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Art 1A Visual LiteSyllabus (Subject to change)

Instructor: Helen Taschian, Ph.D.

Syllabus
Art 1A Visual Literacy Syllabus (Subject to change)
Instructor: Helen Taschian, Ph.D.
Quarter: Spring 2020
Lecture Days/Times: T/R 12:30-1:45
Email: taschian@arts.ucsb.edu
Course Website: http://art1avisualliteracy.blogspot.com
1A Twitter URL: https://twitter.com/Art1AUCSB
Twitter Handle: @Art1AUCSB
Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays by appointment

Course Objectives: This general education course, which is a requirement for all Art
majors, provides a foundation for a broad experience and understanding of the visual arts –
film, art, television, digital media, advertising, and related media issues. Through a series of
interdisciplinary readings and lectures we will explore the “language of” and the “language
about” contemporary and historical visual culture. Our primary task involves looking at art
and film/TV, but to accomplish this we must engage a set of related cultural issues that
have to do with who we are and how we process our world. The concern of this course is
not focused on what you think, but on the visual and cultural processes that help influence
and shape your thinking. The class is structured to increase your visual comprehension,
critical thinking skills and cultural awareness.

In pursuit of this goal, it is important for us to consider how the forms, meanings and styles
of the visual arts are shaped by:

-Ways of seeing and the formal language for expressing visual experience.
-The vocabulary of visual communication: line, shape, color, direction, tone, scale, texture,
etc.
-The shaping influence of technological, social, political and cultural contexts.
-Personal accomplishments, insights, passions and commitments of individual artists and
filmmakers.
-Theoretical assumptions and deeply held beliefs and orthodoxies about art, society and
life.

Course Format: Each week the lectures will address a new topic, to which the course
reading is directly related. Visual materials consisting primarily of digital slides, film and
video will support lectures. Also required is a weekly discussion section that is conducted
by a Teaching Assistant. It is here that you will explore and flesh out the many topics from
the lectures and readings.

Requirements:
1. One term paper and written weekly writing assignments. Specific information about
assignments will be discussed in sections. and are posted on the course website. You are
expected to utilize the insights and perspectives gained from readings, assignments and
discussions in expanding and extrapolating what is possible to gain from looking at works
of art, film, or other visual constructions.

Reading:
- John Berger, Ways of Seeing
- Course Reader (Available Online)
- Sylvan Barnet,  A Short Guide to Writing About Art (optional) Available at Davidson
Library HERE and Amazon HERE.

Important Dates:
Research paper due: Thursday, May 14 by midnight.

Regarding This Course: This is a labor-intensive class that requires more attendance and
probably more reading than some of your other classes. Please complete the weekly
reading materials before the lecture for which they are assigned. The course involves
cumulative learning, and each week's subject matter generally assumes familiarity with
previously discussed materials. Keeping up with the reading is, therefore, of high priority;
you will be expected in your papers to quote or paraphrase from readings, as well as
demonstrate a familiarity with the concepts expressed in them.

This course satisfies a University Writing Requirement--which means that you are being
held to a very high standard. In order to pass this class you must write proficiently at the
university level. For those of you who will require more help preparing and writing papers-
be aware that there are resources available to help you on campus. Campus Learning
Assistance Services (CLAS) has writing tutorials and workshops available on a drop-in
basis, as well as by appointment. CLASStudent Resource Building Room SRB 3210 (805)
893-3269 http://clas.sa.ucsb.edu

Grading will be based on:

- 50% for the formal research paper
- 50% for the weekly writing assignments
* Lecture materials and assignments will be posted on the course website. Lectures will not
meet during the scheduled times, but sections require mandatory attendance during
the scheduled meeting times.

Grading Policy:

Weekly Writing Assignments: Weekly writing assignment due dates can be found in the
reading schedule. Weekly reading summaries should not be written summaries
based upon other summaries, or secondary sources, but instead should address the
primary sources in the reader or books assigned.
Academic Integrity: Students in this class are expected to complete all of the assignments
and requirements with academic integrity. Plagiarism and cheating violate university
regulations and are reportable offenses that may result in Academic Suspension or
Dismissal from UCSB, but will definitely result in failing this course. If you find the
curriculum challenging, and you need help, please reach out to your teaching assistant and
professor for help rather than contemplating cheating of any kind.

