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Introduction to Art HistoryCatalog: AH101Fall 2008 Instructor: Suzanne Fricke, PhD Email: suznews@unm.edu Lecture Times: Monday-Wednesday-Friday, 1:00-1:50, Woodward Hall Office Hours: FAC 323, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11:00-12:00; and Wednesdays, 11:30-12:30, or by appointment Graduate Assistants:
Office Hours in FAC 228. Objectives: This class offers a survey of art and architecture from the Paleolithic through the Post-Modern eras with an emphasis on the Western world (Europe and North America). After completing this course, students will be conversant in the major art developments and able to approach new objects with confidence. Required Text: Kleiner, Fred S., and Cristin J.Mamiya, Gardner's Art Through the Ages: A Concise History.University Policies:
Class Readings: Reading the text is extremely important to your understanding of the material in this class. Assigned readings are listed on the course syllabus by class. Dropping the Course: UNM no longer allows a grade of Withdraw Pass if you stop attending the class. If you need to drop the course, you are responsible for reporting the change to the registrar's office. Be sure to drop as early as possible to maintain your scholarship status since the university notes when changes to your schedule occur. If you stop coming to class and do not contact the registrar, you will receive a failing grade. Class Listserv: A listserv has been organized for this class to convey messages to everyone in it about class format and material. Please sign up as soon as possible. To subscribe to the list follow these instructions. Grading: Three exams 30% each, Timeline 10%. There will be no make-ups on the tests. No incompletes will be given. Exams (Friday, October 3, Friday, November 7, and Friday, December 18): There will be three equally weighted exams in this class. The exams will cover information presented in class and the text. Each will last 50 minutes and will cover material and from the classroom lectures and the assigned readings. The final is Friday, December 19, 12:30-2:30, and it will follow the same format as the other exam; it will not be cumulative. If the class is cancelled on the exam date, the exam will take place on the next class day. The exams will occur on the days indicated on the syllabus whether or not we have covered all the information listed; exams will only cover topics covered in class. There are no makeup examinations. If you must miss an exam, let me know as soon as possible and we will discuss options. The exams will consist of:
Before each exam, a slide list will be posted on my web page which will contain approximately 50 images. These examples will appear on the test in various forms: as identifications, in the essay, or as part of the short answer questions. Learning these examples in vital to passing the exam. The best way to learn these works is to create a set of flash cards with the image on one side (a Xerox copy, downloaded image, or a drawing) and the pertinent information on the back. *If you have questions about how your exam was graded, you must first take it to the GA who graded it. Since the GAs will be doing all the grading, they can better explain your grade. If you still have a question, you may bring it to me but it must be signed by the GA. Exam Slide ListsExam Sample QuestionsTimeline (to be turned in Friday, October 3, Friday, November 7, and Friday, December 18): As the class will not follow a strict linear approach, this assignment is to help you better understand how developments in different cultures relate to each other chronologically. The organization of your timeline should be adaptable and expandable as you will be adding to it throughout the semester. The timeline must be divided into cultures along one axis and dates along the other axis. You must include the all the works of art from the slide list, each accompanied by a relevant historical dates. The date scale should be flexible; adapt it to fit the information. Do not show only one culture on a page as this would not fulfill the assignment's intention. You may include images, either from the web, Xeroxed, or hand drawn to enhance your time line. You will turn in your time line before each exam and it will be given a "+" if done correctly or a "-" if it needs improvement. Only the final score will count toward your final grade. Here are some suggestions on how to create your timeline. SCHEDULE OF LECTURESPlease note that this is a tentative schedule of lectures to be presented and is subject to change. However, the dates of the exams are fixed; you will be responsible only for the material covered in class. Week 1:Monday, August 25: Introduction to the
class Wednesday, August 27: The
Stone Ages Friday, August 29: Mesopotamian Art and
Architecture
Week 2:Monday, September 1: Unification of Egypt,
Old Kingdom Egypt Wednesday, September 3: Middle and New Kingdom, Amarna Period Egypt Friday, September 5: Cycladic, Minoan and
Mycenean Art and Architecture Week 3:Monday, September 8: Cycladic, Minoan and Mycenaean Art and Architecture Wednesday, September 10: Archaic and Classical Greek Art and
Architecture Friday, September 12: Hellenistic Art and Architecture Week 4:Monday, September 15: Etruscan Art and
Architecture and Republican Rome Wednesday, September 17: Imperial Rome Reading: Kleiner, Chapter 3, "The Roman Empire: Roman Art" Friday, September 19: The Rise of Hinduism
and Buddhism in the Indus Valley Week 5:Monday, September 22: Early Christian Art
and Architecture Wednesday, September 24: Byzantine Art and
Architecture Friday, September 26: Islamic Art and
Architecture Week 6:Monday, September 29: Chinese Art and
Architecture Wednesday, October 1: Review for Exam Friday, October 3: FIRST EXAM (Turn in Timeline) Week 7:Monday, October 6: Hiberno-Saxon Art,
Carolingian and Ottonian Art and Architecture Wednesday, October 8: Romanesque Art and
Architecture Friday, October 10: Early Gothic Art and
Architecture in France Week 8:Monday, October 13: Gothic Art and Architecture in England and ItalyWednesday, October 15: Early Renaissance
Art and Architecture in Flanders Friday, October 17: FALL BREAK Week 9:Monday, October 20: Early Renaissance Art
and Architecture in France and Germany Wednesday, October 22: Early Renaissance
Art and Architecture in Italy Friday, October 24: Early Renaissance Art and Architecture in Italy
Week 10:Monday, October 27: High
Renaissance in Rome Wednesday, October 29: High Renaissance in Venice Friday, October, 31: 16th-Century art in Germany and France
Week 11:Monday, November 3: Mannerism in Italy and Spain Wednesday, November 5: Review for Exam Friday, November 7: SECOND EXAM (Turn in Timeline)
Week 12:Monday, November 10: Art and Architecture
of Japan Wednesday, November 12: Baroque Art and
Architecture in Italy Friday, November 14: Baroque Art and
Architecture in Spain
Week 13:Monday, November 17: Pre-Contact American
Art and Architecture Wednesday, November 19: Baroque in
Northern Europe, France, and England Friday, November 21: Rococo and
Neoclassicism
Week 14:Monday, November 24: Romanticism and Introduction of Photography Wednesday, November 26: Realism in France
and America Friday, November 28: THANKSGIVING BREAK
Week 15:Monday, December 1: Impressionism and Post-Impressionism Wednesday, December 3: Art in America and
Europe from 1900 to WWI Friday, December 5: Art in America and
Europe from WWI to WWII
Week 16:Monday, December 8: Post-WWII Art and
Architecture Wednesday, December 10: Post-WWII Art and Architecture Friday, December 12: Review for Final FINAL EXAM: Friday, December 19, 12:30-2:30 (TIMELINE DUE) Handouts: |
