Spring 2015

Art History II (Arts 1304-01)

Dr. Fischer, Assistant Professor of Art History

Department of Art, College of Fine Arts and Communication, Lamar University
Classroom: Dishman 101
Class Time: Tuesday/Thursday 9:35-10:55
Office: Dishman 202A
Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 8:35-9:35 and 2:10-2:40
Email: julia.fischer@lamar.edu
Office Phone: 409-880-7784 (the best way to contact me is via email)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FischerArtHistory
Twitter: https://twitter.com/FischerArtHist
COURSE DESCRIPTION AND STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
This course surveys the arts of the western and non-western world from 1400 to roughly 1960.
We will consider both the formal development of art and its cultural/historical context. The
format of the course is lecture with discussion.
Upon successful completion of this course, students will
Recognize the visual characteristics of period and individual styles through a study of
major monuments from 1400 to 1960.
Utilize works of art to better understand the social, cultural, and economic realities of
the historical eras.
Use critical thinking skills in order to interpret, analyze, and assess works of art based
upon formal concerns, iconography, and historical context.
Improve visual literacy and to employ the terms.
Understanding and applying the various stages of writing an art historical research
paper
REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS
Marilyn Stockstad, Art History Volume 2, 5th edition
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, seventh edition
All readings must be completed before class.
These textbooks are available for purchase at the university bookstore, at amazon.com, and at
used bookstores like Second and Charles (here in Beaumont) and Half Price Books (multiple
locations in Houston). You can also rent the Stockstad textbook for the semester through
amazon.com.
USEFUL WEBSITES FOR STUDY
For a glossary: http://smarthistory.org/glossary.html or http://www.artlex.com/
Art History Resources on the Web: http://arthistoryresources.net/ARTHLinks.html
Smarthistory: http://smarthistory.khanacademy.org/
Helbrun Timeline of Art History: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/
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BLACKBOARD
This course has a Blackboard component which can be accessed through your https://
my.wip.lamar.edu/ account. On Blackboard, there are links to required readings and essential
materials such as the syllabus, handouts, powerpoints, assignment dropbox, and
announcements. Any changes to the schedule will be announced in class or via email. You are
responsible for checking your Lamar email account and Blackboard on a regular basis!
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
Your grade will be based on seven weighted evaluations:
1.)!
Exam 1: 15%
2.)!
Exam 2: 15%
3.)!
Exam 3: 20%
4.)!
Research Paper Installments: 15%
5.)!
Final Draft of Research Paper: 15%
6.)!
Presentation: 10%
7.)!
Attendance, Participation, and In-Class Writing: 10%
The grading scale I employ is a traditional 100% system: A = 90-100%, B = 80-89%, C =
70-79%, D = 60-69%, F = 59% and below. No public posting of grades will ever be made so
please keep a written tally of your exams and papers. I will not respond to emails asking me
what your current grade is.
There will be THREE EXAMS during the course of the semester. Your exam will consist of some
or all of the following: short slide identifications, slide comparisons, an objective portion (with terms,
artists, movements, important historic events and people), and/or essays. About a week prior to
the exam you will get a study guide which will have a list of works and terms for which you are
responsible.
There will be no make-up exams unless an extremely unusual circumstance prevents you from
taking the test (i.e. medical emergency or death in the family)and even then only if you have
contacted me before the test and can provide appropriate documentation. If you are granted
and excused an absence for the exam (due to serious illness, for example, or a family
emergency), it is your responsibility to request and make an appointment for a make-up exam.
Students who miss an exam without being excused will receive a zero.
Research Paper Installments are worth 15% of your overall final grade. Throughout the
course, we will read and discuss MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers and you will
acquire the skills to research and write a four-page research paper. To that end, you have SIX
installments to turn in via Blackboard Dropbox throughout the semester:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Choose a Paper Topic

Bibliography and Sample Citations
Notes from six sources
Three sample thesis statements
Outline
First Draft

