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Asher,Frederick M
(Morse Alumni Award)
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Description: Art matters! From billboards and graffiti on the streets to paintings and sculpture in museums, visual imagery informs our understanding of the world. This course will not only question "what is art?" but will also introduce students to the diverse ways in which art has and continues to function in society. The course is not a chronological survey of the history of art and great artists. Instead, it is thematic, looking at art from a variety of cultural perspectives and approaches. Through lectures and discussions, the course will examine such diverse topics as public art, illicit art trafficking, art and gender, art as a means of protest, and how art can be used to establish authority. The course is introductory, and assumes you have had no prior exposure to art history. There will three quizzes during the semester plus a final exam; in addition, there will be brief writing , assignments (some creative, some analytical) that will address the topics discussed in class.
Work Load: 25 pages reading per week, 18 pages writing per term.
Grade: 20% final exam, 40% reports/papers, 20% quizzes, 10% class participation, 10% other evaluation. timeline assignment
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Asher,Frederick M
(Morse Alumni Award)
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Description: This course provides an introduction to the fundamentals of film analysis and media study. Readings and lectures cover the technical, economic, social, and cultural aspects of film, from how the film industry and studios work to how films are marketed in the mass media and exhibited. Primary emphasis is on feature-length narrative fiction films, but attention is also paid to documentaries, animation, avant-garde and experimental film and video, television (news, sit-coms, soaps, sports, MTV, etc.), and New Media. The lectures and discussions will consider the relationship between the media and other areas of culture (politics, the music business, the mall world) and between film studies and other areas of knowledge (social history, literary study, art history, etc.). The history of film and media studies as a discipline is also considered. The course uses detailed analysis of a series of films, including Murnau's "Nosferatu," John Ford's "Stagecoach," Michael Curtiz's "Casablanca," Jean-Luc Godard's "Breathless," Ridley Scott's "Blade Runner," Spike Lee's "Do the Right Thing," and David Russell's "Three Kings" to develop an understanding of the basic concepts of film analysis and the basic elements of film production and distribution. These films also provide an ideal arena for exploring questions about the cinematic representation of minorities, gender roles, and the relationship between Hollywood and foreign film industries.
Class Time: 50% Lecture, 25% Discussion. Screenings
Work Load: 25 pages reading per week, 20 pages writing per term, 2 exams, 1 papers. Participation in discussion sections is required; The required textbook is Bordwell and Thompson's "Film Art: An Introduction."
Grade: 20% mid exam, 35% final exam, 40% reports/papers.
Exam Format: Exams include Short answer (ID, multiple choice, definition + example) and take-home essays.
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Silberman,Robert B
(CCE Distinguished Tchg Award)
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Description: The course surveys major representative works of Medieval European architecture, sculpture, painting and the minor arts from Early Christian through Gothic (300-1400 C.E.). The material is presented in lectures illustrated by slides and supplemented by a study of originals in the Minneapolis Institute of Art. Principal textbook: H. W. Janson, "History of Art." Lectures emphasize: 1.an analysis of important monuments in terms of salient characteristics of subject and style; 2. a discussion of their place in a historical development, conditioned by changing social function. Target audience: all undergraduates. No prior art history background is required. Students will use the Art History Department's Visual Resources Center Web Site.
Class Time: 75% Lecture, 25% Discussion.
Work Load: 30 pages reading per week, 5 pages writing per term, 2 exams, 1 papers.
Grade: 20% mid exam, 50% final exam, 20% reports/papers, 10% class participation.
Exam Format: Slide identification and discussion; essay (on final, take-home essay)
Instructor: Steyaert,John W
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Description: Major monuments and issues of modern period: sculpture, architecture, painting, and prints. Movements include neo-classicism, romanticism, realism, impressionism, evolution of modernism, symbolism, fauvism, cubism, dadaism, surrealism, abstract expressionism, pop art, conceptualism, and post-modernism. A term paper, based on a close reading and interpretation of a selected painting or sculpture in the MIA Collection will be required. Course Requirements: Mid-term, Final Exam and a Term Paper.
