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Subject |
Related Preparation |
1) |
Jewish and Early Christian art: Catacombs and Dura Europos
Constantinople and Early Byzantine Art
Mosaics and Manuscripts |
Reading: Stokstad, Chapter 7: “Early Christian, Jewish and Byzantine Art,” to page 254.
On-line sources: Selections from the Bible |
2) |
BYZANTIUM AND ISLAM
Byzantine icons
Byzantium and Europe |
Stokstad, Chapter 8: “Islamic Art”
On-line sources: Selections from the Qur’an, and from medieval geographers. |
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ARTS OF THE ISLAMIC WORLD.
Mosque and palace.
Luxury arts in the Islamic world.
Celtic and Germanic arts of Northern Europe |
Stokstad, Chapter 9: “Early Medieval Art in Europe”
On-line sources: Short selections from Beowulf |
4) |
EARLY MEDIEVAL WEST
Sutton Hoo ship burial
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5) |
GOTHIC ART AND ARCHITECTURE
The Gothic cathedral
Gothic sculpture and decorative arts
The Fourteenth Century in Europe |
Stokstad, Chapter 11: “Gothic Art of the Twefth and Thirteenth Centuries” and Chapter
12, “Fourteenth Century Art in Europe.” |
6) |
Selection of Isms in European art |
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7) |
From Gothic to Renaissance: The Fourteenth Century in Italy |
Chapter 20, “Piety, Passion, and Politics: Fifteenth-Century Art in Northern Europe and Spain |
8) |
Beauty, Science, and Spirit in Italian Art: The High Renaissance and Mannerism” |
Chapter 22 |
9) |
Humanism and the Allure of Antiquity: Fifteenth Century Italian Art”
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Chapter 21 |
10) |
Of Popes, Peasants, Monarchs, and Merchants: Baroque and Rococo Art |
Chapter 24 |
11) |
Neoclassicism and the Industrial Revolution |
Chapter 25 |
12) |
Modernism, modernity, and modern art. |
Paul Wood, “Introduction: The Avant-Garde and Modernism,” in
The Challenge of the Avant-Garde, ed. Paul Wood (New Haven:
Yale University Press, 1999): 7-31. |
13) |
Sculpture and Photography: From Academy to Arcades |
Potts, The Sculptural Imagination |
14) |
Revision |
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Program Outcomes |
Level of Contribution |
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Knowledge of photographic and video media and ability to use basic, intermediate and advanced techniques of these media. |
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2) |
Ability to understand, analyze and evaluate theories, concepts and uses of photography and video. |
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3) |
Ability to employ theoretical knowledge in the areas of the use of photography and video. |
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4) |
Familiarity with and ability to review the historical literature in theoretical and practical studies in photography and video. |
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5) |
Ability in problem solving in relation to projects in photography and video. |
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6) |
Ability to generate innovative responses to particular and novel requirements in photography and video. |
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7) |
Understanding and appreciation of the roles and potentials of the image across visual culture |
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8) |
Ability to communicate distinctively by means of photographic and video images. |
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9) |
Experience of image post-production processes and ability to develop creative outcomes through this knowledge. |
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Knowledge of and ability to participate in the processes of production, distribution and use of photography and video in the media. |
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Ability to understand, analyze and evaluate global, regional and local problematics in visual culture. |
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Knowledge of and ability to make a significant contribution to the goals of public communication. |
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Enhancing creativity via interdisciplinary methods to develop skills for realizing projects. |
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14) |
Gaining general knowledge about the points of intersection of communication, art and technology. |
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