2761 - GL:Trends in Culture & the Arts 英授 Taught in English

GL:Trends in Culture & the Arts

教育目標 Course Target

This course is a general survey of arts, including the history of painting and architecture from the classical Greco-Roman world, Buddhist and Islamic tradition to medieval and Renaissance art. We will examine representative artworks from these cultural traditions through the lens of Semiotics and focus on the following themes: 1) The Elgin Marbles Controversy; 2) Hitler’s 1936 Summer Olympics; 3) Staging Power & Violence: Rome’s Entertainment Industry; 4) Symbolism in Buddha’s Body; 5) Divinity in the Flesh: Images of God, Christ and Madonna in Medieval and Renaissance art; 6) Mysticism of the Light and Gothic Cathedrals. Students can increase their visual literacy and make their aesthetic judgments in a cross-cultural context by studying and comparing the artistic works and achievements of various periods and cultures.

After completing the course, students will be able to 1) Appreciate cultural values from the perspectives of social and art history, 2) Enhance cross-cultural competence and aesthetic literacy, 3) Enhance communicative skills.

This course is a general survey of arts, including the history of painting and architecture from the classical Greco-Roman world, Buddhist and Islamic tradition to medieval and Renaissance art. We will examine represent artworks from these cultural traditions through the lens of Semiotics and focus on the following themes: 1) The Elgin Marbles Controversy; 2) Hitler’s 1936 Summer Olympics; 3) Staging Power & Violence: Rome’s Entertainment Industry; 4) Symbolism in Buddha’s Body; 5) Divinity in the Flesh: Images of God, Christ and Madonna in Medieval and Renaissance art; 6) Mysticism of the Light and Gothic Cathedrals. Students can increase their visual literacy and make their aesthetic judgments in a cross-cultural context by studying and comparing the artistic works and achievements of various periods and cultures.

After completing the course, students will be able to 1) Appreciate cultural values ​​from the perspectives of social and art history, 2) Enhance cross-cultural competence and aesthetic literacy, 3) Enhance communicative skills.

參考書目 Reference Books

Teacher's materials and internet resources
1. Strickland, Carol. 1992. The Annotated Mona Lisa: a crash course in art history from prehistoric to post-modern. Kansas: Andrews McMeel Publishing.
2. Oxford Art Online (via THU library database)
3. Khan Academy
4. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works/


Teacher's materials and internet resources
1. Strickland, Carol. 1992. The Annotated Mona Lisa: a crash course in art history from prehistoric to post-modern. Kansas: Andrews McMeel Publishing.
2. Oxford Art Online (via THU library database)
3. Khan Academy
4. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works/


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In-class
In-class
30 Participation/attendance/quizzes
Midterm project
Midterm project
30 group video project
Final project
Final project
40 group presentation
Self-study (week 17-18)
Self-study (week 17-18)
5 online/digital learning

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基本資料 Basic Information

  • 課程代碼 Course Code: 2761
  • 學分 Credit: 3-0
  • 上課時間 Course Time:
    Wednesday/6,7,8[M155]
  • 授課教師 Teacher:
    盧盈秀
  • 修課班級 Class:
    國經學程1
  • 選課備註 Memo:
    可抵免通識人文領域學分。
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目前選課人數 Current Enrollment: 64 人

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