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AD 207C: Introduction to Art History III Fall 2013 Southern Illinois University Carbondale Lectures: Mondays and Wednesdays, 3:00-3:50 PM, Lawson 161 Course website at SIUOnline (“D2L”), http://online.siu.edu

Course Instructor:

Stacey Sloboda, Ph.D., Associate Professor, School of Art and Design sloboda@siu.edu; 618-453-4987; mailbox in Allyn 113 Skype username: staceysloboda Office hours in Allyn 006D and on Skype: Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 12-2:00, or by appointment. About the professor: http://artanddesign.siu.edu/facultystaff/staceysloboda.html

Teaching Assistants:

Three teaching assistants (“TAs”) will lead the weekly discussion sections in Allyn 003: Sec. 4: W 4:00-4:50, TA: Jessica Allee (jallee@siu.edu) Sec. 5: W 5:00-5:50, TA: Jessica Allee Sec. 6: TR 11:00-11:50, TA: Amy Szumilewicz Sec. 7: F 9:00-9:50, TA: Misty Briesemeister (mbries@siu.edu) Sec. 8: F 12:00-12:50, TA: Misty Briesemeister Sec. 1: M 9:00-9:50, TA: Amy Szumilewicz (amyszumi@siu.edu) Sec. 2: M 11:00-11:50, TA: Amy Szumilewicz Sec. 3: M 1:00-1:50, TA: Amy Szumilewicz

Course Description

This course introduces students to the history of interactions between art and society in Asia, Europe, and North America from the early modern period to the present day. By considering the relationship between visual representation and material objects to the culture in which they were produced, students will develop critical tools for analyzing works of art within an historical context.

Course Materials:

The required textbook for this course is:

• Marilyn Stokstad and Michael W. Cothren, Art History, 4th combined ed. (Pearson, 2010). ISBN: 0205744222 or 978-0205744220. New, used, and rentable copies of this book are available both on campus and from various online retailers. A copy has been placed on reserve at Morris Library as well.

Optional, but highly encouraged, is:

• A subscription to Top Hat Monocle (tophat.com/e/572193 - $15/semester for all SIU courses, $20/year), and a laptop, tablet, or phone to bring to each lecture and discussion section for responding to Study Questions. Please respect the instructor and your fellow students by not using these devices for other purposes during class. If you do not have one of these devices, you may answer Study Questions by turning in a paper copy of your responses to your TA by the end of each class meeting.

Our THM course code is: 572193

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Course Objectives:

AD 207C aims to develop students’ art historical knowledge, critical thinking ability, research skills, and skills of written expression. In this course, students will: 1. Gain familiarity with major developments, figures, and ideas in the history of art by completing the assigned readings, attending lecture, and participating in class discussions. 2. Develop analytical and critical reading skills by reading and discussing historical and theoretical texts pertinent to the study of art history. 3. Refine rhetorical skills by writing a descriptive, analytical essay and by taking essay exams

Grading Criteria:

You will be evaluated on a 300 point scale, allocated as follows: 300 points: Three exams, 100 points each. 106 points: Study questions

Note that the above equals 406 points (6 extra credit points are available with the study questions). However, your lowest grade will be dropped in calculating your final grade. Students who took AD 207B last semester, please note that this is different than the extra credit that was offered last semester, as you lowest grade, no matter what it is, will be dropped rather than added to the total. This grade calculation means that you have some flexibility in how you approach the class. If you regularly participate in lecture and discussion section by answering Study Questions, you might opt to skip the final exam. Likewise, if you perform poorly or miss one exam, you have the option to earn participation points and drop one low exam score.

Grades will be assigned according to the University’s criteria: A=excellent, B=good, C=satisfactory, D=poor, F=failing. The cutoffs for As, Bs, Cs, and Ds, respectively, are:

270 (90%) and above = A 240 (80%) and above = B 210 (70%) and above = C 180 (60%) and above = D

Study Questions:

Weekly study questions allow students to test their understanding of material presented in lecture, section, and the textbook. Students can earn 1 point per lecture and 5 points per discussion section by answering a questions or series of questions posed there. In class, students may answer either through THM or on paper. You may also answer study questions outside of class through THM. If you choose to answer outside of class, your study questions must be received in THM (no paper copies please) by the end of the discussion section week, which is the Monday of the following week at 2:00 p.m. (see below) Since you have an entire week to complete them, study questions are due by Monday at 2:00 p.m., regardless of whether or not there is a university holiday that day. Weekly discussion sections, led by graduate assistants under my guidance, emphasize skills of interpretation and formal analysis. Discussion section topics begin anew on Wednesday and end the following Monday. This means that students enrolled in Sections 1-3 on Mondays cover the material addressed in lecture the previous week. Because you may submit study question answers outside of class, you may choose whether or not you wish to attend lecture and discussion section in person. Lecture content will be delivered in online modules posted on D2L that cover the same material

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that is presented in class. There is no credit given for simply attending either lecture or discussion section, but I encourage you to do both, and particularly discussion section, because it is there that you can discuss selected works of art, develop your interpretive skills, ask questions, and review content. Study questions are designed to be an open-ended, low-pressure way to assess your comprehension, many are graded automatically with pre-set participation points. If you submit anything at all, the computer will usually automatically record it as full credit. However, your TA will review your weekly responses, provide occasional feedback, and modify your grade to partial or zero credit if your answer demonstrates inadequate effort. Students who submit minimal or nonsense answers hoping to get automatic credit will be removed from the THM system for the remainder of the semester.

