Course Syllabus

Summer 2024 | ARH-2020-VO01 - Visual Cultures of the Non-Western World

Online Class

Online courses take place 100% online via Canvas, without required in-person or Zoom meetings.

Faculty

Jean Cannon
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Hiring Coordinator for this course: Cindy Swanson

General Education Requirements

VSCS Arts & Aesthetics

Note

Many degree programs have specific general education recommendations. In order to avoid taking unnecessary classes, please consult with additional resources like your program evaluation, your academic program catalog year page, and your academic advisor.

Courses may only be used to meet one General Education Requirement.

Course Description

This course examines visual arts produced in non-Western cultures from prehistory to the present. Students follow the development of fine and popular art in select countries and geographical areas around the world, learning how to distinguish styles and movements. Social, political, religious, mythological, and economic factors are discussed, as well as instances of contact, influence, and cross-fertilization.

Essential Objectives

1. Identify basic visual elements and different media in works of art.
2. Analyze and assess ways that visual elements are organized to express ideas, values, and emotions in works of art and how interpretation changes between cultures.
3. Identify and discuss samples of significant artistic expressions, styles, and specific work from African, Asian, Native American, Oceanic, and other non-European cultures and societies and compare and contrast these artistic traditions.
4. Discuss the significance of artwork in a social, religious/spiritual, and cultural context.
5. Explain effects of colonization on indigenous art forms and how indigenous motifs enter the broader artistic traditions of the colonizers.
6. Describe social, political, and economic factors that influence the creation of artwork.

Required Technology

More information on general computer and internet recommendations is available on the CCV IT Support page. https://support.ccv.edu/general/computer-recommendations/

Please see CCV's Digital Equity Statement (pg. 45) to learn more about CCV's commitment to supporting all students access the technology they need to successfully finish their courses.

Required Textbooks and Resources

This course uses one or more textbooks/books/simulations.

Summer 2024 textbook details will be available on 2023-11-06. On that date a link will be available below that will take you to eCampus, CCV's bookstore. The information provided there will be specific to this class. Please see this page for more information regarding the purchase of textbooks/books.

ARH-2020-VO01 Link to Textbooks for this course in eCampus.

The last day to use a Financial Aid Advance to purchase textbooks/books is the 3rd Tuesday of the semester. See your financial aid counselor at your academic center if you have any questions.

Methods

In this class we will use our textbook as a foundation. The Textbook is "Art beyond the West", third edition by Michael Kampen O'Riley; ISBN: 9780205887897.

A worksheet with questions based on the reading will be required most weeks. Along with these worksheets, a mini-research paper and library tutorials will compromise the grading category called Homework.

Additionally, each week the instructor will supplement the reading with PowerPoint presentations and videos. Discussion forums for the reading, videos, and PowerPoints compromise the grading category called Participation.

Major works of art will be identified and students will be tested on their knowledge of these works from different cultures in the two exams.

Two research papers are required in this class. One mini-research paper of two pages and a final 8-page paper. The final paper also includes a video or PowerPoint presentation to the class.

A virtual or in-person visit to a Museum will be required.

A guest lecturer may be scheduled as well.

Evaluation Criteria

Homework 50%

Participation 15%

Midterm and Final exams 10% each

Final research paper and presentation 15%

Grading Criteria

CCV Letter Grades as outlined in the Evaluation System Policy are assigned according to the following chart:

	High	Low
A+	100	98
A	Less than 98	93
A-	Less than 93	90
B+	Less than 90	88
B	Less than 88	83
B-	Less than 83	80
C+	Less than 80	78
C	Less than 78	73
C-	Less than 73	70
D+	Less than 70	68
D	Less than 68	63
D-	Less than 63	60
F	Less than 60
P	100	60
NP	Less than 60	0

Weekly Schedule

Attendance Policy

Regular attendance and participation in classes are essential for success in and are completion requirements for courses at CCV. A student's failure to meet attendance requirements as specified in course descriptions will normally result in a non-satisfactory grade.

• In general, missing more than 20% of a course due to absences, lateness or early departures may jeopardize a student's ability to earn a satisfactory final grade.
• Attending an on-ground or synchronous course means a student appeared in the live classroom for at least a meaningful portion of a given class meeting. Attending an online course means a student posted a discussion forum response, completed a quiz or attempted some other academically required activity. Simply viewing a course item or module does not count as attendance.
• Meeting the minimum attendance requirement for a course does not mean a student has satisfied the academic requirements for participation, which require students to go above and beyond simply attending a portion of the class. Faculty members will individually determine what constitutes participation in each course they teach and explain in their course descriptions how participation factors into a student's final grade.

Participation Expectations

• Post an original response to the weekly reading prompt(s) before Tuesday at midnight (11:59 PM) and a minimum of two responses to peers before Thursday at midnight (11:59 PM). You are welcome to post early and/or more frequently, as your schedule allows, but you will not receive full credit if you do not meet these minimum requirements and/or deadlines.
• Post an original response to the weekly video and PowerPoint presentations before Wednesday at midnight and a minimum of two responses to peers before Friday at midnight.
• Posts should be substantive, relate directly to the prompts, and demonstrate college-level writing. A substantive post is well-developed, a minimum 150 words, and references the reading, videos, PowerPoints or another appropriate source. A substantive post is NOT one or two sentences of general statements or unsupported opinion.
• Check the rubric for discussion posts.
• Always listen to others attentively and with an open mind and respond with politeness.
• Ask questions and seek help when you need it
• Challenge yourself to do your best work!

Missing & Late Work Policy

Homework may be turned in up to one week late. It will be marked down 10 points for submission past the deadline.

Discussions are timely and late entries are not accepted.

You must write the final research paper and make the accompanying presentation in order to pass this class. It is 15% of your grade. No papers or presentations turned in past the final deadline will be accepted.

Accessibility Services for Students with Disabilities:

1. Provide disability documentation to the Accessibility Coordinator at your academic center. https://ccv.edu/discover-resources/students-with-disabilities/
2. Request an appointment to meet with accessibility coordinator to discuss your request and create an accommodation plan.
3. Once created, students will share the accommodation plan with faculty. Please note, faculty cannot make disability accommodations outside of this process.

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