Plagiarism: Plagiarism is defined by the University as an academic offense in which a

student uses another person’s work and submits it with the intent that it should be taken as
his or her own work. Plagiarism also includes submitting your own work from another
course, including Art 1A Visual Literacy from a previous quarter, with the expectation of
receiving credit for your work more than once. Plagiarism consists of any of the following:

1) Quoting any part of a printed or electronic source without enclosing the quotation in
quotation marks and providing the reference for the source.

2) Paraphrasing any part of a printed or electronic source without providing the reference
for the source.

3) Presenting the point of view stated in a printed or electronic source without

acknowledging your reliance on the source, and without citing the specific reference.

4) Copying phrases and sentences from a printed or electronic source that is paraphrased
without enclosing the cited text directly in quotation marks.

5) Copying work submitted, or written, by another student.

6) Hiring, or otherwise engaging the services, of someone to write your papers for you.

7) Submitting work written by someone else as if it is your own. Unintentional plagiarism

can occur when writing up an essay from notes or even memory, by reproducing sentences,
phrases, or a general line of discussion or point of view from the sources you have studied
as if they are your own work, though these passages are in fact borrowed from other
sources. To avoid suspicion of plagiarism under these circumstances, it is advisable to take
care when taking notes to enclose any text copied verbatim from a source in quotations
marks (making a note of the page number). This also applies to paraphrasing ideas that are
derived from someone else.

8) Papers submitted for other classes MAY NOT be submitted for Art 1A: Visual
Literacy. This INCLUDES submitting a paper that YOU wrote for Art 1A a previous
quarter. This form of academic misconduct, as well as plagiarism, is a very serious
transgression that will result in failing the course and appearing before the Dean and the
Judicial Affairs Hearing Committee (which most often results in suspension or expulsion).

9) Uploading your weekly writing assignments or term papers to online websites to

share with prospective students, or downloading weekly writing assignments or
term papers from such websites is strictly prohibited. Engaging in plagiarism, or
facilitating other students to engage in plagiarism, is a direct violation of Academic
Integrity. The professor, teaching assistants and the Office of Judicial Affairs routinely
monitor these websites that share and sell term papers and other writing assignments.

10) Uploading a paper to the UCSB Art 1A Plagiarism Scan that differs from the hardcopy
that you submit to your teaching assistant or professor is strictly prohibited.

11) Any form of academic misconduct that violates the University of California, Santa

Barbara policy on Academic Integrity will result in failing Art 1A, and will be reported to
the Office of Judicial Affairs. If you are not sure whether what you are contemplating is
a violation of the aforementioned policies, then please check with your professor or
teaching assistant.

You can review the UCSB campus-wide policy on academic integrity at the following
website: http://judicialaffairs.sa.ucsb.edu/AcademicIntegrity.aspx

If it has been discovered that you have violated any of the above policies, then this is what
you can expect: 
1. Upon discovery, the misconduct will immediately be reported to the Office
of Judicial Affairs.
2. The professor will send you an email letter letting you know that it has been
brought to her attention that you have submitted work in violation of University
Policy, and that it has been reported to the Office of Judicial Affairs.
3. The Office of Judicial Affairs will contact you to let you know that a report of
Academic Misconduct has been filed, and that they can answer your questions.
4. Probable sanctions will be levied against students found in violation, and the
sanctions can range from suspension to permanent expulsion. 
Classroom Policies: In addition to meeting UCSB’s Academic Integrity standards, I expect
students to treat everyone in the classroom- the instructor, teaching assistants, guests, and
fellow students- with common courtesy and respect. At times we will probably be
discussing issues, and viewing materials, that generate extreme, even passionate,
responses. We will also be discussing readings that you may find particularly difficult,
confusing, frustrating, or otherwise challenging. It is important to keep an open mind, and
to persevere through the readings that you deem particularly complicated.
  
