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Artist Lecture Series ART 498 / 700 Pasha Rafat
SyllabusArt 498/Art 700 Seminar in Visual Arts Fall 2007Pasha Rafat professor of art office hours: Mon./Wed. 3:00-6:00 p.m. HFA 272 pasha.rafat@unlv.edu office:702- 895 3110 art office: 702-895 3237 “Art is not the reflection of reality, it is the reality of that reflection” Jean Luc Godard Course Objectives: A seminar course with a historical and theoretical investigation in the subject of art. This seminar course structured for under graduate and graduate students to examine, experience and interact individually with a group of invited seminal figures in contemporary art and in interrelated discipline. Course Content: The weekly seminar structured through invitations to lecturers in various areas of discipline, with biased towards visual art and of national and internationally known recognized artists, filmmakers, art historian, critics, architects, and musicians… Course Requirements: Attendance: Attendance is mandatory - it is required to attend each seminar. If a class is missed, the student is responsible for making up missed work. Any absences will negatively impact your final grade - three absences will result in failure. Consideration will be extended to legitimate excused absences: illness, family emergency, religious observations, and involvement in university-sponsored activities. Assignments: Each student is expected to fulfill and complete assignments. Contextual information in reference to individual lecturer provided weekly - each student is required to research individual artist/topics prior to upcoming lectures. Assigned work must be finished by the due dates. Each student will be solely responsible for his or her own written thesis work conceptually and structurally. Grading:Grades will be based on attendance, class participation, and thesis papers written. Midterm grades will be given, usually in concordance with the professor meeting for each individual student. Final Review: It is mandatory for each student to attend the final exam. The exam schedule is determined by the University to avoid overlapping or conflicting examination times. Please be aware of your schedule as it pertains to the end of the semester and report any perceived conflicts to the instructor immediately. Grades will be posted on the UNLV web site the first Wednesday following the Final Review. Final Review: Dec.11th @ 7:00 p.m. FDH 109 Text; required reading: Flatland, a romance of many dimensions Edwin Abbott Chromophobia David Batchelor Course Calendar:August 28 Introduction and seminar overview September 4 Rosemarie Fiorie September 11Harrell Fletcher September 18 Akira Hasegawa, tentative September 25 Samuel Nigro October 2 Andrea Fraser October 9 Jean Lowe October 16 Nic Nicosia October23 Christa Erickson October 30 Amir Naderi November 6 Stephen Frailey November 13 Joseph Del Pesco November 20 Jack Sullivan November 27 Charles Long December 4 BFA presentation December 11 final review UNLV Writing Center: One-on-one or small group assistance with writing is available free of charge to UNLV students at the Writing Center, located in CDC-301. Students with appointments will receive priority assistance. Disability Accommodation: UNVL complies with provisions set forth in Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, offering reasonable accommodations to qualified students with documented disabilities. If you have a documented disability that may require assistance, you will need to contact the Disability Resource Center (DRC) for coordination in your academic accommodations. The DRC is located in the Student Services Complex (SSC) Room 137 and contact numbers are VOICE (702) 895-0866, TTY (702) 895-0652 FAX (702) 895-0651. For additional information please visit http://studentlife.unlv.edu.disability/ Rebelmail – By policy, faculty and staff should only e-mail students’ Rebelmail accounts. Rebelmail is UNLV’s official e-mail system for students. It is one of the primary ways students receive official university communication. All UNLV students receive a Rebelmail account after admission to the university. Non-admitted students should contact the Student Help Desk at (702) 895-0761, in the Student Union Room 231, or by e-mail: studenthelp@unlv.edu. See http://rebelmail.unlv.edu/ for information. Copyright – The following statement is recommended for inclusion in course syllabi:The University requires all members of the University Community to familiarize themselves and to follow copyright and fair use requirements. You are individually and solely responsible for violations of copyright and fair use laws. The University will neither protect nor defend you nor assume any responsibility for employee or student violations of fair use laws. Violations of copyright laws could subject you to federal and state civil penalties and criminal liability, as well as disciplinary action under University policies. To familiarize yourself with copyright and fair use policies, you are encouraged to visit the following website: <http://www.unlv.edu/committees/copyright/>.
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