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Graduate Calendar Archives: 1998 / 1999 |
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School for Studies in Art and Culture: Art HistorySt. Patrick’s Building
423 The SchoolActing Director,
Bryan Gillingham The School for Studies in Art nd Culture offers a program of study and research leading to the degree of Master of Arts in Canadian Art History. The program is unique in its breadth and comprehensiveness. Students can choose to focus on art and architecture drawn from Canada’s wealth of different artistic communities, including the traditions of Euro-Canadians, aboriginal peoples, other ethnic groups, and women. They are encouraged to consider these traditions as aesthetic expressions and within broad contexts of race and gender and of social, political, and economic history. Qualifying-Year ProgramApplicants who do not qualify for direct admission to the master’s program may be admitted to a qualifying-year program. Applicants who lack an Honours degree, but have a 3-year degree with an honours standing (at least B overall) will normally be admitted to a qualifying-year program. Refer to the general Regulations section of this Calendar (see p. 54.) Master of ArtsAdmission RequirementsThe minimum requirement for admission to the master’s program is an Honours bachelor’s degree (or the equivalent) in art history or a related discipline, with at least high honours standing. Related disciplines may include anthropology, Canadian history, and Canadian studies. Applicants without a background in art history may be required to take up to a maximum of 2.0 credits in certain designated courses from the undergraduate art history program in addition to their regular program. Program RequirementsThe specific program requirements for students in the M.A. program are as follows:
Subject to the approval of the graduate
supervisor The student’s program will be developed in consultation with the graduate supervisor and graduate faculty of Art History, and must be approved by the graduate supervisor. The prescribed program will take into account the student’s background and special interests, as well as the research strengths of the Art History graduate faculty. DeadlinesThesis Proposal Full-time students will normally submit their thesis topic to the thesis proposal board no later than April 15 of the first year of registration for students enrolled full time, and no later than the middle of the fifth term of registration for students enrolled part time. Thesis Regulations governing requirements for the master’s thesis, including deadlines for submission, are outlined in the General Regulations (see p. 60.) Language RequirementsStudents are required to demonstrate a reading knowledge of French (or another language to be approved by the Art History graduate supervisor). Academic StandingA standing of B- or better must be obtained in each credit counted towards the master’s degree. CoursesNot all of the following courses are offered in a given year. For an up-to-date statement of course offerings for 1998-99, please consult the Registration Instructions and Class Schedule booklet published in the summer. F,W,S indicates term of offering. Courses offered in the fall and winter are followed by T. The number following the letter indicates the credit weight of the course: 1 denotes 0.5 credit, 2 denotes 1.0 credit, etc. Art History 11.500T2 This course examines three areas: (1) the historiography of both native and non-native Canadian art history; (2) the history and practice of collecting institutions in the six areas of concentration in Canadian art: Indian art, Inuit art, Canadian art, Euro-American tradition, architecture, folk and popular arts, and photography with attention to questions posed by new methodologies and theoretical approaches; and (3) cross-cultural and multi-cultural aspects of contemporary art. Additionally, the course provides on-site introduction to techniques of archival and collection research within the major collecting institutions in Ottawa. Art History 11.501F1, W1 or S1 This course involves practical on-site work in Ottawa collecting institutions (as available) and an extensive written assignment derived from the practicum project. The departmental graduate practicum coordinator and the on-site supervisor are jointly responsible for the final mark. A maximum of one 1.0 credit practicum will be accepted towards degree requirements. Art History 11.502F1, W1, S1 Tutorials designed to permit students to pursue topics in Canadian art which they have selected in consultation with the faculty of the program. Art History 11.511F1 or W1 This course will consider the social, political, economic and aesthetic contexts for art produced in Canada in selected periods from the French settlement to 1900. Emphasis will be placed on the adoption and transformation of European traditions by artists and sculptors in New France. British North America, and post-Confederation Canada in order to define the nature of the Canadian artistic ethos. Consideration will also be given to the impact of Canada’s geographical proximity to the United States, and the Canadian response to ideas emanating from that source. Art History 11.512F1 or W1 Critical reaction to art exhibition held by organizations such as the Ontario Society of Artists, the Art Association of Montreal, and the Royal Canadian Academy, among others, will be examined in order to establish the climate of public opinion, the pattern of critical methodology, and the assumptions implicit in contemporary aesthetic ideas at various periods in the development of Canadian art. Preferences for certain types of subject matter, stylistic approaches, compositional formats, and scale will also be considered, as will the effect of criticism upon the artists’ work. Art History 11.513F1 or W1 This course examines the influence of such factors as Theosophy, mysticism, Buddhism and alchemy on selected twentieth-century artists and their work. It also addresses the theoretical and methodological problems raised by such influences. Art History 11.514F1 or W1 An examination of art by women in light of the role played by painters, sculptors, printmakers and photographers in the formation of artists’ groups, in the development of modernist art and in the production of commissioned works of art which served as Canadian civic and/or national symbols. Art History 11.515F1 or W1 This course will examine writings on Canadian modernist and post-modernist art by artists and critics in light of current concerns about audience response and reception theory. Art History 11.516F1 or W1 This course will consider the art of contemporary women artists in the context of cultural, social/political and feminist issues. Examination of patronage systems, viewer response and contemporary art theory will provide additional foci for the discussion of gender and contemporary art-making. Art History 11.517F1 or W1 This course will examine works of art commissioned for public spaces. Emphasis will be placed on analysis of the art and the interrelationships among the artist, the patron, the critic and the public. Consideration of the social, cultural and political contexts and resultant issues will also be addressed. Art History 11.518F1 or W1 This course examines selected Canadian artists who create art in nature, and/or with the