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HUMANITIES 2 - STUDIES IN HUMANITIES: RENAISSANCE TO PRESENT Instructor: Keith A. Law
just as every [person] is a child of their time in every activity, whether political, religious or scientific so it is the vocation of art to find for the spirit of a people the artistic expression corresponding to it.- G.W.F. Hegel, Lectures on Fine Art, 1828Expected student outcomes:By the end of the course students will be able to: Become familiar with the cultural roots of Western civilization (some of these roots might include non-western cultural contributions); develop a heightened aesthetic sensitivity through careful study with a variety of works of art; grow intellectually through contact with, and discussion of, diverse ideas; master some of the vocabulary associated with cultural and/or artistic description and critical analysis. Be advised: some content of this course is adult in nature, and academic freedom is a necessary condition for our pursuit of knowledge; therefore, you may be exposed to material concerning sex, gender, race, etc that some may experience as offensive. Materials: 1. Texts Descartes, Meditations on first Philosophy; Voltaire, Candide; Kafka, Metamorphosis; Don DeLillo, White Noise. 2. Suggested further reading History of Art, H.W. Janson library reserve. 3. Composition notebook (Journal) Journal assignments are where you will write critical responses to the various mediums under study. You must do these assignments on time as I will evaluate journals regularly.
Course Requirements and Method of Evaluation: 1. Participation/attendance .. 150 (-150 for unexcused absences & 75 for excused absences or tardy) 2. Journal ... 200 3. Tests (4 x 100 pts) .. .... .. 400 4. 4 Essays (3x50 + 1x100) . 250 * + 900 = A, + 800 = B, + 600 = C, + 500 = D, - 500 = F Extra Credit : Five extra-credit assignments will add 50 points; thus, this can bring a borderline grade of C+ or better up to the higher grade. Unless otherwise mentioned, all assignments are to be typed, printed in 12 point font, double-spaced, and stapled if more than one page. Late assignments receive one grade lower; if late due to an unexcused absence no higher than a D on any assignment. If you have or think you have a learning disability which impacts your ability to carry out assigned course work, please contact the Disabled Students Services (DSS) office Lesher Bldg. #234, ph. 384-6155. DSS staff will determine what accommodations are necessary and appropriate. All information is confidential.
WEEKLY ASSIGNMENT 1 - Introduction & pre-17th Century: High Renaissance (Handout: Naturalism/humanism in art and letters, Protestant Reformation, Colonialism, Machiavelli, and Shakespeare) 2. - Renaissance continued: handout questions 3. - Baroque Culture Essay #1 Due ( Intro. Video/Slides & Lecture - Begin reading Descartes) 4. - Cont. - Moliere, Tartuffe 5. - Cont. Descartes, Meditations on First Philosophy TEST # 1 6. - 18th century Neo-Classical & Rise of Classical Music Enlightenment Philosophy Essay #2 Due 7. - Cont. - Romanticism in art and literature TEST#2 Voltaire, Candide8. - 19th & early 20th Century (1840 1950) Realism and beyond 9. - Marx, Dickens & Zola.( Germinal) 10. - Zola, Germinal Essay #3 Due 11. - Freud & Nietzsche (Rise of Existentialism) High Modernist Art 12. - High Modernist Art (cont.) - Joyce, Kafka, Metamorphosis/TEST#3 13. - Postmodern Culture & Art (Begin Reading DeLillo) 14. - Cont. Film True Stories Final Essay Due 15. - Cont. - DeLillo, White Noise FINAL EXAM: Test #4 Academic Dishonesty: Cheating (copying answers or using pre-written answers on tests) and plagiarism (the use of anothers writing or ideas as ones own) will result in a failing grade for that graded work.
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