AMST154

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AMST154

Arts in America AMST154 FA

Crosslistings: ARST110, ENGL180

Section	Class Size	*Available	Times	POI	Prereq
1	200	5	Times: M.W.F.. 11:00AM-11:50AM; M...... 4:30PM-6:30PM;	No	No

*The number of spaces listed as available is based on class seats open for the Blue Add phase of registration. Some seats may be taken in previous phases while others may be held out for subsequent phases of registration. (Last Updated on Tue Aug 10 05:00:30 EDT 1999 )

This course is a study of selected works of architecture, fiction, film, music, painting, photography, poetry, and sculpture of the people of the United States. Three representative artists will be chosen for each area; The course is a survey, not a complete history. What makes a piece American? What can parallels and exchanges between one art and another tell us about the culture? How does the culture inform individual works and their artists? How has America's attitude toward arts and artists affected their development?

MAJOR READINGS

UNCLE TOM'S CABIN (play), O'Neill, Faulkner,
Twain, Dickinson, Whitman, Joplin, Ives, Jazz; films of
Keaton, Ford, Eastwood.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Midterm hour test, library exercise, listening assignments; final examination (take-home).

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Course fee: $40. Movie showing outside class time (M approx. 4:30-6:30, Cinema): Special arrangements for athletes announced at first class. Light reading, heavy contact time. Attendance is required: after two absences I send you a warning note, after three I drop you from the course. Movies (unless other arrangement has been made for athletes) are a required class. Two more special lectures will be held on Friday afternoons: attendance is required. The course is graded A-F; all written work must be typed (it will not be read if it is not) and must be submitted on time; there are no incompletes in this course. All grades (except for calculation error) are final.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UG Credit: 1.00 Gen Ed Area & Dept: HA ENGL

Prerequisites: None

Section 01: Reed, J; Creeger, G; Times: M.W.F.. 11:00AM-11:50AM; M...... 4:30PM- 6:30PM;; Grading Mode: A/F; Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 1, Jr: 2, So: 3, Fr: 3; No Major Preference Given

Last Updated on MAR-22-1999

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