Course Proposals

Syllabus
Art 3800 Travel-Study Studio: Peru
3 credits
Jim Jacobs

Catalog Description

Studio projects will be based in response to the opportunities afforded by travel study. These works may be in direct response to the country or region and its culture or they may be related to an event that takes place in that area while students are visiting. Instruction will be given in English.

Specific Topics for this Course

Since we will we will be out of the classroom and will be exposed to a wide variety of cultural, political, social influences, you will be expected to use the unique experiences available on this trip as a basis for a thematic artworks. To help better understand Peru readings will be assigned. These will be in addition to those assigned for ARTH 3850, Travel-Study Art History: The Art and Architecture of Peru.

Requirements

Because it would be difficult to build a series of works of even a medium size while on the road, you will use the trip to gather visual information in the form of sketches, photographs, collages, video and other easily portable media. After we return you will have approximately one month to complete your series. The amount will roughly equal approximately 5-6 medium size paintings, 10 large drawings, 3 photo series… The exact number of works in the series will depend on size and the nature of the artworks

You will be expected to do a reasonable amount of work every day. In a standard 3-credit studio course students spend 6 hours in the class per week for 15 weeks for a total of 90 class hours. In addition students are expected to spend time outside of class working on their projects. This trip lasts 24 days. Consequently, to meet half of the minimum class contact hours you will need to spend approximately two hours a day on your art work. The remaining half, 40+ hours, will be completed after your return.

While in Peru we will have frequent critiques in which we will review the progress of your visual “journal” and discuss your ideas for the final project. After our return we will have one in-progress critique and a final critique. We may exhibit the art. In the past we have exhibited the work from this trip both on and off campus.

You will have the opportunity to progress in a number of key areas that the department has identified as qualities that our best Visual Arts graduates should possess. These include:

1. Have an awareness of the richness of cultural diversity through the study of creative work from many cultures.

This trip will focus on Peru. It will provide insights into a culture that is not highly represented in Utah. It will give the students a chance to study this culture in breadth and depth that would not be possible on campus at WSU.

In addition to studying historical cultures, students will also learn about contemporary Peruvian culture through the assigned readings and via daily interactions. In 2010 we visited a textile cooperative run by the women of Chinchero. We met an artisan who hand-crafted musical instruments and discussed not only the craft but the complexities of developing a market for these instruments in the US. We also met with a caretaker of a large hacienda in Nazca who explained what it was like to work on a hacienda and how government programs impacted his life.

2. Demonstrate advanced abilities in generating innovative solutions to traditional and non-traditional problems in 2D and 3D visual media.

You will use the trip to gather visual information in the form of sketches, photographs, collages, video and other easily portable media. After we return you will have approximately one month to complete your series. (See requirements)

3. Possess skills in oral and written communication as they pertain to the visual arts.

You will continue to develop your skills in oral communication as you participate in critiques and discussions.

4. Be able to think critically. Students should be able not only to analyze works of art of art using traditional methods, but should also be able to develop thoughtful new interpretations.

In all of the courses you will be encouraged to critically analyze artworks through guided critiques and discussions applying the concepts covered in their readings.

5. Be able to express their personal thoughts, ideas, or emotions through visual media.

You must develop work that expresses their personal thoughts, ideas, and emotions in reaction to the stimuli of the culture and setting.

Grading

Grading will be based on your ability to produce a thematic body of work, your ability to maintain the output described above, and your participation in critiques.

Starn, Orin et al. eds: The Peru Reader: History, Culture, Politics, 2nd edition (Duke University 2005)

Plagiarism is “the uncited use of any other person’s or group’s ideas or work” Students found guilty of cheating or plagiarism are subject to failure of a specific assignment, or in more serious cases, failure of the entire course.

The WSU Student Code includes a more extensive list of prohibited behaviors; you should familiarize yourself with all aspects of the code. Students who commit infractions of the WSU Student Code will be dealt with according to procedures outlined in the code.

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-In Urubamba valley: Hotel Royal Inka; Ollantaytambo Lodge; Hotel San Agustín Urubamba.

Lodging is included in the cost of the program. Hotels mentioned above could change if there are no rooms available at the time of reservation; in this case Encuentros will provide a hotel of equal or better value.

Meals: Breakfast and some meals are included in the cost of the program. See the day-by-day itinerary to find about the meals included/not included.

