AAD 250: ART & HUMAN VALUES

Online Instructor: Scott Huette, shuette@mac.com

Course Description: This course will address fundamental, theoretical, and practical questions that result from a view of art as a powerful social and cultural force. Participants, by addressing these questions, will examine their and others' aesthetic values as a means of understanding art and advance multicultural and cross-cultural understanding.

Emphasis will be placed on perennial, current, national, and international events in which human values are materialized in art.

Seminar Objectives: It is anticipated that participants in this course will:
1.Consider culturally based versus universally based theories of art.
2.Examine the political, regional, economic, technological, religious, ethnic, gender, and generational influences that shape conceptions of art.
3.Consider gender, race, and ethnicity in relation to representation in art.
4.Examine contemporary and historical cross-cultural examples of art.

Course Requirements:
1.Class participation: Attendance for virtual class will be monitored through weekly discussion postings and e-mail. For every three absences, instructors reserve the right to lower your grade by one letter grade.
2.Completion of weekly reading and written assignments.
3.Completion of research project and presentation.
4.Contribution to class discussions.
5.Completion of midterm
6.Development of a personal web page.

Course Texts: A course reader available at the UO Bookstore and web based articles and sites.
Students should expect to have computer access on a daily basis to participate in asynchronous discussions as well as access to digital capture tools: scanner, digital camera or video.

Course Conduct: Material presented in this course can be controversial and involve contentious discussion. A variety of opinions and ideas are encouraged and appreciated.

Participation in this class assumes that: The dignity and essential worth of all participants is respected The privacy, property, and freedom of participants will be respected Bigotry, discrimination, violence, or intimidation will not be tolerated Personal and academic integrity is expected

Participants with disabilities: If you have a documented disability and anticipate needing accommodations in this course, please make an appointment with me during the first week of the term.

Please request that the Counselor for Students with Disabilities send a letter verifying your disability.
The current counselor is Hilary Gerdes at 346-3211.
Disabilities may include (but are not limited to) neurological impairment; orthopedic impairment; traumatic brain injury; visual impairment; chronic medical conditions; emotional/psychological disabilities; hearing impairment; and learning disabilities.

For more information
You can find out more about this and other courses offered by the UO Continuation Center at this address: de.uoregon.edu

If you are a registered UO student, you can view the Blackboard site for this course. Go to the Blackboard home page and click on the "Create New Account" button. Follow the instructions to create your Blackboard account. You can now visit the Blackboard site for AAD 250 Art and Human Values.