Humanities 2230: Renaissance through the Enlightenment Section: HUM2230.001 Time: MWF, 10:00-10.50am Location: NW P-261 Instructor: Paloma Rodriguez Office Hours: L-21, Monday, 9:00-9:55am. Email address: paloma.rodriguez@sfcollege.edu Required Text: Henry M. Sayre, The Humanities: Culture, Continuity and Change (Books. 3 and 4: Renaissance to 1800). Pearson-Prentice Hall, 2008. Book 3-4: ISBN-13: 978-0-205-75228-7 Online materials: I have developed the following website for your use: http://hum2230.wordpress.com/ Here you will find all the materials presented in class, allowing you to review the images, presentations, reread the content of the lectures, and access most of the worksheets distributed as homework or class activities. Textbook website: http://wps.prenhall.com/hss_sayre_thehumanities1/79/20311/5199867.cw/index.html Course objectives: After completing this course a student should be able to: Demonstrate a general understanding of the major aesthetic and cultural movements of Western history from the Renaissance up to the Neoclassical period. Demonstrate a general understanding of the historical, social, and political context of various cultural movements. Demonstrate a general understanding of various periods’ values, belief systems, and methods of communication and problem solving. Demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the historical periods and their cultural manifestations (visual arts, literature…). Demonstrate an ability to critically analyze works of art and literature from different periods. Demonstrate an ability to express verbally and in writing ideas about the cultural manifestations (art, literature, music…) and the general features of the periods studied. 1 Grading: Grades will be determined according to the following: Attendance/ cp Class Homework Paper 1 Paper 2 Exam 1 Exam 2 Exam 3 Final Exam A B+ B C+ C D+ D F 10% 5% 10 % 10 % 15% 15% 15% 20% 90-100 87-89 80-86 77-79 70-76 67-69 60-66 59 or below N.B.: Students become eligible for a grade of I (Incomplete) only in cases of serious emergency and only after successful completion of 75 % of the course. Attendance Policy: I expect that all students will be prepared for and attend every class. These are some of the reasons why you should attend every class: 1. Each lesson will supplement and enrich text materials through films, presentations, lectures, and discussions. This information cannot always be found in your textbook. If you miss class you will be missing an important part of the coursework, and your performance in exams is likely to suffer because of it. 2. Classroom attendance will facilitate your learning enormously by helping you to summarize and process the information from the textbook. Actually you will be saving in study time by coming to class! 3. Besides, since class attendance is so important, the Department of Humanities and Foreign Languages has mandated the following attendance policy: Attendance equals 10 % of your final grade in this course (one full letter grade). A student with 2 absences will lose all attendance credit for this course. 2 A student with 4 absences will automatically fail the course. There is no distinction between excused and unexcused absences. If you're not here, you're not here. Simply plan your absences wisely. Lateness and/or leaving class early will be counted as absences. Class participation While in class you are expected to interact with peers and participate in discussions. This class will demand your involvement. It will not consist of lectures alone. You will be asked to participate in class activities which will be performed sometimes individually and sometimes in groups. If you are reluctant to participate, you may lose points from your attendance grade. Look at these policies from the bright side. By coming to class every day, bringing your homework, and participating in class activities you will be given 16 points gratis towards your final grade! On top of that you will be actually reducing the amount of study you would have to do on your own if you didn’t attend class. Homework a) Daily Class Assignments: Before every class you will have to read a number of pages form the textbook. Along with this reading assignment I will give you a handout with exercises to help you assimilate the most important information in each chapter. Occasionally I will assign additional readings and/or handouts. I expect you to show a reasonable recollection and understanding of the concepts discussed in the handout and textbook when you come to class. If you fail to show such understanding and/or you do not bring your completed homework to class, points will be deducted from your homework and class participation grades. b) Papers: In addition to the three examinations and the final exam, you will also have to write two essay papers. For this assignment you will have to write two 600 word essays about a subject related to class material. You will have to choose a topic, read about it in scholarly sources and produce essay that are informative, concise, well structured and properly written. Specific guidelines for these assignments will be provided during the course. 