If you have any difficulties or issues, please communicate them to me, or your TA as soon as
possible so that your grades won’t be adversely affected. If you have planned vacations,
away games, or other conflicts with the many commitments required of this class– then
consider taking it another quarter when your schedule permits. Finally, we keep weekly
office hours and are readily available to assist you.
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 Research Papers
 Other Resources
 Syllabus
 Museum Field Trips
 Helen Taschian, Ph.D.
 Art 1A Questionnaire
 Film Clips
 ACADEMIC INTEGRITY AT UCSB
 Lectures & Sections

Other Resources
Jacques Derrida
http://prelectur.stanford.edu/lecturers/derrida/deconstruction.html

Voice of the Shuttle

http://vos.ucsb.edu/

International Center of Photography

http://www.icp.org 

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Walter Benjamin

https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/benjamin/

Optical illusions
http://www.coolopticalillusions.com

Art History links on the web

http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks.html

Illuminations- Frankfurt School of Critical Theory (good source for Benjamin)

http://www.uta.edu/huma/illuminations/

E-Flux online art madness

http://www.e-flux.com/

Senses of Cinema film studies site

http://www.sensesofcinema.com/

Theory.org.uk: Social theory for fans of popular culture. Popular culture for fans of social theory.
http://www.theory.org.uk/

Writing Complete, Grammatically Correct Sentences

http://faculty.washington.edu/ezent/imsc.htm 

Marcel Duchamp
http://www.understandingduchamp.com
Museum Links

Norton Simon Museum

http://www.nortonsimon.org

The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)

http://www.moca.org

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)

http://www.lacma.org

The Getty
http://www.getty.edu

The Armand Hammer Museum (UCLA)

http://www.hammer.ucla.edu

The Broad
http://www.thebroad.org

University Art Museum

http://www.uam.ucsb.edu

Santa Barbara Museum of Art

http://www.sbmuseart.org

Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara

http://www.mcasantabarbara.org

Intertextuality: Music Covers. Original songs (hypotexts) are very often covered (hypertexts). Sometimes
covers are surprising and they cross musical genres. Here are a few examples. The hypotexts (originals)
are listed first, and then followed by the hypertexts.

Sergei Rachmaninoff. Piano Concerto No.2 in C Minor, Opus 18 Second movement (Adagio sostenuto)
(1900-1901) Watch HERE
Eric Carmen. All by Myself (1975) Watch HERE

Gloria Gaynor. I Will Survive (1978). Watch HERE

Cake. I Will Survive (2008). Watch HERE
Demi Lovato. I Will Survive from Angry Birds. Watch HERE

Nine Inch Nails. Hurt (1994). Watch HERE

Johnny Cash. Hurt (2002). Watch HERE

Roberta Flack. Killing Me Softly (1973). Watch HERE

Fugees. Killing Me Softly (2008). Watch HERE

Prince. Kiss (1986). Watch HERE

Tom Jones. Kiss (1989). Watch HERE

Bill Withers. Lean on Me (1972). Watch HERE

Club Nouveau. Lean On Me (1987). Watch HERE

John Berger | Ways of Seeing

   

Intertextual Clips
The Godfather (Francis Ford Coppola, 1972)

Film Still from The Sopranos Season 5, Episode 11: "The Test Dream" (2004)

The Sopranos Season 6, Episode 21: "Made in America" (2007 Series Finale) (David Chase HBO Series 1999-2007)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRkLE3rAwGE

Kohler Existential Dilemma Commercial 

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (Terry Gilliam, 1988) 

Edward Said On Orientalism (1998)

Abelina Galustian Interview (2006)

Kip Fulbeck Interview about Mixed Kids 

 

Luis Buñuel and artist Salvador Dalí. Un Chien Andalou (1929) https://youtu.be/054OIVlmjUM

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Art in the Age of Instagram (26m 46s):

https://www.pbs.org/video/art-in-the-age-of-the-internet-playwright-claudia-rankine-wukk6b

The Art History of the Selfie (8m):

https://www.pbs.org/video/art-assignment-selfie/

The Case for Copying (10m 16s):

https://www.pbs.org/video/the-case-for-copying-sospmh/

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FILM clips

Research Papers
Helen Taschian, Art 1A: Visual Literacy (Spring 2020). Research Paper Due:
Thursday, May 14 by midnight.