Instructor: Weisberg,Gabriel
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Description: Learn about the importance of art and architecture in the development of Islamic society and culture. This course will focus on the Art of Islam from the origins of Islam to the present, covering much of the Islamic world. Focus will be on architecture and painting, among other arts. The cultural, political and religious milieu, as well as the role of the patron under which art works were created, will be discussed. The material will be approached geographically and chronologically; throughout the course the features and themes that unify the diverse artistic trends and styles produced throughout the Islamic world will be discussed. All slides will be available for viewing on the course web site.
Class URL: http://www.arthist.umn.edu/classes/AH3015/fall2007/
Class Time: 80% Lecture, 15% Discussion. a once a week section is also part of the class
Work Load: 15 pages reading per week, 15 pages writing per term, 3 exams. 2 short papers one of which must be rewritten
Grade: 25% final exam, 35% reports/papers, 20% quizzes, 10% class participation, 10% other evaluation. log book which is written in class
Exam Format: short essay
Instructor: Asher,Catherine B
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Instructor: Mc Nally,Sheila J
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Prereq: [Jr or sr] ArtH major, instr consent
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Instructor: Ostrow,Steven F
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Silberman,Robert B
(CCE Distinguished Tchg Award)
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Description: The student is responsible for obtaining an internship in an art institution or museum which must be approved by the Director of Undergraduate Studies in Art History. For 2 credits the internship must be for at least 10 hours per week. S/N registration only. Open to majors and non-majors. Speak with the ArtH DUGS for more information.
Class Time: On-site internship.
Work Load: Min. 10 hours per week for two credits.
Grade: Grade (S-N) recommended by intern supervisor.
Instructor: STAFF
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Instructor: Asher,Catherine B
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Instructor:
Cooper,Frederick A
(Morse Alumni Award; CLA Distinguished Tchg Awd)
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Instructor: Poor,Robert John
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Instructor: Mc Nally,Sheila J
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Instructor: Weisberg,Gabriel
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Description: Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
Instructor:
Asher,Frederick M
(Morse Alumni Award)
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Prereq: instr consent
Description: Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
Instructor: Steyaert,John W
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Silberman,Robert B
(CCE Distinguished Tchg Award)
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Instructor: Blocker,Jane M
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Instructor: Gaudio,Michael P
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Instructor: Ostrow,Steven F
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Instructor: Afanador-Pujol,Angelica J
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Instructor: Marshall PhD,Jennifer Jane
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Prereq: One intro art history course or instr consent
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Instructor: Mc Nally,Sheila J
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Prereq: jr or sr or grad or instr consent
Description: This course focuses on: 1) French International Gothic manuscript painting (Bondol, Limbourg Brothers, Boucicaut Master) and sculpture (Beauneveu, Sluter) as background; and, 2) An in-depth study of Flemish realism in panel painting (Van Eyck Brothers, Robert Campin, Rogier van der Weyden). Works are considered in terms of style, subject matter and symbolism, patronage, audience, and general social function.
Class Time: 80% Lecture, 20% Discussion.
Work Load: 30 pages reading per week, 15 pages writing per term, 2 exams, 1 papers.
Grade: 25% mid exam, 50% final exam, 25% reports/papers.
Exam Format: Essay, and slide identification and analysis
Instructor: Steyaert,John W
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Description: The design reform era (1885-1930) is examined in France, Belgium, England, Germany, Austria, Scotland and the United States. Innovations in architecture, graphic arts, the applied arts (furniture, jewelry, fabrics) are studied. The major promoters and pioneers of modern design are discussed in this slide lecture class. Critical issues of design reform are examined; texts are integrated with a discussion of the principal monuments. Course texts include: Jeremy Howard, Art Nouveau, International and National Styles in Europe (1996) and Debora L. Silverman, Art Nouveau in Fin de Siecle France, Politics, Psychology and Style (1989). The target audience includes all students interested in visual culture, the history of thematic art history and humanities majors, art history majors. Slide reviews strengthen learning, a research paper, worked out through discussions with the professor, is essential. Original thematic content encouraged.
