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- Course name
- Histories of Modern and Contemporary Art, 1955 - Present
- Institution
- Sarah Lawrence College
- Instructor
- Sarah Hamill
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Art History
- Course dates
- 2020-09-07 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-12-18 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 47
This year-long course is an introduction to modern and contemporary art from 1860 to the present, focusing on its histories and counter-histories. In the fall semester, we will explore Eurocentric modernist histories of art in Europe and North America, investigating how artists responded to a world ravaged by fascism, colonialism, and war; altered by industry, technology, and rationalized forms of labor; and tested by shifting national, ethnic, and gendered identities. What representational strategies did artists use to respond to these upheavals? How is the history of Western avant-gardist art also one of colonization and cultural appropriation? The course serves as an introduction to the historical avant-gardes in the United States, Mexico, and Europe – including Impressionism, Fauvism, Expressionism, Cubism, Constructivism, Vorticism, Dada, Surrealism, Muralism, the Harlem Renaissance, and Abstract Expressionism – and to alternative modernisms that fall outside the canon, including so-called “outsider” art, queer modernisms, and modernisms in India, Japan, and Latin America, and art by marginalized artists. Seminars will entail close discussions of case studies of artists responding to a dominant modernism, as well as methodological debates about decentering the canon.
The Fall 2020 semester will culminate in a Wikipedia assignment where students will create and edit Wikipedia articles about underrepresented artists.
Timeline
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 12 October 2020 | Thursday, 15 October 2020
- In class - Introduction to the Wikipedia Assignment
Welcome to your Wikipedia assignment's course timeline. This page guides you through the steps you'll need to complete for your Wikipedia assignment, with links to training modules and your classmates' workspaces.
Your course has been assigned a Wikipedia Expert. You can reach them through the Get Help button at the top of this page.
Resources:
- Milestones
Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link your instructor sent you. (Because of Wikipedia's technical restraints, you may receive a message that you cannot create an account. To resolve this, please try again off-campus or the next day.)
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 19 October 2020 | Thursday, 22 October 2020
- Assignment - Choose your article
- Assignment - During Class Time
In Class Exercise: Add 3-5 citations for your article to your Sandbox
- Resources for Research and Writing on Wikipedia
Wikipedia Subject Guides:
Sarah Lawrence Resources:
Other Pages Written by Sarah Lawrence Students:
Need Help? Book a research consultation with a SLC Librarian.
- In class - In Class Activity
- Add 3-5 citations for your article to your Sandbox
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 26 October 2020 | Thursday, 29 October 2020
- Continue to build your bibliography
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 2 November 2020 | Thursday, 5 November 2020
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 9 November 2020 | Thursday, 12 November 2020
Week 11
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 16 November 2020 | Thursday, 19 November 2020
Week 12
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 23 November 2020 | Thursday, 26 November 2020
Week 13
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 30 November 2020 | Thursday, 3 December 2020
- Assignment - In class excercise
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9
Meet in groups of 3, to each read a different article in that group:
Groups: 1: Henry Abrams, Julia Berman, Ellis Bishop; 2: Meaghan Bonds, Gabriella Brakke, Sophie Chen; 3: Shannon Coon, Haley Cummings, Lillian Dabe; 4: Mary DeSouza, Margaret Duffy, Anya Ernst; 5: Mikkie Gilford, Brooklynn Golinvaux, Gabrielle Gonzalez; 6: May Higginbotham, Leon Hou, Brennan Jones; 7: Megan Kang, Talia Kedem, Jess Kelly; 8: Morgana Knopoff, Jonathan Li, Claudia Lopez-Ona; 9: Morgan Lui, Lucia Marra, Audrey McGonagle; 10: Margaret McGuinness, Mason Miller, Sarah Morse; 11: Navya Naveen, Mariana Ossenkop, Sasha Pinchuk; 12: Sebastian Rodriguez, Olaf Saaf, Adrienne Samuels; 13: Michael Sawyer, Anna Schechter, Jane Scheiber; 14: Natalie Taylor, Avery Warsaw, Zihan Wen; 15: Hannah Wendel, Lola Wilcox, Zhiwei Wu, Eddie Yoffee.
- Milestones
Send your Pair Peer Review Groups:
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
- Assignment - In Class
Now's the time to revisit your text and refine your work. You may do more research and find missing information; rewrite the lead section to represent all major points; reorganize the text to communicate the information better; or add images and other media.
Read Editing Wikipedia page 15 to review a final check-list before completing your assignment.
Don't forget that you can ask for help from your Wikipedia Expert at any time!
- Milestones
Week 14
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 7 December 2020 | Thursday, 10 December 2020
Week 15
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 14 December 2020 | Thursday, 17 December 2020
- Assignment - You've finished your Wikipedia assignment!
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.