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ART 201, A Survey of World Art, Prehistory-1400
PROFESSOR SHELLEY STONE OFFICE:DDH C102 (Tel. 664-2283)
OFFICE HOURS: M 1-3, R 11-12. E-mail=SStone @CSUB.edu.
Website: http://www.csub.edu/~sstone/.
The goal of this course is to explore the aesthetic and practical foundations which
gave rise to the visual arts in each period and culture covered, as well as to gain a view
of the scope, purposes, and development of architecture, sculpture and painting in each
period and culture. Throughout the course, attention will be paid both to universal
human themes in the visual arts, and to individual cultural responses to these themes.
Class Requirements
The text, F. Kleiner, Gardner’s Art Through the Ages vol. 1,13 provides the basic
reading for the course.
Grading
The final grade of each student will be based on four quizes (worth 50% of the final
grade), two short papers (worth 40%), and attendance (worth 10%). It is strongly
suggested that you read the assigned portions of the text before the class in which the
material is covered in order to facilitate intelligent and informed discussion.
The quizes will consist of ten slides that you will identify and comment on, and two
short answers (chosen from four possibilities). These slides will be chosen from the
pertinent illustrations in the text. The images that you need to know for each quiz are
illustrated in image files attached to my home page at the CSUB web site.
The papers will be written on a topic assigned one week before each paper is due.
Students may research the topic in the Library, but the textbook will provide ample
information on the topics. Each paper should be approximately three to five pages in
length, and must be in printed format. Papers will be graded on content, style, clarity
and presentation. Late papers will be penalized a letter grade for each day tardy. If
you cannot hand in the paper on the day it is due, you must contact the instructor before
that date and request an extension (for which you’ll need a reason).
Papers must be handed in at class, in my mailbox in Dorothy Donohoe Hall, at my
office, in hard copy. In a crisis (tell me what it is), you may send a paper to me as an email attachments. Plagiarism, conscious or unconscious, on the papers will incur the penalties
specified in the university catalog. See below.
Academic Integity
This is defined on page 57 of the 2003-5 catalog. Here are some pertinent sections:
There are certain forms of conduct that violate the university’s policy of academic
integrity. ACADEMIC DISHONESTY (CHEATING) is a broad category of actions that
use fraud and deception to improve a grade or obtain course credit. Academic dishonesty
(cheating) is not limited to examination situations alone, but arises whenever students
attempt to gain an unearned academic advantage. PLAGIARISM is a specific form of
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academic dishonesty (cheating) which consists of the misuse of published or unpublished
works of another by claiming them as one’s own. Plagiarism may consist of handing in
someone else’s work, copying or purchasing a composition, using ideas, paragraphs,
sentences, phrases or words written by another, or using data and/or statistics compiled by
another without giving appropriate citation. Another example of academic dishonesty
(cheating) is the SUBMISSION OF THE SAME, or essentially the same, PAPER or other
assignment for credit in two different courses without receiving prior approval.
When a faculty member discovers a violation of the university’s policy of academic
integrity, the faculty member is required to notify the university’s Coordinator of Student
Discipline and Judicial Affairs of the alleged violation, including the name(s) of the
student(s) suspected, the class in which the alleged violation occurred, the circumstances
of the alleged violation, and the evidence (including witnesses) supporting the allegation.
The faculty member shall also formally notify the student(s) suspected of violating the
university’s policy of academic integrity, the department chair, and the school dean. The
Coordinator for Student Discipline and Judicial Affairs shall conduct an investigation,
confer with the faculty member, student(s), and any witnesses identified, and review all
evidence submitted by the faculty member and student(s). Normally, the Coordinator for
Student Discipline and Judicial Affairs shall make a settlement agreement with the
student for his/her first violation of academic integrity with the following sanctions:
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final course grade of “F”
one-year “academic probation” requiring a meeting with the Coordinator of Student
Discipline and Judicial Affairs prior to registration for each subsequent academic
term of the probationary year.
A second offense leads to suspension from the university for at least a year.
Attendance
As mentioned above, 10% of a student’s grade is based on attendance at scheduled classes.
This does not count test dates; it is assumed that you will show up for the tests. Since there
are three of these, during the quarter there are 17 remaining class meetings during the quarter.
I do not take attendance the first day of class; hence there are sixteen class days left. You will
receive three (3) points for each of these classes you attend up to a total of 13, plus one point
for being a great human being. This totals 40 points.
At the beginning of class an attendance sheet will be passed out for each student in attendance
to sign. This will be collected by the instructor. If you show up late, it is your responsibility to
approach the instructor apologetically at the break, and ask to sign the daily roster.
Please note that exceptions will be allowed in exceptional cases (i.e. severe illness,
maneuvers, etc.). It is assumed that life’s occasional eccentricities (like “car trouble,” the flu)
are covered by the three absences allowed.
