ARTH 2451

Lectures are Turner going through a premade slideshow of all the artwork, discussion sections are the TA explaining some of the important pieces. Lectures are sleep inducing. Lots of memorization, she requires you to know the title, artist, and DATE of the piece, and a few points about it to write. The quizzes are around 5 artworks each and there are 4 quizzes, each pulling from the quiz study sheet. I recommend making a quizlet so you can identify them easily. Each quiz pool will be around 40-50 artworks, the midterm was 100-200. A LOT of memorization, so if you are good at that then take this class for an easy A. A lot of extra credit field trips every week, and a field trip to NYC which was very fun! Turner is a very nice person but not the greatest teacher, I feel like there were more interesting ways to teach modern art than just pure memorization.

I wouldn't take this class if you're not interested in modern art or just trying to fulfil a discipline. It will give you more work than expected. It's definitely not hard to get an A but you absolutely have to put in some work, about half of your grade is quizzes that consists of her giving 45-50 artworks to memorize, and pulling 5 of those for the quiz. The time constraint is probably the hardest thing about the quiz, you get 5 minutes to name the artist, title, date, and then wrote 2 paragraphs, each about separate justifications/attributions. Do not study the whole quiz study sheet, just the ones she discusses in class. There were never any artworks on the quiz that surprised me or that i thought were unfair to test but it was a ridiculous amount of paintings to study. The midterm also had really tough time constraints, 20 minutes each for 2 essays. If you're not good at writing under pressure or quickly do not take this class. The journal prompts were also quite confusing and strangely worded in unnecessarily convoluted ways, similar to the readings. There were a lot of readings and honestly it is best to keep up with them just because of the journal prompts and the midterm/final. If you do the readings closely and carefully you do not have to pay attention in class, although attendance is part of your grade.

Professor Turner is one of the kindest, most generous professors at UVa. She does so much for her students and really wants them to succeed. I understand the other reviews' perspectives, but I really would recommend having Professor Turner at least once while at UVa. You seriously should not miss out on having a class with her.

I dropped the course only 3 classes in, so this review isn't going to be necessarily fair to what you might expect in the full course. Professor Turner, however, I would not recommend. She speaks in a single tone the entire class and gives off the vibe she hates the students and youth in general. She has an incredibly dumb policy of no phones or computers in class (because it distracts her apparently??) unless you have a documented disability. Are we going to school in the 1950s??? Every student nowadays uses a device to take notes, something which is incredibly useful. For me personally, I know my notes will be way more in depth and USEFUL later on in the course if I take them on my computer. More importantly, the class seemed to have no clear structure; we jumped right in to specific topics full of art buzzwords (on the first day of class) before we were even introduced to the subject or given any sort of background. I have taken many Art History courses from many professors and I have never had an experience like this. The TA I had was nice, but could not answer any questions about the course material or requirements for exams. Trust me, there were many questions, not only from me, but my classmates about what we were even supposed to pay attention to in lecture, the powerpoint, and the readings. Other students on this thread say you need to memorize a number of pieces mentioned In lecture for quizzes/exams, but this was never mentioned or touched upon at all, even when students asked directly to the professor and TA. If you're passionate about modern art, take this class. Professor Turner will be bearable to you. To those who want to take an interesting class with a passionate professor and feel prepared for the rest of the course, save your time and pick a different Art History class. There are tons better to take.

Professor Turner is a very sweet woman. However, I will say I was falling asleep in her class and lecture was quite boring. I did learn a lot about art and the field trips were a lot of fun, but the weekly journals were kindof a bore. I would say this is a fairly easy A- class if you make sure to engage during discussion sections and study the slide IDs and basic other content for exams. I would most definitely recommend getting Jimga as your TA though. He was absolutely amazing! #tCFfall22

I hated this class. The professor shows no compassion for students and hardly understands what she's talking about. Work is one journal every week (even when there are exams), four quizzes with 5-6 slide IDs based on 35ish semi-random artworks you HAVE to memorize, a midterm with 6 slide IDs and 2 20 minute essays, and a final with 5 slide IDs and 3 30 minute essays. The journal and essay questions are absolutely ridiculous and hardly make sense. The same goes for the lectures where the professor regurgitates the textbook in unintelligible ramblings. The theory she was trying to teach us felt more suited to a PhD student than to an intro survey class. I would highly recommend that you do not take this class with Prof. Turner. Not hard to get a good grade but is it worth the pain? No. #tCFfall22

This was a relatively easy and straightforward class. I learned a lot and it was an easy A, but I wish I would have taken a class to fill the requirement that I was a little more interested in. It was hard to stay awake in class. Lecture is mandatory, as she takes attendance, and that's where the quiz material comes from. There were four quizzes where you had to identify five works of art and write facts about them. They were pretty easy, as she chose the pieces we discussed the most in class, but they were still very tedious. Don't study all of the paintings she lists on the review, just do the ones you talked about in class. I did the readings, but they probably weren't necessary. Field trips provide extra credit. She is a very nice professor, and exams were very fair.

very interesting class if u like art. professor turner knows what she's talking about. the reading can seem like a lot but it is not 100% necessary for the course. most of the info you need to know can be found in the lectures. the quizzes are easy if you put in a little bit of effort in studying. there's also a ton of extra credit opportunities. fun class.