ART HIST 1AA3: Course Outline
School of the Arts
McMaster University
INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF ART
ART HIST 1AA3
Term II, 2011
Lectures: Monday & Wednesday 1:30 - 2:20 pm.
Location: TSH B128
Course Instructor: Greg Davies
Email:
[email protected]
Blog:
http://acabinetofcuriosities 1.blogspot.com/
Office: TSH 429
Office hours: Mon., & Thurs., 10:30-11:30 am., or by appointment
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course provides students with an introduction to the major monuments, periods, styles and movements in the history of western art. The lectures will treat a chronological span that begins in ancient Greece and concludes with the art of Europe and America following World War II. Students are expected to absorb factual information and develop a coherent and critical understanding of the themes addressed in the lectures. As the course progresses students should also be prepared to encounter a range of terminology specific to the field of art history. Students will be responsible for familiarizing themselves with these terms (as they arise) and employing them in their own writing during the course.
The lectures will be supplemented by required readings from the course text (Art Across Time, see below). Readings from the text will be assigned on a weekly basis (see lecture schedule below).
COURSE TEXT: Laurie Schneider Adams, Art Across Time, 4th edition, (Boston, 1999). Text available at the McMaster University Bookstore
INSTRUCTOR’S BLOG: Additional information on the course and lecture material will occasionally be posted on the instructor’s blog located at the following link:
http://acabinetofcuriosities 1.blogspot.com/ .Students should make use of the blog as the course progresses.
RECOMMENDED TEXTS:
James Smith Pierce, From Abacus to Zeus, 7th edition, (Upper Saddle River, 2003).
Sylvan Barnet, A Short Guide to Writing About Art, 10th edition, (Upper Saddle River, 2010).
COURSE EVALUATION: The final grade for this course will derive from three pieces of work. There will be one
quiz, one
assignment and a
final examination. The marking scheme for each is listed below:
Quiz: 25%
Take-Home Test: 35%
Final exam: 40%
The requirements for each will be discussed in class. Information on submission procedures and late penalties for assignments will be provided with the assignment outline (to be distributed in class). Please note: In accordance with the “Senate Resolution on Course Outlines” the instructor reserves the right to make changes in the course warranted by developments that may occur as the course unfolds, with reasonable notice to students enrolled.
ON ACADEMIC DISHONESTY: Academic dishonesty consists of misrepresentation by deception or by other fraudulent means and can result in serious consequences, e.g., the grade of zero on an assignment, loss of credit with a notation on the transcript (notation reads: “Grade of F assigned for academic dishonesty”), and / or suspension or expulsion from the university.
It is your responsibility to understand what constitutes academic dishonesty. For information on the various kinds of academic dishonesty please refer to the Academic Integrity Policy (senate Policy Statements), specifically Appendix 3, located at
http://www.mcmaster.ca/
The following illustrates only three forms of academic dishonesty:
1. Plagiarism, e.g., the submission of work that is not one’s own or for which other credit has been obtained.
2. Improper collaboration in group work.
3. Copying using unauthorized aids in tests and examinations.
Please note the following statement from the Office of Academic Integrity:
McMaster University has purchased Turnitin.com, which is a detection service. Students submit their assignment/work electronically to Turnitin.com where it is checked against the internet, published works and Turnitin’s database for similar or identical work. If Turnitin finds similar or identical work that has not been properly cited, a report is sent to the instructor showing the student’s work and the original source. The instructor reviews what Turnitin has found and then determines if he/she thinks there is a problem with the work.
Written work submitted in this course may be subject to review using Turnitin.com
EMAIL POLICY:
Please note: It is now the policy of the School of the Arts that all email communication between students and instructors must originate from their official McMaster accounts. This policy protects the confidentiality and sensitivity of info and confirms the identity of both parties. SOTA instructors will delete messages that do not originate from McMaster University email accounts.
CENTRE FOR STUDENT DEVELOPMENT: Students who are experiencing (or anticipate) personal or academic difficulties (e.g., time management problems, language and / or writing challenges, undue personal stress, critical family issues, etc.) during the course of the semester are urged to consult with a counselor at the Centre for Student Development (CSD). For further information on the CSD and its services please call (905) 525-9140 [ext. 24711] or go to:
http://csd.mcmaster.ca/
GRADING SCALE:
A+ 90-100 B+ 77-79 C+ 67-69 D+ 57-59
A 85-89 B 73-76 C 63-66 D 53-56
A- 80-84 B- 70-72 C- 60-62 D- 50-52
F 0-49
LECTURE SCHEDULE & READINGS: All readings from Art Across Time (4th ed.)
Jan. 3
Introduction: Course Design and Objectives
Jan. 5, 10
Early Classicism: Greek and Roman Art & Architecture
Ch. 5 (sculpture & architecture only), Ch. 7 (sculpture & architecture only)
Jan. 12, 17
Early Christian Art
Ch. 8, Ch. 9 (Carolingian & Ottonian material only).
Jan. 19, 24
Romanesque & Gothic Art & Architecture
Ch. 10, Ch. 11
Jan. 26, 31
The Early Renaissance
Feb. 2 Ch. 12, Ch. 13
Feb. 7
QUIZ (in class)
Feb. 9, 14
The High Renaissance & Mannerism
Ch. 14, Ch. 16, Ch. 15.
Feb. 16
Baroque: 17th-century Art & Architecture
Ch. 17 (all but English material)
Feb. 21, 23
NO CLASSES (READING WEEK)
Feb. 28,
Baroque: 17th-century Art & Architecture (continued)
Ch. 17 (all but English material)
Mar. 2
18th-Century Currents: Rococo & Neoclassicism
Ch. 18, Ch. 19
Mar. 7
Romanticism (ASSIGNMENTS DUE: in class)
Ch. 20
Mar. 9
Realism
Ch. 21 (excluding English Pre-Raphaelite material)
Mar. 14, 16
Impressionism, Post-Impressionism & Symbolism
Ch. 22, Ch. 23.
Mar. 21, 23
Early 20th-century Modernism: Art After World War II (Part I)
Ch. 24, Ch. 25, Ch. 26
Mar. 28
Mar. 30, April 4
Art After World War II (Part II)
Ch. 27, Ch. 28.