Class Time: 80% Lecture, 20% Discussion.
Work Load: 40 pages reading per week, 2 exams, 1 papers.
Grade: 30% mid exam, 40% final exam, 30% reports/papers.
Exam Format: Slide exams and essays
Instructor: Weisberg,Gabriel
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Instructor: Marshall PhD,Jennifer Jane
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Description: This course will consider the development of Iranian art and architecture from the introduction of Islam in the 7th century to the present. Muslim rulers brought new customs, which meld with older Iranian traditions producing a culture unique in the Islamic world. Throughout this course we will question which art forms are universally Islamic and which are unique to the region. We will probe which ideas and their visual manifestation seem to be inherently Iranian, asking which ones transcend dynastic, linguistic,geographic and religious differences and which forms and ideas are consistent throughout these periods of political and ideological change. Among the works we will consider are paintings from the Book of Kings, the Iranian national epic, the magnificent city of Isfahan, the palaces of the Pahlavi Shahs, the tomb of Khomeini and contemporary Iranian films such as Color of Paradise, Taste of Cherry and Children of Paradise. This class will be a combination of lecture and discussion. Undergraduates will write a 8 - 10 page research paper; graduate students should see the instructor for requirements.
Class URL: http://students will be expected to use the Art History Dpt's Visual Resource Center Database
Class Time: 75% Lecture, 25% Discussion.
Work Load: 30 pages reading per week, 25 pages writing per term, 1 papers. 3 take home essays
Grade: 30% reports/papers, 10% class participation, 60% other evaluation. Take home essay (20% each)
Exam Format: essay
Instructor: Asher,Catherine B
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Instructor:
Silberman,Robert B
(CCE Distinguished Tchg Award)
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Prereq: instr consent
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Instructor: Sheehy,Colleen J
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Instructor: Asher,Catherine B
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Instructor:
Cooper,Frederick A
(Morse Alumni Award; CLA Distinguished Tchg Awd)
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Prereq: instr consent
Description: Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
Instructor: Poor,Robert John
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Prereq: instr consent
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Instructor: Mc Nally,Sheila J
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Prereq: instr consent
Description: Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
Instructor: Weisberg,Gabriel
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Prereq: instr consent
Description: Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
Instructor:
Asher,Frederick M
(Morse Alumni Award)
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Prereq: instr consent
Description: Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
Instructor: Steyaert,John W
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Prereq: instr consent
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Instructor:
Silberman,Robert B
(CCE Distinguished Tchg Award)
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Prereq: instr consent
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Instructor: Blocker,Jane M
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Instructor: Gaudio,Michael P
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Instructor: Ostrow,Steven F
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Instructor: Afanador-Pujol,Angelica J
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Prereq: instr consent
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Instructor: Marshall PhD,Jennifer Jane
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Description: Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
Instructor: Blocker,Jane M
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Description: Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
Instructor: Asher,Catherine B
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Prereq: instr consent
Description: Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
Instructor:
Cooper,Frederick A
(Morse Alumni Award; CLA Distinguished Tchg Awd)
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Prereq: instr consent
Description: Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
Instructor: Poor,Robert John
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Instructor: Marling,Karal Ann Rose
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Instructor: Mc Nally,Sheila J
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Instructor: Weisberg,Gabriel
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Description: Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
Instructor:
Asher,Frederick M
(Morse Alumni Award)
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Prereq: instr consent
Description: Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
Instructor: Steyaert,John W
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Description: Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
Instructor:
Silberman,Robert B
(CCE Distinguished Tchg Award)
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Prereq: instr consent
Description: Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
Instructor: Blocker,Jane M
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Prereq: instr consent
Description: Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
Instructor: Gaudio,Michael P
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Description: Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
Instructor: Ostrow,Steven F