FINAL EXAM ANNOUNCEMENT
A number of you have emailed me about exams for other classes that conflict with our final exam. For this reason, the exam will be posted at 12:00am on 12/16 to give you all extra time. It will still be due at 11:59pm on 12/17. I hope this extra time will make finals week a little less stressful.
Please be in touch with any questions.
-Prof. Carroll
Week 16 Announcements
I hope you all had a wonderful weekend!
This is a reminder that there is a discussion post due on Wednesday. The remaining assignments for the semester are:
1. Week 16 Discussion due 12/9/20 at 11:59PM
2. OPTIONAL Extra Credit 5 due 12/9/20 at 11:59PM
3. OPTIONAL Paper 2 Revisions due 12/16/20 at 11:59PM
4. Make-up assignments are due 12/16/20 at 11:59PM
5. FINAL EXAM DUE 12/17/20 AT 11:59PM. NO LATE EXAMS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
Also, please remember to check Blackboard and confirm that you have a grade for all assignments that you submitted. (Week 16 Discussion, Extra Credit 5, Paper 2 revisions, and make-up assignments have not been graded yet, so please do not worry if you don’t see a grade for those). If you received a 0%, this means that no assignment was submitted on Blackboard; please email me if you received a 0% but did submit an assignment. This likely means there was a Blackboard error, and I never received your work. Please let me know as soon as possible if you think you received a 0% in error.
Finally, the optional final review session is on Wednesday at 7pm. We will be going over the review powerpoint that is posted under Week 17 slides, and I will be answering questions. The zoom invite has been emailed to you all.
As we approach the end of the semester, I want to thank you all for your hard work. This was not an easy semester; I appreciate your thoughtful work and participation. Please be sure to complete student evaluations. Your feedback is extremely helpful in making this course better. I am also including a link to a survey as part of online class I am currently taking with a number of other Brooklyn College professors to learn how to be a better online teacher. I would love to ask you, my students, a few questions about my teaching. Please note that your responses will be completely anonymous and taking the survey cannot affect your grade in any way. Your participation, however, is both greatly appreciated and extremely helpful to improving not only my teaching, but teaching at my school in general. Here is the link to the survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ACUE-Student-Survey_1262_Fa20?u_id=21743
-Prof. Carroll
Week 15 Announcements
I hope you all had a wonderful long weekend. I am emailing with reminders about upcoming assignments. There is nothing due this week; you should be using this time to study for the final and prepare for the OPTIONAL final review session next week (12/9/20 at 7pm). Please check your email for the Zoom invite. There is a final review powerpoint and information on the final on the course website under week 17 slides.
The remaining assignments due for the semester are:
1. Week 16 Discussion due 12/9/20 at 11:59PM
2. OPTIONAL Extra Credit 5 due 12/9/20 at 11:59PM
3. OPTIONAL Paper 2 Revisions due 12/16/20 at 11:59PM
4. Make-up assignments are due 12/16/20 at 11:59PM
5. FINAL EXAM DUE 12/17/20 AT 11:59PM. NO LATE EXAMS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
Please log in to Blackboard and make sure you have a grade for all submitted assignments. If you see a 0% for an assignment, this means no assignment was submitted. If you believe this is incorrect, please reach out to me. Please be sure to double check this as soon as possible, so that you get credit for all of you work. There was a Blackboard error with Paper 2, and a number of papers were not submitted, so if you have not already been in touch with me about this, please email as soon as possible.
As always, please be in touch with any questions.
-Prof. Carroll
Week 14 Announcements
As we approach the end of the semester, I am writing about two important announcements.
First, by now, all of you who submitted paper 2 should have received a grade in Blackboard. If you received a zero, this is because you did not submit a paper. If you believe you submitted a paper and got a zero, this is likely a Blackboard issue; please email me as soon as possible.
I’ve decided to offer make up assignments for the papers and quizzes. There are no make ups for the midterm or final exam. Make up assignments are for those of you who did not hand in an assignment; these are not an opportunity to resubmit work for a higher grade. The assignments, as detailed below, will be uploaded to Blackboard this week, and will be due on December 16th, the last day of class.
