113年第1學期-2761 GL:Trends in Culture & the Arts 課程資訊

評分方式

評分項目	配分比例	說明
In-class	30	Participation/attendance/quizzes
Midterm project	30	group video project
Final project	40	group presentation
Self-study (week 17-18)	5	online/digital learning

教育目標

This course is a general survey of arts, including the history of painting and architecture from the classical Greco-Roman world, Buddhist and Islamic tradition to medieval and Renaissance art. We will examine representative artworks from these cultural traditions through the lens of Semiotics and focus on the following themes: 1) The Elgin Marbles Controversy; 2) Hitler’s 1936 Summer Olympics; 3) Staging Power & Violence: Rome’s Entertainment Industry; 4) Symbolism in Buddha’s Body; 5) Divinity in the Flesh: Images of God, Christ and Madonna in Medieval and Renaissance art; 6) Mysticism of the Light and Gothic Cathedrals. Students can increase their visual literacy and make their aesthetic judgments in a cross-cultural context by studying and comparing the artistic works and achievements of various periods and cultures. After completing the course, students will be able to 1) Appreciate cultural values from the perspectives of social and art history, 2) Enhance cross-cultural competence and aesthetic literacy, 3) Enhance communicative skills.

基本資料

必修課，學分數：3-0
上課時間：三/6,7,8[M155]
修課班級：國經學程1
修課年級：1年級以上
選課備註：可抵免通識人文領域學分。

參考書目

Teacher's materials and internet resources
1. Strickland, Carol. 1992. The Annotated Mona Lisa: a crash course in art history from prehistoric to post-modern. Kansas: Andrews McMeel Publishing.
2. Oxford Art Online (via THU library database)
3. Khan Academy
4. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works/