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Art 110, World Arts: The Western Tradition

Spring 2017

Tuesday 9:30-10:45 ONLINE

Thursday 9:30-10:45 JACARANDA 3502

Katherine Daley Laris

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Office Hours: Tuesday, 11am-12pm online

Thursday, 11am-12pm Sagebrush 224

Catalog Description

Survey of the visual arts of the Western cultural tradition from ancient to modern times emphasizing historical, religious and socio-cultural contexts. Discussion, research and writing on the visual arts, including painting, sculpture, architecture, book arts, ceramics, textiles and body arts.

Art Department Program Goals Addressed in This Course

v  Art Knowledge: Broadening knowledge of ancient through contemporary art and to develop an understanding of art within theoretical, cultural, and historical contexts.

v  Critical Thinking: Analyzing, interpreting, and questioning traditional methodologies and pre-conceived notions of art and art making through the process of generating and solving problems.

v  Global Perspectives: Promoting an appreciation and tolerance of diverse perspectives dealing with art, culture, teaching and learning.

Course Student Learning Objectives

1.  To understand important terms, issues and ideas of the Western tradition and to recognize how artistic styles and techniques travel trans-nationally and globally.

2.  To investigate how meaning is constructed and expressed in art works through contents, styles, materials, symbolic processes, and through transnational disseminations and exchanges of ideas, people, & objects.

3.  To develop skills for reflective and critical thinking and to foster a global perspective for understanding different cultures and value systems.

4.  To acquire skills for both oral exchanges and public presentations pertinent to the discipline of art history.

5.  To foster individual and collective learning through class participation and team work.

6.  To acquire ability to apply information technologies to individual research.

Arts and Humanities Learning Objectives

Students will understand the rich history and diversity of human knowledge, discourse and achievements of their own and other cultures as they are expressed in the arts, literatures, religions, and philosophy.

Classroom Etiquette

CSUN expects all of us, you and me, to conduct ourselves in an honest and professional manner. Disrespectful activities such as inappropriate comments, texting, emailing, Internet surfing or talking shall not be tolerated in the classroom.
Please turn off all cell phones during class. Recording lectures is not permitted. Taking photos of slides is not permitted.

Academic Integrity:

v  If you are caught cheating in any form, you will receive a failing grade for the course and be reported to the University for appropriate disciplinary action.

v  Plagiarism (copying others’ ideas and/or words in your work without clearly acknowledging the source of that information) is a major offence in academic contexts and will not be tolerated.

v  If you aren’t sure what plagiarism means, consult http://library.csun.edu/Guides/ResearchStrategies/AvoidingPlagiarism or http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets/plagiarism.shtml, where they write: “Plagiarism is using others’ ideas and words without clearly acknowledging the source of that information.”

v  Assignments or tests with plagiarism or other forms of cheating will be marked with a grade of “zero” and make-ups will not be allowed.

Email and Moodle:

CSUN considers your CSUN email account to be the official means of contacting you. This means that if I send something to this address, I will assume that you received the information and you are consequently responsible for it. If you regularly use another account, please set your CSUN mail to forward to your preferred email account. Moodle is the official course website. I will post announcements and course handouts through Moodle. You are expected to check Moodle on a weekly base for course materials and activities.

v  When you write to me, please have “ART 110” and the class day listed in the subject line! Without the required info, your email may not get read in a timely manner!

v  Please Note: Emails will be responded to within 48 business hours of being sent (M-F), please do not send multiple emails within this time period. Queries in regards to exams and required projects must be made in a timely manner.

Requirements for All Written Assignments

All written assignments will be typed on 8 1/2 X 11 paper, in Times New Roman font (12 point) with standard 1” margins and footnote citations. You MUST cite all sources of information in a college paper. If you are confused about proper citation styles, Google “Chicago style (endnotes)”. Correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation are expected. Cheating and plagiarism will not be tolerated. If you are caught cheating or plagiarizing in any form, you will receive a failing grade for the course and be reported to the university for appropriate disciplinary action.

OVERVIEW OF COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

Note: All writing assignments and exams must be completed in order to pass the course


1. Exams: (105 points total)

These tests will address materials from the class lectures, in-class videos and reading material from your text. Each exam will cover approximately four chapters and will be non-cumulative.

v  Exam 1 (30 points total)

v  Exam 2 (35 points total)

v  Exam 3 (40 points total)

2. Museum Visual Analysis Paper: (50 points total)

This project involves visiting an LA based art museum (we will go over options later in the semester) and writing a 3-4 page visual analysis of work on view from a period/geographic region applicable to this course. Further details and grading rubric will be posted on Moodle.

3. Participation: (45 points total)

Over the course of the semester, there will be 9 short quizzes or discussion sessions on Thursday pertaining to the previous Tuesday’s online classwork. Each quiz/discussion session will be worth 5 points. These will be short and will test your comprehension of the online material.

LATE WORK will be marked down 10% per class meeting, and will not be accepted more than one week late. Note: Absence on the day a project is due does NOT delay due date; if a student is absent, an electronic version of the paper must be submitted by the start of class. If you are an athlete or are involved in other university sponsored activities that require you to miss this class, please inform me within the first two weeks of the semester. If you have any trips planned during the semester that conflict with an exam date, please inform me within the first two weeks of the semester.

