Fine and Performing Arts--Performing Arts
FPA111 The 20th Century: A Context for Creativity - 4 credits
This interdisciplinary course will provide a look into the human spirit as reflected in the arts that have evolved out of principal events of the twentieth century. The course will examine both cognitive and intuitive reactions to these events and through a thorough examination of them, encourage students to synthesize and communicate their own understanding of the context within which these events have occurred and relate that understanding to the time and space within which they live. The arts will include literature, music, film/theatre, dance, and the visual arts. This course also features the Fine Arts Colloquium as its lab component.
FPA112 The Human Odyssey - 4 credits
The Human Odyssey will explore the fine arts by way of themes found in Homer's Odyssey. Areas explored will include home, journey, identity, hospitality, and the nature of the arts. (Offered odd springs.)
FPA113 The Harlem Renaissance - 4 credits
This four credit interdisciplinary course explores the art, music, and literature of the golden era of African-American culture known as the Harlem Renaissance, which occurred approximately 1919-1930. It examines the conditions which led to the flowering of this artistic movement as well as the way it influenced artists who followed. Some of the Harlem Renaissance figures studied include Zora Neale Hurston, Langston Hughes, Claude McKay, Duke Ellington, Eubie Blake, and Bessie Smith. The course is co-taught by instructors from Music, Art and English.
FPA211 The Romantic Revolution in Art and Literature - 4 credits
This course will consist of readings in Romantic literature and slide lectures on Romantic art. The context of these art forms will consist of lectures on history, economics, politics, music, and fashion. The focus will be on painters and poets. As these influences continue to today, the final third of the course will be dedicated to recognizing Romantic influences in contemporary visual and literary art. Students will be asked to explore Romanticism as an expressive form in their own products.
FPA311 Latin American Struggles: Art & Literature - 4 credits
This course teaches students that the arts evolve out of a national context and in many ways contribute to the shaping of the new social, religious and political future of any nation. The arts as both reflective and innovative will be studied in the context of twentieth century Latin America and students will have opportunities to examine primary literary sources and visual arts that have been shaped by national circumstances and in turn have contributed to the development of those nations.
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