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FDHUM 103 BannerFDHUM 103 Humanities Foundations: A Farewell to Art: Propaganda and Art in the 20th Century -- Online

 

Credits: 3
Estimated Enrollment per Offering: 60 Students

 

Outcomes

1. Students will create a piece of art with either a political, cultural, personal, commercial or religious agenda.
2. Students will critically evaluate various works of art, persuasion, and propaganda from the 20th century.

a. Students will describe different techniques used to make art persuasive.
b. Students will explain the influence of political correctness in an artwork’s value.
c. Students will discuss the effects of war on art, the use of propaganda by various political
movements, the Holocaust, the Cold War, the Civil Rights movement, the War on Terror,
and commercialism.
d. Students will create examples of the weekly lesson’s art topic.

 

Description

Syllabus

This course will focus on the use of propaganda and other forms of persuasive argument in the arts during the 20th Century. Students will experience this topic through the various cultural influences including the visual, performing, and literary arts.


The course of study emphasizes the need for a development of aesthetic judgment. Although some of you have had little to no experience with the humanities, in this class you should all learn to
better absorb and appreciate new types of art. This is part of cultivating an aesthetic.

 

Learning Model Architecture

We will be following a weekly cycle of the BYU-Idaho Learning Model. Before participating in the week's activities, you will prepare yourself by reading/listening to/watching the material located in the weekly folders on I-learn. You will then be given opportunities to teach one another through your group discussion board. You will also teach one another by taking groups tests periodically throughout the semester. You will be given chances to ponder and prove what you have learned by completing self-assessments, reading quizzes, and submitting creative assignments for each lesson.

 

Books

  • 1984 - George Orwell (also available for free online)
  • Night - Elie Wiesel
  • The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui - Bertolt Brecht

 

Course Tools

  • Wiki
  • Discussion Board
  • Assignment Submission Tool
  • Quiz