Sota 101 Introduction to the Arts Spring 2015 mwf, 11: 00am – 11: 50 am, cfa 110
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| SOTA 101 Introduction to the Arts Spring 2015 MWF, 11:00am – 11:50 am, CFA 110
1 Instructor:
Dr. Julianne Lindberg Email: jlindberg@unr.edu
Office Hour: W 1:00-‐2:00pm, or by appointment
Courses: No prior courses are required for SOTA 101
This course will introduce students to the four areas of art-‐making contained within the School of the Arts (visual art, music, theater, and dance) and cover the basic aesthetic and structural constructs within each discipline. Our class will be structured around the philosophical questions prompted by art (What is “beauty”? How does art relate to ethics and morality?), the uses of art in culture (How does art interact with constructions of personal and cultural identity?), and the artistic practice and theories related to these four disciplines. Finally, we will look closely at interdisciplinary collaborations, interrogating the blurred boundaries between the arts. Students will develop the ability to write and speak critically about the art they observe. Objectives and Learning Outcomes:
This course satisfies Core Objective 7 of the Core Curriculum: CO7: Artistic Composition, Interpretations, and Expression Students will apply techniques of critical analysis to study and interpret works of art, dance, music, and theater in the context of culture, society, and individual identity. Students may cast their interpretation in the form of creative expression.
This course will also help develop the goals outlined in Core Objectives 5, 6, and 1: CO5: History and Culture Students will be able to describe the processes by which past and present societies have been created and perpetuated through their history, ideas, and cultural products. Students will engage both historical and contemporary cultural texts through critical reading, analysis, and interpretation in the context of culture, society, and individual identity.
CO6: Cultures, Societies, and Individuals Students will learn how to systematically analyze human social conditions (e.g., individuals, groups, communities, and cultures). In particular, students will learn to observe, theorize, model, experiment, and/or interpret as a means of inquiring into human social relations.
SOTA 101 Introduction to the Arts Spring 2015 MWF, 11:00am – 11:50 am, CFA 110
2 CO1: Effective Composition and Communications Students will be able to effectively compose written, oral, and multimedia texts for a variety of scholarly, professional, and creative purposes. The Student Learning Outcomes for this course (and their relationship to the Core Objectives), are as follows:
• You will be able to critically analyze specific examples of art through actively engaged viewing/listening (CO7) • You will begin to evaluate the role of art in culture (CO5, CO6, CO7) • You will begin to assess the role that institutions and arts organizations play in defining notions of “fine art” (CO5, CO6, CO7) • You will be able to discuss the ways in which art has helped shape (and in turn is shaped by) individual and communal senses of self and other (CO5, CO6, CO7) • You will develop your ability to write critically and effectively about the art your observe (CO1, CO7)
Computer and Internet access:
We will be using online resources for this course. You will need to access our course website (under the “webcampus” link on mynevada.unr.edu), where you will be asked to enter your UNR NetId and password. Here you will find the required readings for this class, in addition to an electronic version of the syllabus, the discussion board, and other useful items. If you don’t have access to a computer off of campus, the Knowledge Center has a number of computers you can work on.
Reading:
All readings will be available through Webcampus, under “Readings/articles,” or will be handed out in class.
Viewing/Listening: Each week, we will look at and listen to examples of art in class. Occasionally, I will ask you to view/listen to an example in preparation for class. In those instances, the examples will be available on Webcampus.
SOTA 101 Introduction to the Arts Spring 2015 MWF, 11:00am – 11:50 am, CFA 110
3 Out of 1000 points, total: 1.
Discussion Posts (200 points total [20 points per post]) You are required to respond (online via the Webcampus discussion board) to 10 readings of your choice in the course of the semester (5 responses must be posted by the Midterm: March 13 th . The remaining 5 responses must be posted by April 17 th ). These responses must be posted before we discuss the article in class. You are free (and encouraged!) to respond to classmates’ postings as well, but your required posts for each week should be original. Posts may be in a formal or informal writing style, as you wish, but regardless they need to address some issue or feature of the reading that you found thought-‐provoking, interesting, or problematic. Postings should be at least one substantial paragraph in length. You will receive credit for thoughtful postings that make a relevant point clearly. Credit is in the form of a √ (satisfactory; 15 points), √+ (excellent; 20 points), or √-‐ (unsatisfactory; 0-‐10 points).
Exams:
a. Midterm (150 points)—MARCH 13 TH
b. Final (150 points)—MAY 13 TH The midterm and final exams will have a term identification component and a short answer component. The exams will test how well you have understood the reading assignments and the lecture/discussion material (including viewing/listening); the essay portion of the exams will test your ability to think and write critically about important issues raised in relation to the assignments. You will receive a study guide prior to the exams.