Please review your grades on Blackboard and make sure that you have a grade for every assignment you believe you submitted. A number of you have assignments with a submission started, but not submitted, so please be sure to contact me if you believe an assignment that you did submit was not recorded on Blackboard. I am still grading Extra Credit 3, Extra Credit 4, and Quiz 2, so don’t worry if you don’t have a grade for those yet, but for all other assignments you should see a grade if you handed something in. Again if you see a zero, this means there was no assignment submitted. I ONLY give zeros if nothing was handed in, so if this is incorrect please email me.
Quiz Make Up
I will post a new quiz titled “Quiz Make Up” to Blackboard. It will be the exact same format as Quiz 1 and 2, and will make up one missed quiz grade. If you have not submitted either quiz, this will make up 1 of those missed quizzes. Out of fairness to your classmates who did submit, the highest possible grade for a make up assignment will be a B+.
Paper 1 Make Up
Complete a paper on The Met’s Mummy with an Inserted Panel Portrait of a Youth (accession number 11.139). Your paper should focus on the painted mask, NOT the mummy. Submit under “Paper 1 Make Up” on Blackboard under assignments. Follow the same instructions under Paper 1 on the course website. Out of fairness to your classmates who did submit, the highest possible grade for a make up assignment will be a B+.
Paper 2 Make Up
Because everyone has an opportunity to revise their 2nd paper for a higher grade, anyone who did not submit a paper 2 can submit one as a “revised version.” If you submitted Paper 1, your 2nd paper should be on that object that you wrote about in Paper 1. If you submitted a make up for paper 1, you should write your 2nd paper on the mummy mask. Submit your paper under paper 2 revisions on Blackboard. Because everyone has an opportunity to submit paper revisions, the grade on this will not be capped at a B+, however those of you who never handed in paper 2 will not have an opportunity to revise their 2nd paper.
Please be in touch with any questions. As always, I am happy to meet during office hours or to schedule an appointment.
Happy Thanksgiving!
-Prof. Carroll
Week 13 Announcements- IMPORTANT
I hope you all had a good weekend! Below are some important announcements regarding the end of the semester, so please read this email carefully and reach out with any questions.
Upcoming Assignments
1. Quiz 2 is due this Wednesday (11/18/2020) at 11:59 PM through Blackboard
2. Week 16 discussion post due 12/9/2020 at 11:59PM through the Academic Commons
3. OPTIONAL extra credit 5 due 12/9/2020 at 11:59PM
4. OPTIONAL paper 2 revisions due 12/16/2020 at 11:59PM
5. FINAL EXAM due 12/17/2020 at 11:59PM
Final Exam
The final exam will be posted on Blackboard at 6PM on 12/16/2020 and is due 12/17 at 11:59PM. It will be a similar format to the midterm, but there will be 4 comparisons and 2 essays. There will be no time limit, as long as it is handed in by the deadline. There will be NO extensions for the final. Because grades are due shortly after the final exam, I cannot accept them late. If you cannot have access to Blackboard during those times, please let me know in advance so we can arrange accommodations.
The optional final review will be 12/9/20 from 7-8, during our class time. A review powerpoint will be posted to Week 17 slides this week. Please review this in advance and come prepared with questions. The review will not be recorded, but I will post notes from the review session with questions. Please check your emails for the zoom link that was sent out; I will email it again shortly before the review session.
Make Up Assignments
Given the extraordinary circumstances of this semester, I have decided to offer make up assignments for certain assignments. Please look out for an email in the next week or so detailing these assignments. They will not be due until the end of the semester (12/16).
As always, please let me know if you have any questions.
-Prof. Carroll
Week 12 Announcements
Hello everyone,
I am emailing with a friendly reminder that Paper 2 is due on Wednesday 11/11/20 at 11:59PM through Blackboard. If you have any questions about the paper, please feel free to email me. I am to meet with anyone who would like to discuss the assignment!
The only other assignment due for Week 12 is the optional extra credit 4, also due on 11/11/20.
I also have a few Art Department announcements for you all:
1. The Art History Lecture Series will be welcoming Andrea Achi, Met curator in Medieval Works in Late Antique and Medieval Africa. She will be speaking on 11/10/20 at 12:30PM. The zoom link is below, and the event poster is attached. You are all invited to attend.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89966262422?pwd=dXM0eWw2RzhJYW9UUyt1aXNiRURQUT09
2. Below is a list of the art history classes being offered next semester, for those of you that are interested in learning more about art history!
