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- Abstract: Critical examination of major developments in European and American art during the past century. Surveys art's engagements with modernization, radical politics, utopianism, mass culture, changing conceptions of mind and human nature, new technologies, colonialism and postcolonialism, and other significant aspects of recent history.
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- Abstract: This class investigates the theory, method, and form of collage. It studies not only the historical precedents for collage and their physical attributes, but the psychology and process that plays a part in the making of them. The class was broken into three parts, changing scales and methods each time, to introduce and study the rigor by which decisions were made in relation to the collage. The class was less about the making of art than the study of the processes by which art is made.
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- Abstract: This web article discusses the history of evolutionary genetics. The article highlights important contributors such as Sewall Wright and Dobzhansky as well as current ideas in evolutionary genetics. From this webpage, users can read and download the article and follow links to other useful websites.
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- Abstract: Intergenerational collaborative story creation lesson. Excellent for vocabulary building, speaking, imagination usage, team building. Can be used for all ages.
- Subject:
Arts
- Grade Level:
Primary, Secondary
- Collection:
Kitsune
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- Abstract: Using the art of Andy Goldworthy as inspiration, Elders create mandalas using nature based materials. Focus on history of mandalas, use of balance, texture, color. Lesson created for Elders, but could be used for any age.
- Subject:
Arts
- Grade Level:
Primary, Secondary, Post-secondary
- Collection:
Kitsune
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- Abstract: Create embossed surfaces for students to make rubbings. Inexpensive materials, reusable.
- Subject:
Arts
- Grade Level:
Primary
- Collection:
Kitsune
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- Abstract: Simple art lesson for getting kids in touch with their bodies and their individuality. Ties into historical Buddhist footprint art.
- Subject:
Arts
- Grade Level:
Primary
- Collection:
Kitsune
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- Abstract: Judy Shintani is an artist, teaching artist, community supporter, and creative activist. Her blog is about art, community, intergenerational stories, teaching, and life. Included art lessons are available for use.
- Subject:
Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences
- Grade Level:
Primary, Secondary, Post-secondary
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- Abstract: Simple architectural, design art lesson using everyday materials. Focus on shapes, texture, balance.
- Subject:
Arts
- Grade Level:
Primary
- Collection:
Kitsune
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- Abstract: Students will learn how to transfer a printed image on to fabric
- Subject:
Arts
- Grade Level:
Secondary, Post-secondary
- Collection:
Kitsune
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- Abstract: Offers an overview of the social, cultural, political, and economic impact of mediated communication on modern culture. Combines critical discussions with hands-on "experiments" working with different media. Media covered include radio, television, film, the printed word, and digital technologies. Topics include the nature and function of media, core media institutions, and media in transition.
- Subject:
Humanities, Social Sciences
- Grade Level:
Post-secondary
- Collection:
MIT OpenCourseWare
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- Abstract: This course introduces the basic concepts and terms needed to discuss melody and harmony. It is intended for teens or adults with no background in music theory but some familiarity with reading common notation and playing an instrument (or singing). Concepts covered include interval, major and minor keys and scales, triads and chords.
- Subject:
Arts
- Grade Level:
Post-secondary
- Collection:
Connexions
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- Abstract: Introduction to artistic practice and aesthetic analysis through studio work and lectures. Students communicate ideas and experiences through various media such as sculpture, installation, performance, and video. Projects evolve through stages of conceptual and material development to final presentation. Lectures, visiting artist presentations, field trips, and readings supplement studio practice, providing an index to the historical, cultural, and environmental forces that affect both development of artistic vision and reception of works of art. Lab fee.
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- Abstract: By building their own DNA model in this OLogy activity, kids learn about the unique genetic code that's found in every cell of their bodies. The activity begins with a brief look at how all living things are made of cells, and what that makes them unique is DNA. Then, using toothpicks, colored paper, and other common supplies, students create a 3-D model of DNA and "do the DNA twist" to make it look like a double spiral. Interspersed throughout the activity are kid-friendly descriptions of the discovery of DNA and where it's found. The experiment ends with additional challenges for students, such as making a DNA mobile with pipe cleaners or some other flexible material.
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- Abstract: Examines significant episodes in the history of modern art from the end of the enlightenment to the early twentieth-century in relation to emerging visual technologies (lithography, photography, the poster, photomontage), urban audiences, and consumer culture. Major artistic movements (Romanticism, Realism, Impressionism, Cubism, Futurism, Surrealism) are discussed along with theoretical writings about the relationship between avant-garde artistic practices and mass culture. No previous knowledge of art history is required. This class provides an introduction to modern art and theories of modernism and postmodernism. It focuses on the way artists use the tension between fine art and mass culture to mobilize a critique of both. We will examine objects of visual art including painting, sculpture, architecture, photography, and video. These objects will be viewed in their interaction with advertising, caricature, comics, graffiti, television, fashion, folk art, and so-called "primitive" art.
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- Abstract: Lesson plan outlines a collaborative process of creating an ancestor's story and preparing a performance using movement and props.
- Subject:
Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences
- Grade Level:
Primary, Secondary, Post-secondary
- Collection:
Individual Authors
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- Abstract: Theories about cities and the form that settlements should take will be discussed. Attempts will be made at a distinction between descriptive and normative theory, by examining examples of various theories of city form over time. The class will concentrate on the origins of the modern city and theories about its emerging form, including the transformation of the nineteenth-century city and its organization. It analyzes current issues of city form in relation to city making, social structure, and physical design. Case studies of several cities will be presented as examples of the theories discussed in the class.
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- Abstract: Lesson focuses on drawing the parts of the face. Providing "adhesive teeth" adds to the fun of drawing large grins and encouraged storytelling about their loose teeth and adventures with the tooth fairy.
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- Abstract: 21F.031 examines the terms "avant garde" and "Kulturindustrie" in French and German culture of the early twentieth century. Considering the origins of these concepts in surrealist and dadaist literature, art, and cinema, the course then expands to engage parallel formations across Europe, particularly in the former Soviet Union. Emphasis on the specific historical conditions that enabled these interventions. Guiding questions are these: What was original about the historical avant-garde? What connections between art and revolution did avant-garde writers and artists imagine? What strategies did they deploy to meet their modernist imperatives? To what extent did their projects maintain a critical stance towards the culture industry? Surveying key interventions in the fields of poetry, painting, sculpture, photography, film, and music, the readings also include signal moments in critical thought of the last century. Figures to be considered are: Adorno, Aragon, Bataille, Beckett, Brecht, Breton, Bürger, Duchamp, Eisenstein, Ernst, Jünger, Greenberg, Kandinsky, Malevich, Mayakovsky, and Tzara. Taught in English, but students are encouraged to consult original sources when possible.
- Subject:
Humanities, Social Sciences
- Grade Level:
Post-secondary
- Collection:
MIT OpenCourseWare
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