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Class
meets Tuesdays and Thursdays, 5:30-8:00 p.m. in the Richard Rawlinson
Center (Walwood 113E). A field trip to the Toledo Museum of Art
may be arranged.
The following required texts are available for purchase in
the University Bookstore and at the WMU Bookstore in the Bernhard
Center:
o Sayre, Henry
M. Writing about Art. 5th ed. Upper Saddle River:
Prentice Hall, 2006.
o Sears, Elizabeth
and Thelma K. Thomas, ed. Reading Medieval Images: The
Art Historian and the Object. Ann Arbor: University of
Michigan Press, 2002.
o Strunk, William
and E. B. White. The Elements of Style. 4th ed. New
York: Longman, 2000.
Students are responsible for two papers, a seminar report,
an annotated bibliography, and a glossary, as well as the completion
of reading assignments and participation in class discussion.
Meetings with the instructor outside of class time about progress
on assignments will unquestionably help students succeed in
the course. A full letter grade will be deducted for any assignments
delivered after their due date. Written assignments must be
submitted in hard copy, unless other arrangements are made with
the instructor in advance.
o Each student
will write a research paper (1200-1600 words) with illustrations
and full documentation focusing on a small group of medieval
representations of a theme, the topic to be chosen in consultation
with the instructor. A progress report on the project (100-200
words) is due on June 8. The paper is due on June 22, with
a revised and final version due on June 29. (30% of the final
grade)
o Each student
will write a visual analysis (1000-1400 words) of a single
work of art chosen in consultation with the instructor by
May 23 using the principles put forward in Henry M. Sayre’s
Writing about Art. The paper will be accompanied
by a list of reproductions of the work found in print and
online ranked according to their quality. The paper is due
on May 30, with a revised and final version due on June 6.
(15% of the final grade)
o Each student
will present a seminar report on the topic of his or her research
paper. The seminar reports will be presented on June 22 and
27. Their length will be determined by the number of students
in the seminar. (10% of the final grade)
o Each student
will develop an annotated bibliography that includes entries
for all numbered essays in Reading Medieval Images.
Each annotation must include an indication of the author’s
method and a summary of conclusions reached. A working version
is due on June 13, with a revised and complete version due
on June 20. (20% of the final grade)
o Working from
the required readings and other sources, each student will
compile a glossary of 48 specialist terms with an indication
of the source(s) for each definition. The glossary is due
on June 1, with a revised and final version due on June 15.
(10% of the final grade)
o Participation
in class discussion is required. Much of the discussion will
revolve around assigned readings, and students may be asked
to give progress reports on their papers. (15% of the final
grade)
In accordance with the WMU Graduate Catalog, grades carry the
significance indicated:
A |
Outstanding,
Exceptional |
4.0 |
BA |
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3.5 |
B |
Very
Good |
3.0 |
CB |
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2.5 |
C |
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2.0 |
DC |
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1.5 |
D |
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1.0 |
E |
Failing |
0.0 |
X |
Failure
(Unofficial Withdrawal) |
0.0 |
W |
Official
Withdrawal |
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I |
Incomplete |
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The grade of incomplete will be given only when illness, necessary
absence, or other reasons beyond the control of the student
prevent completion of course requirements by the end of the
semester.
There are no prerequisites for this course, but an elementary
knowledge of Latin is assumed. No knowledge of modern foreign
languages is assumed; nevertheless, students may be working
with some texts in foreign languages for their research papers.
All written assignments should be in good strong prose; see
Strunk and White, The Elements of Style, for advice
on how to achieve this. All assignments should be professionally
presented, following the guidelines for Medieval Institute Publications
(available as a PDF file at the MIP Web site (http://www.wmich.edu/medieval/mip/),
click on “MIP Stylesheet”), except that italics
are acceptable in place of (even preferred to) underlining.
Notice that the MIP Stylesheet assumes that a bibliography of
works cited will be included and that a shortened form of citation
will be used in notes. Please follow this in practice. In citing
internet and other electronic sources (not addressed in the
MIP Stylesheet), please follow Andrew Harnack and Eugene Kleppinger,
Online! A Reference Guide to Using Internet Sources
(New York, 1998).
Students are expected to attend class regularly. Any absence
must be explained to the instructor, in advance when possible,
in person, via e-mail, or by phone.
The only e-mail address that should be used for communication
between WMU students and WMU faculty and staff is the e-mail
address associated with a BroncoNet ID. Students can access
this e-mail account or get instructions for obtaining a BroncoNet
ID at GoWMU.wmich.edu.
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