MW 9:30-10:45 ARTD 3024 The Medieval Object: Reliquaries, Vessels, Textiles and Books) Ball
MW 11-12:15 ARTD 3038/7036 High Renaissance and its Aftermath Trinity Martinez
MW 3:40-4:55 ARTD 3195 Special Topics in Art History: Art of the Caribbean Remi Poindexter
Tuesday 9:30-12:15 ARTD 3161/7158 History of Architecture: Modern through Contemporary Simon
Tues/Th 2:15-3:30 ARTD 3066 Modern Art Molly Bauer
Tues/Th 3:40-4:55 ARTD 3134/7142 Women and African Art Chris Richards
Tuesday 6:05-8:35 ARTD 3066 Modern Art Eva Molcard
Wednesday 12: 50-3:20 ARTD 3169/7165 Global Contemporary Art Hadler
Wednesday 6:05-8:35 ARTD 3054 Latin American 1492 to the present Horacio Ramos
Thursday 9:30-1:10 ARTD 4190 Art History Capstone Simon
Week 10 and 11 Announcements
Hello Everyone,
I hope you are all having a great week! I wanted to email to briefly go over upcoming assignments for the next couple of weeks.
1. Today (10/28/2020) no assignments are due. You are responsible only for completing Week 10 readings and reviewing the week 10 lecture.
2. Week 11 Discussion post due 11/4/2020 at 11:59 PM (through CUNY Academic Commons group site)
3. OPTIONAL Extra Credit 3 due 11/4/2020 at 11:59PM (through Blackboard)
4. Paper 2 is due 11/11/2020 at 11:59 PM (through Blackboard)
5. OPTIONAL Extra Credit 4 due 11/11/2020 at 11:59 PM (through Blackboard)
Please be aware the Paper 2 is due 11/11/2020. Everyone who submitted Paper 1 should have received a grade and feedback through Blackboard. If you did not, please reach out to me if you have not already done so. You will need feedback from Paper 1 to complete Paper 2.
As always, please be in touch with any questions or concerns.
Week 9 Announcements
Hello Everyone,
I hope you all had a nice weekend, and enjoyed your week off from art history!
We’re now in the middle of Week 9, and there are assignments due this Wednesday (10/21/20), as outlined below:
1. Week 9 discussion post due 10/21/20
2. Extra credit 2 due 10/21/20 (optional)
I recommend completing the extra credits for extra practice writing comparisons. This is the 2nd of 5 extra credits throughout the semester; as a reminder you MUST complete 3 of the 5 to receive the 1/3 grade bump, up to a B+, for your final course grade. Please review the syllabus for a detailed explanation of how the extra credit works.
Please also reach out to me if you’d like to review your midterm exam. I was impressed with your responses and the creative ideas you all suggested in your essays.
As always, please be in touch with any questions!
Week 8 Announcements
Congratulations on completing your midterm! I look forward to reading your responses. I will be grading them in the next week.
Looking ahead we do not have class on 10/14/20 (week 8). I will still be holding office hours though, so please reach out if you’d like to meet. There are no assignments due week 8, so take this week as a little break from art history after submitting a paper and a midterm.
Below are the upcoming assignments for week 9:
1. Week 9 discussion post due 10/21/20
2. Extra credit 2 due 10/21/20 (optional)
Week 7 Announcements
I hope you’ve all had a great weekend.
The midterm exam will be posted to Blackboard at 6PM on Wednesday. Below is some brief recap from the midterm view for those of you who could not attend.
1. The format will be 3 questions total. 2 comparisons (like quiz 1) and 1 long essay. For the essay you’ll be given two questions, and will need to pick 1. For the exam, the best answers will use a mix of formal analysis and historical context. Every response should include a thesis. In constructing your thesis you’ll want to think about what was important about each work of art. For example, on the example comparison about the Hagia Sophia and the Pantheon, a good answer will discuss the dome on each building. In particular, you’d want to talk about pendentives for Hagia Sophia and concrete for the Pantheon,
2. The best way to study will be to write practice comparisons. There are a number practice questions on the midterm review powerpoint. I’d also recommend completing the extra credit and re-doing quiz 1. The review powerpoint is on week 7 slides. Also on the week 7 slides is a word document with study tips.
