Art 317 Syllabus
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Art 317 Syllabus
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| This course is designed as a survey of the history of
art primarily in India, China, and Japan from neolithic
times roughly through the nineteenth cetury.
Architecture, sculpture, gardens, and ceramics will be
discussed, although emphasis will probably be on painting
in the later periods of Chinese and Japanese art. The
primary aim of this class is to introduce the student to
the art of Asia, and to its ties to social history and
culture. Emphasis will placed on development of visual
skills in recognizing styles of art, analytical skills in
making connections between social and cultural situations
and the production of art, research skills in utilizing
the World Wide Web, and writing skills in expressing
ideas about art and art historical concepts. Students are
highly encouraged to ask questions and share ideas. This course will consist of lectures following the given schedule. In addition, during the class I shall give you a list of the slides to be shown during the class period. The illustrations in the Lee book for which you will be responsible on your quizzes and exams, as well as page numbers for suggested readings for each class are available in the class website. You are highly encouraged to study these as the class progresses; waiting until the day before quizzes or exams has been proven to be unsuccessful and to cause a lot of unnecessary panic. You are responsible for keeping your reading in the text current and being prepared to answer questions and discuss the material during the class period. |