Spring 2018  |  ARTH 3005 Section 001: American Art (52391)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
4 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/16/2018 - 05/04/2018
Tue, Thu 01:00PM - 02:15PM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 250
Enrollment Status:
Closed (47 of 45 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Artistic practice in the United States: colonial period to cold war. America as idea/identity shaped, expressed, represented, and contested through art. Canon of American art history. Works by individuals outside of traditional channels of art instruction/reception. Questions about what does/does not count as art history.
Class Notes:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/?marsh590+ARTH3005+Spring2017
Class Description:
This course is an introductory survey of artistic practice in the United States: from the colonial period (1600s) to the cold war (1960s). Slide-based lectures introduce students to masterpieces and little-known works of American painting, sculpture, and photography, and explore the many social-historical issues that inform art's role in American life: including, but not limited to, national identity, racial politics, gender relations, religious belief, and pop culture. Grading is based on in-class participation, 3 short research papers (2 pages each), and 2 in-class exams.
Grading:
30% Midterm Exam
35% Final Exam
30% Reports/Papers
5% Class Participation
Exam Format:
Slide ID, short-answer questions (e.g. key term definitions), and slide-based compare/contrast essays.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/52391/1183
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
12 July 2012

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