HUMS 101 Tentative Calendar

Week 1 (Jan 14-18)

Discussion of the Inquiry Process

Begin talking about music

Reading: Music IQ sheet, What is Art by Leo Tolstoy--handout

Week 2 (Jan 22-26)

Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Jan 21^st—no class

Assign multi-genre research topic dates

Continued discussion of music and discussion of writing about artifacts

Listening for a thesis

Reading: Library Reserve “How We Listen” by Aaron Copland

Week 3 (Jan 28-Feb 1)

Music quiz on Monday, Jan 28^th

Begin discussion of painting and sculpture

Writing about artifacts—looking for a unifying principle

Reading: Painting and Sculpture IQ sheets

Reading: Library Reserve “Ageless” Interview with Harold Balazs

Outside Event Opportunity—NIC Art Faculty Exhibit Jan 28-Feb 22 Corner Gallery, Boswell Hall

Week 4 (Feb 4-8)

Continued discussion of painting and sculpture

Begin discussion of Multi-genre papers

Results of preliminary research for multi genre paper due Feb 4th

Reading: “Art as Experience” by John Dewey--handout

Outside Event opportunity—JazzNIC concert Feb 5 7:30 pm Boswell

Week 5 (Feb 11-15)

Painting and Sculpture quiz Monday Feb 11^th

Guest speaker on Heidi: The Musical

Reading: Maus I by Art Spiegelman

OE opportunity—NIC production Heidi: The Musical Feb 14, 15, 16—7:30 pm Boswell Hall Schuler Performing Arts Center

Week 6 (Feb 18-22)

President’s Day Holiday Feb. 18^th—no class

Results of exploratory research for multi genre paper due Feb 20^th

Reading: Maus II by Art Spiegelman

OE opportunity—NIC production Heidi: The Musical Feb 21, 22, 23--7:30 pm Boswell Hall Schuler Performing Arts Center

Week 7 (Feb25-29)

Maus I and II quiz Monday Feb 25^th

Outside Event paper #1 due Feb 29th

Begin discussion of film

Reading: Film IQ sheet, “Art” by Clive Bell--handout

Week 8 (Mar 3-7)

Film continued—screening of film

Results of information research for multi genre paper due Mar 3

Outside Event opportunity—“A Collaboration of Images and Sound: Jeff Jones, Photographer and Johnathen Middleton, Composer.” March 3-27 Corner Gallery, Boswell Hall

Week 9 (Mar 10-14)

Film quiz Monday March 10^th

Begin Discussion of Architecture

Reading: Architecture IQ sheet

Week 10 (Mar 17-21)

Continued discussion of Architecture

Reading: Library Reserve “Home from Nowhere” by James Kunstler

Week 11 (Mar 24-28)

Quiz over architecture, March 24th

Outside Event Paper #2 due March 28th

Multi-genre paper workshop

Reading: Drama IQ handout, Relatively Speaking by Alan Ayckbourn

Outside Event opportunity—“A Solution.” A concert sponsored by the Popcorn Forum featuring the NIC Jazz Ensemble, Boswell Hall Schuler Performing Arts Center, 7:30 pm

Spring Break (March 31-4)

Week 12 (April 7-11)

Multi-genre workshop

Drama IQ process

Reading: Relatively Speaking by Alan Ayckbourn

Guest Speaker on Relatively Speaking production?

Week 13 (April 14-18)

Quiz over drama and Relatively Speaking April 18^th

Multi-genre papers due April 18

Discussion of Artifacts and culture WWI-WWII

Week 14 (April 21-25)

Reading: Man’s Search for Meaning, Part I by Victor Frankl, Library

Reserve: Two student multi-genre papers of your choice

Week 15 (April 28- May 2)

Outside Event Paper #3 due May 2

Reading and discussion: Man’s Search for Meaning, Part II by Victor Frankl,

Library Reserve: Two student multi-genre papers of your choice

Week 16 (May 5-9^th)

Public Art, Big “A” or little “a”

Reading: “Principles of Art” by R.G. Collingwood

May 9^th Curriculum Day—no class

Finals Week (May 14-17)

Final Exam Time: Monday, May 12^th 12-2pm