{"id":97,"date":"2012-05-12T16:35:01","date_gmt":"2012-05-12T20:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/fys\/?page_id=97"},"modified":"2012-05-13T09:30:06","modified_gmt":"2012-05-13T13:30:06","slug":"the-shock-of-the-new-modernism","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/fys\/sample-syllabi\/contemporary-lit-visiting-writers\/the-shock-of-the-new-modernism\/","title":{"rendered":"The Shock of the New: Modernism"},"content":{"rendered":"

First-Year Seminar<\/strong><\/p>\n

Shock of the New: The Experience of Modern Art <\/strong><\/p>\n

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FYS 101-22<\/p>\n

M\/W 1-2:15 Jordan Hall 307<\/p>\n

Susan Sutherlin<\/p>\n

Office: JH 302A<\/p>\n

Office Hours: Mondays 2-4 p.m. and by appointment<\/p>\n

e-mail: ssutherl@butler.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

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Andrew Soliday<\/p>\n

Graduate Assistant<\/p>\n

e-mail: asoliday@butler.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

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Statement on the Seminar Topic<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The term “modernism” is still being interpreted in 2011, although most cultural critics and thinkers believe we have entered the post-modern era.\u00a0 The movement in literature, visual arts and music which we will study entered its most productive phase between 1900 and 1930, although the “big bang” event that set these artists in motion could never be unquestionably located.\u00a0 Experimentation was the hallmark of the period, with increased attention to the irrational and unconscious elements of artistic expression.\u00a0 The modernists set out to break irretrievably from the old, and in their designs we find much of our contemporary selves.\u00a0 Our seminar will inquire into the nature of these expressions, what the modernists hoped to reject in their culture and what made them part of the larger spirit of their time.<\/p>\n

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Texts<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Conrad\/Heart of Darkness<\/em>\/Norton<\/p>\n

Eliot \/The Waste Land, Prufrock, and Other Poems<\/em>\/Waking Lion Press
\nStorr\/Freud: A Very Short Introduction\/<\/em>Oxford
\nWalther\/ Pablo Picasso 1881-1973: Genius of the Century<\/em>\/Taschen
\nFreud\/Dora: An Analysis of a Case of Hysteria \/<\/em>Touchstone<\/p>\n

Lawrence\/Selected Stories<\/em>\/Penguin<\/p>\n

Beckett\/Collected Shorter Plays<\/em>\/Grove<\/em><\/p>\n

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Course Requirements\/Policies<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

In this seminar we will concentrate on both writing and discussion as the primary means to explore the topic, with particular emphasis on the well-formed argument.\u00a0 To this end, there is one essay assignment, including research, as well as various writing exercises. The nature of a seminar requires participation by everyone; the idea is that our joint inquiry into this topic will produce far more creative and insightful results.<\/p>\n

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Grading<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Grades are earned in the following manner: Informal overnight writing (40%); formal essay (20%); contribution to class discussion, additional writing assignments, quizzes (40%). See university guidelines for plagiarism and attendance policies.<\/p>\n

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Writing<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Overnight writes are to be turned in at the beginning of each class period marked by an asterisk (*).\u00a0 These must be typewritten or neatly handwritten.\u00a0 The write should be a minimum<\/strong> of two pages as a response or commentary to the reading, including questions and tentative answers.\u00a0 Summary of the reading is not acceptable.\u00a0 No late overnight<\/span> writes will be accepted.<\/span><\/p>\n

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An essay with critical sources will be assigned during the term (including the opportunity for one revision); see syllabus for deadlines.<\/p>\n

Students will contribute this essay from FYS101 course for FYS university-wide, program assessment.<\/p>\n

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Learning Objectives for FYS Students<\/span><\/strong>:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. To reflect on \u201cbig questions\u201d about themselves, their community and their world.<\/li>\n
  2. To develop the capacity to read and think critically.<\/li>\n
  3. To develop the capacity to write clear and persuasive expository and argumentative essays, with an emphasis on thesis formation and development.<\/li>\n
  4. To gain an understanding of basic principles of oral communication as they apply to discussion.<\/li>\n
  5. To understand the liberal arts as a vital and evolving tradition and to see themselves as agents within that tradition.<\/li>\n
  6. To develop capacities for careful and open reflection on questions of values and norms.<\/li>\n
  7. To develop the ability to carry out research for the purpose of inquiry and to support claims.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Academic Accommodations\u2014Student Disability Services<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