Air Travel and airport taxes: Air travel Lima-Cusco-Lima is included in the cost of the program. Airport departure taxes in Lima and Cusco are included in the cost of the program. Airport tax Lima-U.S.A. is not included (most airlines include it in cost of ticket).

Tours: Included in the cost of the program are transportation and entrance tickets for all planned visits to museums and sites in Lima, Cusco and Nasca. Tour guides and lecturers are also included. Students must have an International Student ID card (ISIC) or they will pay the difference between the discounted and the regular price of an entrance ticket to an historical site, museum, or to the Inca Trail.

This program is subject to modification. Please check day by day to see what meals are included or not included in the program (breakfast is always included). Entrance tickets to museums and places of cultural interest indicated in this itinerary are included. Take note that there may not be ATMs or banks available in some field trips (Urubamba, Machu Picchu, Nasca). Do not forget to bring your International Student I.D. card (ISIC) to all places. A student without this I.D. will pay the difference between the discounted and the regular price of an entrance ticket, and will not be allowed to hike the Inka Trail. Before coming to Peru, please check for passport and ISIC expiration dates (expiration date must not be sooner than the end of the trip). If you renew your passport in a later date, you must bring your old passport along with the new one to Peru.

EARLY MAY
Date TBA
Meet to discuss trip and class preparation.
Read before we leave:
Introduction pp 1–11 Starn, Orin et al. eds: The Peru Reader: History, Culture, Politics, 2^nd edition (Duke University 2005) All other readings listed in this itinerary will be from this book.
PART II CONQUEST AND COLONIAL RULE pp 93–96
Atahualpa and Pizarro pp 97–118
PART IX THE STRUGGLE FOR SURVIVAL pp441–444
“A Momentous Decision” pp 460–467

PART X CULTURE(S) REDEFINED pp 481–483
Conversation in the Cathedral pp 512–527
A World for Julius pp 313-317

Flight U.S.A-Lima. Transportation from the airport to Hotel Colonial (Av. Comandante Espinar N° 310, Miraflores). (Dinner is not included).

9:00 a.m. orientation meeting and trip to the bank/Casas de Cambio to change dollars. Welcome lunch (1:00 p.m.). 3:00 p.m. pick up at the hotel for Lima city tour: Plaza San Martín, Plaza Mayor, Catedral (4:00-4:30 p.m), Convento de San Francisco (4:45- 5:45 p.m.). 7:00 p.m. Dinner at restaurant L’Eau Vive, in downtown Lima. After dinner visit to Circuito Mágico del Agua (record Guinness for being the biggest fountain complex in the world). Return to Miraflores by 10:00 p.m. (Lunch and dinner are included).

10:30 a.m. pick up at the hotel. Visit Museo Nacional de Antropología, Arqueología e Historia. 1:00 p.m. Lunch in restaurant El Bolivariano. Afternoon visit to Museo Larco Herrera. (Lunch is included; dinner is not included).

Morning flight to Cusco. Pick up from hotel. Transportation to la Casa Campesina Lodge, in Cusco, to leave luggage. Four-day trip to the Urubamba valley (1 hour by bus from Cusco). Bring a small bag with comfortable walking shoes, T-shirts, swimsuit, hat, sunscreen, heavy sweater, jacket or coat for the cold nights. Rest of the day to acclimatize (Cusco is at 11,500 ft. above see level; the Urubamba valley is at about 9,400 ft. a.s.l.). 7:00 p.m. dinner in Ulrike’s Café, in the town of Pisac Night stay in Hotel Royal Inka, Pisac. (Box lunch and dinner are included).

Read: Cloth Textile and the Inca Empire pp 56–70
The Rebellion of Túpac Amaru pp159–168

8:30 a.m. depart from hotel. Visit Pisac Inca ruins*. Lunch in Ulrike’s Café. Afternoon visit Pisac market. 4:30 p.m. trip to Ollantaytambo (67 km; 1 hour 15m). Dinner in Tawachaki restaurant, in the town of Ollantaytambo. Night stay in hotel Ollantaytambo Lodge. (Lunch and dinner are included).

*Note: the walk from the ruins to the town of Pisac is optional (about 1-hour walk; steps downhill and narrow path. Bring walking shoes, hat, water). There will also be a bus from ruins to town.

8:30 a.m. visit the Inca town and ruins of Ollantaytambo. Lunch in Tunupa restaurant. 5:30 p.m.: optional visit to Pablo Seminario’s ceramic workshop. Night stay in Hotel San Agustín Urubamba. (Lunch is included, dinner is not included). Critique/Journal review.