3. Writing Assignments:
a. Art Visitations (1-‐2 page response; see prompts on Webcampus) (50 points each)
i. Dance Performance
ii. Musical Performance
iii. Theatrical Performance **Two of the Performing Arts Visitation responses are due by the Midterm (March 13 th ) **The Final Performing Arts Visitation response is due by the last day of class (May 4 th )
iv. Nevada Museum of Art SOTA 101 Introduction to the Arts Spring 2015 MWF, 11:00am – 11:50 am, CFA 110
4 For this assignment you are required to visit the Nevada Museum of Art, and give an assessment of the museum, and at least three exhibits. Prompt on Webcampus.
b. Final Paper (150 points, including abstract and outline)
Your paper will be a combination of research and analysis, based on a post 1950 artist/installment/collaboration of your choosing (excepting those we cover in class). In the coming weeks you will receive a more detailed description of this assignment. Your paper should be between 6 and 8 pages. DUE: May 4 th 5.
In-‐Class Presentation (100 points) You are required to give a short (10 minute) joint presentation towards the end of the semester on an interdisciplinary collaboration (I will assign these). More information will be provided in class. Weeks 14-15
Participation (50 points) I will occasionally require you to complete short in-‐class or take-‐home assignments. In addition to this, your demeanor, attendance, punctuality, attitude, and preparedness are all reflections of your participation.
Late assignments: Late papers will not be accepted unless you have a legitimate, documented reason. Attendance: Regular attendance is critical to your success in this class (remember, you can’t participate if you aren’t in class!). I will take attendance daily. Unacceptable Behavior: • Disruptive talking • Texting, reading the newspaper, etc. • Anything else that shows disrespect for your classmates and/or me.
Plagarism is defined by the Office of Student Conduct as “submitting the language, ideas, thoughts or work of another as one's own; or assisting in the act of plagiarism by allowing one's work to be used in this fashion”.
SOTA 101 Introduction to the Arts Spring 2015 MWF, 11:00am – 11:50 am, CFA 110
5 Don’t cheat. You will get caught, and the consequences are very serious, ranging from failure in this class to expulsion from the university. For UNR’s Academic Dishonesty Procedures, see http://www.unr.edu/student-‐conduct/policies/university-‐policies-‐and-‐guidelines/academic-‐ standards/policy
Individuals with disabilities are entitled to appropriate accommodations. Please contact me, or the Disability Resource Center (Thompson Building, Suite 101; 784-‐6000), during the first
* * The instructor of this course is committed to teaching equitably and inclusively, addressing the academic needs, concerns, and interests of every student, regardless of age, gender, race/ethnicity, religion, social class, sexual orientation, English language proficiency, or disability.
Introduction
January 23 rd : Aesthetics; Arguments, Morality
Clowney, “Philosophers and Artists on Art” (weblink with links to philosophers and artists, and an explanation of their aesthetic viewpoints. Be prepared to discuss at least one philosopher and one artist).
Reading: Small, “Prelude” from Musicking
SOTA 101 Introduction to the Arts Spring 2015 MWF, 11:00am – 11:50 am, CFA 110
6 Reading: Sayre, from A World of Art (pgs. xxvi-‐35) January 30 th : Theater and Dance Reading: Leach, “Performance” from Theater Studies: The Basics Kassing, “Tools For Capturing Dance from the Past,” from Dance History: An Introduction WEEK 3: Highbrow/Lowbrow February 2 rd : The Hierarchization of the Arts Reading: Shiner, “Preface” and “Introduction,” from The Invention of Art Examples: Art vs. Craft February 4 th: The Imaginary Museum of Musical Works Reading: Scruton, “Absolute Music” (Grove Music); Marsalis/Walser, “The Neoclassical Agenda”
Examples: Beethoven, Bach, Brahms; Marsalis and Lincoln Center Jazz February 6 th : Dance, Theater, and Museum Culture
Reading: DiMaggio, “Dance: from Ancillary to Art” from Cultivating Differences: Symbolic Boundaries and the Making of Inequality; Shiner, “Shakespeare, Jonson, and the ‘Work’” in The Invention of Art
Examples: Ballet in the 20 th century; Shakespeare WEEK 4: Art and the “Degenerate” February 9 th : “Degenerate” Art in the Nazi Era Reading: Barron, “Modern Art and Politics in Prewar Germany” from Degenerate Art: The Fate of the avant-garde in Nazi Germany Examples: The “Degenerate Art” Exhibition, 1937
Reading: Taruskin, “Music’s Dangers, and the Case for Control” (in the NY Times, Dec., 2001)
SOTA 101 Introduction to the Arts Spring 2015 MWF, 11:00am – 11:50 am, CFA 110
