traditional methodologies and preconceived notions of art and art making.

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1 Spring Semester 2016 ART 114: World Arts: Asia Format: Online Instructor: Dr. Meiqin Wang Office: Sagebrush 227 Office Phone: (no voice message) Online office hours: Monday 8:30-9:30; Wednesday 8:30-9:30 Traditional office hours: Tuesday 6:45-7:45; Thursday 6:45-7:45 Catalog Description: Survey of the visual arts of India, China, Japan, Korea and Southeast Asia emphasizing historical, religious and socio-cultural contexts. Discussion, research, and writing on the visual arts, including painting, sculpture, architecture, ritual objects, ceramics and other visual forms. (Available for General Education, Arts and Humanities) Art Department Program Goals Addressed in This Course: 1. Acquire a basic knowledge, theories, and concepts about art; develop a foundation of art skills and a high level of craftsmanship; communicate ideas and concepts through writing, speaking and art making; acquire a competency with the tools and technologies associated with the visual arts. 2. Broaden knowledge of ancient through contemporary art; develop an understanding of the theoretical, cultural, and historical contexts of art. 3. Apply processes of generating and solving problems in art; analyze, interpret and question traditional methodologies and preconceived notions of art and art making. 4. Develop an appreciation and tolerance of diverse perspectives dealing with art, culture, teaching and learning. Course Student Learning Objectives 1. Acquire knowledge about major traditions in Asian arts and explain how artistic ideas, styles and techniques travel internationally. 2. Describe and interpret how meaning is constructed and expressed in art works through contents, styles, materials, and symbolic processes. 3. Demonstrate analytical skills that are pertinent to the discipline of art history and develop a global perspective for understanding different cultures and value systems. 4. Apply skills for independent research and group collaboration on given topics related to Asian art. Global Studies Path This course is part of the Global Studies Path program that student can sign up. The Global Studies path provides students an opportunity to explore how global and transnational processes bring people together across the globe. Through interdisciplinary coursework students will be introduced to

2 definitions of globalization and key concepts related to globalizing trends. For more, see Two Global Studies Path SLOs addressed in this course 5. Students will be able to define globalization and key concepts related to globalizing trends. 6. Students will be able to analyze the diverse consequences of globalization including its impacts on various social formations (e.g. identity, culture, art, communities, media, markets, nation-states, among other examples) and/or the environment. Important facts to know before you continue: This course requires you to complete a weekly online quiz. There are in total 15 quizzes. Missing (not taking) more than two weekly quizzes will automatically fail you for this class. Be warned, this is not an easy course. You will read a lot. Great intellectual growth will only come if you put in great effort. Expect to read multiple times in order to fully understand the textbook if you want to do well. Besides of the two class meeting times of 3 hours, you are expected to spend extra 6 hours reading and working on assignments per week. You are expected to have access to computer, Internet, Acrobat Reader, Microsoft Word and PowerPoint. You are expected to learn how to use Moodle, Google Drive and VoiceThread to collaborate with others, record your presentations, and turn in your assignments. Course Requirements and Grading: You are required to complete all the course assignments in order to pass the class. Keep in mind that you are responsible for turning in all your assignments by the deadlines. When you miss a deadline, you miss an assignment totally! 1. Class participation: (10 points) You will join online discussions and take surveys. The quality, rather than the quantity, of your contributions to online class discussion will be used to establish your participation grade. 2. Weekly Quiz: (45 points) due every Sunday at 8:00 pm You should complete weekly reading materials before taking quizzes. You will be best prepared if you read the designated materials at least three times before a quiz. You will have 1 hour and 15 minutes for each quiz. Weekly quiz starts in the first week Quizzes cannot be retaken once the deadline is past. 3. Three Exams (15 points) due Sunday at 11:00 pm on week 5, 10, and 15 You will take three exams that are based on the weekly quizzes you take. 4. Research project: (choose one, 25 points) due Sunday 11:00 on week 13 2