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We will discuss the expectations of each installment in class and additional instructions can be
found on Blackboard in the Research Paper folder. These will be graded as (satisfactory or
85), + (exceptional or 100), and - (less than satisfactory or 70).
At the end of the semester, you will turn in your Final Draft of your Research Paper, worth
15%. For this paper, you will edit, revise, proofread, and rework your first draft. In addition, at
the end of the semester, each student will give a Presentation to the class about their particular
research paper which will be worth 10% of your grade. Explicit instructions for the presentation
will be discussed in class and posted on Blackboard.
All Research Paper Installments and the Completed Research Paper must be turned in via
the Dropbox on Blackboard. No hard copies of your papers or emailed papers will be
accepted.
LATE WORK POLICY: Students are expected to submit all work at the specified times. If a
student knows that he/she will be absent on the day that an assignment is due, it is the
students responsibility to turn in the assignment on the Blackboard Dropbox prior to their
absence. For every day that an assignment is late, 10% of the assignment grade will be
subtracted. For example, a paper that would have received a 100 would receive a 90, and so
on. All late papers must be uploaded directly to the Blackboard dropbox.
Finally, Attendance, Participation, and In-Class Writing assignments are worth 10% of your
overall final grade.
Throughout the semester, you are expected to participate in class
discussions. Please be prepared to participate - if you do not volunteer to talk you might be
asked to contribute by the instructor. Periodically you will also be asked to complete in-class
writing assignments, which will be graded as (satisfactory or 85), + (exceptional or 100),
and - (less than satisfactory or 70).
Please be advised of the following Department of Art policies apply to missed classes: three
absences will automatically result in a lowered letter grade. After that, the course letter
grade will be lowered half a letter grade for each additional absence. Students will be marked
present if present at time of attendance taking, marked tardy if attending the class late but within
the first half of the class, and absent if arrival is after class midpoint or student is not present.
Two tardies are the equivalent of an absence. A student absent on the day of scheduled
presentation/exam or other in-class work, or who fails to present on the day of scheduled
presentation/exam or other in-class work while in attendance without prior instructor approval for
rescheduling his/her presentation/exam or other in-class work WILL NOT be granted the
privilege of rescheduling.
IMPORTANT DATES: Mark these in your planner immediately!
Exam 1: February 12
Exam 2: April 2
Exam 3: April 28
Research Paper Installments: January 27, February 3, February 19, March 5, March 24, April 9
Final Draft of Research Paper: May 7
Student Presentation Dates: April 30, May 5, and May 7
Last day to drop or withdraw from the course WITHOUT academic penalty: February 26, 2015
Last day to drop or withdraw from the course WITH academic penalty: April 2, 2015

