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2017 SMU in Madrid Winter Abroad Program ARHS 3338 - Sacred and Profane: Spanish Art and Architecture

Adjunct Instructor: Kathy Windrow Galloway, SMU Division of Theatre and SMU Department of Email: [email protected] Instructor’s research interests include: cosmogony, cosmology, and religious ; Mexican folk art; birds in Roman wall ; Native American and Hispanic art of New Mexico

Course Description This course examines Spanish art and architecture through the lenses of art history and religious studies. Learning is primarily onsite in Madrid, focused on the period between 1500 and 1945. Class meets in the , major architectural monuments, key urban spaces, and before selected paintings in the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia (Picasso’s Guernica) and the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza. Emphasis is placed on experiential and collaborative learning as well as individual analysis and reflection.

Religious festivities and field trips outside the center of Madrid add breadth and depth to the cultural experience. These include journeys to see , Goya’s frescoes in the Hermitage of San Antonio de la Florida, and an overnight to Toledo, a World Heritage Site. Special activities include witnessing the spectacular parade known as the Cabalgata de Los Reyes Magos on January 5, participating in La Adoración de los Reyes Magos on January 6, and watching flamenco dancing on January 11.

Student Learning Outcomes - Breadth/Creativity & Aesthetics or Pillars/Creativity and Aesthetics Level 1 1. Students will identify and/or employ methods, techniques, or languages of a particular art form and describe how these inform the creation, performance or analysis of that form. 2. Students will demonstrate an understanding of concepts fundamental to creativity through explanation and analysis.

Student Learning Outcomes - Global Engagement 1. Students will demonstrate an understanding of the material culture, underlying values, beliefs, or practices that are central to the culture(s) being visited or studied.

Student Learning Outcomes - Ways of Knowing (KNW) 1. Students will demonstrate knowledge of more than one disciplinary practice. 2. Students will explain how bringing more than one practice to an examination of the course topic contributes to knowing about that topic.

Student Learning Outcomes - Methods of Assessment Essays embedded in Pre-program Exam, Journal, and Final Exam

Instruction Students learn through readings, discussion, lecture and collaborative projects in pertinent museums and cultural sites. Program Orientations Include Course Intro and Tour of the Meadows Museum at SMU.

Attendance Policy In the high intensity environment of a study abroad program each class session is vitally important. Regular attendance is mandatory. Any student missing more than one half day will not pass the class. This is an entire semester of course-work compressed into 12 days including travel days. Class meets all day with a lunch break on class days. Most lectures and activities occur on site. There will be two free afternoons. Evaluation No pass/fail allowed for this class. Honors credit for special project possible if petitioned prior to program.

Pre-program Open-book Exam submitted electronically by December 30, 2016 (30%) The pre-program exam covers readings which provide a foundation for your learning experience in Madrid. Additional readings will be assigned in Madrid to prepare you for field trips and, like these, they will be addressed in your journal questions, group discussions, and the final exam. Revision is possible within 3 days with the automatic deduction of 10 points, except in case of plagiarism which results in a grade of F.

For each reading, the instructor will supply one or more questions that you will answer in one well- reasoned paragraph per reading. These readings will be discussed in Madrid and addressed again in the final exam, in which you will be asked to analyze artwork by drawing on the disciplines of art history and religious studies to explain how an interdisciplinary approach enhances understanding of the subject.

Upload the completed assignment to the course site on Canvas or email it to [email protected] as a Word document (double-spaced, size 12 font) by December 30, 2016. Your document will be submitted to SafeAssign, a plagiarism checker. Please do your own thinking and write in your own words.

Academic Journal with Digital Photographs (30%) This is an academic, electronic journal with daily entries addressing questions provided by the instructor and thoughtful reflections on your experiences in . It includes your best digital photographs from each day, recording the highlights of sites we visit, favorite artworks when photos of them are allowed, and community scenes that capture important aspects of contemporary Spanish culture. The journal will be reviewed midway through the program. You may revise the journal to submit by the deadline of January 15, 2017. Upload your document to the assignment on the Canvas course site or email it to the professor.

Participation in Discussions and On-site Learning (10%) Enthusiastic, cooperative, and consistent participation is expected in all program activities including lectures, discussions, collaborative projects, field trips, and special events.

Open-book Final Exam (30%) The final exam includes the following: analytical essays comparing major works of art in terms of style, content, and cultural context; an essay explaining the ways a particular artwork reflects the values and modes of thought of the cultural context in which it was made; essays drawing on course readings and methodology from the disciplines of art history and religious studies to explain the cultural significance of an artwork; slide identification (artist, title, date, period/style). Revision of the final exam is not possible.

Academic Honesty and Misconduct You are bound by the Honor Code and the SMU Student Code of Conduct. For complete details, see: http://www.smu.edu/studentlife/PCL_01_ToC.asp

Disability Accommodations Students needing academic accommodations for a disability must first be registered with Disability Accommodations & Success Strategies (DASS) to verify the disability and to establish eligibility for accommodations. Students may call 214-768-1470 or visit http://www.smu.edu/alec/dass to begin the process. Once registered, students should then schedule an appointment with the professor to make appropriate arrangements.

Religious Observance Religiously observant students wishing to be absent on holidays that require missing class should notify their professors in writing at the beginning of the semester, and should discuss with them, in advance, acceptable ways of making up any work missed because of the absence. (See University Policy No. 1.9.)

