ClassInfo - Spring 2018 Art History Classes

Spring 2018 | ARTH 3401 Section 001: Art Now (67473)

Instructor(s): Vanessa Reubendale
Class Component:: Lecture
Credits:: 3 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

Mon, Wed 09:45AM - 11:00AM

UMTC, West Bank

Carlson School of Management 1-142
Enrollment Status:: Closed (35 of 35 seats filled)

Course Catalog Description:: Analysis of visual representations in fine arts and popular media, in context of social issues. Obscenity, censorship, democracy, technology, commerce, the museum, propaganda, social role of artist. Understanding the contemporary world through analysis of dominant aesthetic values.
Class Description:: The goal of this course is to introduce students to the critical analysis of visual representations, including both the fine arts and popular media, in the context of significant social and ethical issues in the contemporary world. It is not as concerned with the student's acquisition of a strictly defined knowledge of an historical period as it is with the student's increased capacity to think critically about works of art, art criticism, and the historical contexts in which they arise. By looking at arts controversies in the US, students are asked to inspect the sources of dominant cultural beliefs, and to gain a deeper understanding of their own cultural, political, and artistic values. It is primarily designed for students to learn about the current status of the arts and arts policy, i.e., the art world of which they are and will be citizens.
Grading:: 20% Exam
30% Short Papers
30% Project and In-class Presentation
20% Class Participation
Exam Format:: slide identification, short answer, essay
Class Format:: 50% Lecture
50% Discussion
Workload:: 25 Pages Reading Per Week
12-14 Pages Writing Per Term, including: 3 Papers (2-3 pages each); take home exam essay; group project paper
Textbooks:: https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/67473/1183
Past Syllabi:: http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/block023_ARTH3401_Fall2016.pdf (Fall 2016)
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:: 24 August 2016

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