Class Comportment
It is assumed by the instructor that students who attend the scheduled classes are there to
learn the material. This means that the student will remain attentive and quiet (unless called
upon to speak)). The student should stay in his or her seat, unless under severe duress, until the
daily break (at about the halfway point in the class) or the end of class. If you must leave class
early for an important appointment, sit by the door and slip out quietly. Not disturbing the
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class is a common courtesy to your fellow students. Students who fail to meet these standards
will incur the wrath of the instructor.
Cell phones should turned off during class, or, if receiving a call is vital, set to vibrate. When
receiving a phone call, a student must leave the classroom.
If I catch you text-messaging in class, I will probably seek to humiliate you.
Americans with Disabilities Act:
Students that are entitled to accommodations under the ADA should feel free to contact
me directly so that I may ensure proper accommodations. These accommodations will be
in complete compliance with the directives set forth by CSUB’s Services for Students
with Disabilities (SSD) office.
Course Learning Objectives .
Students in Art 201 will learn:
1. how to analyze an artistic composition in terms of its "language" of visual
symbology, and to understand that, when this language is understood, one can interpret
these symbols (or "motifs") in terms of universal human values and/or individual
cultural needs. The basic analytic methods learned in this course can be applied to any
work of art, because they can be used to "read" a work of art and sort its composition
into meaningful categories.
2. to understand the fundamental importance of visual imagery in largely non-literate
societies, and how visual imagery may serve to instruct its audience as to cultural values
and norms.
3. to become familiar with different modes of art. Each student should learn the
meaning and application of basic stylistic categories used in classifying art such as
Realistic, Naturalistic, Expressionistic, Conceptual, and Abstract. The student should
also learn that the visual arts evolved primarily as a means for imparting cultural (and
mainly religious) values, and that the aesthetic art of the ancient Greeks and Romans
(and of today) is a product of cultural sophistication. To understand this, the student
must understand the differences between religious and secular imagery, and why, for
example, charming scenes of everyday life in art demonstrate cultural sophistication.
4. to understand changes in artistic styles, both in terms of continuing human
development and as expressions of the artistic requirements of diverse cultures.
5. to recognize masterpieces of art which exemplify the art of each period and culture
covered by the course. This will allow the student to create a historical framework of
visual monuments with which to evaluate and classify works of art of the same cultures
and periods that are encountered after he or she has completed the course.
6. to understand the major social and historical forces which conditioned the art of
each period and/or culture studied.
7. to understand the interrelationship of the visual arts and other areas in the
humanities.
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SYLLABUS
January 6: Introduction to the course. Class requirements. The nature and meanings of
the visual arts.
Reading: Gardner XIX-XXXI.
January 11: Prehistoric and Neolithic art.
Reading: Gardner pp. 1-15.
January 13: Ancient Near Eastern art.
Reading: Gardner pp. 16-37.
January18: Holiday: Martin Luther King Day
January 20: Ancient Egyptian Art.
Reading: Gardner pp. 38-65.
January 25: The Prehistoric Aegean. Review
Reading: Gardner pp. 66-83.
January 27: Quiz 1 (45 minutes). Ancient Greek society. Geometric and Orientalizing
Greek art. Archaic Greek architecture and architectural sculpture.
Reading: Gardner pp. 84-99.
February 1: Archaic sculpture and painting. Early and High Classical Art. First paper
assignment.
Reading: Gardner pp. 100-123.
February 3: Late Classical Greek Art. Hellenistic art and architecture.
Reading: Gardner pp. 123-141.
February 8: Etruscan and Early Roman Republican Art and Architecture. Roman
civilization. First Paper Due! Review
Reading: Gardner pp. 142-155
February 10: Quiz 2 (45 minutes). Republican and Early Imperial Roman art and
architecture.
Reading: Gardner pp. 156-179.
February 15: Furlough Day
February 17: Imperial Roman art and architecture from 69 to 200 CE.
Reading: Gardner pp. 180-202.
February 22: Late Roman and Early Christian art.
Reading: Gardner pp. 202-229.
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February 24: Byzantine Art. Review. .
Reading: Gardner pp. 230-259.
March 1: Third Quiz (45 minutes). Islamic Art.
Reading: Gardner pp. 260-283.
March 3: Early Medieval Art in Western Europe.
Reading: Gardner pp. 284-307.
March 8: Romanesque Art and Architecture. Second Paper assignment.
Reading: Gardner pp. 308-337.
March 10: Gothic Art in France and Northern Europe.
Reading: Gardner pp. 338-373.
March 15: Gothic art in Italy. Review. Second Paper due.
Reading: Gardner pp. 374-394.
The fourth quiz is scheduled on Wednesday, March 17 from 3:30-4:15 P.M. Be
there!
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