3 Option 1: Group Gallery Show Project Option 2: Research Paper Option 3: Making Art Option 4: Video lecture The guideline and grading rubric are available on Moodle course website. 5. Critique of research project (5 points) due Sunday 11:00 pm on week 16 Select two research projects from two students and write a 3-page essay critique. The guideline is available on Moodle course website. Grading Scale: A = points A- = points B+ = points B = points B- = points C+ = points C = points C- = points D+ = points D = points D- = points F = below 60 points NO late assignments will be accepted! This applies to every member in the class. The instructor welcomes personal consultation on how to plan and complete an assignment on time. Submission method of your written works: all assignments should be submitted via Moodle. Textbooks: 1. Dorinda Neave, Lara Blanchard, and Marika Sardar, Asian Art, Pearson, (Required, rent or purchase at hdv=6.8 and the Matador Bookstore, or read at the library). This is the main textbook. 2. Anne D Alleva. Look! The Fundamentals of Art History. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, nd or 3 rd Edition. (Recommended, rent or purchase at the Matador Bookstore, or read at the library) Course website: for guidelines, quizzes, assignment submissions, videos, and surveys of your learning experience. Free resources at CSUN: Many free software to download at University computer labs allow every student to print 20 pages per day free of charge. The Writing Center in SB40g (7-2033) is to help with your writing. Academic Integrity: CSUN expects all of us, you and me, to conduct ourselves in an honest and professional manner. Disrespectful activities such as inappropriate comments, texting, ing, Internet surfing or talking shall not be tolerated in our classroom. Please turn off all cell phones during class. 3

4 If you are caught cheating in any form, you will receive a failing grade for the course and be reported to the University for appropriate disciplinary action. Plagiarism (copying others ideas and/or words in your work without clearly acknowledging the source of that information) is a major offence in academic contexts and will be reported to the University immediately. If you aren t sure what plagiarism means, please consult and Moodle: CSUN considers your CSUN account to be the official means of contacting you. This means that if I send something to this address, I will assume that you receive the information and you are consequently responsible for it. You are expected to check your regularly for course materials and activities. Moodle is the official course website where I will post all announcements and course handouts. I will only reply your if it comes from your CSUN account. When you write to me, please have ART 114 and the class hour (9:30 am or 11 am) listed in the subject line! Without the required info, your may not get read in a timely manner! Schedule of classes (subject to change) Week 1 (Jan. 25) Look! The Fundamentals of Art History, chapter 1: Introducing art history; Asian Art, Introduction, XII-XXIII. (pdf version available for download at Moodle) Syllabus survey Part One, South and Southeast Asia Week 2 (Feb. 1) Chapter 1. The Rise of Cities and Birth of the Great Religions: Early Indian Art, Week 3 (Feb. 8) Chapter 2. Religious Art in the Age of Royal Patronage: The Medieval Period, and Chapter 5: (Start at The Great Flowering, end at The Rise of Islam ) Week 4 (Feb. 15) Chapter 3. India Opens to the World: The Early Modern Era, Research project sign up due Week 5 (Feb. 22) Chapter 4. India and the International Scene: The Modern and Contemporary Periods, Exam 1 Part Two, China Week 6 (Feb. 29) Chapter 6. Ritual and Elite Arts: The Neolithic Period to the First Empires, Week 7 (Mar. 7) Chapter 7. Looking Outward: The Six Dynasties and Sui and Tang Dynasties, Research project feedback 4

5 Week 8 (Mar. 14) Chapter 8. Art, Conquest, and Identity: The Five Dynasties Period and Song and Yuan Dynasties, Week 9 (Mar. 21) Chapter 9. The City and the Market in Chinese Art: The Ming and Qing Dynasties, Week 10 (Mar. 28) Chapter 10. The Push for Modernization: 1912 to the Present, Exam 2 Part Three, Korea and Japan Week 11 (Apr. 4) Chapter 11. An Unknown Land, A People Divided: Korean Art from Prehistory to Present, Week 12 (Apr. 11) Chapter 12. The Way of the Gods and the Path of the Buddha: Japanese Art from Prehistory to the Asuka Period, Week 13 (Apr. 18) Chapter 13. External Influences and Internal Explorations: The Nara and Heian Periods, Research project due Week 14 (Apr. 25) Chapter 14. Strife and Serenity: Kamakura, Muromachi, and Momoyama Periods, Week 15 (May. 2) Chapter 15. From Isolation to Internationalism: Edo Period to the Present, Exam 3 Week 16 (May 9) Critique of research project due Final week: this class has no final 5