African American Art History

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

Critical Thinking and Inquiry (CTI) in the Humanities & Fine Arts Student Learning Outcomes (SLO):

• Critically analyze claims, arguments, artifacts or information.

• Construct coherent, evidence-based arguments.

Additional Learning Outcomes

• Identify and analyze key artists, movements, and ideas in the history of African American art.

• Discuss ethnicity, race, class and/or gender perspectives related to the topics covered in the course

• Examine historical and contemporary visual images integral to the study of African American art history.

• Consider the form and content of particular works of art and apply skills of visual analysis to discover their structure and meaning.

• Develop a greater understanding of Black aesthetics.

• Identify where practices and ideas of Black religions shape Black art forms

• Develop skills in digital humanities

Course Grading Information:

Activity/Performance Measure	Percentage/Points
Art Review #1	20 points
Art Review #2	20 points
Performance Reflection	10 points
Mid-Term Exam	20 points
In-Class Discussions (5 times @ 2 points each)	10 points
Final Website Project	20 points

Grading Scale:

Percentage	Letter Grade
93-100	A
90-92	A-
87-89	B+
83-86	B
80-82	B-
77-79	C+
73-76	C
70-72	C-
67-69	D+
63-66	D
60-62	D-
59 and below	F

Attendance/Participation:

You are expected to attend at least 35 class sessions. Five points overall will be deducted from your total grade for each absence after your ninth.

Course Materials Purchased by the Students:

No course materials are required for purchase.