7 February 13 th : Guiliani vs The Brooklyn Museum
Reading: Holman, “The Art of Controversy” (PBS NewsHour)
Examples: Chris Ofili, “The Holy Virgin Mary”
February 16 th : NO CLASSES (President’s Day) February 18 th : “Degenerate” Art, cont. Reading: Taruskin, “Music’s Dangers, and the Case for Control” (in the NY Times, Dec., 2001)
February 19 th : Guiliani vs The Brooklyn Museum
Reading: Holman, “The Art of Controversy” (PBS NewsHour)
Examples: Chris Ofili, “The Holy Virgin Mary” WEEK 6: Art and Judgment: the Phenomenon of “Taste”; Art, Cultural Identity, and Diaspora February 23 rd : Music We Love/Music We Hate Reading: Wilson, “Let’s Talk About Hate,” “Let’s Talk About Pop,” and “Let’s Talk About Who’s Got Bad Taste,” from Let’s Talk About Love: a Journey to the End of Taste
Examples: Celine Dion, “My Heart Will Go On”; Elliot Smith, “Miss Misery”
Examples: Pygmalion (Shaw); My Fair Lady (Lerner and Loewe) February 27 th : Asian American Experience SOTA 101 Introduction to the Arts Spring 2015 MWF, 11:00am – 11:50 am, CFA 110
8 Reading: Lee, “Solo Performance” in A History of Asian American Theater
Examples: Dan Kwong, excerpts: “It’s Great 2B American,” “Station Wagons of Life,” “Once We Wanted” WEEK 7: Art, Cultural Identity, and Diaspora; Gender and Art March 2 nd : Borderlands Reading: “A Conversation with Demián Flores” (Drawn to Language; USC: Fisher Museum Guide)
Examples: Demián Flores and Lila Downs’s Pecados y Milagros
Gottschild, “Barefoot and Hot, Sneakered and Cool: Africanist Subtexts in Modern and Postmodern Dance” from Digging the Africanist Presence in American Performance: Dance
Examples: Modern dancers (Graham, de Mille); Tap/Savion Glover March 6 th : The Male Dancer Reading: Burt, “Gender Norms and Binary Ways of Thinking” from The Male Dancer: Bodies, Spectacle, Sexualities Examples: Nijinsky; Ballets Russes; Baryshnikov
th : Gender Disparity in Classical Music Reading: Ross, “Women, Gays, and Classical Music” “Even the Score” (both from The New Yorker)
Examples: Rosters of the top orchestras in the U.S., etc.
March 11 th : The 19 th Century Stage Reading: Senelick, “Boys and Girls Together: Subcultural Origins of Glamour Drag and Male Impersonation on the 19 th -‐century Stage” SOTA 101 Introduction to the Arts Spring 2015 MWF, 11:00am – 11:50 am, CFA 110
9 March 13 th : MIDTERM EXAM! (**1 st Two PERFORMING ARTS VISITATION PAPERS DUE BY THIS DATE**) WEEK 9: SPRING BREAK!! (no classes) WEEK 10: Art and the Brain; Art and Childhood March 23 rd : Music and the Brain Reading: Sachs, “Music on the Brain” and “Brainworms, Sticky Music, and Catchy Tunes” from Musicophilia
Examples: Interviews/examples from Sachs’s case studies
th : Art and the Brain
Kandel, “What The Brain Can Tell Us About Art” (NY Times) March 27 th : The “Discovery” of Childhood Reading: Ariès, “The Discovery of Childhood” from Centuries of Childhood
Examples: Medieval vs. Renaissance masters: Madonna and Child WEEK 11: Art and Consumer Culture March 30 th : The Megamusical Reading: Sternfeld, “Everything is Show Biz: The Megamusical and Broadway in the 21 st
April 1 st : The Performance-based Reality Show Ewen, “The Marriage Between Art and Commerce,” from All Consuming Images Examples: from So You Think You Can Dance, Dancing with the Stars, American Idol, etc.
SOTA 101 Introduction to the Arts Spring 2015 MWF, 11:00am – 11:50 am, CFA 110
10 WEEK 12: Arts Organizations April 6 th : The Art Museum **NEVADA MUSEUM OF ART VISITATION/PAPER DUE** Reading: Zolberg, “’An Elite Experience for Everyone’: Art Museums, The Public, and Cultural Literacy”
th : Non-Profit Organizations Reading: Cohen, Schaffer, Davidson, “Arts and Economic Prosperity: The Economic Impact of Non-‐Profit Arts Organizations and Their Audiences”
th : The NEA Four WEEK 13: Art and the Postmodern; The “End of Art”: The Progress Model April 13 th : Postmodern Dance Reading: Kassing, “New Directions in Postmodern Dance” from Dance History: An Introduction April 15 th : What Next? Reading: Danto, “The End of Art” Tommasini, “Lessons in a Year of Crisis”
Reading: Moran, “Defining Interdisciplinarity” from Interdisciplinarity WEEK 14: Interdisciplinarity: PRESENTATIONS April 20 th : Presentations April 22 nd : Presentations April 24 th : NO CLASSES (Jazz Festival) SOTA 101 Introduction to the Arts Spring 2015 MWF, 11:00am – 11:50 am, CFA 110
11 WEEK 15: PRESENTATIONS April 27 th : Presentations April 29 th : Presentations/Art Salon TBA
May 1 st : Art Salon
TBA WEEK 16 May 4 th : Review/wrap-up
**FINAL PAPER DUE (**FINAL PERFORMING ARTS VISITATION RESPONSE DUE BY THIS DATE**) May 6 th : Dead Day
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