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305 (ANT 305). MUSEUMS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES (3)
The course examines the science and are of museums from the perspective of
social science. The seminar will have two elements: First, we will explore
how social theory has shaped the conception and arrangement of cultural properties
from the curio cabinets of Victorian gentlemen to virtual museums accessible
on the internet. Second, we will visit physical museums in the Syracuse area
as well as throughout the world via computer as a way of investigating the
philosophies and purposed of museums from their curators. Please note that
this course involves field work at museum sites. This is usually done on Saturday
mornings. Students who take this course will be expected to be available at
these times.
ART 109. SURVEY OF ART AND MUSIC (3)
In every nation and throughout history human beings have attempted to give
expression to their lives through a variety of symbols, such as those found
in music, painting, sculpture and architecture. Using multinational examples,
this course studies these symbols in three key historical periods: the late
Middle Ages and early Renaissance; late Renaissance and Baroque; and the Modern,
the period of change from 19th to 20th century expression. No prerequisites
ART 113. AMERICAN ARTS (3)
This course will trace the development of the arts in America from the colonial
times to the present. Music as well as the plastic arts will be considered
in terms of aesthetic value and significance as social documents. No prerequisites.
ART 114. REVOLUTION AND ROMANTICISM: THE ARTS FROM 1750 To 1850 (3)
The years from 1750 to 1850 saw a revolution in the arts as well as in
government and society. The Romantic revolution in art, music and literature
(with particular emphasis on the visual arts) will be investigated, with attention
to the effects of political and social revolution and the Napoleonic era on
the major artists, musicians and writers of the time. Among those included
will be David, Delacroix,Gericault, Goya, Beethoven, Berlioz and Wordsworth.
No prerequisites.
ART 115. INTRODUCTION TO MUSICAL STYLE (3)
Introduction to the art and science of music. Investigation into the nature
of sound and the components of music: melody, rhythm, timbre, and form. The
skills of reading musical notation, sight reading and dictation will be practiced
throughout the semester. Musical examples analyzed will be drawn from many
different periods and traditions, including the present. No previous musical
experience necessary. No prerequisites.
ART 116. INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC THEORY (3)
An introduction to diatonic and simple harmony; basic compositional skills.
Chord progressions, inversions, cadences, seventh chords, and secondary dominants
will be among the topics treated. Frequent assignments in composing short
musical exercises. Students must be able to read musical notation. Some familiarity
with a keyboard instrument is helpful.
ART 150. THE BUSINESS OF THE ARTS (3)
This course presents the visual arts, music, and theatre as a multi-billion
dollar worldwide and interconnected business enterprise that involves additionally
the resources and energies of many allied businesses and state and national
governments. Drawing upon the combined expertise of the College's departments
of business administration, fine arts and theatre, the following topics will
be examined: the role of arts in society; the nature of arts as a business
enterprise; copyright and the arts; agents, managers, and attorneys; advertising
and promotion; museums, concerts, recital halls and theatres; media/communications;
pre-production issues; fund raising and grants; government support for the
arts; and related legal issues.
ART 317. THE ART AND POLITICS IN NAZI GERMANY AND SOVIET RUSSIA (3)
A musician and a historian present an intensive study of those political and
societal forces that led to the creation of totalitarian states and societies
in Germany and Russia. The roles played by music, art, dance, and film in
promoting the Nazi worldview and the Soviet doctrine of dialectical materialism
will be examined. Slides, cuts from films, and recorded and live performances
of musical pieces will animate the course, set within the context of historical
events of the twentieth Century.
ART 220. DRAWING (3)
A studio course stressing drawing from life. The relationships of forms are
demonstrated and mastered by the student through individualized instruction.
Each student competes only with himself or herself as he or she strives to
improve perceptual ability. Goal is creation and mastery of skills needed
to analyze and administer data and individual production. Work in pencil,
charcoal, pen and ink, and pastel. No prerequisite. May be repeated for credit.
ART 226. SCULPTURE (3)
A studio course using stringent methods to enable students to enlarge
their ability to perceive reality. Two studies in clay done from life and
an opportunity to carve in stone provide the scope for rigorous individual
instruction. Goal is creation and mastery of skills needed to analyze and
administer data and individual production. No prerequisites. May be repeated
for credit.
ART 231. GRAPHICS (3)
An introduction to the visual expression of graphic arts. Individual instruction
in the studio workshop in relief printing, lithography, serigraphy and woodcuts.
Technical skills are encouraged in order to develop the student's capacity
for personal expression and individual style. No prerequisites. May be repeated
for credit.
ART 236. PAINTING (3)
Acrylic or oil paint. Using it variety of approaches, students are instructed
in the skills and techniques needed to produce finished painting. The basic
steps of stretcher-making and canvas stretching begin a process that includes
instruction in such important components as composition, tonal values, and
design. No prerequisites. May be repeated for credit.
ART 245. PHOTOGRAPHY (3)
A studio course, in which black and white photography will be the primary
emphasis, but color photography will be introduced as well. The course will
include lectures, demonstrations, slide presentations, group critiques of
student work, a field trip, and supervised darkroom work. Shooting assignments
will be geared towards expanding students creative vision and developing personal
expression, A 35 mm camera with manual settings is required. No prerequisite.
ART 246. PHOTOGRAPHY (3)
A secondary level course in photography in which digital photography,
both black & white and color, will be the primary emphasis, but film photography
and black & white darkroom processes will be included as well. This course
will include lecture-demonstrations, visual presentations, discussion and
critiques, lab and fieldwork. Assignments will be structured to reinforce
foundations, to introduce specialized techniques, and to develop a personal
way of seeing and responding to the world. Prerequisites: ART 245 or CMM 307
or permission of instructor.
ART 390-399. FINE ARTS INDEPENDENT STUDY (3)
A course of advanced study for individual students whom the director of the
fine arts program considers qualified. The proposed study requires approval
from the supervising faculty member, the department chair, and the academic
dean. A copy of the proposal is kept on file in the academic dean's office.
Prerequisite: permission of the program chair prior to registration.