MOTION:
That ARCC recommend to the Arts and Science Executive the addition of FAVA 2246
Art and Narrative.
A) Descriptive Data:
Course Code
FAVA 2246
Course Title
Art and Narrative
Course Prerequisite
Any 15 credits
Course Corequisite
None
Antirequisite
None
Total Hours
 36 hours  72 hours  Other
Breakdown of Hours
Three hours of lecture and discussion per week for one term
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Course Credits
 3 credits  6 credits  Other
Course Description
(Restricted to 50-75 words,
present tense and active voice)
Storytelling is often defined as the central aspect of culture, and visual
art’s histories are heavily intertwined with those of literature. How
does visual art create narrative, and how does art history deploy its
own narratives of progress, monumentality, and decadence? In this
course, students learn to use visual art, literature, story-telling and
performance as critical tools of cultural analysis.
Course Grouping or Stream
Does this course belong to a Group or Stream?
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 No
 Yes
This course may be counted towards the art history requirements for
all Fine Arts programs (BA and BFA)
Program Implications
Does this course have program implications?
 No
 Yes
This course may be counted towards the art history requirements
for all Fine Arts programs (BA and BFA)
Cross-Listing or Cross-Coding
 Cross-Listed - this course may be credited towards
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 Cross-Coded - this course is cross-coded with
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Learning Expectations/
Outputs
(6-8 points, visible, measurable
Learning Expectations (that which students will do and I will measure):
By the end of this course students will be able to:
1.
demonstrate an understanding of how visual art constructs, deploys
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and in active voice)
and (in some cases) deliberately destroys selected narratives;
2.
contextualize art and cultural objects as they relate to narrative,
story-telling, seriality, and communication, including shifting representative
techniques and technologies to produce narration
3.
actively contribute to and critically engage with lectures and
discussions in order to sustain a dynamic learning environment;
4.
undertake critical evaluations of the representation of specific
stories, songs, characters and conversations in the visual arts;
5.
articulate assessments of art and cultural objects relating to stories
and visual art in both written and verbal discussions;
6.
Examine how story-telling and narration is both culturally produced
and historically specific: i.e. the same or similar narratives have radically
different meanings in disparate social contexts
7.
and exhibit behaviour that meets the Nipissing University Code of
Student Rights and Responsibilities, and is both respectful of and contributes
to the shared learning environment of the Fine Arts and Visual Arts
Department.
Course Outcomes (what will result from successful completion of the course):
Successful graduates of this course will demonstrate:
1.
an ability to identify, assess and engage critically with the major
theoretical underpinnings that allow visual art to create narrative in any given
society
2.
a specific and sophisticated understanding of how visual art can be
read as a narrative text, with the social implications of such a reading at the
forefront of methodological inquiry;
3.
a thorough comprehension of the limitations and contingency of the
categories “narrative”, “story” and “text” as they are applied specifically to
visual art
4.
an ability to express opinions and arguments, both written and orally,
that address critical issues in the visual representation of narratives;
5.
and display research skills and visual literacy and interpretive
strategies.
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B) Comparative Data (Strongly recommended but not required)
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University
Equivalent Course(s) and Titles
Brock
Carleton
Guelph
Lakehead
Laurentian
McMaster
OCAD
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Ottawa
Queen’s
Toronto
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Trent
Waterloo
Western
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Wilfrid Laurier
Windsor
York
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Non-Equivalent but 50% or more
overlap
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C) Statement of Need:
This course will provide breadth to our art history and visual studies offerings.
D) Statement of Resources:
This course will be cycled with our existing courses and can be taught by our current faculty. Therefore,
no new faculty will be required to deliver the course. The current library holdings are sufficient.
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