Discovering a history : the school of art at the University of Denver

Discovering a History: The School of Art at the University of Denver explores the early history of art education in Denver, and the significance of visual art education at the University of Denver within that history beginning in 1865, when the first classes in art were offered, and ending in 1929 when the University acquired the Chappell School of Art—an independent art school—and appointed Vance Kirkland as director. This paper also explores competing art institutions, which at times posed great hindrances to the University. Further, it illustrates how the artists who taught at the University of Denver School of Art, such as Ida De Steiguer, Preston Powers, Emma Richardson Cherry, and Henry Read, were amongst the great contributors to Denver’s burgeoning artistic culture.

Introducció a la recerca en història de l'art. El cas de les pintures del Prado dipositades al Museu d'Art de Girona

Amb l’objectiu de formar els estudiants d’Història de l’Art en el coneixement de la iconografia cristiana, la doctora M. Assumpta Roig va decidir dur-los a treballar al Museu d’Art de Girona. Allà, van poder conèixer de primera mà les obres amb les quals s’enfrontarien. Però les peces no es trobaven exposades a les sales, no eren obres conegudes. Dormien, gairebé totes, a la reserva. Els estudiants es disposaven a treballar amb les obres del Museu del Prado que, des de fa més d’un segle, hi ha en dipòsit al Museu

Les Imatges digitals en l'ensenyament de la Història de l'art: base de dades d'imatges d'art contemporani

L’objectiu d’aquesta comunicació és presentar el treball que s’ha vingut desenvolupant al llarg dels darrers anys en els estudis d’Història de l’art de la Universitat de Girona, i més concretament entorn de l’àrea de coneixement d’Art contemporani. Aquest treball, emmarcat en diversos programes d’innovació docent, va consistir, en una primera fase, en la digitalització del material visual utilitzat en la docència (les anteriors diapositives); i en la fase que actualment estem desenvolupant, en la creació i posta en marxa d’una Base d’imatges d’art contemporani en línia, que està actualment en fase de proves. Des del punt de vista docent, aquest projecte posa èmfasi en l’aspecte que nosaltres considerem clau en l’àmbit de la nostra tasca docent: el que hem intentat és crear una eina que faciliti la tasca dels nostres estudiants posant a la seva disposició tot el material visual treballat a les classes, de manera que el seu procés d’aprenentatge esdevingui molt més autònom i individualitzat. La valoració que els estudiants han fet de les fases del projecte executades fins ara ha estat molt positiva, i per això creiem que aquest projecte continua essent vàlid per al seu desenvolupament futur. Així mateix, aquesta eina s’està mostrant també molt útil pel que fa a temes de recerca, tant per als docents com per els estudiants, i voldríem aprofundir també en aquesta direcció. En la propera fase el que pretenem és afavorir molt més la implicació de l’estudiant, ja que posant al seu abast més recursos, esperem que els utilitzi també de forma més autònoma i creativa, i que això tingui una repercussió positiva en el seu procés d’aprenentatge. Així mateix, i partint del fet que tot aquest material serà disponible on-line, pretenem explorar les possibilitats de connectar el nostre recurs amb altres de similars que puguin altres universitats, amb l’objectiu d’optimitzar-ne l’ús i les potencialitats

Ut pictura poesis: artes plásticas y literatura: didácticas paralelas

Actualmente, la enseñanza de la historia del arte como disciplina se imparte en las universidades, en la mayoría de los casos, sin tener en cuenta otras manifestaciones artísticas paralelas en el tiempo y en el espacio. Nuestra propuesta, partiendo de una base teórica que relaciona las artes plásticas y la literatura, subraya las similitudes metodológicas del estudio de las dos disciplinas, sus intercambios de terminología, más común desde la literatura hacia la pintura que al revés, y propone una metodología didáctica que facilite y complemente la comprensión de la historia del arte. El objeto de la presente comunicación es demostrar la utilidad de la enseñanza paralela de la historia de la literatura y de la historia del arte, para mejorar la comprensión de la segunda, y establecer una metodología que permita crear conexiones y paralelismos entre ellas. Hay que aclarar que hablamos de la Historia del Arte por un lado y de la Historia de la Literatura por otro, ya que el término “literatura” es amplio y complejo

Codeship: Financing growth: Case study and Teaching note

A Work Project, presented as part of the requirements for the Award of a Masters Degree in Management from the NOVA – School of Business and Economics

An abridgment of what I extracted while an undergraduate at Harvard College, 1766-1769

