Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

Course Outlines

Spring 2020 - CA 118 E100

Visual Art and Culture II (3)

Class Number: 8826

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2020: Thu, 5:30–8:20 p.m.
    Vancouver

  • Exam Times + Location:

    Apr 16, 2020
    Thu, 7:00–10:00 p.m.
    Vancouver

    Apr 16, 2020
    Thu, 7:00–10:00 p.m.
    Vancouver

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

A study of the visual arts from the twentieth century to the present, with attention to the artists, artworks, movements, and discourses that re-defined the functions and meanings of art. The debates of modernism, postmodernity, postcolonialism, feminism, and the avant-garde will be systematically explored. Students with credit for CA (or FPA) 168 may not take this course for further credit. Breadth-Humanities.

COURSE DETAILS:

A critical survey of visual art and culture from 1900 to the present. Through an analysis of the different streams of the early avant-garde to the rise of global art history, this course will address the social, political, and philosophical issues raised by theories of modernism, poststructuralism, and postmodernism, and their influence on art in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Movements and art forms to be covered include: Cubism, Soviet Constructivism, Surrealism, The Harlem Renaissance, Abstract Expressionism, Pop art, Conceptual art, Land art, Performance art, Installation art, New Media and Environmental art.

Grading

  • Participation and quizzes 10%
  • Mid-term examination 25%
  • Research paper proposal 10%
  • Research paper 25%
  • Final Examination 30%

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

H. H. Arnason and Elizabeth C. Mansfield, History of Modern Art, 7th edition. Boston: Pearson, 2013. Available at SFU Vancouver bookstore and in the Reserves section at Belzberg Library
ISBN: 9780205259472

Other readings will be available as pdfs on Canvas

Registrar Notes:

SFU’s Academic Integrity web site http://www.sfu.ca/students/academicintegrity.html is filled with information on what is meant by academic dishonesty, where you can find resources to help with your studies and the consequences of cheating.  Check out the site for more information and videos that help explain the issues in plain English.

Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the University community.  Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the University. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the University. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html

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