Art 106: Asian Art History
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SANTA ANA COLLEGE

Fine & Performing Arts Division-Department of Art COURSE SYLLABUS

Section 39243

Mon. & Wed., 9:35-11:00 a.m.
Term: Fall 2017
Room: A-130
Instructor: Edward Fosmire
Fosmire_Edward@sac.edu
(714) 564-5619
Office: C-107
Office Hours: Wed/Thur: 2-4:30 p.m.

Description:
Historical survey of the visual arts of India, China, Japan, India, Korea and Southeast Asia. Includes relationship of Far Eastern philosophy and culture to artistic achievement. Emphasizes works of art in terms of style, technique, and content. CSU/UC

Course Objectives:

Students will…

• Conduct a written formal and contextual analysis of a work of art or architecture using the appropriate elements of art and principles of design.
• Assign artists and artworks their appropriate period, style, culture, country, religion, social, political or other relevant contextual.
• Describe the basic political, religious, and philosophical systems of Asia including Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Islam, Daoism, Confucianism, Legalism, and their associated artforms and iconography.

Required Text:

This is an OER (Open Educational Resource) course. There is no physical textbook to buy. Our electronic textbook is comprised of videos and webpages from the free and always available Smarthistory website (smarthistory.org). You can link to the Art 106 E-Book here or on the Home Page of our Canvas site. See the tentative schedule for more information.

Methods of Evaluation:

Class Participation: Attendance is required. This means arriving on time and staying until the end of class. Roll will be taken at each class meeting. In-class assignments will be conducted throughout the semester to assess participation. Students are also expected to take detailed notes of the material presented in class, and your notes may be checked occasionally.

Students should bring their textbook, notebook, pen or pencil, and this syllabus to class each meeting. Assigned readings should be read before or soon after the class for which they are assigned.

It is the student’s responsibility to withdraw officially from a course. A student may be dropped by the instructor when not appearing at the first class meeting or for excessive absences when the total hours of absences exceed 10% of the total scheduled hours of the class. 

Examinations: There will be three exams during the semester consisting of multiple choice and short essay questions. Make-up exams will be allowed only in extreme cases. Examples of “extreme” cases may include: documented, school-sponsored schedule conflict; a documented illness or a documented emergency, etc.  It is the students’ responsibility to contact the instructor prior to or immediately after the scheduled exam to make alternative arrangements and to provide the necessary documentation. You must contact the instructor no later than one day after the scheduled exam to make alternative arrangements and to provide the necessary documentation in the case of illness or emergency. The format of the make-up exams is at the discretion of the instructor.

Project: See the detailed instructions included with this syllabus. Your Project Report should be well organized and correct in grammar, punctuation and spelling. Utilize one of the correct citation formats (APA, MLA, Chicago Style) when using any information, including ideas and theories that derive from another person’s work, including published and online material. Plagiarism in any form is unacceptable. If you are unsure about whether something may be plagiarism, please see me before you turn it in. For all writing assignments,   including in-class writing activities, you should always use complete sentences.

Points distribution:			Grading Scale:
Participation	20 points		A= 90-100 points
Exam 1: India	20	“	B= 80-89	“
Exam 2: SE Asia/China	20	“	C= 70-79	“
Exam 3: Tibet/Korea/Japan	20	“	D= 60-69	“
Project	20	“	F= 0-59	“

Total                                                    100 points

 

College Policy on Academic Honesty:

“Students at Santa Ana College are expected to be honest and forthright in their academic endeavors. To falsify the results of one’s research, to steal the words or ideas of another, or to cheat on an examination, corrupts the essential process by which knowledge is advanced. Academic dishonesty is seen as an intentional act of fraud, in which a student seeks to claim credit for the work or efforts of another without authorization, or uses unauthorized materials or fabricated information in any academic exercise. As institutions, we also consider academic dishonesty to include forgery of academic documents, intentionally impeding or damaging the academic work of others, assisting other students in acts of dishonesty or coercing students into acts of dishonesty.”      -Santa Ana College Catalog

Students with disabilities:

“A student with a disability, who would like to request an academic accommodation, is responsible for identifying herself/himself to the instructor and to the Disabled Student Programs and Services (DSPS). To make arrangements for academic accommodations, contact the Disabled Student Office in Johnson Center, U-103, or phone (714) 564-6264 or TYY (714) 564-6284 for a referral to the appropriate DSPS department.” To take exams in the Assessment Center, qualified DSPS students must notify the instructor at least one week prior to the scheduled date.

Cell phones, laptops, and tablets:

Please turn off and put away all phones during class time. Points will be deducted for use of cell phones and other devices during class and you may be asked to leave the room for the remainder of the class meeting. Please DO NOT use laptops or tablets for note-taking, but please DO take notes with paper and pencil or pen.

 

GUIDELINES FOR THE PROJECT

DUE NOVEMBER 27 AT THE BEGINNING OF CLASS

OPTION 1:

Visit a museum and thoroughly analyze one work of Asian art and write a formal paper.

1. Basic Information: Artist (if known), title, date, size, culture or country of origin, medium, period or style, museum you
2. Visual Description and Analysis: Describe the work such as to allow the reader to form a complete visual representation of the piece in their This should include a formal analysis.
3. Contextual Discussion: Include complete information about the time, place, story, iconography, and other relevant information about your chosen

OPTION 2:

Visit a local temple, mandir, shrine, or mosque and write about your experiences.

1. Basic Information: What is the name and address of the place you visited? What religion and country does is trace its heritage to?
2. Visual Description and Analysis: Describe the architecture, images, and other visual characteristics of the Discuss the people that are there and what they are doing or you would expect them to do at the location.
3. Contextual Discussion: Discuss the iconography and meaning of the architecture and other visual Did you talk to anyone there? What did you discuss?

 FOR BOTH OPTIONS:

While you should write primarily based on your own observations, knowledge from class and research, you may include information from docents, gallery interpreters, visitors, priests, monks, nuns, wall labels or museum brochures. Indicate when information is not your own by citing sources using  one of the standard academic formats. Plagiarism in any form is unacceptable. If you are unsure whether something is plagiarism, please see me. Plan ahead! Call or check websites for admission  fees, visitor days and hours, parking, etc.

Your Project must:

• Be typed, single-spaced, 1” margins, 12 point font
• Include appropriate sections above and label them: A), B), C)
• Be no longer than one page (not including citations and image)
• Be submitted in hard copy at the beginning of class on the due date
• Include a color image of your chosen work
• Include proof of your visit (ticket, parking receipt, brochure, selfie)
• Include citations
• Be stapled together (including citation page, color photo, and proof of visit)

Your report should be coherent, thoughtful, connected to class material, accurate, and high quality. Please pay attention to spelling, punctuation, grammar, and sentence structure. There is a penalty of 3 points per weekday if your report is late. You may turn late papers in to my office in C-107