ART
340 – Women in Visual Arts – 3 Semester Hours
Fall
2016
MWF
9:00-9:50 AM, Dickey Fine Arts Building 101
Bethel
University
Instructor: Jason Cole
Office
Hours:
MWF: 10am-12pm, 1-2pm; TR: 8-9am, 11am-12pm.
Office
Location: DFAB 113
Office Phone:
731.352.4082
Course
Prerequisites/Co Requisites:
None
Course
Description:
Women in Visual
Arts explores the history and development of the visual arts with an emphasis
on the contributions of often overlooked female artists.
Course Goals:
This
interdisciplinary course focuses specifically on women, in their roles as
makers of art and patrons of art as well as the subjects of art.
Geographically, the course will deal primarily with European and American
culture; chronologically, we will examine women’s artistic activity from the
Middle Ages to the present. The concepts of patriarchy and ideology as they
influence art production in a given society will background investigations of
women’s own activities as creators and patrons of art. We will examine works of
art and architecture and visual culture images, along with complementary literary
and theoretical writings.
Relationship of this Course to Content Area
Knowledge and Skills:
This course is
not used to address TN Matrix knowledge and skills.
Text:
Chadwick,
Whitney. Women, Art, and Society. 5th
ed. New York, NY: Thames and Hudson, 2012.
Course Objectives:
The student
will:
a) Gain an
understanding of the contributions of women to art history not usually
discussed in traditional western art history survey courses.
b) Learn the
historical and aesthetic importance of various art styles, eras, and genres and
how women participated in them.
c) Gain an
understanding of the history of visual representations of women throughout western
history and how these representations have driven much of women’s art.
d) Develop and
utilize writing and study skills and processes.
e) Develop and
enhance his/her proficiency in the vocabulary of the artist.
f) Actively engage
in constructive critique and discussion.
Units of Study:
Unit 1 Medieval
& Renaissance Eras
Unit 2 The
18th and 19th Centuries
Unit 3 The
Modern Era
Unit 4 The
Postmodern Era
Required Reading/Viewing:
Various
articles and videos posted onto the class blog by the instructor throughout the
semester
Suggested Reading/Viewing:
Various articles, handouts, and websites that
will be given by the instructor throughout the semester.
Methods Of Instruction:
Lecture,
discussion, outside reading, quizzes, and exams.
Course Requirements:
1) Read the assigned chapters for each week. Quizzes and exams will cover material from
the text that may not be discussed during in-class lectures, so it is important
that you read the material that is assigned to you each week. A schedule of required reading can be found in
the class schedule.
2) Read/watch any assigned articles or videos on the
blog for the week. In-class discussions will cover material
included on the blog.
3) There will be four two-page essays assigned over
the course of the semester.
These do not require a large amount of research and are meant as a means
of expressing your own ideas, opinions, revelations, confusions, etc. You may site the book and lectures, but there
must be at least one outside source. The
due-dates for these essays are listed in the course schedule.
4) Participation in designated “Friday Discussion”
days is required. Come prepared to discuss your own opinions
and feelings about the most recent material covered in class. Failure to participate in discussions will be
noted in the gradebook.
5) There will be two small-scale written quizzes over
the course of the semester.
The format of these quizzes will be discussed in class. The dates for
these quizzes are listed in the course schedule.
6) There will be a written mid-term and final exam. The dates for these exams are listed below.
Attendance Policy:
o
There
are no excused absences. If you miss NINE classes you will immediately fail
the course. There will be no
exceptions. The reasons behind the
absences are not important. Nine
absences means too much information and work has been missed for anyone to
legitimately pass the course.
o
If
you are unable to take a quiz or the midterm exam on the scheduled date because
of an approved scheduled university extracurricular
activity, speak with me BEFORE
that date arrives so we can work out an alternative time for you to be tested. DO
NOT WAIT UNTIL AFTER THE QUIZ OR EXAM
HAS TAKEN PLACE TO APPROACH ME!
o
If
you are having trouble with the course or have problems outside the class that
are affecting your performance please talk to me about it so that we can work
out a solution. Do not wait until it is too late.
I will be glad to help you in any way I can.
o
Lateness is not
acceptable. This class will begin promptly at 9:00 AM each
day. It is disruptive and frankly
disrespectful not only to me but to your fellow students to enter the classroom
in the middle of a lecture or discussion.
Three late arrivals to class will count as an absence.
o
All
students will remain in the room for the entire class period. The class runs from 9:00 to 9:50 am. If you must momentarily leave the classroom
for reasons beyond your control, do so as quietly and unobtrusively as
possible. Do your best to be just as
unobtrusive when re-entering the room. Since
this is a lecture course, speaking during class must be limited to questions
that are directed toward the instructor and topic-specific in-class discussions. Excessive talking during lectures, walking around,
or leaving the room will be noted in my grade book and counted against your
final grade.
o
If
you miss any information because of lateness or absence get it from another student first. If you then have questions come
and see me.
