (9:30)–10:45 AM.
Discuss the readings for the week.
Please make sure you put your name in the title of all of your docs or in the body as a general rule of thumb.
Please make sure that you don't summarize but rather elaborate with what resonated with you or what you disagreed with in the chapters? Angelique's and Aidan's from this week are good ones to read to get an idea of taking that approach. Specificity is key.
Remember that these gatherings are yours, not mine. Questions to ask yourself.
Are you excited about your gathering(s)?
Are you succumbing to groupthink in this course?
Are you trying to please me as your professor? You shouldn't.
What are you discovering about yourself?
How are you contributing to others?
Monday, February 19, 2024 | NO CLASS President's Day / University Holiday
Wk 5 February 23, 2024 | THE ART OF GATHERING BOOK -> Priming, Ushering, Launching, and Why the Invitation Matters
Prepare for Our Gathering Today
Five | Never Start a Funeral with Logistics
Six | Keep Your Best Self Out of My Gathering
Write a reflection on the readings, addressing both chapters by discussing anything that resonated with you in the readings, as well as anything that didn't. Post your reflection in the #reflections-and-responses Discord channel.
Remember that these gatherings are yours, not mine. Questions to ask yourself.
Are you excited about your gathering(s)?
Are you succumbing to groupthink in this course?
Are you trying to please me as your professor? You shouldn't.
What are you discovering about yourself?
How are you contributing to others?
During Our Gathering
Discuss the readings for the week.
Discuss your checklist and rules with your A-Team!
Discuss priming, ushering, and launching for your gathering(s).
Discuss your invite.
Discuss last week's progress and next steps.
Discuss any risks or problems.
Are you stuck anywhere? If so, why?
Are you procrastinating on something? If so, why?
Working Session
Brainstorm a gathering checklist if you haven't done so.
Brainstorm possible rules for your gathering(s).
Brainstorm invitation for your gathering(s).
How have or will you invite people to your gathering? What was the exact language you used? Did you or will you have graphics or video for your invite?
Brainstorm priming, ushering, and launching for your gathering(s).
Wk 6 March 1, 2024 | THE ART OF GATHERING BOOK -> Heat Maps, Safe Spaces, Ground Rules, and Why Closings Matter
Prepare for Our Gathering Today
Seven | Cause Good Controversy
Eight | Accept That There is An End
Write a reflection on the readings, addressing both chapters by discussing anything that resonated with you in the readings, as well as anything that didn't. Post your reflection in the #reflections-and-responses Discord channel.
During Our Gathering
Discuss the readings for the week.
If you do decide to come to the show and you have never been before, here are a few tips:
Prepare yourself for sensory overload. You will certainly see records here which you have never seen before, and which you will never see again.
Stay hydrated. There is a bar and there is (pretty good) pizza, but you’ll definitely want to bring water.
Most dealers accept cash only. A few dealers accept credit cards.
If you see an interesting table, investigate it right away. Some dealers do not do all three days of the show.
If you see an interesting record, buy it immediately. It will likely not be there when you come back.
Be prepared to see other people walking around with records you wish you had.
Try to be tolerant of other customers and their elbows. Be gently but firm in establishing your personal space. This is New York City and some people can forget themselves when faced with all the amazing records and a time crunch.
Have a plan. Go through the dealer list and map and plan out a strategy focused on your area of interest. Or just start at one corner and work your way to the next.
Wk 7 March 4 or 5, 2024 | Midterm One on Ones | NO CLASS on Friday, March 8
Prepare for our One on One
Midterm One-on-One:
We will NOT be meeting as a class on Friday, March 8. De Angela will be out of town presenting at a conference.
Instead, I will meet with you one-on-one for your midterm one on one via Zoom on Monday March 4 or Tuesday, March 5. See Discord for times and/or check your email for the calendar invite.
Wk 8 March 15, 2024 | THE ART OF GATHERING BOOK -> Overall Reflections
Prepare for Our Gathering
Work on your gathering.
During Class
Dahong
Katrina
Maggie
Sarah
Sudipta
Sarah - Mar 9
Discuss your revised checklist and rules with your A-Team!
Discuss any revisions for your priming, ushering, and launching for your gathering(s).
Discuss any revisions for your invite.
Discuss last week's progress and next steps.
Discuss any risks or problems.
Are you stuck anywhere? If so, why?
Are you procrastinating on something? If so, why?
Share and discuss your gathering process and progress with the class.
Friday, March 22, 2024 | NO CLASS Spring Break
Monday, March 25, 2024 | NYU Midterm Progress DUE
Wk 9 March 29, 2024 | THE ART OF GATHERING BOOK -> Overall Reflections cont.