3 N.B.: The Gordon Rule requirement for this course will be met partially through these cultural event papers, as well as through the examinations. Satisfactory completion of these writing assignments is a prerequisite to successful completion of this course. Academic Honesty Policy: Academic dishonesty is not accepted in any class at Santa Fe Community College, and I will vigorously pursue and prosecute any instances of such dishonesty. One extremely serious offense you must avoid is plagiarism, or using the research, ideas or words of others as your own without giving proper credit to your source. I will not tolerate plagiarism or cheating of any sort. Students who cheat or plagiarize written material in any way will receive an automatic zero on the assignment and will fail the course. This policy especially includes copying or paraphrasing written materials from gallery brochures, play programs, books, periodicals, encyclopedias, CD-ROMs, the Internet, or someone else’s paper. By the act of submitting written work or an examination, the student signifies that he or she understands the definition of academic dishonesty and is willing to accept the consequences for any violation. Examinations: There will be three unit exams, composed of both short questions (true-false, multiple choice …), and essay questions. Make-up exams will NOT be given unless truly extraordinary circumstances arise. Adequate documentation will be required. No final exam will be given early. Final Exam Date: 12/06/2010 Time: 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM Campus: NW Bldg/Room: P-261 4 Schedule: TOPIC August Week 1 23 25 27 Week 2 30 September 1 3 Week 3 6 8 10 Week 4 13 15 17 Week 5 20 22 24 Week 6 27 29 October 1 REQUIRED READINGS Introduction. Florence and the Early Renaissance Florence and the Early Renaissance Florence and the Early Renaissance Chapter 17, pp. 537-579 The High Renaissance in Rome Chapter 18, pp. 581-607 The High Renaissance in Rome The High Renaissance in Rome Chapter 18, pp. 581-607 Chapter 18, pp. 581-607 Labor Day. No class. The Venetian Renaissance. The Venetian Renaissance. Chapter 19, pp. 609-635 Chapter 19, pp. 609-635 Exam 1. The Renaissance in the North The Renaissance in the North The Renaissance in the North Chapter 20, pp. 637-665 Chapter 20, pp. 637-665 Chapter 20, pp. 637-665 The Reformation The Reformation The Reformation Chapter 21, pp. 669-695 Chapter 21, pp. 669-695 Chapter 21, pp. 669-695 Counter-Reformation and Mannerism Counter-Reformation and Mannerism Chapter 22, pp. 697-728 Chapter 22, pp. 697-728 Paper 1 due. Counter-Reformation and Mannerism Chapter 22, pp. 697-728 England in the Tudor Age England in the Tudor Age England in the Tudor Age Chapter 24, pp. 763-799 Chapter 24, pp. 763-799 Chapter 24, pp. 763-799 Exam 2. The Baroque in Italy The Baroque in Italy UF Homecoming. No class. Chapter 25, pp. 805-831 Chapter 25, pp. 805-831 The Baroque in Italy The Secular Baroque in the North The Secular Baroque in the North Chapter 25, pp. 805-831 Chapter 26, pp. 833-861 Chapter 26, pp. 833-861 Chapter 17, pp. 537-579 Chapter 17, pp. 537-579 Week 7 4 6 8 Week 8 11 13 15 Week 9 18 20 22 Week 10 5 25 27 29 November Week 11 1 3 5 The Baroque Court The Baroque Court The Baroque Court Chapter 27, pp. 863-895 Chapter 27, pp. 863-895 Chapter 27, pp. 863-895 Exam 2. The Rise of the Enlightenment in England The Rise of the Enlightenment in England The Rococo and the Enlightenment in the Continent. Chapter 28, pp. 897-931 The Rococo and the Enlightenment in the Continent. Veteran’s day. No class. The Rococo and the Enlightenment in the Continent. Paper 2 due. Chapter 29, pp. 933-967 Chapter 28, pp. 897-931 Chapter 29, pp. 933-967 Week 12 8 10 12 Week 13 15 17 19 Week 14 22 24 26 Week 15 29 December 1 3 Week 16 6 Chapter 29, pp. 933-967 Cross Cultural Encounter/ Rights of Men Chapter 30-31, pp. 969-1021 (WHF) Cross Cultural Encounter/ Rights of Men Chapter 30-31, pp. 969-1021 (WHF) Cross Cultural Encounter/ Rights of Men Chapter 30-31, pp. 969-1021 (WHF) Exam 3. Thanksgiving Holiday. No class Thanksgiving Holiday. No class A Culture of Change in France Chapter 32, pp. 1023-1047 A Culture of Change in France Review Chapter 32, pp. 1023-1047 Final Exam 6