At the end of this course, the students; 1) identify and characterize the major styles, artists, and trends in North American colonial and U.S. art and architecture; 2) understand the history of the North American colonies and the United States and the pertinent cultural,social, economic, political, and religious influences on the visual arts; 3) understand the dynamic relationships between American art and architecture and European art and architecture; 4) analyze works of art, employing the terminology of the discipline.
MODE OF DELIVERY
Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE
No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION
This course provides a comprehensive analysis of American art from the pre-colonial period to the end of the twentieth century in painting, sculpture, plastic arts, and architecture. Drawing on the evolving nature of the American experience through the lens of artistic production, this course will focus on major artistic styles, artworks, artists, and their relation to the audience, within their social, cultural, and political contexts.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
Introduction
2nd Week
The Southwest and ?New Spain?
3rd Week
Colonies on the East Coast
4th Week
Art and Property in the Eighteenth Century
5th Week
Enlightenment Ideals
6th Week
Gothic buildings, vernacular art, and genre painting
7th Week
Nature, History, and the Landscape
8th Week
MIDTERM EXAMINATION
9th Week
Photography, Emancipation, and Memorials
10th Week
The Post-War West and the 1876 Centennial
11th Week
Contemplation and the chaos of city life
12th Week
European Modernism/American modernity
13th Week
Harlem, Mexico, and the importance of "place"
14th Week
Abstraction, Pop Art, and Postmodernism
15th Week
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
Craven, Wayne. American Art: History and Culture. New York: McGraw Hill, 2003 Angela Miller, et al., American Encounters: Art, History, and Cultural Identity. Pearson, 2008.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
Lecture,Questions/Answers,Practice
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
Quantity
Percentage(%)
Mid-term
1
20
Assignment
2
10
Quiz
3
10
Project
1
20
Total(%)
60
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)
60
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)
40
Total(%)
100
ECTS WORKLOAD
Activities
Number
Hours
Workload
Midterm exam
1
2
2
Preparation for Quiz
3
2
6
Individual or group work
14
3
42
Preparation for Final exam
1
5
5
Course hours
14
3
42
Preparation for Midterm exam
1
4
4
Laboratory (including preparation)
1
2
2
Final exam
1
2
2
Homework
2
3
6
Project
1
6
6
Total Workload
117
Total Workload / 30
3,9
ECTS Credits of the Course
4
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
English
WORK PLACEMENT(S)
No
KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES (KLO) / MATRIX OF LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO)
