Bulletin - John Jay College Of Criminal Justice - CUNY

Courses Offered
ART 201 Art and Architecture in New York
3 hours, 3 credits
Study of the physical development of the City from the settlement of
New Amsterdam to the present. The geographical spread of the City,
its sculptural and architectural past and present, including public
monuments are examined.
Prerequisite: ENG 101
ART 212 Life Drawing
3 hours, 3 credits
Introduction of the student to the live model, concentrating on basic
anatomy and proportions of the human figure. Student will study
different techniques—foreshortening, contour drawing, modeling-and
learn use of such various materials as pencil, charcoal, and ink. Rapid
poses to study the dynamic movement of the body, and longer poses
to find and develop the forms of the figure all aim to train the hand to
respond directly to the eye.
Prerequisites: ENG 101, ART 111
ART 222 Body Politics and Art in Global & Historical
Perspective
3 hours, 3 credits
Body Politics examines images of the human body in art across time
and global space. As the most ubiquitous image in much of visual
culture, both the past and present, images of the body reveal the
unique sensibilities of their creators, patrons, cultures, and eras.
Pivotal works of painting, sculpture, photography, video and film
from Asia, Africa, Europe and America will be critically assessed to
reveal how representation of the body in art reflects and challenges
gender roles, race construction, political hegemony, and ideals of
beauty. Primary source and scholarly readings will augment the
course. The methodologies of art theory and criticism will be tapped
as vehicles for visual critique and analysis. Classes will incorporate
slide presentations and gallery visits.
Prerequisites: ENG 101, and any 100-level art course
ART 224 African-American Women in Art
(Same course as AAA 224)
3 hours, 3 credits
The course examines the representation of African-American women
in art throughout the centuries, particularly the stereotypes of the
Mammy, Sapphire and Jezebel; and the history of African-American
women artists from slavery to the present, as they struggled to
combat these negative stereotypes through their lives and art. A study
of the American slave experience and Post-Reconstruction will lay
the foundation for understanding the myriad misconceptions about
African-American women and how their images have been
manipulated in art and popular culture. Each class will present a
series of visual art images via slide presentations and films of the art
work discussed. Whenever possible, gallery or museum visits will be
incorporated into the course.
Prerequisites: ENG 101 or permission of the instructor
ART 230 Issues in Art and Crime
3 hours, 3 credits
This course will cover the major current and historic issues dealing
with art and crime. After a discussion of the value of art in our world,
the course will cover five main topics: theft, repatriation (including
issues of national ownership and cultural property), vandalism and
restoration, fakes and forgeries, and censorship and freedom of
expression. Through lectures, slide presentations, documentaries,
classroom discussion and student presentations, the course will study
these main issues by using a wide variety of specific case studies in
order to frame the current issues facing the preservation and
continued enjoyment of art in our world today. The critical issue of
who controls art and how it is displayed and protected will also be
addressed. The class is intended to make students critically assess the
issues facing artists, collectors, museums, and nations in reducing
crime and conserving the artistic heritage of everyone, today and in
the future.
Prerequisites: ENG 101, and ART 101 or ART 103 or ART 105
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