8:00 a.m. visit to the salt mines of Maras (with about 3,000 small pools) and the ruins

of Moray. Picnic lunch by the lake of Piuray, in Chinchero. Visit the Awana Wasi textile

community in the town of Chinchero (12,300 ft. a.s.l.). Late afternoon return to Cusco (1 hour by bus). Night stay in La Casa Campesina. (Lunch is included; dinner is not

Studio / classes. This day and following days: visit points of interest in the city

of Cusco: La Catedral; Iglesia de La Compañía; Iglesia de La Merced; Museo Inka; Coricancha (“Temple of the Sun”); Museo de Arte Pre-Colombino; Museo Histórico Regional (Casa Garcilaso); Palacio Municipal; Museo Santa Catalina, the twelve-cornered stone; the artist neighborhood and the church of San Blas; etc. (Lunch is included, dinner is not included).

Read: PART IV THE ADVENT OF MODERN POLITICS pp 227–230
Tempest in the Andes pp 231–234
PART VIII THE COCAINE ECONOMY pp 407–410
The Hold Life Has pp 411–425

8:00 a.m. pick up at the hotel to visit Inca ruins of Sacsayhuaman. Optional horseback ride to Kenko and Templo de la Luna (Temple of the Moon) (2-3 hours)*. Lunch in Piscigranja. (Lunch is included, dinner is not included).

*Important notice: Horseback ride is optional. Students who choose to do the ride will do it at their own responsibility. There will also be a taxi/bus to these places.

-Optional activity in the evening (7:00-8:00 p.m): Andean dances in the Centro Qosqo de Arte Nativo. (Lunch is included; dinner is not included).

8:30 a.m. depart from hotel. Trip to Andahuaylillas to visit church. Stop in bread factory in the town of Oropesa. Visit the Inca ruins of Tipón. Picnic lunch in Tipón. Return to Cusco by 3:30 p.m. (Box lunch is included, dinner is not included).

-5:30 p.m. meeting: preparing for the Inca trail. After the meeting movie: “Modern Marvels: Machu Picchu” (1-hour). (Lunch is included, dinner is not included)

Afternoon free to prepare for the Inca Trail. (Lunch is included, dinner is not included)
Read: Officials and Messengers pp 76–81

Begin the Inca Trail. Early morning pick up at the hotel. Bus to Km. 82, where the trail begins. 5 hours hiking (7.5 miles) to Wayllabamba camp (9,840 ft). (Lunch and dinner are included while in the Inca Trail).

*Important notes: Participation in the Inca Trail is optional. The hike is physically strenuous and students should be very fit if they choose to participate. Students who feel sick the day before the hike should not go. Read recommendations in folder.

-Guides, porters and cooks expect a tip at the end of the hike. Recommended tip:

-For those not doing the Inca Trail: free day in Cusco (Lunch is included, dinner is not included).

-For Inca Trail hike participants: Climb to the Warmiwañuscca peak (13,776 ft). 3-4

hours of ascent (5.5 miles), 1 hour descent. Camp at Pacaymayu (about 12,000 ft.).

This is the most difficult portion of the hike. There will be porters available to carry your

backpack only for this day (they charge S/.60.00 or around U.S.$22.00 per backpackto

the campsite). If you do not have a sleeping bag you can rent on for around $10. Rent

-For those not doing the Inca Trail: free day in Cusco (Lunch is included, dinner is not included).

-Inca Trail participants: 5-6 hour hike (5.5 miles) to Phuyupatamarca camp (11,939 ft).

-For those not doing the Inca Trail: 10:30 a.m. trip to Ollantaytambo (with program director/assistant). Evening trip to Machu Picchu. Check-in at hotel in the town of Machu Picchu. (Box lunch is included; dinner is not included -you can bring your own snack to train or eat later in the town of Machupicchu).

*Important note: Carry-on Baggage Allowance in the train to MachuPicchu: each passenger may take 1 bag or backpack, 05kg/11lb weight, and 62 inches/157cm (length + height + width). Baggage that exceed these measures will not the allowed.

-For Inca Trail hike participants: 6-hour hike (8.1 miles) to Machu Picchu (7,872 ft). You will not visit the ruins this day, but the following. Check-in at hotel in the town of Machu Picchu. Afternoon: optional visit to the thermal baths (entrance ticket, around US$3.00). (Lunch is not included; dinner is included).

