Arizona State University Criteria Checklist for HUMANITIES, FINE ARTS AND DESIGN [HU] Rationale and Objectives The humanities disciplines are concerned with questions of human existence and meaning, the nature of thinking and knowing, with moral and aesthetic experience. The humanities develop values of all kinds by making the human mind more supple, critical, and expansive. They are concerned with the study of the textual and artistic traditions of diverse cultures, including traditions in literature, philosophy, religion, ethics, history, and aesthetics. In sum, these disciplines explore the range of human thought and its application to the past and present human environment. They deepen awareness of the diversity of the human heritage and its traditions and histories and they may also promote the application of this knowledge to contemporary societies. The study of the arts and design, like the humanities, deepens the student’s awareness of the diversity of human societies and cultures. The fine arts have as their primary purpose the creation and study of objects, installations, performances and other means of expressing or conveying aesthetic concepts and ideas. Design study concerns itself with material objects, images and spaces, their historical development, and their significance in society and culture. Disciplines in the fine arts and design employ modes of thought and communication that are often nonverbal, which means that courses in these areas tend to focus on objects, images, and structures and/or on the practical techniques and historical development of artistic and design traditions. The past and present accomplishments of artists and designers help form the student’s ability to perceive aesthetic qualities of art work and design. The Humanities, Fine Arts and Design are an important part of the General Studies Program, for they provide an opportunity for students to study intellectual and imaginative traditions and to observe and/or learn the production of art work and design. The knowledge acquired in courses fulfilling the Humanities, Fine Arts and Design requirement may encourage students to investigate their own personal philosophies or beliefs and to understand better their own social experience. In sum, the Humanities, Fine Arts and Design core area enables students to broaden and deepen their consideration of the variety of human experience. Revised October 2008 Humanities and Fine Arts [HU] Page 2 Proposer: Please complete the following section and attach appropriate documentation. ASU - [HU] CRITERIA HUMANITIES, FINE ARTS AND DESIGN [HU] courses must meet either 1, 2, or 3 and at least one of the criteria under 4 in such a way as to make the satisfaction of these criteria A CENTRAL AND SUBSTANTIAL PORTION of the course content. Identify YES NO Documentation Submitted Official Course Description, Syllabus, TOC in 1. Emphasize the study of values, of the development of Course Textbook philosophies, religions, ethics or belief systems, and/or aesthetic and Example of experience. Unit Materials, Example chapter from Text 2. Concerns the comprehension and interpretation/analysis of written, aural, or visual texts, and/or the historical development of textual traditions. 3. Concerns the comprehension and interpretation/analysis of material objects, images and spaces, and/or their historical development. Official Course Description, Syllabus, TOC in 4. In addition, to qualify for the Humanities, Fine Arts and Design Course Textbook designation a course must meet one or more of the following and Example of requirements: Unit Materials, Example chapter from text a. Concerns the development of human thought, including emphasis on the analysis of philosophical and/or religious systems of thought. b. Concerns aesthetic systems and values, literary and visual arts. Official Course Description, Syllabus, TOC in c. Emphasizes aesthetic experience in the visual and performing Course Textbook arts, including music, dance, theater, and in the applied arts, and Example of including architecture and design. Unit Materials and example chapter from Text d. Deepen awareness of the analysis of literature and the development of literary traditions. THE FOLLOWING ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE: Humanities and Fine Arts [HU] Page 3 ASU - [HU] CRITERIA • Courses devoted primarily to developing a skill in the creative or performing arts, including courses that are primarily studio classes in the Herberger College of the Arts and in the College of Design. • Courses devoted primarily to developing skill in the use of a language – However, language courses that emphasize cultural study and the study of literature can be allowed. • Courses which emphasize the acquisition of quantitative or experimental