Mickey Day visits BYU
Curriculum currere A course to be run?
Choosing the Enduring Ideas: For example, identity, death, change, ritual.
From an art work in
the MOA
Jesus at the fountain
of Bethesda: the unnoticed, the forgotten; compassion, suffering, healing;
belief and doubt
Right to the Jaw
(Mohonri Young) Conflict, Machismo: what does it mean to be manly?
Survival, Fighting and Competition, Sports and Contests, Energy, Using the
human figure to portray an idea
Spring Landscape by
John Twachtman Humans and Nature; Beauty
and Nature; Seasons: the Sublime
Fallen Monarch by
William Bliss Baker: Coming of Age,
Pocohantas and John Smith: Compassion and
the Natural Man; Power and Privilege, Stereotypes, Culture and Color
Blanket Tower: Stories,
Community, Memory, Collecting Comfort
China Golden Arches
(Li Lihong) Commerce, Materialism, Globalism meets Ancient Culture
Consider:
a. how important is the idea for students?
b. How is it connected to art or visual culture?
c. What is its
significance for contemporary culture?
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