The bound volume contains excerpts copied by Benjamin Wadsworth from books he read as a student at Harvard in the late 1760s. The volume includes almost no personal commentary on the readings. The excerpts are arranged by year of study for the academic years 1766-1769, beginning when Wadsworth was a sophomore. Each entry begins with a title indicating the book title and author for the passage, and there is an alphabetical index at the end of the volume. Wadsworth selected “extracts” from both religious and secular texts including several histories of England, American histories (with a focus on Puritans), the Bible, and in his senior year, “the Koran of Mohammed.” He also read several books on the art of speech and the art of preaching. There are few science texts included, though the final five-page entry is titled, “What I thought fit to note down from Mr. Winthrop’s experimental Lectures” and contains notes both on the content of Professor John Winthrop’s lectures as well as the types of experiments being performed in class. Wadsworth’s commonplace book offers a window on the state of higher education in the eighteenth century and offers a firsthand account of academic life at Harvard College.

Commonplace book of John Bullard, 1775-1779

This bound volume contains excerpts copied by Jonathan Bullard from books he read as a student at Harvard in the mid 1770s. Excerpts include an unattributed poem titled "On Friendship," which appeared in the "poetical essays" section of Volume 36 of the London Magazine in 1767; Joseph Butler, The Analogy of Religion, 1736; The Quaker's Grace; a history of England; Newton's laws; Plutarch's Morals; Benjamin Franklin's writings on the Aurora Borealis. The volume also includes several extracts from articles about the death of John Paddock (Class of 1776), who drowned in the Charles in the summer of 1773, sheet music for two songs, "The Rapture," and "A Song" from Henry Harington's "Damon and Chlora," and a transcription of the satirical "Book of Harvard," written in response to the Butter Rebellion of 1766. Interleaved in the middle of the volume is a transcription from an ecclesiastical event moderated by Ebenezer Bridge in Medford, Mass. on November 20, 1779. The variety of texts suggests the commonplace book was not used solely for academic works.

Commonplace book of Jonathan Belcher, 1725-1727

This leather-bound volume contains excerpts copied by Jonathan Belcher from books he read while he was a student at Harvard. The excerpts come from a variety of sources including periodicals and contemporary publications. The inside cover has Belcher's bookplate with the motto, "Sustine. Abstine." The back cover has some additional personal information including reference to French lessons with "Mr Law Merciers," and notes of the dates when he began certain books/essays.

Teaching Art History to Design Students

Art History is often seen as a mandatory core course in the curricula of design programs but it is rarely tailored to the needs and goals of such programs. Instead, the traditional chronological organization of lecture topics, invariably beginning with the “Venus of Willendorf” (c. 25,000 BC) is presented in order to impart to the students a supposed holistic “big picture.” This essay outlines the re-structuring of a two-semester first-year faculty-wide introductory art history course, entitled “History of Art and Design,” in the Faculty of Fine Arts and Design at Izmir University of Economics, Izmir, Turkey. The course was re-configured from a conventional chronologically-presented (time-oriented) lecture series to a thematically presented (topic-oriented) lecture series more relevant to the students of the faculty – architecture, interior architecture, graphic design, industrial design, and fashion design students.

Teaching about the Holocaust : essays by college and university teachers

This collection of fourteen essays by renowned scholars in the field of Holocaust studies seeks to reflect on the experience of teaching and researching this complicated and emotional topic. Contained within are the pioneering stories of those presently engaged in the work of Holocaust education. Separately, they represent a variety of disciplines and orientations. Collectively, they give evidence of the strong commitment to continue this important work, and the moral and ethical demands such teaching, writing, and research place upon all who engage in it. Different perspectives from historical, philosophical, and religious frameworks come together to create a unique contribution to the literature on the Holocaust. Educators discuss what they teach, their methodologies and theoretical orientations and reflect on their own journeys that brought them to this field. The unique nature of these stories bring needed background to the field of Holocaust studies and also serve to inspire others to enlarge their thinking and understanding of previous work on this topic. The stories of these committed Holocaust educators will serve to inspire a new generation of thinkers, writers, and activists to engage in such work. In reading their stories, their collective commitment to make a difference today and tomorrow shines through. This volume will be a valuable resource for courses in the Holocaust, contemporary post-Holocaust realities, as well as courses in genocide. Scholars and anyone with an interest in enriching their understanding of the Holocaust will find much within to inspire them and provoke new ideas.

Exploring our nation's capital: exploring the role of cultural institutions in the teaching of history and social education in the primary classroom

Explores the role of cultural institutions in the teaching of history and social education in the primary classroom in Australia. Keys to effective teaching and learning of history; Potential of cultural institutions to foster historical interest, relevance, importance and significance; Practicalities of accessing cultural institutions.