-For those not doing the Inca Trail: early morning visit to Machu Picchu. Optional climb to the Wayna Picchu mountain (around two-hour hike, up and down the mountain)*. Optional 1-hour hike to Intipunku (“The gate of the Sun”) to meet the group arriving from the Inca Trail*. Night stay in the town of Machu Picchu. (Lunch is not included; dinner is included).

*Important notes: climbing the Wayna Picchu may be risky. Students who choose to climb the mountain will do it at their own responsibility.

-Machu Picchu opens at 6:00 a.m. and closes at 17:00. The bus to and from the ruins takes 30 minutes each way. First bus to the ruins leaves at 5:30 a.m.; last bus from the ruins to town leaves at 17:30.

-Food is not allowed inside the ruins. You can buy snacks and drinks outside the ruins (but they are expensive!) or bring your own snacks and drinks from Machupicchu village.

-In the afternoon: optional visit to Machu Picchu Museo de Sitio (20-minute walk each way from Machu Picchu town).

Evening train to Ollantaytambo. Bus from Ollantaytambo to Cusco (1½-hour trip). Night stay in la Casa Campesina. (Lunch and dinner are not included. You can bring snacks to the train).

-Optional activities: Visit to the “Centro de Textiles Tradicionales del Cusco” and the “Mercado Artesanal del Cusco” (15-minute walk each way). Visit the “Arte Mágico Andino”, factory and store; jewelry craftwork in gold and silver.

(Lunch and dinner are included).
Read: PART VI THE SHINING PATH pp 319–322
The Quota pp 331–342

Morning flight to Lima. Afternoon free. Night stay in Hotel Colonial, Miraflores. (Lunch is not included; dinner is included).
Read: The Slave pp 528–552

Five-day trip to Nasca (300 miles south of Lima; 6½ hours by bus)*. 8:00 a.m. pick up at the hotel. Lunch in Huacachina oasis (you can bring your own box-lunch or eat in one of Huacachina´s restaurants). Video movie on Nasca Culture and Nasca lines: “Peru’s City of Ghosts” (50 minutes). Night stay in Hotel Majoro, Nasca. (Lunch is not included; dinner is included).

*Note: Recommended pack list for the trip: a small bag with comfortable walking shoes, T-shirts, hat, swimsuit (there is a swimming pool in the hotel), sunscreen, sweater, jacket or coat. Nasca has plenty of sunshine the whole year, but nights are cold.
Read: Chaqwa pp 370–383
Time of Reckoning pp 401–406
Villa El Salvador pp 287–292

Group divided in two (both groups will do the same activities in different days):

-Group #1: 8:00 a.m. 4-hour trip in dune-buggies. Visit pre-inca ruins of Cahuachi, Estaquería and Tambo de Perro cemetery. Optional sand-boarding in the dunes of Usaca.

-Afternoon: 4:30 p.m. visit Museo Antonini. 6:30 dinner in La Encantada restaurant, in the city of Nasca.

-Optional 8:00-10:00 p.m.: cockfighting in the city of Nasca. Night stay in Hotel Majoro.

*Important notes: Flying over the Nasca lines is optional. Students who choose to do this activity will do it at their own responsibility and expense (around US$90.00 per person, plus S/.20.00 or $7.00 for airport tax).

-Sand-boarding may be risky. Students who choose this activity will do it at their own responsibility.

-Afternoon: 3:00 p.m. optional visit to Cantalloc aqueducts and to gold craftwork factory and store.

-Evening: Afro-Peruvian music and dances (8:30-10:30 p.m., depending on availability).

Read: Featherless Vultures pp 296–304
Peru”s African Rhythms pp 305–306

10:00 a.m. optional walk to aqueduct. Return to hotel by noon. 1:00 p.m.: Creole buffet in hotel. Afternoon free.

Nasca-Paracas-Lima. 6:30 a.m. departure to the National Reserve of Paracas. 10:30-12:00 a.m. boat trip to the Ballestas Islands (weather permitting)*. Lunch in port town of El Chaco. After lunch departure to Lima. Arrival by 7:00 p.m. Night stay in Hotel Colonial, Miraflores. (Lunch is not included; farewell dinner is included).

*Important note: The boat trip is optional. It may cause seasickness to some people. Bring jacket /raincoat for cold, humid breeze.

*Note: Student pays Lima-U.S.A. airport tax (around $31.00. Most airline companies include this tax in the cost of ticket).

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