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ARTH 101 Perspectives in World Art |
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Professor |
Caroline Wamsler |
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CRN |
90359 |
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Schedule |
Mon Wed
3:00 -4:20 pm OLIN 102 |
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OLD: A/C |
NEW: Analysis
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Perspectives in World Art is a two-semester course
which introduces the breadth and diversity of the visual arts worldwide.
Students may take either semester or both. In the first semester, the class
examines painting, sculpture, architecture, and other cultural artifacts from
the Paleolithic period through the 14th century. Works from Europe, Asia,
Africa, and the Americas are studied chronologically in order to situate them
in an integrated historical context. In addition to the course textbook,
readings are assigned to broaden critical perspectives and present different
methodological approaches. Requirements include two papers, a mid-term, a
final, and quizzes. This course is open to all students especially those
considering a major in either art history or studio arts. It is designed for
students with no background in art history.
Course |
ARTH 122 Survey of African Art |
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Professor |
Caroline Wamsler |
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CRN |
90859 |
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Schedule |
Mon Wed 12:00 -1:20 pm WEIS |
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Distribution |
OLD: A |
NEW: Analysis
of Art
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This introductory course surveys the vast array of
art forms created on the African continent from the prehistoric era to the
present, as well as arts of the diaspora in Brazil, the Americas, Haiti, etc.
In addition to sculpture, masks, architecture and metalwork, we will examine
beadwork, textiles, jewelry, house painting, pottery, and other decorative
arts. Some of the topics to be explored will be implements of divination, royal
regalia, the role of performance, music and dance, funerary practices, and the
incorporation of western motifs and materials. All students welcome.
Course |
ARTH 125 Modern Architecture: Revolution to World War II |
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Professor |
Noah Chasin |
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CRN |
90322 |
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Schedule |
Mon Wed 12:00 -1:20 pm OLIN 102 |
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Distribution |
OLD: A |
NEW: Analysis
of Art
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This course will address the history of modern
architecture from its emergence in Western Europe during the eighteenth century
through to its widespread presence and diversification by the end of World War
II. The course will pay particular attention to the way in which architects
have responded to, and participated in, formal and aesthetic developments in
other arts as well as broader technological, economic, and social-political
transformations. As architecture encountered the industrialized condition of
modernity and the rise of the metropolis it gave rise to a fascinating range of
aesthetic and programmatic experimentations. Covering many aspects of
architecture’from buildings, drawings, models, exhibitions, and schools, to
historical and theoretical writings and manifestoes’the course will investigate
a range of modernist practices, polemics, and institutions. The readings have been
selected both to provide an overview of the history of modern architecture and
to offer a number of critical and historical approaches to evaluating its
legacy. First year students and prospective majors, as well as anyone
interested in architecture, are welcome and encouraged to enroll. This course
does not require background in the topic.
Course |
ARTH 130 Introduction to Visual Culture |
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Professor |
Laurie Dahlberg |
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CRN |
90364 |
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Schedule |
Wed Fr 12:00 -1:20 pm Fisher Annex |
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Distribution |
OLD: A |
NEW: Analysis
of Art
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This course teaches students how to look at, think
about, and describe works of art. It constitutes an introduction to the
discipline of art history and to visual artifacts more broadly defined. Texts
will include John Berger, Ways of Seeing,
Nicholas Mirzoeff, Visual Culture Reader,
and Henry Sayre, Writing About Art.
Frequent short writing assignments will be based on first-hand observation of
works of art at nearby museums and galleries. This course is designed for
anyone with an interest in, but no formal work, in art history. Preference will
be given to prospective majors and first year and arts division students. Limited to 15 students.
Course |
ARTH 201 Greek Art and Architecture |
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Professor |
Diana Minsky |
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CRN |
90857 |
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Schedule |
Tu Th 4:00 – 5:20 pm OLIN 102 |
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Distribution |
OLD: A |
NEW: Analysis
of Art
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Cross-listed: Classical
Studies
The chronological development of Greek sculpture, vase
painting, and architecture is traced from the geometric period through the
Hellenistic age. Topics include the development of the freestanding, life-size
nude from Egyptian sources, the depiction of myths and daily life in painting,
and the political alliances and institutions that shaped Greek architecture.
The stylistic vocabulary and iconography set forth not only
expressed contemporary beliefs, attitudes, and policies, but
also laid the foundation for future Western art and architecture.
Open to all students.
Course |
ARTH 283 Abstract Expressionism and Pop Art |
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Professor |
Tom Wolf |
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CRN |
90362 |
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Schedule |
Wed Th 10:30 - 11:50 am OLIN 102 |
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Distribution |
OLD: A |
NEW: Analysis
of Art
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This course will focus on two major American art
movements, Abstract Expressionism and Pop Art.
It will begin with a survey of the socially concerned painters and
sculptors of the Depression years as background to our two central areas of
concern, which will be evaluated in an international as well as a national
context. The class will conclude with a
study of Minimal Art and some later developments. Artists emphasized will include Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko,
Jasper Johns, Roy Lichtenstein, and Andy Warhol. The class is open to all students, although priority will be
given to those with some background in modern art.