Prepare for Our Gathering
During Class
At the NYU Storytelling Summit, De Angela met Priya Parker! We took this photo for you, my students!
Aidan
Heidi
Lily
Mia
Rehma
Discuss gatherer interviews.
Discuss the importance of documentation and reflection, using the following as examples
Sudipta, Mar 22
Heidi, Mar 2
Discuss your revised checklist and rules with your A-Team!
Discuss any revisions for your priming, ushering, and launching for your gathering(s).
Discuss any revisions for your invite.
Discuss last week's progress and next steps.
Discuss any risks or problems.
Are you stuck anywhere? If so, why?
Are you procrastinating on something? If so, why?
In-class exercise:
Identify a course you are currently taking or have taken in the past. This can also be our course.
The A-Team will collectively decide upon one course to redesign with the concepts of The Art of Gathering in mind.
Brainstorm and ideate possibilities for a single class period paying close attention to the purpose, opening, and closing.
Share and discuss your gathering process and progress with the class.
Wk 10 April 5, 2024 | PRODUCTION & EXECUTION of Your Gathering(s)
Prepare for Our Gathering
During Class
Angelique
Discuss your gatherer interview
Angelique
Maggie, Feb
Discuss your revised checklist and rules with your A-Team!
Discuss any revisions for your priming, ushering, and launching for your gathering(s).
Discuss any revisions for your invite.
Discuss last week's progress and next steps.
Discuss any risks or problems.
Are you stuck anywhere? If so, why?
Are you procrastinating on something? If so, why?
In-class exercise:
After having a week to marinate on the ideating of your classroom session redesign, design or iterate the design for a single session paying close attention to the purpose, opening, and closing.
Share and discuss your process and progress.
Continue to brainstorm how you would redesign a class using principles from The Art of Gathering!
Wk 11 April 12, 2024 | PRINCE SYMPOSIUM, 370 Jay, Rm 202
Prepare for Our Gathering Today
(OPTIONAL) Watch Prince's Purple Rain film
(OPTIONAL) Listen to
During Our Gathering
Purple Rain album presentations, 2:30–4:30pm.
Purple Rain album roundtable discussion, 5–6:30pm.
If you can't stay for the entire time, you can leave at 5:50pm.
Observe based on the principles from The Art of Gathering, and take notes for your reflection.
Wk 12 April 19, 2024 | PRODUCTION & EXECUTION of Your Gathering(s) / Prince Symposium Reflection and Response
Prepare for Our Gathering
Write and post a reflection about the Prince Symposium, based on the principles from The Art of Gathering, on Discord in the #reflections-and-responses channel.
During Class
Check Remaining Student Gathering Dates
Rehma - Friday, April 5
Sarah - Saturday, April 13
Discuss Prince symposium reflections and do in-class exercise: Help De Angela brainstorm how to get more students to attend the symposium.
Discuss your revised checklist and rules with your A-Team!
Discuss any revisions for your priming, ushering, and launching for your gathering(s).
Discuss any revisions for your invite.
Discuss last week's progress and next steps.
Discuss any risks or problems.
Are you stuck anywhere? If so, why?
Are you procrastinating on something? If so, why?
In-class exercise:
After having a week to marinate on the ideating of your classroom session redesign, design or iterate the design for a single session paying close attention to the purpose, opening, and closing.
Share and discuss your process and progress.
Wk 13 April 26, 2024 | PRODUCTION & EXECUTION of Your Gathering(s) / Revise Your Gatherer/Gathering MANIFESTOS and MANTRAS
Prepare for Our Gathering
Post your revised or rewritten manifestos or links to your creator/gatherer/gathering manifestos in the #manifestos Discord channel.
Post your revised or rewritten mantra or links to your creator/gatherer/gathering mantra in the #mantras Discord channel.
Schedule your final one on one IF you haven't already done so.
During Class
Course Feedback
Schedule your final one on one via Zoom preferably IF you haven't already done so (AFTER our last class which is Friday, May 3)
Check-in with students
Maggie – Saturday, April 13
Katrina – Thursday, April 18
Angelique & Mia - Saturday, April 20
Heidi - Saturday, April 20
Dahong – April 17-20 (Wednesday through Saturday)
Check Remaining Student Gathering Dates
Lily, May 5 (Sunday)
Discuss revised manifestos and mantras
Wk 14 May 3, 2024 | Last Day of Class
Prepare for Our Gathering Today
Post a link to your presentation about your gathering(s) on Discord in the #your-gatherings channel.