    It is the policy and practice of Butler University to make reasonable accommodations for students with properly documented disabilities.\u00a0 Written notification from Student Disability Services is required.\u00a0 If you are eligible to receive an accommodation and would like to request it for this course, please discuss it with me and allow one week advance notice.\u00a0 Otherwise, it is not guaranteed that the accommodation can be received on a timely basis.\u00a0 Students who have questions about Student Disability Services or who have, or think they may have, a disability (psychiatric, attentional, learning, vision, hearing, physical, medical, etc.) are invited to contact Student Disability Services for a confidential discussion in Jordan Hall 136 or by phone at extension 9308.<\/p>\n

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    SYLLABUS<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    August 25: Introduction\u2014Discussion of the Foundations of Modernism<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    <\/strong>\u00a0 Picasso: Self-Portrait, 1972<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

    *August 30: Heart of Darkness (Part I, 3-31)<\/strong><\/p>\n

    September 1: IMA (European and American Galleries)<\/strong><\/p>\n

    *September 6: Heart of Darkness (Part II, 31-54)<\/strong><\/p>\n

    *September 8: Heart of Darkness (Part III, 54-77) and Picasso 7-26 (QUIZ 1)<\/strong><\/p>\n

    *September 13:\u00a0 Picasso 33-44<\/strong><\/p>\n

    September 15: IMA (African Gallery) <\/strong><\/p>\n

    September 20: Stravinsky (lecture)\u00a0 Listening Assignment: Rite of Spring <\/strong><\/p>\n

    <\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 Magritte: The Meaning of Night<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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    *September 22: Eliot \u201cThe Lovesong of J Alfred Prufrock<\/strong><\/p>\n

    September 27: IMA (European Collection)<\/strong><\/p>\n

    September 29: Research Workshop (Irwin library)<\/strong><\/p>\n

    *October 4: Storr\u2019s Freud, <\/em>Chapters 1-3; Young Dr. Freud<\/em> (film) (QUIZ 2)<\/strong><\/p>\n

    *October 6: Storr\u2019s Freud, <\/em>Chapters 4-6; Young Dr. Freud<\/em> (film)<\/strong><\/p>\n

    *October 11: Storr\u2019s Freud, Chapters 7-10; Young Dr. Freud<\/em> (film)\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

    October 13: READING BREAK <\/strong><\/p>\n

    *October 18: Freud\u2019s Dora<\/em> (Introduction and 1-52)\u00a0 (QUIZ 3)<\/strong><\/p>\n

    *October 20: Freud\u2019s Dora <\/em>(53-conclusion) ESSAY DRAFT DUE<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    <\/strong>\u00a0 Munch: The Scream<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

    October 25: TBA<\/strong><\/p>\n

    October 27: IMA (Modern and Contemporary Galleries) <\/strong><\/p>\n

    *November 1: Lawrence short stories (QUIZ 4)<\/strong><\/p>\n

    *November 3: Lawrence short stories<\/strong><\/p>\n

    November 8: Dada and Surrealism (lecture)\/modernist film<\/strong><\/p>\n

    November 10: Schoenberg music (lecture)<\/strong><\/p>\n

    *November 15: Beckett plays (QUIZ 5)<\/strong><\/p>\n

    November 17: IMA (American and Contemporary Collections)<\/strong><\/p>\n

    November 21-25 Thanksgiving Holiday<\/strong><\/p>\n

    *November 29: Beckett plays<\/strong><\/p>\n

    December 1: Beckett plays\u00a0 ESSAY DUE (REVISION)<\/strong><\/p>\n

    December 6: Beckett plays<\/strong><\/p>\n

    December 8: Final Class Meeting<\/strong><\/p>\n

    <\/strong>\u00a0Duchamp: Nude Descending a Staircase<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n


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