Email your paper to your TA (with pictures of the works discussed) and
upload your paper to the plagiarism scan (in a WORD document without
pictures).

The Assignment: Write an 8-page formal research paper on selected works of

art by performance artist Marina Abramović (born 1946). She is the subject of
the film, Marina Abramović : The Artist is Present, which iscurrently on view on
the Art 1A GauchoCast page (via GauchoSpace). In addition to The Artist is
Present, you will be selecting other works of art and performances by Marina
Abramović that you find while researching the artist. Use relevant research
materials available at Davidson Library, and any articles that you might find
useful in the course reader to clarify your assertions.  The Art 1A Teaching
Assistants will be discussing the paper further in the discussion sections.

Lectures & Sections

Art 1A Visual Literacy Syllabus

Instructor: Helen Taschian, Ph.D.

Quarter: Spring 2020

Lecture: T/R 12:30-1:45

Email: taschian@arts.ucsb.edu
Course Website: https://art1avisualliteracy.blogspot.com
1A Twitter URL: https://twitter.com/Art1AUCSB
Twitter Handle: @Art1AUCSB
Office Hours: By appointment

Teaching Assistants:
Maiza Hixson: maizahixson@ucsb.edu
Alina Kawai: akawai@umail.ucsb.edu

Section Time & Location: 

Section 101 W 10:00-10:50 (Alina Kawai)
Section 102 T 2:00-2:50 (Maiza Hixson)
Section 103 W 11:00-11:50 (Alina Kawai)
Section 104 T 3:00-3:50 (Maiza Hixson)

WEEKLY LECTURES (LINKS GO LIVE EACH WEEK):

WEEK 1 (March 31-April 2): Representation and Intertextuality:
https://art1avisualliteracy.blogspot.com/2020/03/art-1a-week-1-march-30-april-2.html
https://art1avisualliteracy.blogspot.com/2020/03/art-1a-lecture-1-tuesday-march-31.html

WEEK 2 (April 7-9): Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present:

https://art1avisualliteracy.blogspot.com/2020/03/art-1a-week-2-april-7-9-marina.html

WEEK 3 (April 14-16): Understanding Mediation: Photography and Cinema:

https://art1avisualliteracy.blogspot.com/2020/04/art-1a-week-3-april-14-16-john-bergers.html

WEEK 4 (April 21-23): Shana Moulton & Whispering Pines

https://art1avisualliteracy.blogspot.com/2020/04/art-1a-week-4-april-21-23-shana-moulton.html

WEEK 5 (April 28-30): Art in the Age of Internet:

https://art1avisualliteracy.blogspot.com/2020/04/art-1a-week-5-april-28-30-art-in-age-of.html

WEEK 6 (May 5-7) Censorship & Obscenity:

https://art1avisualliteracy.blogspot.com/2020/04/art-1a-week-6-may-5-7-censorship.html

WEEK 7 (May 12-14): Advertising: The Manufacturing of Desire:

https://art1avisualliteracy.blogspot.com/2020/05/art-1a-week-7-may-12-14-advertising.html

WEEK 8 (May 19-21) Fictional and Documentary Space: Blurring the Difference:

https://art1avisualliteracy.blogspot.com/2020/04/art-1a-week-8-may-19-21-fictional-and.html

WEEK 9 (May 26-28): Hidden Mediations: Racism, Sexism & Orientalism:

https://art1avisualliteracy.blogspot.com/2020/05/art-1a-week-9-may-26-28-hidden.html

WEEK 10 (June 2-4): Virtual Museum Exhibitions:

https://art1avisualliteracy.blogspot.com/2020/04/art-1a-week-10-june-2-4-virtual-museum.html

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