Women in Art
ART 210 // Portland Community College
Kelsey Ferreira
This is a fully online, 8 week course that begins on June 24, 2024.
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Welcome! I'm Kelsey Ferreira and I will be your online instructor for Women in Art. I've prepared this webpage as a sort of course welcome package. While our course material will be online using PCC's Desire2Learn, this page will help you prepare for the beginning of the term.
A little bit more about me: I attended Willamette University for undergrad and the University of Oregon for graduate school. I majored in art history at both places, with a certificate in museum studies from U of O. I have a daughter in elementary school and a son who was born in November of 2018; both keep me very busy! I moved to Oregon in 1999 and currently live in Portland. When I was younger I lived with my family in California, London, England, and Lagos, Nigeria.
This course analyzes the role of women in the art world throughout all periods of history. In that regard, one important aspect of Women in Art is to introduce you to the most relevant women in art history, either as creators, patrons or collectors. The other crucial aspect of this course is to apply a feminist approach to the discipline of art history in order to understand on one hand, the social, political and economic limitations faced by women in different periods of history and on the other hand, the biases of historians, art collectors, teachers, and curators that have contributed to construct a specific narrative in art history.
I'm excited to get the class started and I'll see you online!
Kelsey
(The banner image is a detail of Just a Whisper Away by Mickalene Thomas, 2008)
This video highlights the process of slow looking, which is a skill we'll develop in our course (4:12).
How Does This Course Work?
How Does This Course Work?
This is an 8-week, fully online course that begins on June 24, 2024.
This class does not meet regularly in Zoom. Your learning will be conducted asynchronously (which means "not live") in Brightspace Desire2Learn (D2L). We have no remote or in-person class meetings.
There is no required textbook. All of your required readings will be included in our course modules in D2L.
You will learn in a community with your peers. This is not a self-paced course.
This class is organized into one-week modules that open each Monday at 12:00 a.m.
Each module contains readings, videos, a weekly guide, and an assignment or collaborative activity, including discussions and image-curation assignments in VoiceThread.
To signal your desire to remain enrolled in the course, you must complete the Course Information Quiz and Discussion 1 by Sunday of Week 1.
Except for the first two activities: Course Information Quiz and Discussion 1: Introduce Yourself, most due dates in our class are suggested.
Health & Wellness Statement
Health & Wellness Statement
As your instructor, I value your health and wellbeing and recognize that this is an especially stressful time to be a student. In order to succeed in this class, in college and beyond, you must work hard and balance your work with attention to your mental and physical health.
My commitment to you is that I will be flexible throughout this course to support you towards your academic success. Online classes can be especially challenging with weekly readings, writing assignments, quizzes, and video content to absorb. By the end of this class, I hope you feel proud of your growth, and will have found time to celebrate your successes - large and small - in our class and beyond!
If you have a documented disability that may impact your learning and /or participation in this course, please talk with me so that we can develop a plan to effectively support your learning and participation. You can reach out to Disability Services for more assistance with getting help for a documented disability. If you have an undocumented disability you’d like me to know about, or are opting to not register your disability with the college, or just want to talk about learning to learn, you are invited also to set up a conversation so we can plan for ways you might collaborate with me, peers, others on campus, and family members to maximize your learning.
You are encouraged, and supported, to ask for help, to place your wellness ahead of a due date, and to take breaks. Let's look out for one another and embrace finding healthy ways to relax, breathe, and make space for our wellbeing. We'll be stronger as a class, together, because of it. Onward!
What Will I Learn in Art 210?
What Will I Learn in Art 210?
In this class, we will look at how feminist thinking has impacted the arts—both by looking at the work of women artists influenced by these ideas since the 1960s, and by considering how a feminist lens can change the way we look at art made throughout history, and even the category of art itself. Some themes we'll explore are:
Constructs and Performances of Masculinity and Femininity
The Personal is Political—and Art is Personal and Political
History, Myth, and Narration—Deconstructed and Reconstructed
Throughout the course, some of the things we will learn how to do are:
Explain how the work of women artists is representative of the historical moment in which it was produced, acknowledging the interactions between social, cultural, technological, and/or economic factors and art.
Utilize a critical vocabulary as a framework for discussing, creating and/or writing about art made by women and art addressing gender.
Analyze the relationship between form, context and meaning in visual communication, demonstrating an understanding of feminist critique in art including theoretical approaches to gender, race, and class.
For more detailed information about learning outcomes, please visit the Course Content and Outcome Guide for Art 210.
(The images pictured here are by Carrie Mae Weems and the Guerrilla Girls, just two of the many wonderful artists/collectives whose work we will study together this term!)
Activities, Assignments & Assessments
Activities, Assignments & Assessments
Activities & Assignments
Activities & Assignments
Quizzes: There is 1 introductory quiz and there are 3 content quizzes. The content quizzes will test your knowledge of factual information and conceptual ideas. You will demonstrate your ability to identify, define, and analyze material covered in lectures and the assigned readings. Quizzes may consist of image identifications, multiple-choice, short responses, and long answer responses.
