Required Texts: Michael Kampen O’Riley Art Beyond the West. Prentice Hall Inc., 2002

Course Description: We will examine select works of painting, sculpture, craft, and architecture created in Africa, India, Southeast Asia, China, Japan, Korea, the Pacific, and the Americas, and will explore the cultural and historical circumstances of their creation. This survey will cover works from the prehistoric period to the present, as appropriate for each culture/geographic region. In addition, we will investigate the disparate methods used for gathering information about the arts which give expression to the various cultural groups. Purposes for the creation of specific types of artworks often have stronger influences on technique and style than is normal for western works, and serve as determinants in aesthetic values. Stylistic issues will be considered in relationship to purpose, and the conditions which affect stylistic evolution, or the lack of stylistic change, will be investigated with regard to controlling cultural factors. The differences from the western canons of art history will be scrutinized. Students will be expected to master visual recognition of select works by these artists and to discuss how the works demonstrate the significant traits of style, technique and material well as how they reflect the context of their creation in other ways. Mastery will be demonstrated through four exams, a term project, an ongoing reflective journal, article reviews, and class discussion.

Relationship of course goals to program goals. This course facilitates progress towards Art Department goals of familiarity of students with works and intentions of major artists/designers and movements of the past and present; helps to develop visual sensitivity and the conceptualization means of artists, including technical processes.

Students With Disabilities: UWG adheres to requirements of Americans with Disabilities Act. If you need accommodation under this Act, contact the Disability Student Services at 770-836-6428.

Writing Across The Curriculum: This course has a "W" designation, which means it is a Writing

Website: http://www.westga.edu/~rtekippe/ This site will be useful to you for viewing the works we examine that do not appear in your textbook, as well as for seeing your lost syllabus, slide & terms lists, and other information related to class. Slide lists, which include vocabulary terms, will be posted on the website, and you should print them out and bring them along to guide you through the lectures. The website will also include sections on terms and concepts for which you are responsible. Slidelists will be annotated prior to quizzes and exams, noting appropriate emphasis for study, but all material presented in class is important to the learning experience – none of it is "throwaway".

Attendance & Class Participation: You are expected to attend class and participate in discussions. You are responsible for awareness of any changes of assignment or course schedule announced in class, and any handouts, as well as any material which is posted on the website. Thorough lecture notes and visual familiarity with slides shown are essential to successful completion of the course. Your absence or tardiness/early departure should be explained to me in the event that there may be a reason I deem legitimate, but any absence is an absence – you are missing material I consider necessary for the course. My attendance policy has become much stricter, and the penalties for absence and tardy incidents are as follows

Museum Object Writing Assignments: will require that you examine and analyze specific museum objects, which will be assigned to you, according to guidelines which will be given to you. The directions will guide you step by step through the process and result in a written paper of 2-4 pages in length. This will fulfill part of your WAC requirement.

Term Project: You will create an illustrated written catalogue for an exhibition of 8-12 works of art, for which you will choose the theme. We will go to the Carlos Museum on September 15^th , to view various parts of their collection, and you should plan to choose at least one of the works you will include in your exhibition from among those on display there, and then to build your show around a theme you develop in relationship to that work and others you will choose from various sources. Your catalogue will include an essay explaining the theme you have chosen and entries for each item, to describe the object, give pertinent data about its creation, use, context, and history, which you will glean from your research, and references for further information.

Academic Honesty: (see http://www.westga.edu/~vpaa/handrev/207) The University has adopted a policy for promoting high ideals and the greatest possible learning for each individual. Improper academic conduct on the part of the student shall be interpreted to mean obtaining and use of information during examination by means other than those permitted by instructor, including supplying such to other students. Also improper is plagiarism, i.e., purchase and use of ghost-written papers and reports, or incorporating into a report, term theme, research paper, or project, ideas and data obtained from another person without credit to the person from whom such information was obtained.  Further, inclusion of published or unpublished writings of another person without noting sources according to scholarly procedures acceptable for the discipline of art history shall be considered plagiarism. The definition of academic misconduct applies equally to improper use of electronic sources of information and opinion. At West Georgia, the student is urged to seek truth and beauty in and for themselves, as well as skills needed for a productive life.  Academic honesty is essential in preserving one's own integrity, that of the institution, and in gaining a true education.  The West Georgia student pledges not to lie, cheat, or steal in the pursuit of his or her studies and is encouraged to report those who do.

NB: Expect this class to be difficult and challenging. It will require you to master a variety of material and concepts which will be new to you altogether or used in ways which are new to you, and will be particularly demanding with regard to language. Mastery of material is expected, including correct spelling. Frequent consultation of the glossaries in your texts, those which may be posted on the website, as well as of a standard dictionary will assist you in this process, and these are expected of you as learning methods. You must take an active approach to study, rather than expecting it to "sink in" through the lectures and reading.

Office Hours: Please plan to consult with me during my designated office hours, or by appointment, rather than before or after class. The office hours are reserved for you so that I can give specific attention to you and your concerns, and this is usually not possible when you catch me outside those scheduled times.