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CLASS ETIQUETTE AND DECORUM
You are expected to arrive on time and not disturb those around you with private chatter, doing
work for other classes, answering cell phone calls, texting, or playing games. No eating or
drinking in the classrooms. All cell phones must be turned completely off when you enter the
classroom. Students who participate in disruptive and inappropriate behaviors will be asked to
leave the class. If you intend to take notes on your laptop, please respect the decorum of the
classroom by not working on other assignments or playing games, updating your facebook
status, etc. This is disrespectful not only to the professor but especially to those around you
who are engaged in the class. Falling asleep, surfing the internet, disrupting class, and
disrespectful behavior towards the class or the instructor will negatively affect your final grade.
ACADEMIC HONESTY
All students are expected to familiarize themselves with all university policies pertaining to
academic performance and conduct. As stated in the Lamar Student Handbook, all students
should maintain complete honesty and integrity in their academic experiences. In this course,
disciplinary action will be brought against any student found guilty of academic dishonesty
including, but not limited to, cheating on an examination or other academic work to be
submitted, plagiarism, collusion, and the abuse of resource materials. Cheating, plagiarism,
collusion, and the abuse of resource materials are defined on page 82 of the Student
Handbook. In addition, by University policy, a student cannot avoid any penalty for cheating set
forth by the instructor in a course syllabus by dropping the course. Procedures for disciplinary
action due to academic dishonesty shall be the same as in other violations of the Student Code
of Conduct (see Student Handbook) except that all academic dishonesty cases shall first be
considered and reviewed by the faculty member. The process of appeal is located in the
Student Handbook available online.
The course instructor will complete a thorough and impartial investigation of any instance of
academic dishonesty. A student found guilty of academic dishonesty will be notified in writing by
the instructor of the violation, the penalty, and the students right to appeal the determination of
dishonesty and/or the sanction imposed. Penalties for academic dishonesty in this course will
result in either a lowered letter grade or failure of the course as determined by the instructor.
Any occurrences of cheating and/or plagiarism will be prosecuted to the fullest extent
possible.
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
The Disability Resource Center (DRC) offers a variety of services designed to provide students
with disabilities (SWD) equal access to academic services. Some of the services include
academic adjustments, physical access, assistive technology, priority registration, sign language
interpreters, and note-takers.
Documentation of disability is required to receive
accommodations/academic adjustments/services. Persons with disabilities should notify the
coordinator of DRC prior to registration in any university program. A meeting with the person
and Coordinator will be arranged in order to assign appropriate accommodations, academic
adjustments or services. The office of DRC is located in 105 of the Communication Building.
Students also may write to P.O. Box 10087, Beaumont, Texas 77710, email DRC@lamar.edu or
call 880-8347.
CAMPUS EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
Students are encouraged to review emergency procedures for events such as severe weather,
violence, active shooter, fire or chemical release at:
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http://www.lamar.edu/_files/documents/about-lu/administration/risk-management/
SAFPLNAug06.pdf
CAMPUS CLOSURE (ACADEMIC CONTINUITY PLAN)
In the event of campus closure and evacuation due to a hurricane or other disaster, this course
will continue in an online format until campus reopens. After four days of closure (for evacuation
and relocation), please login to the courses page on Blackboard for class instructions. Lamar
will communicate through Blackboard, your official Lamar email address, and the university
webpage (www.Lamar.edu). These efforts will allow you to complete the course and semester
on time.
IMPORTANT: An impending graduation date or scholarship which requires the maintenance of
a particular GPA, or the GPA requirement for admission to an academic program of study will
not earn you a passing grade in this course. While it does seem to be the trend nowadays,
there will be no negotiation of changing a final grade you will meet with no success. I
do not give grades your grade will be evaluated solely on the scores you earn on your
exams and assignments. While I am happy to meet with you to help you find ways to improve
your scores, do not wait until the end of term to contact me as this will almost certainly be
too late. If you believe I have made a mistake in my calculations, please contact me, and I will
be happy to review your grade.
This syllabus is an agreement between the professor and student to respectively provide and
complete a worthy learning experience. By remaining a registered student in this course, the
student has identified their understanding of the obligations set forth in this syllabus for
satisfactory completion of the course.
CLASS SCHEDULE
DATE

TOPIC
ASSIGNMENTS DUE

REQUIRED READING
Stockstad Art History and
MLA Handbook

1/20

Introduction to the Course

Hints of the Renaissance: 14th Century Italian Art

Stockstad Ch. 18, pp.

531-548

1/22

The Rebirth of Antiquity: 15th Century Italian

Renaissance Art

Stockstad Ch. 20, pp.

595-631

MLA Discussion: Plagiarism

How to find sources at the library

MLA Ch. 2 (Plagiarism)

The High Renaissance: Leonardo and Raphael

Stockstad Ch. 21, pp.

