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History 3C
De Anza College
Paper #3: Science and Art
“The twentieth century was a graveyard and a cradle: a graveyard of certainties, the cradle of a civilization of crumbling confidence in which it would be hard to be sure of anything. We can see the effect of this unsettling period—literally, see it—in the work of painters…. The revolutions of twentieth century art, the chronologies of artists’ changing perceptions, exactly match the jolts and shocks science and philosophy administered.”
Felipe Fernandez-Armesto, The World: A History
The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw tremendous developments in science and philosophy. How did styles in the arts mirror these developments in science and philosophy? Read your textbook (especially chapter 27) regarding developments in science and philosophy during this period, and also look at what Fernandez-Armesto has to say about art. Then, carefully examine the following manifestoes and explanations of scientific and artistic movements.
Andre Breton, Surrealism Manifesto
Gleizes and Metzinger on Cubism
Finally, look at the examples of the following artistic movements:
In your paper you will try to make the connections between the worlds of science and philosophy, and the world of art. Make the connections between at least three new developments in science/philosophy and three styles of art. Feel free to use your imagination in making connections between the images and the ideas, but be specific in your evidence. You must make specific reference to the assigned artworks.
Typed, double-spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides (this is usually the default for most word processing programs), approximately 700-900 words. Note: before sending the assignment, you must rename the file in the following format: LastnameFirstname-papernumber. Example: JacksonChristopher-paper1. Please do not “borrow” material from the web without providing proper citations and enclosing direct quotations in quotation marks. Otherwise, it will be considered plagiarism, and the penalties will be severe.
You must cite your sources, and list them at the end of your paper as a List of References. For help with MLA formatting, consult
the Purdue University Writing Lab Guide to MLA Style.
Briefly, references and citations to the primary sources should adhere to the following guidelines:
According to the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (7th ed.), section 5.6.2.c. ("A Work on the Web Cited with Print Publication Data,") you would include the print publication data, and then in addition to that information, you would record, in the place of the concluding word Print, the following information in order:
1.Title of the database or Web site (italicized).
2.Medium of publication consulted (Web)
3.Date of access (day, month, and year).
So, for example, the citation would be (Buddha, point 4).
The reference would be
Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama. “Sermon at Benares.” Documents in World History. Ed. Peter N. Stearns, Stephen S. Gosch, and Erwin P. Grieshaber. New York: Longman, 2000. Chris Jackson's History. Web. 18 April 2013.
The above reference, like all your references in the list of works cited, would be double-spaced, with a hanging indent.
Due by Turnitin. Please go to the home page of the course for instructions and links to Turnitin.
https://sites.google.com/site/chrisjacksonshistory/Home/history-3c
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