Dissertations and Theses @ UNI
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Open Access Thesis
Keywords
Art--History--Study and teaching; Art--Study and teaching; Mass media and art; Academic theses; History;
Abstract
Images of famous artworks are infused in today's mass media (e.g., advertising, television, the Internet). With it, an opportunity has arisen to teach high school students art history via the many art images already found in textbooks. This thesis explores a small corpus of infused images which served as the impetus for this thesis, namely the development of a curriculum that can be used as a stand-alone course or as individual lessons that could be integrated in various art classes as well as cross-curricular classes. The aim of the curriculum is to teach course content through art. The framework that leads to the curriculum explores the concepts of visual literacy as well as Visual Culture Arts Education. Through the developed curriculum, students focus on one famous art image at a time and explore the modern adaptations of that image in television programs, video and print advertising, music videos, etc. Students will investigate and analyze the social situation associated with the images and also form opinions, reflect, and then create digital artwork based on the original. The lesson plans incorporate the national visual arts standards as well as the 21 st century employability and technology skills as defined by the Iowa Department of Education. As with every new venture, there will be unforeseen obstacles. Some of the potential obstacles are examined. The appendices include detailed (yet open-ended) unit plans with clearly defined goals and objectives, cross-curricular ties, resources, suggested teaching strategies and learning opportunities, as well as sample handouts, examples of students' work, and evaluation tools.
Year of Submission
2009
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Education
Department
Department of Art
First Advisor
Jeffery J. Byrd
Second Advisor
Wendy Miller
Third Advisor
Charles M. Adelman
Date Original
2009
Object Description
1 PDF file (79 leaves)
Copyright
©2009 Ronda Renee Kardell Sternhagen
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Kardell Sternhagen, Ronda Renee, "Art and the Evolution of Mass Media" (2009). Dissertations and Theses @ UNI. 3127.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/etd/3127
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