Early 20th Century Art (art 42061) Albert W. Reischuck
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Early 20th Century Art (ART 42061) Albert W. ReischuckSection 001 [20614]; Fall 2007 Office: 305-f Art Building (x 1354) 306 Art Building; M W 12:30 – 1:45 Office Hours: M W 2:00 – 3:00website: www.personal.kent.edu/~areischu e-mail: areischu@kent.edu Required Texts: Foster, Hal, et. al. Art Since 1900: Modernism, Antimodernism, Postmodernism. Vol, I 1900-1944. Thames and Hudson, 2005. ISBN10: 0500285349 ISBN13: 978-0500285343 Barnet, Sylvan. A Short Guide to Writing About Art. Ninth Edition. Prentice Hall, 2007. (You will also be required to download pdf files from our website for selected readings during the semester) Course Description and Goals: Using a chronological approach, this course shall examine the history of Western Art in Europe from the age of Manet until the beginning of World War II. Through an analysis of selected works of art from this period, an attempt will be made to define the ideas which led to the rise of modernism and the many challenges to the "modern" that ensued. Methods and theories, as well as related social and economic conditions will be discussed and primary documents consulted in order to provide the student with a wider appreciation for the issues involved. Grading: 1. Exam I (Wednesday, October 3rd) 20 % 2. Exam II (Wednesday, November 7th) 20 % 3. Semester Paper (Wednesday, November 14th) 40 % 4. Exam III (Thursday, December 13th 10:15am) 20 % 5. Class Participation / Attendance
Since my lectures will supplement (and not merely duplicate) the reading material, it is essential to be present at each class meeting in order to be fully prepared for each exam. Attendance will be taken at the start of each class meeting. It is the policy of Kent State University that students are not permitted to attend classes for which they are not officially enrolled. It is the student’s responsibility to ensure proper enrollment in classes. You are advised to review your official class schedule during the first two weeks of the semester to ensure proper enrollment. Should you find an error in your class schedule, you have until Friday of the second week of classes to correct it. If registration errors are not corrected by that date and you do continue to attend and participate in classes for which you are not officially enrolled, you are advised now that YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE A GRADE AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE SEMESTER. Office Hours: My office is in Room 305-f in the Art History wing of the Third Floor. If I am not in my office at any particular moment during my posted office hours, I am probably just around the corner in Room 305-n, the Slide Library, where we all prepare our lectures. Don’t be shy about asking for me if you need to see me—it’s not a hallowed place and it is always open to all students. Dropping in will probably work just fine for the first few weeks, but after that I suggest that you reserve your time with me during my office hours. You can do this via e-mail, in person, or by leaving a message in my mailbox downstairs in the Main Office. Students with Disabilities Statement: University policy 3342-3-18 requires that students with disabilities be provided reasonable accommodations to ensure their equal access to course content. If you have a documented disability and require accommodations, please contact the instructor at the beginning of the semester to make arrangements for necessary classroom adjustments. Please note, you must first verify your eligibility for these adjustments through Student Disability Services (contact 330-672-3391 or visit www.registrars.kent.edu/disability for more information on registration procedures). Exams: Our exams will last 75 minutes and are non-cumulative (only over that particular third of the semester). For the Slide Identification section you should provide the artist, title, and date for each of the ten slides shown. These slides will be pulled from those which we have seen in class, a complete list of which is found on our class website. For the Short Answer section, you will have to provide several brief but informative definitions of various terms, people, places, concepts, etc. that we have discussed. This should entail about 3-4 sentences. Make sure that your words contain relevant and enlightening material and avoid any ambiguity, tangential discussions, or vagueness. This section will grow in point value as the semester continues. For the Compare-Contrast section, you will see two slides projected as you note the conspicuous similarities and differences between them regarding principally theme and style. The slides will most likely be familiar ones from our lectures, but you will have an opportunity to go beyond whatever the text or I may have said about them and work with them critically. Sketch out your first impressions for a few minutes and then write a paragraph or two. Finally, the Long Essay section will be completed outside of class, where you will have the opportunity to delve critically into a particular issue, citing relevant examples of painting, sculpture, or architecture to defend your points. The take-home aspect of this essay allows you to check your essay for spelling and factual accuracies and to help you avoid the pressure of writing quickly in class due to time constraints. Semester Paper: The greatest single factor in your grade this semester is your performance on your research paper (8-10 pages of text). Although it is due at the end of the 12th week, you should not procrastinate in its preparation. You need to focus on a particular artist, object, movement, or issue relevant to our concerns (European and American Art c. 1880-1940). Your topic must be approved in advance to avoid any problems, and you must get to work early locating relevant materials. I’ll provide several handouts along the way to assist you. You may find it beneficial to focus on a particular work of art at a nearby museum and use it as a departure point for your investigations. If along the way you become more engaged with a critical issue surrounding your piece, such as a Feminist, Marxist, or Psychoanalytic issue. If you’re unsure as to what you might want to write about, flip through our textbooks or any text (or section thereof) that deals with Western art c. 1880-1940. Web Page: www.personal.kent.edu/~areischu This course has a vital website component that you’ll need to visit right away. On it, you’ll find a special sub page for this course that I suggest you promptly bookmark. This page will be updated regularly and will provide you with many important items that will supplement our in-class experience. These items include images, links, documents (like this syllabus), and maybe even sound files. Often, due to lack of class time or lack of available slides, I’ll refer you to a particular website (via a link from our page) that will have a more complete discussion of this topic. Also, since the schedule printed below is a general one and is subject to change with the actual pace of the class, you’ll find more detailed reading assignments on the website, week-by-week; Check the website before each class to make sure that you’re up to speed on your reading for that week. Please keep this web page address bookmarked on any computer that you use regularly, and also keep a handwritten version of the address and my e-mail address someplace other than on this syllabus, lest you lose them when you need them most (e.g., the day before an exam). Course Schedule: Probable Topics:
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