| Butler Community College |
Don Koke |
| Humanities/Fine Arts Division |
Fall 1997 |
Course Outline
COURSE DESCRIPTION
HU101. Humanities: Renaissance to Modern.
3 hrs. Prerequisite EG101. A study of the integrated humanities (art,
music, literature, theatre, history, and philosophy) that includes some
of the most significant landmarks of Western civilization's cultural heritage
as it developed from the Renaissance to the Modern Age.
TEXTBOOKS:
Fiero. The humanistic tradition (Pkg. Book 3, 4, 5, study guide). Houghton-Mifflin
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
- To demonstrate a knowledge of the humanities by identifying perspectives, views, and content of the humanities.
- To demonstrate a knowledge of the humanities by relating chosen major works to their creators, eras, and cultures.
- To evaluate works of art, music literature, and drama, utilizing the fundamentals of critical analysis.
- To recognize the role of the humanities in the development of society and their place in society.
- To recognize man's long quest for knowledge and the changing nature of this eternal quest.
Introduction
What are the Humanities?
How to look at art
How to listen to music
How to read literature
The Early Renaissance
The First Phase: Masaccio, Ghiberti,
and Brunelleschi
The Medici Era
The Character of Renaissance Humanism
Two Style of Humanism
Machiavelli
Erasmus
Music in the 15th Century
The High Renaissance in Italy
Popes and Patronage
Raphael
Michaelangelo
The High Renaissance in Venice
Mannerism
Music in the 16th Century
Contrasting Renaissance Voices
Castiolione
Cellini
The Renaissance in the North
The Reformation
Intellectual Developments
The Visual Arts in Northern Europe
Music of Northern Renaissance
Shakespeare
The Baroque World
The Counter-Reformation Spirit
The Visual Arts in the Baroque
Period
Caravaggio and
the Carracci
Bernini and
Borromini
France and Spain
Baroque Music
Opera
Bach
Philosophy and Science
Galileo
Descartes
Hobbes
Literature in the 17th Century
French Comedy
and Tragedy
Cervantes
English Metaphysical
Poets
Milton
Rococo to Revolution
The Visual Arts in the 19th Century
Rocco Style
Neoclassical
Art
Classical Music
Haydn
Mozart
Literature
Intellectual
Developments
Pope and Swift
Rational Humanism
Voltaire
Revolution
The Romantic Era
Music
Beethoven
Verdi
Wagner
Romantic Art
Literature
Goethe
The Novel
Poetry
The Romantic Era in America
Literature
Painting
Toward the Modern Era
New Movements in the Visual Arts
Impressionism
Post-Impressionism
Fauvism and
Expressionism
New Styles in Music
Orchestral
Impressionism
in Music
The Search for
New Musical Language
New Subjects for Literature
Psychological
Insights
The Role of
Women
Between the World Wars
Literary Modernism
Eliot and Joyce
Kafka
Woolf
Revolution in Art: Cubism
The Age of Jazz
New Directions
Escape: Dada
Protest: Guernica
Propaganda:
Film
Toward a Global Culture
Existentialism
Painting Since 1945
Contemporary Sculpture
Architecture
Trends in Contemporary Literature
Post-Modern Music
METHODS OF INSTRUCTION:
Methods of class instruction may include:
lecture; class discussion; test, including quizzes and chapter or unit
tests; homework assignments; handouts; audio-visual aids; study guides;
reports; guest speakers; and field trips. These methods may be used individually
or in combination by the instructor.
Telecourses: Independent study of audio/video materials augmented by text and study guide; collaboration and participation with class members and faculty via available means. Faculty role is facilitator of learning experiences.
METHODS OF EVALUATION:
Methods of evaluation may include the
following: tests both objective and essay; quizzes; homework; class participation;
reports; and other methods of evaluation at the discretion of the individual
instructor.
Miscellaneous:
Students with impaired sensory, manual
or speaking skills are encouraged and have the responsibility to contact
their instructor, in a timely fashion, regarding reasonable accommodation
needs.