Methods of Assessment/Evaluation/Grading System:
Final grades
reflect accomplishment in three areas:
o
Class
performance/participation in discussions/preparedness/attitude (30%)
o
Quizzes
(25%)
o
Midterm
& Final Exams (30%)
o
Research
Essays (15%)
Final grades
will be determined by:
o
Consistency
of effort and preparedness in class.
o
Participation
in all class discussions.
o
Development
of skills in seeing and thinking.
o
Thoughtful
writing that relates to the concepts explored in the course.
o
Performance
on quizzes and exams.
o
General
attitude.
There will be
opportunities for extra credit assignments which will be given and explained as
the semester progresses.
Clinical/Laboratory/Field Experiences:
None
General Requirements:
o
You
are required to bring a notebook for writing down lecture notes.
Make a habit of carrying it with you every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
and DON’T LOSE IT. If you choose to utilize your laptop for
taking notes see the “prohibitions” listed below.
o
All students
are expected to participate during class discussions. Failing to engage in discussions will be
noted in the gradebook and counted against the “class performance” percentage
of your grade.
o
Prohibited from
my classroom:
Cell phones (you may have it pocketed, but silence it and DO NOT ANSWER IT), any device with headphones, any food with a
noisy wrapper (i.e. individually wrapped candies, potato chip bags, etc.), tobacco
OF ANY KIND, drugs or alcohol, the use of your laptop for anything other than
taking notes (i.e. Facebook, Twitter,
Google, Google+. Foursquare, Youtube, Blip, Metacafe, Vimeo, Tumblr, Flickr, Skype,
Vine, Cracked, iTunes, Amazon, Ebay, Craigslist, Wikipedia, Wordpress,
Linkedin, Yahoo, Bing, Etxy, IMDB, Solitaire, Angry Birds, Second Life, TMZ,
Netflix, College Humor, Crackle, Tetris, Poker, working on assignments for
other classes, e-mail, paying bills, etc.
etc. etc.). All of these things are
distractions both for you and those around you.
Be respectful and leave all of these at home. Anyone found with any of these will first be
asked to put the offending item away.
Upon a second offense, the student will LEAVE THE CLASSROOM AND BE
COUNTED ABSENT FOR THAT DAY.
Class
Schedule _________________________________________________________
Week
1 (Aug
22-26)
READ INTRODUCTION
Introduction
Discussion of
course organization & requirements
Week
2 (Aug
29-Sept 2)
READ CHAPTER 1
The Middle Ages
Friday
Discussion
*LABOR DAY HOLIDAY SEPTEMBER 5*
Week 3 (Sept 7-9)
READ CHAPTER 2
The Renaissance
Ideal
Week
4 (Sept
12-16)
READ CHAPTER 3
The Other
Renaissance
ESSAY #1 (Monday, Sept 12)
Friday
Discussion
Week
5 (Sept
19-23)
READ CHAPTER 4
Domestic Genres
and Women Painters in Northern Europe
QUIZ #1 (Friday, September 23)
Week
6 (Sept
26-30)
READ CHAPTER 5
Amateurs and
Academics: A New Ideology of Femininity in France and England
Friday
Discussion
Week
7 (Oct
3-7)
READ CHAPTERS 6 & 7
Sex, Class, and
Power in Victorian England
Toward Utopia:
Moral Reform and American Art in the 19th Century
ESSAY #2 (Monday, October 3)
Week
8 (Oct
10-12)
MIDTERM
MIDTERM EXAM (Wednesday, October 12)
READ CHAPTER 8
Separate but
Unequal: Woman’s Sphere and the New Art
*FALL
BREAK OCTOBER 13-16*
Week
9 (Oct
17-21)
READ CHAPTERS 8 & 9
Separate but
Unequal: Woman’s Sphere and the New Art
Modernism,
Abstraction, and the New Woman
Week
10 (Oct
24-28)
READ CHAPTER 10
Modernist
Representation: The Female Body
Friday
Discussion
Week
11 (Oct
31-Nov 4)
READ CHPTERS 11 & 12
Gender, Race,
and Modernism after the Second World War
Feminism in
North America and Great Britain
ESSAY #3 (Monday, October 31)
Week
12 (Nov
7-11)
READ CHAPTER 13
New Directions:
A Partial Overview
QUIZ # 2 (Friday, November 11)
Week
13 (Nov
14-18)
READ CHAPTER 14
Worlds
Together, Worlds Apart
Friday
Discussion
Week 14 (Nov 21)
READ CHAPTER 15
A Place to
Grow: Personal Visions, Global Concerns
*THANKSGIVING BREAK – NOVEMBER 24-27*
Week 15 (Nov 28-Dec 2)
READ CHAPTERS 15 & 16
A Place to
Grow: Personal Visions, Global Concerns & The Enduring Legacy of Feminism
ESSAY #4 (Wednesday, November 30)
FINALS
WEEK
FINAL EXAM, Monday, Dec 5, 12:30-2:30 PM
Month
And Year Of Syllabus Revision:
August
2016
Bethel University is committed to equal opportunity in
education for all students, including those with documented disabilities. If
you have a diagnosed disability or if you believe that you have a disability
that might require reasonable accommodation in this course, please contact
Disability Services at 731-352- 4012. Bethel University policy states that it
is the responsibility of students to contact instructors to discuss appropriate
accommodations to ensure equity in grading, experiences and assignments.
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