SPRING 2008
ART 5000: GREAT WORKS IN ART HISTORY
SYLLABUS

Next Assignment (Jan. 22):  In Stokstad, first start with the box on p. 66, pp. 68-69 ("Gandhara and Mathura Styles" and "Gupta Period") and the big box on p. 71--all on the Buddha ; then study about Greece, as well as its "Spread" on p. 87 and pages 95 ("The Emergence of Greek Civilization")-123.  Finally, in the Calo text, study pages 15-23 (up to "Christ").  You will see that the Calo reading parallels the Stokstad assignment. 

Assignment to be discussed on the evening of Jan. 29:  In Stokstad, read about Roman and some of Early Christian art on pages 135-161 and then 166 (starting with "Early Christianity")-179 (stopping before the last paragraph, "Christians required large numbers of books...").  In Calo, read pp. 23 (starting with "Christ") - 34.

Response Papers: During the course of the semester, you will be given assignments in Calo, as well as handouts of other essays.  For five of these assignments, you must write a Response Paper, in which you thoughtfully respond to the ideas and references in the assigned essay(s).  I will provide you with a good sample paper that a previous student did; of course, to avoid "plagiarism," you must be careful not to copy any ideas or phrases, etc., from this paper.  Your response papers must be typed, double-spaced, and from 1 1/2  to 2 pages long.  Each response paper must be handed in by class time on the night that the assignment, to which you are responding, is due.  They will not be accepted later than that.  This means that you do not have to write one every week--but often enough to accumulate five before the semester ends.

Research Paper: The Course Research Paper will be on an approved topic relevant to the course theme, Great Works in Art History.  The length will be a bit shorter than in most of your other graduate courses, because you are already doing additional writing with your required five Response Papers.  The paper length is 12 pages, typed and double-spaced, with a 12-point font.  Research Base: at least six approved sources.  MLA-style documentation with embedded footnotes and a "Works Cited" page(s) are required.

Plagiarism: "It is expected that all borrowed material that appears in any of your work will be appropriately documented to reflect that the material belongs to someone else. Consult the MLA Handbook for the appropriate form. Plagiarism is a serious offense and will be treated as such. Plagiarism: The failure to cite the use (including paraphrase) of some other person’s words or IDEAS in your work. Using someone else’s work without giving him or her credit is theft. Words and ideas belong to the writer who created them. Should you plagiarize, you will receive an ‘F’ for the assignment and your case will be passed along to academic affairs" (Hall, Philosophy 5000 Syllabus).

Individual Presentations:  The "Individual Presentation" requirement in the syllabus will involve your presenting your research and your own ideas that will be going into your Course Research Paper.  Each person's presentation should last 20-30 minutes.  You will bring your laptops for this and present  Powerpoint slides, to illustrate your talk.  Among other sites, you can Google "Images," typing in the appropriate artist and/or title of  the art work.  If you need help in putting together a Powerpoint presentation, the HUB is happy to give you such help, and you should also feel free to ask me.

Make-up Exams/Late Work: Make-up Exams and Late Work are allowed only in exceptional, documentable cases, such as a note from the doctor, that the professor deems justifiable.

Attendance and Participation: In a graduate art history course, attendance is very important.  This will count for half of your attendance/participation grade.  Participation is EXTREMELY important in a graduate seminar like this one.  The Participation portion of the  grade refers to adding relevantly and meaningfully to our discussions with thoughtful comments and questions.