COLLEGE MISSION
Felician College is an independent co-educational Catholic/Franciscan College founded and sponsored by the Felician Sisters to educate a diverse population of students within the framework of a liberal arts tradition. Its mission is to provide a full complement of learning experiences, reinforced with strong academic and student development programs designed to bring students to their highest potential and prepare them to meet the challenges of the new century with informed minds and understanding hearts. The enduring purpose of Felician College is to promote a love for learning, a desire for God, self-knowledge, service to others, and respect for all creation.
SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
The School of Arts and Sciences is committed to promoting the College’s Franciscan-Felician mission by providing an environment that fosters the intellectual, emotional, and spiritual development of our students. The Liberal Arts curriculum challenges students to explore creative ways of thinking within a broad scope of study that integrates intellectual traditions with essential values. Our diverse programs encourage students to become lifelong learners and compassionate contributors to the well-being of others throughout their lives.
DEPARTMENT OF ART
The Art Program at Felician College produces artists with the skills, knowledge, and critical sensibility to effectively communicate ideas through individual forms of expression. Offering a variety of courses in Fine Art, Graphic Design, and Photography and New Media, the Department's objective is to emphasize the teaching of technique in concert with the critical study of different historical forms of art production, providing a life-long reference of cultural understanding.
Through a rigorous and dynamic curriculum, graduates of the Art Program will be able to implement a variety of creative skills and techniques, as well as produce a range of forms and styles; critique works of art based on their survey knowledge of major historical examples and schools of thought; recognize trends in contemporary cultural thinking; understand the importance of the arts in society; assess their personal strengths and interests; and create and present work suitable for exhibition and publication. Ultimately, graduates will be able to integrate and synthesize their skills, knowledge, and experience into a powerful career strategy.
ART-363-R Office Hours |
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Few other inventions have created such an impact on the way we view ourselves as has photography. This course will trace the development of the photograph, from its 19th- century beginnings to its current manifestations, while also examining the issues it brings into question. Through field trips and weekly assignments, students will evaluate current images within an historical context, establishing a framework for analyzing images past and present. Prerequisites: none.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
In this course, students will:
RECOMMENDED TEXT
Geoffrey Batchen, Burning with Desire: The Conception of Photography, MIT Press, 1999
REQUIRED MATERIAL
COURSE CONTENT
Week One (08/28)
What is a photograph?
- Reading: The Modern Kennel Conundrum
- Resource: Before Photography
- Resource: Harry Ransom Center
- Research Project: Building a Camera
Week Two (09/04)
The Inventors & The Pioneers: Niepce, Daguerre, Bayard, Talbot, Hill & Adamson
- Research Project: Buidling a lens
Week Three (09/11)
Time: Muybridge & Marey
- Research Project: Photographing with your lens
Week Four (09/18)
Identity: Nadar, Cameron, & Hawarden
- Research Project: Identify 3 iconic photographic subjects (provide examples)
- Resource: George Eastman House
- Resource: Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Resource: MoMA
- Resource: Sotheby's
- Resource: Christie's
Week Five (09/25)
Memory: Robinson & Emerson
- Resource: Photo in Flux
Week Six (10/02)
War: Fenton, Brady, O'Sullivan, & Gardner
- Resource: Covering the Russian Army in Crimea
- Resource: Final Research Paper
Week Seven (10/09)
Place: Marville & DuCamp
Week Eight (10/16)
Westward Expansion: O'Sullivan & Jackson
Week Nine (10/23)
Into the 20th Century: Lartigue & AtgetWeek Ten (10/30)
Dada
- Field Trip: Christie's
- Field Trip: MoMA
- Field Trip: Met
Week Eleven (11/06)
The Surrealists: Man Ray, Brassai, Bellmer, Cahun, Sommer, Kertesz, Cartier-Bresson, et al.
- Resource: Manifesto Eye
Week Twelve (11/13)
The Photo-Secession: Stieglitz, Steichen, & Strand
Week Thirteen (11/20)
Social Issues: Riis & Hine
Week Fourteen (11/27)
Thanksgiving Break - No class
Week Fifteen (12/04)
Meanwhile, in America: Adams, Weston & The FSAWeek Sixteen (12/11)
Final Research Paper Due
- Research paper (2500 words) on visualization, lost and regained
GRADING RUBRICS
RESEARCH PAPER | 16 pts. | 12 pts. | 8 pts. |
Content |
Ideas are clearly defined with cogent arguments and well-chosen supporting material. | Ideas are satisfactorily defined with adequate arguments and supporting materials. |
Ideas are not clearly defined, lacking convincing arguments and appropriate supporting materials. |
Structure |
Paper is well organized, progressing from thesis to conclusion in a logical and understandable manner. | Paper progresses from thesis to conclusion, but is poorly organized. | Paper is unorganzied, lacking a clearly defined thesis and conclusion. |
Originality |
Interpretation of the research topic shows independent thought and creative ideas. | Intepretation of the research project shows some creativity, but lacks in realization of ideas. | Interpretation of the research topic does not go beyond the obvious. |
Citations | Accurate use of footnotes and bibliography, as verified by Turnitin. | Somewhat accurate use of footnotes and bibliography, as verified by Turnitin. | Improper use of footnotes and bibliography, as verified by Turnitin. |
Spelling and grammar | No mistakes. | No points given otherwise. | No points given otherwise. |
GRADING POLICIES
Total percentage is 100, which is translated into a letter grade using the standards published in the Felician College Catalog. There will be no grading “curve.”
Felician College operates on the 4.00 grading system and determines the academic standing of students according to the following scale:
Grade | Description | Numerical Equivalent | Quality Points |
A | Outstanding | 100-95 | 4.000 |
A- | Excellent | 94-90 | 3.670 |
B+ | Very Good | 89-87 | 3.333 |
B | Good | 86-83 | 3.000 |
B- | Above Average | 82-80 | 2.670 |
C+ | Average | 79-77 | 2.333 |
C | Acceptable | 76-70 | 2.000 |
D | Poor | 69-65 | 1.000 |
F | Failure | 64 or below | 0.000 |
FA | Failure due to non-attendance | 64 or below | 0.000 |
COURSE POLICIES
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