Unless I am informed within the first two weeks of the semester, NO makeup exams will be given.

ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION (GRADING)

Exams = 105 points

Museum Paper = 50 points

Participation = 45 points (5 points each)

TOTAL POINTS: 200 POINTS

Grading will follow:

A 200-180

B 178-160

C 158-140

D 138-120

FAIL 118 and below

*Please note that all papers and tests must be completed to pass the course, regardless of point accumulation

*Any grade discrepancy must be brought to my attention no more than 2 weeks after the posting.

Course Schedule

Please note that this schedule is tentative and all assignments and dates are subject to change at the instructor’s discretion. All changes will be posted on Moodle.

Week 1: Introduction/Prehistory and the First Civilizations

·  Tuesday, January 24th: Online

  • Syllabus review
  • Ensure that this class is right for you
  • Sign Syllabus Contract and bring hardcopy to class with you Thursday

·  Thursday, January 26th: In-Class

  • Introduction to the course
  • What is Art History?
  • Prehistoric Art in Europe and West Asia

Week 2: Ancient Near East and Egypt

·  Tuesday, January 31st: Online

  • Khan Academy: Ancient Mesopotamia & Persia

·  Thursday, February 2nd: In-Class

  • Ancient Egyptian Art and Culture

Week 3: Ancient Greece

·  Tuesday, February 7th: Online

  • Khan Academy: Ancient Greece
  • Elgin Marbles Debate- Read articles posted onto Moodle

Thursday, February 9th: In-Class

  • Ancient Greece continued

Week 4: The Roman Empire

·  Tuesday, February 14th: Online

  • Khan Academy: Etruscan and Early Rome

·  Thursday, February 16th: In-Class

  • Roman Art continued

Week 5: Late Rome

·  Tuesday, February 21st: Online

  • Khan Academy: Late Roman Art
  • Exam 1 Review

·  Thursday, February 23rd: In-Class

  • Exam 1

Week 6: Early Christian, Medieval and Romanesque Europe & Gothic and Late Medieval Europe

·  Tuesday, February 28th: Online

  • Khan Academy: Early Christian & Byzantine

·  Thursday, March 2nd: In-Class

  • Art of Medieval Europe

Week 7: The Early Renaissance in Europe

·  Tuesday, March 7th: Online

  • Khan Academy: Early Renaissance in Italy

·  Thursday, March 9th: In-Class

  • Renaissance in Italy continued

Week 8: High Renaissance and Religious Reformation in Europe

·  Tuesday, March 14th: Online

  • Khan Academy: High Renaissance

·  Thursday, March 16th: In-Class

  • Late Renaissance & Reformation in Europe

March 20th- March 26th NO CLASS: SPRING BREAK!

Week 9: Baroque Europe

·  Tuesday, March 28th: Online

  • Khan Academy: The Counter Reformation and Beginnings of Baroque

·  Thursday, March 30th: In-Class

  • Baroque continued

Week 10: Rococo to Neoclassicism in Europe

·  Tuesday, April 4th: Online

  • Khan Academy: The 18th Century in France: Politics and Art

·  Thursday, April 6th: In-Class

  • Baroque to Neoclassical Art in Europe

Week 11: Neoclassical continued

·  Tuesday, April 11th: Online

  • Khan Academy: Neoclassical continued
  • Review for Exam 2

·  Thursday, April 13th: In-Class

  • Exam 2

Week 12: Romanticism and Realism

·  Tuesday, April 18th: Online

  • Khan Academy: Romanticism

·  Thursday, April 20th: In-Class

  • Romanticism continued/ Realism and early Impressionism

Week 13: Impressionism and Post-Impressionism in France

·  Tuesday, April 25th: Online

  • Khan Academy: Impressionism

·  Thursday, April 27th: In-Class

  • Post-Impressionism

Week 14: Modernism & Postmodernism in Europe and America

·  Tuesday, May 2nd: Online

  • TBD

·  Thursday, May 4th: In-Class

  • Museum Papers Due!
  • TBD

Week 15: Contemporary Art Worldwide

·  Tuesday, May 9th: Online

  • TBD

·  Thursday, May 11th: In-Class

  • TBD

Week 16: Final Exam: Thursday, May 18th @ 8AM

Textbook:

NONE- all course material outside of weekly lectures will be assigned as online documents

Recommended:

v  Sylvan Barnet, A Short Guide to Writing About Art. Longman Publishing Group; 10th edition

v  William Strunk Jr and E.B. White, The Elements of Style. Longman Publishing Group; 4th edition

Course website: https://moodle.csun.edu/ for guidelines, quizzes, assignment submissions, videos, and surveys of your learning experience. Additional recommended and required readings will be posted on Moodle throughout the semester.

Note: Students are expected to read the assigned material. You will be responsible for the weekly reading assignments from the text, as well as any additional material and/or links posted on Moodle. Various links to websites and videos will be posted on Moodle each week that correspond to the material in that week’s assigned chapter.

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