Remember your presentation should be 7 minutes or less and focus on the outcomes and lessons learned as much as possible while also answering (why, what, who, when, where, and how?)
Schedule your final one on one IF you haven't already done so.
During Class
Mya & Angelique
Aidan
Sudipta
Maan, May 4 & 5 (Saturday and Sunday)
3-4:30pm IDM Guest Speaker: LaJuné McMillian
Guest Speaker Gathering Reflection
What was your favorite gathering of the semester? It doesn't necessarily have to be one of the gatherings that you, personally, hosted. (post-its)
What are 1 to 3 key takeaways from The Art of Gathering book and/or course that you will take with you beyond this course? (post-its)
Course wrap-up and final remarks
Monday, May 6, 2024 | LAST DAY OF SPRING 2024 CLASSES
May 8–10, 2024 (Wed-Fri) | Final One-On-Ones
via Zoom
What's Due Today
(Google Slides)
.
Allan Kaprow: How To Make A Happening (1968)
De La Guarda Flies Away as Off-Broadway Aerial Show Closes, Sept. 12 by Ernio Hernandez,
De La Guarda with Gabrielle Reece,
What is a Salon?
A Brief History of The Salon,
A'Lelia Walker’s Dark Tower Salons of The Harlem Renaissance,
The Not-So-Lost World of the Parisian Salon by Alice Brace,
Isao, KUMAKURA, and Martha J. McClintock. “Breaking Away From the Medieval.” Japanese Tea Culture: The Heart and Form of Chanoyu, Japan Publishing Industry Foundation for Culture, 2023, pp. 1-14. JSTOR, .
Review .
Review .
Co-create a draft of our together.
Review .
Do Exercise by expanding upon your .
Wk 3 February 9, 2024 | THE ART OF GATHERING BOOK -> Start With Why (Purpose is Your Compass) / Close Doors (Who and Where) / Manifestos & Mantras |
Guest:
Prepare for Our Gathering Today
What are your past and current third places?
Is there a third place you wish existed?
Can you create that third place? Why or why not?
One | Decide Why You're Really Gathering
Two | Close Doors
Write a reflection on the readings, addressing both chapters by discussing anything that resonated with you in the readings, as well as anything that didn't.
Post your answers in the #reflections-and-responses Discord channel.
Post your manifestos or links to your manifestos in the #manifestos Discord channel.
Post your mantra or links to your mantra in the #mantras Discord channel.
Post links to your outline to the #outlines Discord channel.
During Our Gathering
Begin to flesh out your using your as a skeleton.
Please read the following chapters carefully from by Priya Parker
Schedule : Monday or Tuesday, March 4 or March 5
Analyze and Evaluate:
Meet with your !
Discuss .
Please add the URL(s) of your process and project management platform(s) to this . Please note that they may be one and the same.
(OPTIONAL) Adapt the to your gathering.
Continue to iterate your and begin to enroll people, create assets, buy resources, etc. for your gathering if you haven't already started.
Please read the following chapters carefully from by Priya Parker
Document and create entries in your platforms.
Review and .
Did anyone begin to adapt the for your gathering or created your own? Sudipta & Aidan
Meet with your !
(If you haven't done so already), please schedule : Monday or Tuesday, March 4 or March 5
Add the date(s) of your gathering(s) in this .
Please read the following chapters carefully from by Priya Parker
Be prepared to discuss your .
Document and create entries in your platforms.
Extra Credit: Attend Keynote for Liberal Studies Student Research Colloquium on Friday, April 5, 11 AM - 12 PM ET. However, there is breakfast before and lunch directly after. Location: Kimmel Center, 60 Washington Sq South 4th Floor, Eisner & Lubin Auditorium. RSVP Here: .
Discuss the following rules and reflect how you can incorporate some rules for your own gathering:
Review your .
DUE March 29. Post notes and key takeaways from the gatherer you interviewed in the #interviews Discord Channel as a Google Doc
Write an overall overview of key takeways and impressions of by Priya Parker and post to #reflections-and-responses Discord channel. DUE March 15
Complete your one-on-one: by orbefore your meeting time. See more complete directions in the link.
Midterm for All Students
DUE March 29. Post notes and key takeaways from the gatherer you interviewed in the #interviews Discord Channel as a Google Doc!
Write an overall overview of key takeways and impressions of by Priya Parker if you have not done so already and post to #reflections-and-responses Discord channel as a Google Doc. DUE March 15.
Document and create entries in your platforms.
Discuss your key takeaways and impressions of by Priya Parker if you have not done so already.
Present your for anyone who did a gathering for this class the past week or prior weeks.
Meet with your !
If you have gathered, and be prepared to present it to the class.
