Humanities 2223
Fall Semester, 2009
MWF: 11:00-12:00
Dr. David Linebarger
Office: FA 305, ext. #2708
Office Hours: MWF: 2:00-3:00 pm; TTH: 11:00-12:00; 2:00-3:30; and
by appt.
E-Mail: linebarg@nsuok.edu
Required Texts: The Humanistic Tradition, Books 4-6
(Fifth Edition), by Gloria K. Fiero
Course Purpose: To introduce students to significant ideas
of Western and Non-Western cultures as manifest in art, literature,
music, and philosophy. As we explore a variety of artistic forms,
students will be encouraged to reflect on their own cultural heritage
and the heritage of other peoples in both analytical and creative ways.
Humanities 2223 will cover the time
period from 1600-2009 AD.
Grading: All final grades
will be based on a total system of 1000 points. Here is the
breakdown
for grades:
A= 900-1000, B= 800-899, C=
700-799, D= 600-699, F= 599 and below.
To determine your final grade,
exams and quizzes will be weighted as follows: Four exams,
including the final, are each worth 200 pts. (20%) for a total of
800 pts. (80%); Quizzes and in-class writings, 200 pts. (20%).
Quizzes/In-class writings (200
pts): There will be nine quizzes on literature readings
(listed below). You will be tested in each case on how carefully
you have read and reflected on the reading assignment. Each one
of these will be worth 20 points for a total of 180 points. In
addition to these quizzes, frequent short writing exercises will be
given in
class. These
assignments will require students to reflect on/react to the day's
assignment. These assignments will be worth 10 points each, and
can be given
on any class day. With quizzes and short in-class writings
combined, there will be a total of 240/200 points, so that a student
could miss up to forty points and still
receive 200/200 points.
If you miss one of these assignments for any reason, including
being
late for class, you will not receive credit for that day's
work. You
do, however, have the option of attending outside events (art, music,
theatre, lecture) to make up for any writings you have missed. To
make up for a missed in-class writing (10
points), you may attend any event in blue on the NSU events
calendar. You may also attend any area musuems, such as
Gilcrease, the Philbrook, or the Cherokee Heritage Center, and I will
also announce additional events when they are
brought to my attention. If you wish to attend any other event
for credit, you must first ask permission or this event will simply not
be counted. To get 10 points of credit for any event you attend,
you must
turn in the ticket or program from the event (when available) and a
written description
of the event (about 1 page). This
description should also include any reflections you had on this
event. These written responses must be turned in within a week of
the event, or they will not be accepted. No exceptions.
Finally, no matter how many extra-credit assignments you turn in, you
cannot earn more than 240 points for your total quiz score, so these
extra credit events will only replace missed
in-class assignments.
Exams:
Examinations will
include multiple choice, matching sections, and perhaps an essay
section. The literature section of the exam may also include
identification of selected passages from the reading. Prior to
each examination, I will review materials in class. A study guide
for each examination will also be available from my NSU faculty
homepage a week prior to each examination. You are responsible
for downloading this study guide and bringing it to each exam review
session. If for some reason you miss taking an examination, your
grade will be lowered by 10 points for each class day after the
examination until you take it. If you call me prior to the
examination and present me with a documented medical excuse, then you
may have a one week grace period before I start deducting points.
Make-up examinations may also be more challenging.
Attendance: Attendance at
all class meetings is required. Please bring your book and prepare
readings (and any assigned writings) for each class session.
Excessive absences will endanger the
health of your grade and could result in failure and loss of credit for
the course. If you miss a class for any reason, you cannot make
up the points for
any quiz or in-class activity that takes place on that day.
ADA Policy: If any member
of the class feels that he/she has a disability and needs special
accommodaations, please advise the instructor of such disability at the
first class attended.
Schedule (Subject to Change)
8/21 Intro
8/24 The Age of the Baroque, pp. 1-12 (Book 4)
8/26 Baroque Painting in Italy, pp. 12-22
8/28 Baroque Music, pp. 22-24
8/31 Absolute Power and the Aristocratic Style, pp.
25-38
9/2 The
Baroque in the Protestant North, pp. 60-64
20 pt. Writing in-class quiz on the works
of John Donne (p. 62-64) (Open Book)
9/4 The Genius of John Milton, pp.
64-70
20 pt. Writing in-class quiz on the works
of John Milton (p. 64-67) (Open Book)
9/7 Labor Day
9/9 The Music of the Protestant North, pp.
71-74
9/11 The Scientific Revolution and the New
Learning,
pp. 75-90
9/14 Baroque Instrumental Music, pp. 90-93
9/16 Exam Review
9/18 Exam #1
9/21 Intro to Classicism/Romanticism
9/23 Age of Enlightenment, pp. 95-103
20 pt. Writing in-class Quiz on
Equiano's Travels (p.
114-117) (Closed Book)
9/25 20 pt. Writing
in-class quiz on Jonathan's Swift's A
Modest Proposal (pp. 118-121) (Closed Book)
9/28 Eighteenth Century Art, Music, and Society, pp.
132-160
9/30 Eighteenth-Century Western Music, pp. 160-166
10/2 The Romantic Era, pp. 1-15 (Book 5)
10/5 American Romanticism, pp. 16-25
10/7 The Romantic Style in Art, pp. 50-57
10/9 The Romantic Style in Music, pp. 59-64
10/12 Exam Review
10/14 Exam 2
10/16 Fall
Break
10/19 Intro to Realism
10/21 Industry, Empire, and the Realist Style, pp. 73-82
20 pt. Writing in-class Quiz on Marx's Communist Manifesto (p. 78-81)
(Closed Book)
10/23 Realist Drama and Realism in the Visual Arts,
pp. 93-108
20 pt. Writing in-class Quiz on Ibsen's A Doll House (p. 90-92) (Closed
Book)
10/26 Music and Painting in the Late Nineteenth
Century, pp. 113-128
10/28
Postimpressionism, pp. 133-137
10/30 The Triumph of Modernism, pp. 1-4 (Book 6)
11/2 Early Twentieth-Century Art, pp. 5-25
11/4 The Freudian Revolution, pp. 26-31
20 pt. Writing in-class Quiz on
Kafka's The Metamorphosis (p.
32-33) (Closed Book)
11/6 The New Psychology and the Visual Arts,
pp.
35-48
11/9 Exam Review
11/11 Exam #3
11/13 Intro to Modernism/Postmodernism
11/16 Total War, Totalitarianism, and the Arts, pp. 49--59
20 pt. Writing in-class Quiz on
Owens' Dulce Et Decorum Est (p.
50-51) (Open Book)
11/18 Totalitarianism and World War II, pp. 59-68
11/20 The Quest for Meaning, pp. 69-74
11/23 The Visual Arts at Mid-Century, pp. 78-89
1125-27 Thanksgiving Break
11/30 The Postmodern Turn; Identity and Liberation,
pp. 91-109
20 pt. Writing in-class Quiz on
MLK's Letter from Birmingham
Jail (p. 98-100) (Closed Book)
12/2 The Quest for Gender Equality, pp. 109-119
12/4 Image and Sound in the Information Age, pp.
140-160
12/7 Review
12/9 Final Exam Review
12/11 Student Study Day (No
class)
Final Exam: Monday, Dec. 14, 11:00 am to 12:50 pm
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