|CLASS CODE:||HUM 266||CREDITS: 3|
|DIVISION:||LANGUAGE & LETTERS|
|DEPARTMENT:||HUMANITIES & PHILOSOPHY|
|GENERAL EDUCATION:||This course does not fulfill a General Education requirement.|
|DESCRIPTION:||This survey course examines American art, architecture, music, literature, and film within a historical context. Students encounter the greatest American cultural achievements and discover the diverse influences that molded the arts in America.|
|CONTENT AND TOPICS:||Discussions include-but are not limited to-Art/Architecture: Defining the American Identity through Art and Architecture, Manifest Destiny, American Renaissance, America's Contribution to Modern Art; Music: Music in Early North America, The Growth of Popular Traditions, Music for Theater and Film, Tradition and Innovation in Concert Music; Literature: The New World and Its Nature, Public Discourse and the Formation of a National Character, Defining the American Intellect, Slavery and the Achievement of Selfhood.|
|GOALS AND OBJECTIVES:||Examine American art, architecture, music and literaturewithin a historical context.
Consider key works in visual arts, musical, and literary traditions, in a "search for the American Identity."
Identify selected key works, drawn from America's rich visual arts, musical, and literary traditions.
|EFFECTIVE DATE:||August 2001|