Hist 212-syllabus-2018.docx

GESB015 /HIST212 2018 Spring

Art and Society --The history of the use and function of art in global perspective Tuesday and Friday 11:30-12:45pm Rm: E3-4043

Professor Tianshu Zhu Office: E21 2022 Tele: 8822-8813 Office hours: Fridays, 3:00-6:00 or by appointment E-Mail: [email protected]

TA: JIANG Xiao: [email protected] COURSE DESCRIPTION This course is designed as a general education course on art and society, with focus on the history of the use and function of art in global perspective. It is a thematic course on art history. Images, with symbolic meanings and particular style, can be powerful visual language that speaks to the viewers directly. Art has been a meaningful endeavour that deals with basic human concerns from the dawn of civilization to the present day. In this course, art works are discussed in context with human survival, religion, politics, sexuality, technology, culture transmission and globalization. This course examines essential art ideas and makes them concrete using examples from around the world, and relates them to contemporary issues. Both western and non-Western art are represented from ancient through contemporary times with the full range of media. The course intends to acquaint students with the knowledge of recognizing and appreciating art works across time and space, and recognize how art works are functioned in society or public space. It trains the students to see the people and ideas through the art works. Through the study, students can see the similarities and differences of different cultures, as well as the transmission and globalization of certain images or certain ways of using images. Ultimately, students should be able to come away with a better understanding of the world today and appreciation for the importance of history in that understanding. COURSE FORMAT ●The class will be conducted as a series of Power Point-illustrated lectures, students’ presentations, and in-class discussions. ●In addition, you will be given study sheets which contain all the important terms and works of art for which you are responsible. ●You will be examined on lectures which are not available in any one single source; for this reason, regular class attendance is expected and taking good note is essential. ●Images shown in lectures will be posted on the web to assist your study. ! Important Note For many reasons, the PPT posted on UMmoodle just cannot be the same as those shown in class. QUIZ/EXAM There will be one quiz and one final exam for the course. This course emphasizes your 1

understanding and your ability to articulate concepts in the history of the use and function of art rather than memorization. On your exams, you will be given essay questions based on images shown in lectures. Your task is to compose a well-organized essay with examples from the lectures, and form a sound argument. I will give you review questions before the exam. However you can only prepare by yourself. The two same exams are considered as plagiarism. ! No any form of dictionary is allowed for the exam. COURSE REQUIREMENT AND GRADING Attendance and participation 20% Group presentation and Term paper 10+10% Quiz 20% Final Exam 40% TEXT BOOK: Margaret Lazzari & Dona Schlesier, Exploring Art: A Global, Thematic Approach (4th edition/ International Edition). Boston: Wadsworth, 2005. Reference Books: Gardner’s Art Through The Ages—The Western Perspective. / Fred S. Kleiner, Christin J. Mamiya. Belmont, CA: Thomson / Wadsworth, c2006. 12th. Edition N 5300 Gar 2006 Sherman E. Lee, A History of Far Eastern Art. Fifth edition, New York: Prentice Hall, Inc. and Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1993. The Group Presentation and Term Paper For this course, you are required to write a group paper. This is a team work. Around 34 students form a team on volunteer base. Students of the same team will receive the same grade for their paper and presentation. As shown in the detailed schedule below, you have a number of topics to choose from. All are well-known works or issues, the references of which are easy to find. In case the topic you like may be taken by someone else, you need to settle down your topic and inform me as soon as possible. The deadline of settling down your topic is the second week. Besides the written paper, make a powerpoint to present your research in class (15-20mins). The presentation can be presented by one member of the group. Your presentation and final paper are 10 points each. You are supposed to revise your paper based on my comments after your presentation in class. Power Point: submit to me before your presentation. Paper: --minimum 5 pages for text, double space, standard margin and 12-font; with illustrations, footnotes and bibliography. --Due: May. 6th. 19:00pm, submit to UMmoodle. --Besides reference from internet, you need to have references from academic books and articles. This is a team work and everyone in the group shall make contribution. Free ride is not 2

allowed. If anyone is reported by other team members as not responsible, he/she will be cast out of the group and receive a different grade. Seat Arrangement Attendance is important for this class. However to call the roster each time is time consuming. Therefore please choose a fixed seat for yourself by the time of the third class. And from then on, I will keep record of the attendance by checking the seats. IMPORTANT NOTICES 1) Please arrive to class ON TIME! Missing one class deducts 1 point. Late arrival and early leave, half point. In general practice, only sick leave, school activity, and death of family member with official document can be excused. 2) Please DO NOT talk to each other while the instructor is speaking. 3) No play of cell phone or do anything irrelevant to the lecture. 3) Note on Academic Integrity: Plagiarism is a dishonorable act. Any student found in violation of the standards set down by the University, including but not limited to cheating, plagiarism, abuse of academic materials, and falsification of records and official documents will fail -Please Don’t Do It!.

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE Week 1 Jan. 9: Introduction Jan. 12: The Beginning: food and shelter (cave painting, Yangshao fish pattern) Week2 Jan. 16:The Beginning: food and shelter (prosperity as a theme) Presentation 1: China traditional New Year Picture 中国传统年画 Presentation 2: Traditional Chinese paper cut 中国剪纸 Jan. 19: The Beginning: food and shelter (charging bull) Presentation 2.5 The poster of Occupy Wall Street in 2014 Week3 Jan. 23: The Beginning: food and shelter (food as subject, Egypt early renaissance) Jan. 26: The Beginning: food and shelter (modern, and China --craft+ Zen painting+ literati painting) Week4 Jan. 30: The Beginning: food and shelter (settlement) Presentation 3 : Tang Capital Chang’an Feb. 2: The Beginning: food and shelter Presentation 4 : Quadrangle buildings 四合院 Week5 Feb. 6: The Beginning: food and shelter Presentation 5: Kaiping Diaolou 开平碉楼 Feb. 9: The Beginning: food and shelter, review Holidays Week 6 Feb. 27: quiz 3

March 2: Goddess and Fertility Cult Week 8 March 6: Goddess and Fertility Cult Presentation 6: Dionysian Mysteries and the wall paintings in Room 5 of the Villa of the Mysteries, Pompeii March 9: Goddess and Fertility Cult (China + return exam 1) Presentation 7: Edward Manet. Olympia Week 9 March 13: The feminine body Presentation 8: Barbie Dolls and the Postwar American Culture March 16: The feminine body Week 10 March 20: the image of female March 23: Goddess Image in the Modern World Presentation 9: Statue of Liberty and the Roman goddess of freedom Week 12 March 27: Religion and holy figures March 30: Holiday Week 13 April 3: Religion -- transmission and localization Presentation 10: The history and image of Santa Claus April 6: Religion -- transmission and localization Week 14 April 10: Religion -- transmission and localization Presentation 11: Guanyin Statue by Portuguese Artist, Macau April 13: Power, politics, and glory Presentation 12: Mazu Statue, Coloane, Macau, stone, 1998 Week 15 April 17: Power, politics, and glory Presentation 13: Chairman Mao badges and statues Presentation14: Portrait of Augustus as general April 20: Power, politics, and glory Presentation 15: The auctions of the bronze heads looted from the Summer Palace Week 16 April 24 Power, politics, and glory, Review April 27 Final Exam

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