633-643

1/27

MLA Discussion: Bibliographies and footnotes

#1: PAPER TOPIC DUE (LIST IS ON
BLACKBOARD)

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Works Cited) and Ch. 6
(Citing Sources in the Text)

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DATE

TOPIC
ASSIGNMENTS DUE

REQUIRED READING
Stockstad Art History and
MLA Handbook

1/29

The High Renaissance: Michelangelo

Stockstad Ch. 21, pp.

643-652

2/3

Venetian Renaissance Art and Mannerism

Stockstad Ch. 21, pp.

652-677

MLA Discussion: Researching and Taking Notes

MLA Ch. 1.4 and Ch. 1.7
#2: BIBLIOGRAPHY AND SAMPLE CITATIONS
DUE 11:59 PM
2/5

Piety and Devotion: 15th Century Northern

Renaissance Art

Stockstad Ch. 19

2/10

The Counter Reformation and Northern

Renaissance Art of the 16th Century

Stockstad Chapter 22

2/12

EXAM 1

2/17

Italian, French, and English Baroque Art

Stockstad. Ch. 17. pp.

713-730, 757-769

2/19

Spanish, Dutch, and Flemish Baroque Art

Stockstad Ch. 17, pp.

733-757

#3: NOTES FROM SIX SOURCES DUE 11:59

PM
2/24

Screening: Tims Vermeer

2/26

Art of the 18th Century: Rococo and

Neoclassicism

Stockstad Ch. 30, pp.

905-940

MLA Discussion: Creating an Outline and Writing

Drafts

MLA Chs. 1.8, 1.9, and 1.10

Reacting Against Neoclassicism: Romanticism

and Realism

Stockstad Ch. 30, pp.

940-961 and Ch. 31, pp.
972-976

3/3

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DATE

3/5

TOPIC
ASSIGNMENTS DUE

REQUIRED READING
Stockstad Art History and
MLA Handbook

CATCH-UP
#4: THREE SAMPLE THESIS STATEMENTS
DUE 11:59 PM

310

Indian and Japanese Art Since 1400

Stockstad Ch. 24, pp.

771-784 and Ch. 26, pp.
815-835

3/12

Chinese Art Since 1400

Stockstad Ch. 25, pp.

793-808

MLA Discussion: Finding an Appropriate Focus

MLA Chs. 1.1, 1.2, and 1.3
3/163/20

SPRING BREAK: NO CLASSES

3/24

The Birth of Modern Art: Impressionism

Stockstad Ch. 31, pp.

963-994

MLA Discussion: The Mechanics of Writing and

the Format of the Research Paper
#5: OUTLINE OF YOUR RESEARCH PAPER
DUE 11:59 PM
3/26

NO CLASS: ASSIGNMENT TBA

3/31

Screening: The Art of the Steal

4/2

EXAM 2

4/7

Post-Impressionism, Symbolism, and Art Nouveau

Stockstad Ch. 31, pp.

994-1007, 1012-1015
MLA Ch. 3 and Ch. 4

4/9

Early Modern Art in Europe

Stockstad Ch. 32, pp.

1017-1031

#6: FIRST DRAFT DUE 11:59 PM

4/14

Art Between the Wars

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Stockstad Ch. 32, pp.

1031-1044, 1050-1071

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DATE

4/16

TOPIC
ASSIGNMENTS DUE
Modern Architecture and Design/
Abstract Expressionism and Pop Art

REQUIRED READING
Stockstad Art History and
MLA Handbook
Stockstad Ch. 31, pp.
1007-1012; Ch. 32, pp.
1045-1057
Stockstad Ch. 32, pp.
1071-1081 and Ch. 33, pp.
1091-1095

4/21

Screening: Frida

4/23

Screening: Frida
Catch-Up

4/28

EXAM 3

4/30

STUDENT PRESENTATIONS

5/5

STUDENT PRESENTATIONS

5/7

STUDENT PRESENTATIONS
FINAL DRAFT OF RESEARCH PAPER DUE
11:59 PM

5/19

8:30-10:30 AM
Catch-Up

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