Week 16

Explain how the arts, as we have studied them this semester, have affected your 'values.' How have you grown? What new things do you notice? How has this new perception changed your view of life?

How does studying the Humanities help solve the problems society faces? Problems like global warming, religious differences--toleration/intoleration, terrorism, the lack of accountability of multi-national corporations, etc.

Week 15

Research a work of art, put a link to it on the Discussion Board in D2L marked "Chapter 15," put it into a category from the chart on page 404, and tell us why it's 'art' or 'art-like.'

Week 14 Interrelationship of the Arts

For this week, I want you to think of various ways the arts interrelate with each other. It can be a painting, such as Van Gogh's Starry Night compared to Don McLean's song "Vincent." Or, you can compare and contrast a book and movie you've seen and read.

I think of watching the movie, Even Cowgirls get the Blues, starring Uma Thurman. The book, which I have read several times is one of my favorites. I didn't see how anyone could make a good movie out of such a delightful and enjoyable book. I was right. They couldn't.

Tell how and why you think the interrelationships worked or didn't.

Week 13 Photography

Using what you've read and discovered so far, answer the question, "What makes a photograph art?" To answer this question, you'll need to work out a definition of art or find some kind of criteria from which to make a judgment. Feel free to refer to specific photos and, if they are online, add an address so we can look at them too.

If several of you have links or address and they won't work on the blog, I'll create a discussion for this topic in D2L.

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Week 12 Television and Video Art

After reading the chapter, visit a few of the sites listed on page 354. The addresses are: www.billviola.com, www.davidhallart.com, http://ukvideoart.tripod.com/, wwwltonkonow.com/campus.html, wwwlkortermand.dk/overview.htm, http://home.snafu.de/ruinekuenste.berlin/wolf.htm, www.videoart.suite.dk/videobank/index.htm, www.c3.hu/sccs/butterfly/vasulkas/synopsis.html

Which work do you find the most interesting and successful? Why?
What qualities do you find revealed in the piece you most admire?
In which was the participative experience the most intense?

Week 11 Film

Using what you've learned from reading the chapter on film, examine a scene or shot from a film from a descriptive critical point of view. Please choose different scenes. You can use the same movie as another student, but not the same scene.

As a basis for a movie, use a film or scene that is classroom appropriate--no porn.

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Week 10 Dance

After reading the chapter on dance, go to U-Tube, think of a dance you saw performed, watch a dance movie, do some sort of visual research on dance. In the blog comments, tell what you learned and how it relates to the chapter.

For example, a few weeks ago, my son showed me the Blue Men on U Tube. It seems to me that they danced, sang, and had a light/laser show. It was cool, but not having read the chapter or having much experience with dance, I didn't have much to say about it. Of course, your assignment is to outdo my efforts.
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