Expression of time: New York City Arts
This seminar will introduce to you to the history of the arts movements in New York City. You will utilize visual and performing arts to explore your understanding of the world, and will be able to incorporate the arts into your everyday lives.
We will try to understand why New York has become a cultural haven to artistic movements, how our reality is influenced by the arts and the process of creating and participating in the arts. Our outline topics include “Historical Perspective”, “Iconography and Symbolism”, “Creativity and Replication”, “Public and Private” and “Form and Content”.
Our classroom will have three locations: Online, in room HW 113, and at the events we will attend. Be sure to check your e-mail. Keep in touch with your peers to make sure that you know where the next leg of our adventure is taking place. Sometimes we will take advantage of last minute tickets to a show or a lecture.
Our departure point is “The Indian Wants The Bronx”, by Israel Horowitz; you will see the play and will be sure to check the source list that is posted with the syllabi. Scan through the reading before class, come prepared. You are encouraged to view and/or discuss it with your peers; however, it’s your choice to get the most out of the course, and your prerogative to what depth your knowledge will be enhanced.
Expect your work to be presented online for discussion and comments by others. Our goal is to have an educational site, please use good judgment. Mike Porter, our Instructional Technology Fellow, will aid you in your technological endeavors. His office hours in the Honors Lounge at Hunter are Thursday, 9:30 – 3:30.
Your grade will consist of participation in the events (30%), three reviews (30%) and a semester project (40%): a documentary film, an art work, or simply a PowerPoint presentation on one of the topics, to be presented in class. This project could be a collaborative effort of your team.
