SOC203H1 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Guide: French Revolution, Gender Inequality, The Communist Manifesto
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Introduction to the course- no powerpoint- emphasis on active learning. Search for immersion in a great and demanding text perennial problem . Mona lisa curse analogy to classical readings. Written by australian critic robert hughes mona lisa was moved to america from the louvre in paris, more people have access to this work of art. Hughes shows how the mona lisa is displayed in new york. His point: the process of appreciating art takes time to understand it, the art will start to grow on you, the longer you look at it, the process cannot be rushed. New yorkers: looking at the mona lisa for 30 seconds and then move on, Hughes argues that they need time to appreciate the mona lisa as a masterpiece. This is used tto draw an analogy with the classical texts that will be assigned to read for the class.
