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Analyze works of visual art from various regions of the world in terms of the diverse historical, social, and cultural contexts in which they were made and viewed
Assessment Strategies
Blog, Exam, Visual analysis paper
Criteria
Define foundational terms in art history
Determine influence of Western perspective on conditions of interpreting and understanding art
Determine influence of Western perspective on conditions of production of art through art history
Examine art history as a constructed narrative privy to ideology
Identify alternative construction and readings of art history
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Critically evaluate different approaches to the study of world art as a means of understanding multiple art historical and global studies perspectives and practice
Assessment Strategies
Exhibit essay, Blog, Exam, Case Study
Criteria
Discuss the context of artistic production in African Art
Summarize historic and current approaches to the display of African Art
Examine the influence of the Western perspective in understandings of African Art
Discuss power imbalances and subversive strategies as they relate to displays of African art in the West
Discuss new insights in contemporary contexts
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Explore exhibition strategies as related to displays of non-Western art in Western museums
Assessment Strategies
Research project, Exam, Exhibit essay
Criteria
Explore a non-Western artistic tradition, specific artist, or group of artists
Summarize historic and current biases regarding the display of non-Western art
Discuss power imbalances and subversive strategies as they relate to displays of non-Western art in the West
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Explore works of art created in Africa and the African diaspora
Assessment Strategies
Reflection Essay, Exam
Criteria
Analyze works of art made by various artists in Africa and also by artists of African descent living outside of Africa
Consider the concepts of historic, traditional, and contemporary as related to visual art
Critically evaluate various art historical sources, methods, and theoretical approaches, and ways that diverse cultural and disciplinary perspectives inform our own and others’ understanding of art
Explore how Western perspectives have negatively shaped ideas about African art and peoples
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Consider the meanings of Islamic creativity and artist practices
Assessment Strategies
Reflection Essay, Exam
Criteria
Discuss the context of artistic production of Islamic art
Examine the history of figurative imager in Islamic art
Summarize historic and current biases regarding Islamic art
Examine the influence of the Western perspective in understandings of Islamic art
Compare artistic representational strategies of Islamic art to Western art traditions
Discuss new insights in contemporary context
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Explore the history of art in China
Assessment Strategies
Blog, Case Study
Criteria
Examine the early history of China
Define Confucianism and Daoism and explore ways these ideas shaped the character of Chinese thought through the ages
Consider the importance of calligraphy both historically and in contemporary Chinese art
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Explore the history of Western modern art and its relationship to global art traditions
Assessment Strategies
Blog, Exam
Criteria
Introduce the works of key European modern artists and the concept of Western modernism
Examine the notion of appropriation as relative to ways European modern artists engaged with non-Western art
Discuss the intersection of gender as relative to the appropriation of non-Western
Draw conclusions on different critical reception of art works from around the world as understood by biases toward Western Modernism
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Examine artistic traditions of India and Southeast Asia
Assessment Strategies
Blog
Criteria
Introduce this history of Buddhism
Examine works of art from the Buddhist tradition
Discuss the idea of visual expressions of spirituality through comparison of Buddhist imagery to those of other spiritual traditions
Examine specific visual elements in representations of the Buddha to determine how visual expression allows for understandings of religious ideas
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Consider cultures of the pre-Columbian world
Assessment Strategies
Written Product
Criteria
Define bias in the term, “pre-Columbian”
Introduce key works of art from various cultures of the pre-Columbian world
Introduce key works of architecture in Aztec cities
Discuss the plan of Teotihuacán and consider how this plan reflects the cosmological beliefs of its leadership as well as the practical necessities of building and maintaining a large, densely, populated, and urbanized city
Compare pre-Columbian approaches to city planning with the art and architecture of Madison
Consider the art and architecture of downtown Madison
Discuss ways in which urban environments reflect belief systems of a particular culture group
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Consider the art of Native North America
Assessment Strategies
Blog, Exam
Criteria
Examine works of art made by different Indigenous cultures and peoples of North America
Consider the concepts of historic, traditional, and contemporary as related to visual art
Critically evaluate various art historical sources, methods, and theoretical approaches, and ways that diverse cultural and disciplinary perspectives inform our own and others’ understanding of art
Explore how Western perspectives have negatively shaped ideas about Indigenous cultures and peoples