Exams: Three exams will consist of a combination of multiple-choice and essay questions. The first two exams cover only the material since the previous exam, and the third exam is cumulative. Detailed study guides will be provided for each exam. The exams take place on the following days:

Exam #1, Wednesday, September 25th (Weeks 1-6) Exam #2, Wednesday, November 6th (Weeks 7-12) Exam #3, Wednesday, December 11th at 3:10 p.m. (Weeks 1-16)

Because your one lowest grade will be dropped, there are absolutely no make up exams offered for any reason. Therefore, you are advised to take all exams and participate diligently, as you may have unforeseen circumstances that force you to miss an exam, and you will want to have that zero dropped from your grade.

Record Keeping:

Please save all of the exams that your TA returns to you over the course of the semester; they will be useful not only in studying for the final exam, but will also constitute proof of your performance in the case of an error in the calculation of your final grade.

Students with Special Instructional Needs: Office Hours:

All reasonable efforts will be made to accommodate the needs of students who have disabilities that have been documented by staff at SIUC’s Disability Support Services or Achieve program. Students who have need of special testing arrangements, classroom configurations, etc., should provide both the course instructor and TA with written documentation of their needs during the first week of class so that the necessary accommodations can be made promptly. I warmly encourage each student to take advantage of my office hours to carry on further discussions of material covered in lecture or the readings, or to address any problems or questions relating to this course. My office hours are on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 12:00 – 2:00 in Allyn 006d, and I’m also available on Skype at that time, with the username “staceysloboda”. If this time does not fit your schedule, please contact me for a separate appointment.

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Course Schedule:

All assigned readings should be completed before your weekly discussion section. You do not need to bring your enormous textbook with you to any class meetings.

Week One Europe. Seventeenth-Century Italy and Spain Mon. 8/19: Architecture and Sculpture in Rome Wed. 8/21: Discussion Section (‘Section’):

Baroque Painting Introduction to the Course and to Formal Analysis Please note that in this course the discussion section “week” begins each Wednesday after lecture and ends the following Monday at 1:50 p.m. This first week of classes is the only exception. READ: Stokstad, Chapter 22, pp. 711-35.

Week Two

Europe. Seventeenth-Century Northern Europe

Mon. 8/26: Wed. 8/28: Section:

Dutch Painting Architecture and Gardens in France Depicting Emotion in Seventeenth-Century Art. Note that students in Monday sections (1-3) should either attend an alternate section from 8/28-8/30, or complete Study Questions through THM to receive credit, as your section that covers this material falls on the Labor Day holiday.

READ:

Stokstad, Chapter 22, pp. 735-69. DUE: Week One Study Questions must be submitted through Top Hat Monocle (THM) by Monday, 8/26 at 2:00 p.m. For this and all future weeks, if you completed Study Questions in lecture and discussion section either on paper or through THM, you need not submit anything else. If you did not attend lecture or discussion section, you must answer the questions posed for Week One through THM by this time.

Week Three Europe and America. The Eighteenth Century Mon. 9/2: Happy Labor Day – No Scheduled Class or Discussion Section. Wed. 9/4: Section:

Rococo Cultural Context: How to Interpret Art Through History READ: Stokstad, Chapter 29, pp. 903-915. DUE: Week Two Study Questions are due by Monday 9/2 at 2:00 (yes, even on a holiday).

Week Four

Europe and America. Revolution and Romanticism

Mon. 9/9: Enlightenment Visual Culture Wed. 9/11: Section:

French Art of the Revolution Side by Side: Practicing the Skill of Compare and Contrast. READ: Stokstad, Chapter 29, pp. 915-938. DUE: Week Three Study Questions are due by Monday 9/9 at 2:00.

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Week Five Europe and America. Early-Mid Nineteenth Century Mon. 9/16: Romanticism Wed. 9/18: Section:

Realism How to Write Good Exam Essays READ: Stokstad, Chapters 29 and 30, pp. 938-66 and 971-83. DUE: Week Four Study Questions due by Monday, 9/16 at 2:00.

