Notice: It is the responsibility of the student to enrolled in the class by the add deadline (http://www.sa.utah.edu/regist/pages/Deadlines.html). Late slips will not be signed by the department. It is also the responsibility of the student to make sure that dropping or withdrawing from the class has been officially completed in the Registrar's office.

Course Description

This course introduces the arts and architecture of Asia (South, Southeast Asia, China, Japan, and Korea). We will begin by looking at the material remains of early cultures and end with 19th-century Japanese print and painting. Students will learn the various approaches to the history of art and visual culture in Asia. Moreover, students will learn how to write and to think critically about visual images.

Course Fee

Course Text and Other Readings

Sherman E. Lee, A History of Far Eastern Art. New York: Prentice Hall, Inc., and Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2004 (Fifth edition)

Rebecca M. Brown and Deborah S. Hutton, eds., Asian Art. Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing, 2006.

Both textbooks are available for purchase at the University Bookstore located at:

270 South 1500 East
Phone: 581-6326.
Store hours: M, W, Th, F: 8:00 am to 5:30 pm
Saturdays: 11:00 am to 4:00 pm
Sundays: Closed

Attendance Policy

A. Class attendance is mandatory. (It will be 10% of the final grade, and I will take roll.)

Note: The following personal events are not acceptable excuses for missing lecture:
1) Getting married
2) Going on a honeymoon
3) Going on a vacation (e.g., a cruise with your mother)

B. Students must do the assigned readings in the reader (or course packet) and textbooks and be ready to demonstrate their knowledge of these readings in class discussions as well as on the take-home midterm and final exams.

Evaluation Methods and Grading Scale

Breakdown of the final grade:

1) Class attendance is mandatory (it will be 10 % of the final grade)

2) Students must do the assigned readings in the textbooks and be ready to show your knowledge of these readings in class-discussion and on both the mid-term and final ESSAY exams.

3) Two short writing Assignments (1-2 pages double-spaced, 30%)
4) Take-home Mid-term (30%)
5) Take-home Final Exam (30%)

NB:

A. There will be no handing in of late take-home Mid-term and Final Exams and Writing Assignments. In cases of emergency, please let me know before the date of the exam and provide documentation (e.g., a note from your doctor).

B. I will accept no late writing assignments or take-home and final exam essays.

C. Students who practice academic dishonesty, such as cheating on the exams and plagiarizing their papers, will risk failing the course. Please refer to the University of Utah student “Policies and Procedures Manual” http://www.sa.utah.edu/code/

Accommodation Policies:

1) If you have a documented disability and anticipate needing accommodation in this course, please make arrangements to meet with me as soon as possible. Please request that the Counselor for Students with Disabilities send a letter verifying your disability. Please call the Center for Disability Services at (801) 581-5020 to make the necessary arrangements.

2) Some of the writings, lectures, films, or presentations in this course may include materials that conflicts with the core beliefs of some students. Please review the syllabus carefully to see if the course is one that you are committed to taking. If you have a concern please discuss it with me at your earliest convenience.

ADA statement
The University of Utah seeks to provide equal access to its programs, services and activities for people with disabilities. If you will need accommodations in the class, reasonable prior notice needs to be given to the Center for Disability Services, 162 Union Building, 581-5020 (V/TDD). CDS will work with you and the instructor to make arrangements for accommodations.

All written information in the course can be made available in alternative format with prior notification to the Center for Disability Services.