Required Textbooks Helen Rawlings, Church, Religion, and Society in Early Modern Spain, Palgrave, 2002 (ISBN: 0333636953) (*religious studies)

Janis Tomlinson, From to Goya: in Spain, 1561-1828, Laurence King Publishing, preprint edition 2012 (ISBN-10: 1780670281) (*art history)

Additional Required Readings (provided in PDF on Canvas) for Pre-program Exam, Final Exam, and Journal (Good news: many of these readings are heavily image laden)

Class Schedule (The instructor reserves the right to change the schedule at any time)

Fall Semester 2016, late November, on SMU campus in Dallas: 1-hour class meeting in the Meadows Museum: Introduction to Spanish Art and Religion and 1-hour guest lecture at SMU campus on Religion in Post-Contact Spain by Jill DeTemple (*religious studies) 2-hour individual viewing of film - The Art of Spain: From the to Series (*religious studies and art history)

Friday, December 30, 2016 Pre-program Written Exam Due via email or uploaded to course site on Canvas. This essay exam covers Helen Rawlings, Church, Religion, and Society in Early Modern Spain and readings provided as PDF on the Canvas site for this course. See reading list above.

Sunday, January 1, 2017 Departure from USA (arrival next day in Madrid)

Monday, January 2, 2017 Arrival in Madrid (must arrive by 11:00 am) and hotel check-in Reading: Escobar on Plaza Mayor (*art history) Afternoon: Program Orientation and Guest Lecture on Religious After 1500 Late afternoon tour of Old Madrid (*art history), followed by on Calle Cava Baja

Tuesday, January 3, 2017 Reading: Textbook Introduction (*art history) Painting in Spain or Spanish Painting / Patrons and Painters / A Changing Spain Reading: Chapter One - Painting at the Court of Philip II (*art history) Portraying the Court of Philip II: Alonso Sánchez / The Escorial / The Basilica of the Escorial / El Greco at the Escorial / The Italian Contribution: Luca Cambiasa and Pellegrino Tibaldi Readings on El Greco Morning and Afternoon: Field Trip to Museo del Prado Discussion of readings on El Greco and El Escorial (*religious studies and art history) Wednesday, January 4, 2017 Readings on El Escorial (*art history) Reading: The Reform of the Ecclesiastical Estate, pp. 50-76 in Church, Religion and Society in Early Modern Spain (*religious studies) Day Trip to El Escorial (1563-1584)

Thursday, January 5, 2017 Morning: Field Trip to Museo del Prado Late afternoon and evening: Cabalgata de Los Reyes Magos procession Epiphany Parade (*religious studies)

Friday, January 6, 2017 - La Adoración de los Reyes Magos Reading: Textbook Chapter Two - The Toledo of El Greco (*religious studies and art history) Reading: Textbook Chapter Three: - Ribalta in and Painting in (*art history) Seventeenth-century Seville / Genre Painting in Seville / Religious Painting in Seville Morning: Share Roscón de Reyes and hot cocoa with a family in Madrid (*religious studies) Discussion of all readings on sacred imagery (*religious studies and art history) Afternoon: Free

Saturday, January 7, 2017 Overnight Field Trip to Toledo Morning: Catedral de Toledo Afternoon: Museo El Greco and Museo de Santa Cruz

Sunday, January 8, 2017 Morning in Toledo: Monastery of San Juan de los Reyes Afternoon: Free after return from Toledo

Monday, January 9, 2017 Reading: Chapter Four - The Habsburg Court: 1598-1655 (*art history) The Legacy of the Sixteenth Century / Velásquez's Early Works a the Court of Philip IV / Rubens, Rivalries, and Italy / The Buen Retiro Palace / The Aesthetic of the Borrón Reading: Chapter Five - Painting at Court: 1655-1700 (*art history) Juan Bautista Martínez del Mazo / Painting in the Final Years of the Habsburg Monarchy Readings on Velásquez (*art history) Morning and Afternoon: Field Trip to Museo del Prado

Tuesday, January 10, 2017 Reading: Chapter Seven - Goya's Modernity (*art history) Goya, Tapestry Painter / Los Caprichos / Traditions Revisited / and Exile Readings on Goya (*art history) Morning: Field trip to Hermitage of San Antonio de la Florida, Goya frescoes (1792) Afternoon: Field trip to Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza

Wednesday, January 11, 2017 Readings on Picasso (*art history) Morning: Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia Afternoon: Open-book Final Exam Evening: Farewell Dinner and Flamenco Dancing Performance Thursday, January 12, 2017 Return to USA

Sunday, January 15, 2017 Electronic Journal with Digital Photos due emailed or uploaded to course site on Canvas

The course includes seeing in person works of architecture and masterpieces by these Spanish artists: El Greco – Meadows & Prado & El Escorial – El Escorial Fray Juan Sánchez Cotán - Prado Francisco Ribalta - Prado Francisco Zurburán - Thyssen Bartolmé Esteban Murillo – Meadows & Prado Diego Velázquez – Meadows & Prado Francisco de Goya – Meadows & Prado & Thyssen - Thyssen & Reina Sofia (Guernica) Juan Gris – Thyssen & Reina Sofia Joan Miró – Meadows & Thyssen & Reina Sofia Salvador Dalí – Thyssen & Reina Sofia Basilio Martín Patino – Songs for After a War, 1971, film - Reina Sofia

The course includes seeing non-Spanish masterpieces in the Prado by these artists: Fra Angelico – Annunciation Hieronymous Bosch – The Garden of Earthly Delights Albrecht Durer – Self Portrait – Descent from the Cross (Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino) – The Cardinal – The Three Graces (Tiziano Vecelli) – Emperor Charles V at Mülberg Rembrandt Van Rijn – Judith at the Banquet of Holofernes