elements of earth, air, fire and water. These artists are considered from the perspectives of international environmental art, the Canadian landscape tradition, and current ecological concerns. Art History 11.519W1 This course offers opportunities to examine a wide spectrum of contemporary art practice in Canada. Explorations of the artist collective, traditional and new media (painting, sculpture, installation, video, computer art, etc.), relationship of artist and society, critical and public reception of contemporary art production, as well as interaction between institutional collecting and artist-run centres will provide the basis for a cultural analysis of specific sites of individual and institutional practice. Art History 11.520F1 or W1 This course will examine traditions of art-making in eastern Canada from the beginning of European contact through the early twentieth century. It will consider three major cultural groupings: the Eastern Sub-Arctic, the Iroquoian peoples, and the Algonkian peoples. Art History 11.521F1 or W1 This course examines and seeks to define the distinctive artistic expressions of a regional culture - the Canadian Plains Indians - in the historic period. Reference will be made to traditional art forms, symbolism, and the adjustments made by native artisans to the changing socio-economic context in the historic period. Art History 11.522F1 or W1 The focus for the course will be the art of the North-West Coast Indians of Canada from contact through the early twentieth century. Art will be studied in its context of ritual and use, and also as an expression of changing relations with the European colonial presence (stylistic change and the growth of ‘tourist art.’) Stress will be placed on art as a changing symbolic system generated by historical, social, and environmental experience. Art History 11.523F1 or W1 This course will study the representation of aboriginal culture in Canadian museums through the historical examination of institutions, exhibitions and collecting and research policies. Particular emphasis will be placed on changing treatments of objects as ‘art’ and as ‘artifact.’ Art History 11.524F1 or W1 This course will study selected aspects of contemporary aboriginal art in Canada, focussing on the period since 1960. Current debates about museum representation, appropriation, and marginalization will also be discussed. Art History 11.526F1 or W1 This course will examine the ways that visual arts produced by the peoples of Canada have been represented in museums and art galleries. The two broad areas to be addressed will be the theory of museum representation and the historical development of the museum in the West, with a special focus on the histories of Canadian institutions and their landmark exhibitions. Art History 11.527F1 or W1 Students in this course will curate an exhibition of works of art from Canada for display in a museum or gallery in the Ottawa region. Guided by museum professionals, they will study the main aspects of professional curatorial practice through hands-on experience in developing the exhibition concept, selecting and researching the works, writing the exhibition texts and designing the installation. Art History 11.530F1 or W1 This course addresses cultural production by the people of the North American Arctic during prehistoric and historic periods. The perspectives of art history will be compared with those of anthropology in considering such matters as fusion of aesthetic and utilitarian requirements in objects of use, artistic continuity and change, and the diffusion of style through time and across geographic area. Art History 11.531F1 or W1 The development of contemporary Inuit sculpture from 1949 to the present will be addressed in this course. Consideration will be given to the evolution of regional and individual styles and to the effect of government policies and market forces on this work. Such matters as acculturation, identity, and cultural affirmation will be considered. Art History 11.532F1 or W1 This course will examine the development of contemporary Inuit graphic arts from 1957 to the present. Prints, drawings, and other two-dimensional media will be considered with attention given to the development of regional and individual styles and to the effect of government policies and market forces on the work. Such matters as acculturation, identity, and cultural affirmation will be considered. Art History 11.533F1 or W1 Selected topics relating to the historical development and significance of Canadian Inuit art in the broad context of world art will be addressed in this seminar. Topics may include such broad themes as historiography, cross-cultural aesthetics, and the relationship of contemporary Inuit art to contemporary critical and social theory. Art History 11.540F1 or W1 This course will consider selected aspects of historical architecture in Canada from the French settlement to Confederation. Particular emphasis will be placed on the traditional architecture of Quebec, the role of British-trained architects in the post-1760 period, the impact of institutional and private patrons in shaping the pattern of development, the emergence of distinctive Canadian forms, and the recognition of architects as a professional group distinct from that of builders. Art History 11.541F1 or W1 This course will examine the traditional interpretations of Canadian architecture in light of current research methodologies and recent advances in historical writing. Emphasis will be placed on architecture from the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa to the advent of the Modern Movement. Art History 11.542F1 or W1 This course will introduce students to major collections in Canada and to problems posed and insights gained through study of original perspectives, elevations, plans and working drawings. Art History 11.543F1 or W1 An examination of the leading figures and trends in Canadian architecture since 1950. This includes the influence of international modernism, regionalism, urban theory, and postmodernism. Art History 11.550F1 or W1 This course will examine the emergence of photography in Canada in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Photographs will be examined from the perspective of their format and aesthetic qualities as well as in social, political and cultural contexts. Art History 11.551F1 or W1 This course will examine the developments in pictorial, documentary and fine-art photography by amateur and professional photographers in Canada from 1900 to 1945. Art History 11.560F1 or W1 This course will examine regional and community-based artistic traditions, particularly those involving immigrants to Canada from Europe and other parts of the world. It will survey sources and styles with particular emphasis on the social context of artistic practice and appreciation. Art History 11.561F1 or W1 This course will examine the development of discourse on folk and popular arts in North America with special reference to Canada. The relationship between theoretical approaches taken in the literature and the practice of research as evidenced in exhibition production and collection building will be addressed. Nationalism, regionalism and the influence of the market are among those topics identified for particular emphasis. Art History 11.599F4, W4, S4 |
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