3. The exam is open book. This means you may consult class notes, the powerpoints, and readings. This does NOT mean you should be googling the works of art. Consulting non-class sources will be considered cheating.
4. You will be able to access the exam multiple times in Blackboard, so you may take as long as you need to complete it and complete it in multiple sittings, provided you submit it by the due dat eat 11:59PM on 10/8/2020. If you have any technology issues, please email me right away.
5. If there is a true emergency and you cannot complete the exam within the 24 hour time period, please email me as soon as you can. Except for extenuating circumstances, there will be no extensions for the exam.
Week 6 Announcements
As we approach the end of Week 6 I am emailing with important announcements and reminders.
Upcoming Assignments
1. Paper 1 is due Wednesday (9/30/20) by 11:59PM. Submit through blackboard. NO late papers will be accepted; if you need an extension but haven’t contact me yet, please email now. Don’t wait until after the deadline to request an extension!
2. Midterm exam is due 10/8/20 by 11:59PM (it will be posted on Blackboard 10/7/20 at 6PM). The midterm will cover prehistoric art through medieval art (weeks 1-6). The exam will have 2 comparison questions (like the quiz) and 1 essay. Please see the midterm review under week 7 slides.
The OPTIONAL midterm review session is this Wednesday (9/30/20) 7-8PM. There is a zoom link at the end of this email. I will review the exam format, answer questions, and then go over the review powerpoint. Please observe the following online etiquette so everyone has the best review session possible.
1. Be on time; if you have to join late or leave early, that’s ok, but arriving on time will limit repeat questions.
2. You may have your video on or off. If your video is on, please dress appropriately as your classmates can see you.
3. Please mute yourself when you’re not speaking.
4. Use the raise hand button or the chat to indicate you’d like to comment/ask a question, so that we aren’t interrupting each other.
5. Please review the midterm review slides in advance and come prepared with questions. This will ensure the review is as productive as possible.
Today, I must include a note on cheating. Please do not use online essay writing sources or copy and paste your assignment responses from the internet. A few quizzes showed evidence of cheating; cheating will result in an F for the class and will be reported to the college. If you have questions about what constitutes cheating please reach out to me privately.
To end on a bright note, the quizzes were overall quite good. I was pleased to read your many interesting ideas about the Venus of Willendorf and the Venus of Dolni Vestonice. Good work! Your grades for the quizzes and discussion posts are available through Blackboard.
As always, please be in touch with any questions.
-Prof. Carroll
Week 5 Announcements
I hope you all had good weekends! As we approach the due date for week 5 materials, I am writing with a couple announcements.
1. Someone pointed out that the link for Week 2 Reading #3 (Amy Calvert, “Ancient Egypt, an introduction” was incorrect on the website. It has now been fixed; if you did not do the reading, I’d recommend going back to it, but it is now an optional reading due to that error.
2. Thank you to everyone who submitted the quizzes. For those of you that submitted the quizzes late, please make sure to submit on time going forward. I will accept the late quizzes this time, but in the future please reach out to me for an extension if you need one. I will be grading the quizzes and providing feedback this week.
3. Upcoming Assignments
Week 5 Discussion Post due 9/23/20 at 11:59PM
Paper 1 due 9/30/20 at 11:59PM (through blackboard)
Midterm due 10/8/20 at 11:59PM (through blackboard; the exam will be available on 10/7)
The midterm review will be 7-8PM on 9/30; I will email a zoom link in advance. The review is optional.
Please be in touch with any questions!
Week 4 Announcements
Thank you all for submitting your discussion posts; my internet is back up and I look forward to reading what you all had to say in the next few days.
I wanted to write to thank you all for your patience as we get used to the new technology this semester. I know that many of us, myself included, have never used the Commons before, and the semester began with a lot of confusion surrounding how the sites work. I’m sure a number of you were feeling frustrated by the tech problems, and I appreciate the time and effort you put in to figure everything out. Just as you are new to remote learning, I am new to remote teaching, and I value your feedback on what would make remote learning better for you. Please be in touch if you’d like to chat about this.