Assignments: There are 2 writing assignments; one is a visual analysis and one is a final reflection. Both are interpretive, meaning you'll have the chance to write about your informed opinion of particular examples, styles, and issues in art history. Assignment 2 is designed as a self-reflection, allowing you to think about what you've learned throughout the course and how you might apply the concepts reviewed in in class to your life outside of the classroom.
Discussions: There are opportunities for discussion throughout the course. The first one is an introductory post designed to help build a sense of community in our online class; the remaining discussion assignments address material from the corresponding weekly module.
Assessment
Assessment
The assessment of individual assignments is described within the modules on D2L.
Generally, grading of discussion assignments, quizzes, and essays will be completed within 10 days of the due date. I will always let you know if I anticipate any significant delays in grading and will post an update to our course announcements on D2L when all grading is complete!
Quizzes are designed to give you an immediate score on any multiple-choice, matching, or true/false questions, so will look artificially low until I have the chance to look over your entire quiz and score your written responses. So, please keep in mind that only after you receive comments from me is you score considered final.
Grades are based on your written assignments, quiz results, and the quality of your participation in class discussions. I will send feedback on assignments and post grades within 10 days of the due date. Be sure to read over provided feedback after your assignments and quizzes have been graded.
Week 1 Success Kit
Week 1 Success Kit
Online courses move quickly and getting off to a good start is the best way to prepare yourself for success. Read this section carefully and you'll have all you need to start this course on the right foot.
Monday 6/24
Log in to D2L, view the welcome video and click Start Here to begin the Intro Online Learning Module.
Tuesday 6/25
Continue working your way through the Intro to Online Learning Module, Course Information Module, and Week 1 Welcome Module.
Wednesday 6/26
Finish up reviewing the Course Information and Week 1 Welcome Modules and complete the Course Information Quiz.
Thursday 6/27
Introduce yourself to the class by sharing a bit about yourself in Discussion 1.
Friday 6/28
Make a plan to submit the Course Information Quiz and your original thread to Discussion 1. Plan to reply to at least 1 classmate by Tuesday of Week 2.
Saturday & Sunday 6/29, 6/30
Read and reply to your classmates' intro posts, or take a break from our class if you've completed your assignments! Don't forget to share your intro for Discussion 1 and submit your Course Information Quiz by Sunday!
Monday 7/1
The Week 2 module will open today, but you still have until Tuesday to post your reply to at least 1 classmate's Discussion 1 post.
Due Dates for Week 1
Due Dates for Week 1
By Sunday, June 30 at 11:59 p.m.
By Sunday, June 30 at 11:59 p.m.
Complete the Course Information Quiz. This is quiz is our first "check-in" assignment to make sure you know where to find answers to your questions and to demonstrate your understanding of our course expectations. There is an optional question on the quiz that is an opportunity for you to name your access needs. Your responses come directly to me and I will use them to support you in this course. By completing this assignment, you signal your intent to complete this course. If you do not complete this assignment on time, you will receive a message from me and your spot in our course may be given to a student on my waitlist if you do not respond. This is an institutional policy for all PCC online courses to ensure active students receive the courses they need.
Complete the discussion assignment: Discussion Assignment 1: Introduce Yourself. This assignment will help us get to know each other. Your are welcome to respond by text, video note, or audio. I hope that by sharing a bit about ourselves, we can create a sense of community here in our virtual classroom. The full directions will be available online on our D2L course page on the first Monday of the quarter.
By Tuesday, July 2 at 11:59 p.m.
By Tuesday, July 2 at 11:59 p.m.
One reply due: Discussion Assignment 1: Introduce Yourself. Reply to one peer's comments that inspire you. Like with your original thread, you are welcome to reply using text, video note, or audio tools.
How to Get Help
How to Get Help
Need individual help or guidance with our class? Ask me!
Need individual help or guidance with our class? Ask me!
I am happy to help. You can reach me at kelsey.ferreira@pcc.edu or through the Classlist on D2L.
If you contact me Monday-Friday, I will respond within 24 hours (usually much sooner). I will also reply during the weekends but I might be slower.
I'm happy to arrange times to meet individually in Zoom or call you directly via phone if that's preferred. Just let me know!
You can also schedule a specific time to meet via my Calendly page.
Have a general question related to our course? Let's Chat!
Have a general question related to our course? Let's Chat!
Use the Let's Chat! Discussion Forum via D2L. This is a place to ask and answer questions.
If you have a general question about the course, I encourage you to post it to the Student Support // Q & A Discussion forum on D2L. Your question will help others! This forum is also a great place to look for someone to review with before quizzes!
To find the Student Support // Q & A forum, click on the link on our homepage or click on Discussions in our course menu.
If your question is personal in nature, please send it directly to me through email.
Need assistance or help that is not specific to our course?
Need assistance or help that is not specific to our course?
Visit PCC's Student Resources page
PCC wants you to be successful and have resources that may help. If you face challenges affording food or housing, or if you need access to technology, this will naturally affect your classwork.
In addition to the Student Resources page linked to above, there are additional ways to get help:
You can also contact a campus Student Conduct and Retention Coordinator at conductandcare@pcc.edu.
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