Work on your 1st or 2nd gathering depending on if you've already done your 1st gathering. Use the slides as a guide.
Document and create entries in your platforms.
Discuss your key takeaways and impressions of by Priya Parker if you have not done so already.
Present your for anyone who did a gathering for this class the past week or prior weeks.
Meet with your !
Extra Credit: Attend Keynote for Liberal Studies Student Research Colloquium on Friday, April 5, 11 AM - 12 PM ET. However, there is breakfast before and lunch directly after. Location: Kimmel Center, 60 Washington Sq South 4th Floor, Eisner & Lubin Auditorium. RSVP Here: .
Document and create entries in your platforms.
Work on your 1st or 2nd gathering depending on if you've already done your 1st gathering. Use the slides as a guide.
If you have gathered, and be prepared to present it to the class.
Discuss your key takeaways and impressions of by Priya Parker if you have not done so already.
Present your for anyone who did a gathering for this class the past week or prior weeks.
Meet with your !
Review the , particularly the and pages.
Read the on Substack.
Listen to Prince's album
(OPTIONAL) Watch videos from to get a sense of what to expect.
The Time'salbum
Sheila E.'s album
album
Work on your 1st or 2nd gathering depending on if you've already done your 1st gathering. Use the slides as a guide.
Document and create entries in your platforms.
We will not be meeting in class. Instead, we will meet in 370 Jay, Rm 202, for the .
I am hosting this gathering. Please arrive by or before 2:20pm and make sure I see you. Come up and say hello. Here's .
If you have gathered since we last met as a class, and be prepared to present it to class.
Work on your 1st or 2nd gathering depending on if you've already done your 1st gathering. Use the slides as a guide.
Document and create entries in your platforms.
Present your for anyone who did a gathering for this class the past week or prior weeks.
Meet with your !
Lily, create a process presentation (In other words, what have you done so far for your gathering? Present it to the class using the as guidance for your presentation.)
If you have gathered since our last class or before and you have not presented it to the class, and be prepared to present it to the class.
Work on your 1st or 2nd gathering depending on if you've already done your 1st gathering. Use the slides as a guide.
Review your as a creator/gatherer OR for your gatherings. Revise or rewrite them in light of reading The Art of Gathering and planning, organizing, and hosting your own gatherings.
May 8–10, 2024 (Wed-Fri) Schedule 15 minutes ONLY at
and (Direct message on Discord a pdf or link to Google doc to De Angela the day BEFORE your meeting). If you don't send me these docs in advance, I'll kindly ask you to reschedule. There's a link at the bottom of the calendar description Calendly generates where you can do so.
Other that you should already have.
anytime from May 8–10, 2024 (Wed-Fri) ideally or beginning Monday, May 6 at the earliest at:
Present your for anyone who did a gathering for this class the past week or prior weeks, but haven't presented yet.
Process Presentations (In other words, what have you done so far for your gathering? Present it to the class using the as guidance for your presentation.)
Maan, create a process presentation (In other words, what have you done so far for your gathering? Present it to the class using the as guidance for your presentation.)
If you have gathered since our last class or before and you have not presented it to the class, and be prepared to present it to the class.
May 8–10, 2024 (Wed-Fri) Schedule 15 minutes ONLY at
and (Direct message on Discord a pdf or link to Google doc to De Angela the day BEFORE your meeting). If you don't send me these docs in advance, I'll kindly ask you to reschedule. There's a link at the bottom of the calendar description Calendly generates where you can do so.
Other that you should already have.
Present your presentation using the as guidance. Particularly, showcase the outcomes and lessons learned.
Process Presentation (In other words, what have you done so far for your gathering? Present it to the class using the as guidance for your presentation.)
By or before Tuesday, May 7, 2024 11:59 PM (EST) | Complete
Schedule 15 minutes ONLY at
and (Direct message on Discord a pdf or link to Google doc to De Angela the day BEFORE your meeting). If you don't send me these docs in advance, I'll kindly ask you to reschedule. There's a link at the bottom of the calendar description Calendly generates where you can do so.
Other that you should already have.
Watch (You do not need to watch the entire video. Watch the Third Places section: 7:30-21:30), answer these questions, and post your reflection in the #reflections-and-responses Discord channel
Please read the following chapters carefully from by Priya Parker
Draft a as a creator or gatherer. We'll draft a gathering manifesto and mantra later.
Begin brainstorming, researching, and what kind of gathering you want to plan, organize, and execute for this semester!
Guest, , Associate Vice President, Enrollment Management Marketing & Student Communications at NYU on the impact of in his life and on his team.