I’m happy that the majority of the issues with the sites seem to be solved now. For those of you that are still having trouble, please be in touch; I am happy to help you work through any issues! I am impressed with how many of you are actively participating in the discussion boards and have enjoyed reading your thoughts, comments, and questions. You’re doing some great thinking about the lectures and asking thoughtful questions!
As your first paper is due in a few weeks, I’ve decided to add an optional zoom session to use as a paper workshop. Next Wednesday, 7-8PM (during class), I will be in the zoom room, available to answer questions and go over drafts with you all. The zoom invite is below. The password to join the meeting is art1010. If you cannot attend, please email with questions or send a draft, and I will get back to you with comments.
Please be in touch with any questions, concerns, etc… I am always available to meet, so please make an appointment for virtual office hours if there’s anything you’d like to discuss.
Week 3 Announcements
I hope you are all enjoying your long weekend. This is a friendly reminder to post and respond to a classmate’s post in the Week 3 Graded Discussion Forum on the group site by 9/9/20 at 11:59PM. Please email me if you have any questions about this.
Looking forward to week 4, your first quiz and optional extra credit are due on 9/16/20. These assignments are to be turned in through blackboard, and will be available one week in advance (on 9/9/20). The midterm review powerpoint is up under the slides for week 7; it’s up now so you can study at your own pace, but the midterm isn’t for quite a while. There is also a tutorial posted on how to navigate our course sites on our CUNY Academic Commons site.
A final note; unfortunately, my internet is down and won’t be fixed for about a week. I will be responding to email and checking the discussion forums from my phone when I can, but I apologize in advance if it takes me longer than usual to get back to you. Thank you in advance for your patience.
Please be in touch with any questions or issues.
Course Website Tutorial
Please watch the video below for an overview of the course websites and how to use them. Please be in touch with any questions.
Week 2 Announcements
Thanks to everyone who posted in the Week 1 Question and Answer forum; you all made great observations and asked good questions.
Looking forward to Week 2, there is no graded assignment due. You are responsible for reviewing the slides and readings. A few of you pointed out that in the Week 1 lecture I said there will be a quiz in Week 2. There is NO quiz due for week 2. I apologize for the confusion; I removed a few quizzes from the syllabus and neglected to update that in the week 1 lecture. Please follow the course schedule for all assignments.
Graded assignments will begin in week 3; going forward small graded assignments (quizzes and discussions) will be made available 1 week in advance.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend.
Welcome Announcement
My name is Professor Carroll and I’m looking forward to working with you all this semester. I’m a student in the PhD program in art history at the CUNY Graduate Center, and I specialize in art of the Byzantine Empire, which is one of the types of art we’ll be looking at this semester.
The goal of this course is to familiarize you with works of art over a broad period of time and place to develop an understanding of what art from various cultures looks like and means. You will practice describing art and using historical context to construct arguments about the meanings of different works.
This is a primarily asynchronous class, which means that we will not be “meeting” via video software during class time. There will be 2 Zoom meetings scheduled during the semester, and these are OPTIONAL review sessions for the midterm and final. These are already noted on the course schedule at the end of the syllabus. I’ll be sending out information for those as they get closer. Office hours can take place over zoom or phone- that’s up to you. My office hours are by appointment; I’m always available during class time to meet, but ask that you email me in advance so I can set up the zoom meeting room.
So how is this class going to work? If you haven’t already, please read through the syllabus now. The syllabus has detailed descriptions of the course requirements and expectations. This class will through this CUNY Academic Commons Website (link: carrollart.1010.commons.gc.cuny.edu). This is where you’ll find the links to readings, lectures, the weekly question and answer forums, discussion forums, and learning tools such as vocabulary lists that I’ll be providing for you. Assignments are also outlined, as well as class policies. The course schedule indicates where each assignment is to be turned in/posted, either on the Academic Commons site or through Blackboard.
A quick note on the lectures; I’ll be providing you with PowerPoints with audio, a PDF version of the PowerPoint images, and a typed-up script. You can use any combination of these to learn the material based on your learning style and the technology you have.
Take some time to look at this site. Post any questions in the Week 1 question and answer forum (through our CUNY Academic Commons Group), or email me. Should you ever have an issue completing assignments because of technology issues or extenuating circumstances (family emergency, illness), please email me to let me know and appropriate accommodations can be made.
-Prof. Carroll
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