Week Six

Europe and America. Mid Nineteenth Century and Exam #1

Mon. 9/23: Photography Wed. 9/25: Section:

Exam #1 (Weeks 1-6) Field Trip to the University Museum READ: Stokstad, Chapter 30, pp. 967-70. DUE: Week Five Study Questions due by Monday, 9/23 at 2:00.

Week Seven

India. Mughal and Rajput Art

Mon. 9/30: Mughal Architecture Wed. 10/2: Section:

Mughal and Rajput Painting Visual Storytelling: Mughal and Rajput Painting READ: Stokstad, Chapter 23, pp. 771-89. DUE: Week Six Study Questions due by Monday, 9/30 at 2:00.

Week Eight

China and Korea. Yuan and Ming Dynasty

Mon. 10/7: Literati Painting Wed. 10/9: Section:

Art During the Ming Dynasty Watch Mountains and Water: Exploring the Chinese Handscroll, Parts 1 and 2 (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2008). Students in Monday sections should note that Fall Break is next Monday when you would normally cover this topic, and should plan to either attend an alternate section this week or watch the video and answer questions on your own. A link to video is provided in THM Study Questions for this section. READ:

Stokstad, Chapter 24, pp. 791-811. DUE: Week Seven Study Questions due by Monday, 10/7 at 2:00.

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Week Nine Mon. 10/14:

China. Ming Dynasty Fall Break – No Scheduled Lecture or Discussion Section

Wed. 10/16: Section:

Ming Dynasty Architecture How to Look at Architecture: Exploring the ‘Forbidden City’

READ: No assigned reading this week. DUE: Week Eight Study Questions are due by Monday 10/14 at 2:00 (you read that right, by the Monday of Fall Break).

Week Ten Mon. 10/21:

China. Qing Dynasty and Japan. Art in the Zen Tradition China: Art During the Qing Dynasty

Wed. 10/23: Section:

Japan: Zen Painting and Gardens Comparing Cultures: Interpreting Aesthetic Differences in European and Asian Art

READ: Stokstad, Chapter 25, pp. 813-16 and p. 828. DUE: Week Nine Study Questions due by Monday 10/21 at 2:00.

Week Eleven Mon. 10/28:

Japan. Court Culture of the Momoyama and Edo Periods Kano School and Rimpa Painting

Wed. 10/30: Section:

Visual and Material Culture of the Tea Ceremony Writing Good Exam Essays: More Practice

READ: Stokstad, Chapter 25, pp. 817-26. DUE: Week Ten Study Questions due by Monday, 10/28 at 2:00.

Week Twelve Mon. 11/4:

Japan. Edo Period and Exam #2 Ukiyo-e Prints

Wed. 11/6: Section:

Exam #2 (Weeks 7-12) Japanese Prints at the University Museum. Due to the Veteran’s Day holiday on 11/11, students in Monday sections may attend an alternate section this week, or visit the Museum on their own and answer Study Questions before the due date.

READ: Stokstad, Chapter 25, “Japanese Art after 1333,” pp. 826-833. DUE: Week Eleven Study Questions due by Monday, 11/4 at 2:00.

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Week Thirteen Mon. 11/11:

Modern Art. The Late Nineteenth Century Happy Veteran’s Day! No Scheduled Class or Discussion Section

Wed. 11/13: Section:

Impressionism What is “Real”? Impressionism, Realism, and Photography READ: Stokstad, Chapter 30, pp. 984-95. DUE: Week Twelve Study Questions due by Monday, 11/11 at 2:00 (yup, on Veteran’s Day).

Week Fourteen

Modern Art. Early Twentieth Century

Mon. 11/18: Symbolism and Expressionism Wed. 11/20: Section:

Cubism and De Stijl How to Interpret Abstraction

READ: Stokstad, Chapter 30 and 31, pp. 996-1021 and pp. 1026-36. DUE: Week Thirteen Study Questions due by Monday, 11/18 at 2:00.

Week Fifteen Mon. 11/25: Wed. 11/27: Section:

Modern Art. Early Twentieth Century Dada and Surrealism Happy Thanksgiving! No Scheduled Lecture or Discussion Section No Discussion Sections scheduled this week, including Monday, 12/2. READ: Stokstad, Chapter 31, pp. 1036-39 and pp. 1056-71. DUE: Week Fourteen Study Questions due by Monday, 11/25 at 2:00.

Week Sixteen

Modern Art. Mid Twentieth Century

Mon. 12/2: Abstraction after the War Wed. 12/4: Section:

Pop Art Preparing for a Cumulative Exam. Monday section students should attend an alternate section this week or practice on your own – no sections meet during Finals Week. READ: Stokstad, Chapter 31 and 32, pp. 1071-1135. DUE: Because of the Thanksgiving Holiday, no Study Questions are due by Monday 12/2.

Week Seventeen

Finals Week

Wed. 12/11 @ 3:10:

Exam #3 (Weeks 1-16) DUE: Week Sixteen Study Questions due by Monday, 12/9 at 2:00.

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