GBL 1120 CAPITALS OF ARTS AND CULTURE
Study of how Washington, DC, differs from other national and cultural capitals in representing, promoting, and regulating the visual and performing arts from an arts administration perspective. This course helps prepare students academically, inter-culturally, and logistically for their short-term Study USA experience. The seminar is offered on campus in the semester prior to the 4 sh global engagement experience. Completion of the pre-departure preparatory seminar is required for participation in GBL 2120 WASHINGTON, DC: ARTS CAPITAL?
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Course Outcomes
- Global Engagement Goal #1: Critically evaluate one’s own culture and biases.
- Student Learning Outcome: Students will develop a critical understanding of the relationship between arts, politics, and policy in contemporary America.
-- Assessment: Group Blog Post Project, Art as Propaganda - Global Engagement Goal #6: Understand the multiple dimensions of human experience within and across cultures and environments.
- Student Learning Outcome: Students will explore and deepen their perceptions of national identity and the political agenda of arts and culture in a globalized world by researching political and cultural capitals and cultural exchanges in different countries.
-- Assessment: Country Comparison Project, Cultural Exchange Presentation, and Final: Poster Session - To prepare students with the history, current affairs, concepts, and applications for the J-term Study USA course of the arts institutes of Washington, DC.
-- Student Learning Outcome: Students will study strategies and prepare for an informed and high-impact academic field trip through guided planning and intentional research.
-- Assessment: Washington Arts Districts Research; Travel Strategies
- Student Learning Outcome: Students will exercise digital citizenship through constructing respectful, intellectual, and meaningful conversations on a protected public forum.
-- Assessment: Group Blog Post Project