Encountering the

Course Syllabus Liberal Studies 307 Encountering the Arts Encountering the Arts is an interdisciplinary humanities course that integrates the study of the various visual, verbal and performing arts. This broad perspective fosters awareness of the elements common to all the arts as well as the distinctive characteristics of each art form. Works of art will be considered in relation to certain major cultural traditions, to genres and to several historical periods. Point of view will be emphasized to show how artists shape their material and how performers reshape a work as they interpret it.

Texts: Dennis J. Sporre, Perceiving the Arts: An Introduction to the Humanities, 6th edition, 2000. Designed for students who have little or no knowledge of the arts, this well-illustrated, basic handbook of terms and concepts helps develop discriminating artistic perception for approaching, analyzing, and evaluating works of art. Dennis J. Sporre, Artsguide: World and Web, 1st edition, 2001 The text is an introductory exploration of basic artistic concepts and terms to assist with "travel" to the arts in physical, imaginary, or cyber ways. In so doing it treats uniformly the arts of architecture, painting, printmaking, photography, sculpture, music, theatre, dance, and film.

Course Outline Introduction 1. The Arts, Perception and Criticism A. The nature of the Arts B. Living with the Arts C. Aesthetic Reception and Response D. Style in the Arts E. Arts Criticism 2. The Human Process A. The Critic and Criticism B. The Painter C. The Musician D. The Theatre Director   The Visual Arts 3. Pictures: Painting, Printmaking and Photography A. What Is It and How Is It Put Together? B. How Does It Stimulate the Senses? C. The Visual Arts in England 4. Sculpture A. What Is It and How Is It Put Together? B. How Does It Stimulate the Senses? C. Sculpture in England   The Performing Arts 5. Music and Opera A. What Is It and How Is It Put Together? B. How Does It Stimulate the Senses? C. Music and Opera in England 1.Early Music a. Sumer is icumen in 6. Theatre A. What Is It and How Is It Put Together? B. How Does It Stimulate the Senses? C. Theatre in England 7. Film A. What Is It and How Is It Put Together? B. How Does It Stimulate the Senses? C. Film in England 8. Dance A. What is It and How Is It Put Together? B. How Does It Stimulate the Senses? C. Dance in England   The Environmental Arts 9. Landscape Architecture A. What Is It and How Is It Put Together? B. How Does It Stimulate the Senses? C. Landscape Architecture in England 10. Architecture A. What Is It and How Is It Put Together? B. How Does It Stimulate the Senses? C. Architecture in England   The Language Arts 11. Literature A. What Is It and How Is It put Together? B. How Does It Appeal to the Senses? C. English Literature

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