methods. • Courses devoted primarily to teaching skills. Humanities and Fine Arts [HU] Page 4 Course Prefix Number Title Designation DCE 202 Dance in US Popular Culture HU Explain in detail which student activities correspond to the specific designation criteria. Please use the following organizer to explain how the criteria are being met. Criteria (from checksheet) How course meets spirit Please provide detailed (contextualize specific examples evidence of how course meets in next column) criteria (i.e., where in syllabus) 1. Emphasizes the study of values, Dance registers the values of a Official Course Description. of the development of philosophies, culture. By highlighting the social Syllabus: religions, ethics or belief systems, spaces in which dance occurs, as Course Organization, and/or aesthetic experience well as the dress, macro and micro Course Description, contexts, aesthetic movement Course Goals: 1, 2 qualities and ideals, gender roles, Learning Outcomes: 1, 2, 3, and who is permitted to dance Syllabus pg 6: Reading values, etc, students cultivate and Assignments awareness of how ethics and belief Course Text Table of Contents systems are revealed through the Unit #4 Example including: embodied aesthetic experience of Objectives, Introduction, dance in US poular culture. Questions for Consideration, Reading & Viewing Assignments, Discussion Board Topic: Aesthetics and Politics 4.c. Emphasizes aesthetic By emphasizing the aesthetic Official Course Description. experience in the visual and experiences of dance we see Syllabus: performing arts, including music, diverse contributions to what has Course Organization, dance, theater, and in the applied developed into "Dance in (US) Course Description, arts, including architecture and Popular Culture" throughout the Course Goals: 1, 2 design past 110 years. This course Learning Outcomes: 1, 2, 3, highlights the aesthetic experience Syllabus pg 6: Reading through providing socio-historic Assignments contexts for the dance and diverse Course Text Table of Contents perspective on dance through Official Course Description. utilizing various textual and video Syllabus: sources. Course Organization, Course Description, Course Goals: 1, 2 Learning Outcomes: 1, 2, 3, Syllabus pg 6: Reading Assignments Course Text Table of Contents, Unit #4 Example including: Objectives, Introduction, Questions for Consideration, Reading & Viewing Assignments, Discussion Board Topic: Aesthetics and Politics Humanities and Fine Arts [HU] Page 5 DCE 294: DANCE IN US POPULAR CULTURE FALL 2013 #90705 10/16-12/6 Page 1 COURSE SYLLABUS Course Organization DCE/THE 294: Dance in US Popular Culture is a one-semester dance humanities course. In this course we explore ways in which dance in U.S. popular culture is a site where social, political, cultural, economic and ideological realities are reflected, negotiated and at times re-envisioned and re- configured. Following the required reading and videos, the course surveys time periods of dance from Commented [MG(1]: HU 1: Study of belief systems, the late 1800s through the 20th century to the present day. Throughout we maintain a central focus cultural values, philosophies HU4c: Emphasis on aesthetic experience in dance. between the relationship of dance as both a producer and product of unique social and cultural spaces. Commented [MG(2]: HU1: Study of cultural values, belief systems/aesthetic experience PART 1/Units 1-2: Pre-20th Century-1910s PART 2/Units 3-4: 1910s-1940s PART 3/Units 5-6: 1950s-1970s PART 4/Units 7-8: 1980s-present Within each part, there are readings, viewings, discussion boards, quizzes and four writing assignments. Please read the syllabus carefully for all guidelines and due dates! Course Description Investigates vital cultural heritages that have shaped dance in U.S. American popular culture from 20th century to the present. Emphasis on dance as a producer of social space and cultural identity, as well as a reflection of diverse social realities and dynamics of power. Following your required reading and Commented [MG(3]: HU1: Study of cultural values, videos, the course surveys time periods of dance from the late 1800s through the 20th century to the belief systems/aesthetic experience present day. Course Goals 1. Students will have an appreciation of dance in popular U.S. culture as a site where social, political, cultural, economic and ideological realities are reflected, negotiated and at times re- envisioned and re-configured. Commented [MG(4]: HU1: Study of cultural values, 2. Students will develop a key awareness of how diverse aesthetic values and cultural heritages belief systems/aesthetic experience have shaped popular culture dance practices from 20th Century to the present Commented [MG(5]: HU 1: Study of belief systems, cultural