Course |
ARTH 286 Spanish Art & Architecture: El Greco to Goya |
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Professor |
Susan Merriam |
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CRN |
90358 |
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Schedule |
Mon Wed 1:30 -2:50 pm OLIN 102 |
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Distribution |
OLD: A/C |
NEW: Analysis
of Art
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Cross-listed: LAIS
This course surveys the complex visual culture of early modern Spain with particular attention given to major figures including El Greco, Velázquez, Murillo, Zurbaran, and Goya. Spain exercised enormous political and military influence during this period, and undertook a number of expansionist enterprises. At the same time, the nation witnessed the emergence of the Spanish “Golden Age” in art and literature. We will examine the formation of a distinct Spanish style within the context of European art, and consider how Spanish artistic identity was a kind of hybrid, complicated both by Spain’s importation of foreign artists (Titian, Rubens), and by its relationship to the art and architecture of the colonies. Palace art, architecture and interior decoration--visual manifestations of Spanish power--will be one important focus. We will also look at some of the most intense devotional art ever produced, including elaborate church furnishings, altarpieces, reliquaries, and hyper-real sculpture. Particular emphasis will be paid to the art of Spanish visionary experience. Other topics to be addressed include: Spanish artistic theory and the training of artists; the art market and collecting; artistic critiques of monarchical power. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor; preference given to LAIS and Art History majors.
Course |
ARTH 289 Rights and the Image |
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Professor |
Susan Merriam |
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CRN |
90321 |
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Schedule |
Mon Wed 10:30 - 11:50 am WEIS CINEMA |
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Distribution |
OLD: A |
NEW: Analysis
of Art
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Cross-listed: Gender and Sexuality Studies, Human Rights (Core Course)
This course examines the relationship between
visual culture and human rights. It considers a wide range of visual media, as
well as aspects of visuality (surveillance, profiling). The course is taught
using case studies ranging in time from the early modern period (practices in
which the body was marked to register criminality, for example) to the present
day (the images at Abu Ghraib). Within this framework, we will study how
aspects of visual culture have been used to advocate for human rights, as well
as how images and visual regimes have been used to suppress human rights. An
important part of the course will consider the role played by reception in
shaping a discourse around human rights, visuality, and images. Subjects to be
addressed include: evidence; documentation and witness; the aestheticization of
violence; disaster pornography; censorship; surveillance; profiling; advocacy
images; signs on the body; visibility and invisibility. Requirements include
response papers, a research paper, and two exams. Prerequisite:
permission of the instructor.
Course |
ARTH 290 Arts in China |
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Professor |
Patricia Karetzky |
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CRN |
90366 |
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Schedule |
Wed 1:30 -3:50 pm Fisher Annex |
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Distribution |
OLD: A/C |
NEW: Analysis
of Art
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Cross-listed:
Asian Studies
This survey begins with Neolithic painted pottery,
the earliest expression of the Chinese aesthetic. Next, the early culture of
the Bronze Age is reviewed, followed by the unification of China by the first
emperor, the owner of 60,000 life-sized clay figurines. In the fifth century
Buddhist art achieved expression in colossal sculptures carved from living rock
and in paintings of paradise. Confucian and Taoist philosophy, literature, and
popular culture are examined through the paintings of the later dynasties, with
an emphasis on landscape painting. The course ends with a consideration of 20th
century art.
Course |
ARTH 314 The Body and its Image |
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Professor |
Laurie Dahlberg |
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CRN |
90368 |
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Schedule |
Th
9:30 - 11:50 am Fisher Annex |
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Distribution |
OLD: A |
NEW: Analysis
of Art
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Cross-listed: Gender and Sexuality Studies
This seminar examines the West’s historical
ambivalence toward the body and its representation, as expressed in art of the
modern period (1780-2000). Beginning with the neoclassical heroic nude, the
course examines depictions of the body that reflect the preoccupations and
obsessions of their cultural moments. Topics may include Manet’s Olympia, pornography
and early photography, physical abjection in symbolism and German
expressionism, the “oriental” body in 19th-century art, body art of
the 1960s and 1970s, and obsessive treatments of the body by contemporary
photographers.
Course |
ARTH 345 Michelangelo:The Man, the Masterpieces, and the Myth |
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Professor |
Diana Minsky |
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CRN |
90369 |
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Schedule |
Fr
1:30 -3:50 pm Fisher Annex |
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Distribution |
OLD: A |
NEW: Analysis
of Art
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Cross
listed: Italian Studies
A study of the artistic achievements of
Michelangelo in sculpture, painting, architecture, and poetry in the context of
the biographies of Vasari (1550, 1568) and Condivi (1553). Exploration of the
meaning of Michelangelo’s work is complimented by the study of the various
influences on the biographies. Discussion also analyzes Michelangelo’s role in
shaping his public image and creating the modern idea of the artist as isolated
genius. Priority is given to students with some background in art history,
Renaissance studies, and/or Italian.
Course |
ARTH 378 Contemporary Issues in Architectural and Urban Theory |
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Professor |
Noah Chasin |
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CRN |
90367 |
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Schedule |
Wed
1:30 -3:50 pm OLIN 205 |
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Distribution |
OLD: A |
NEW: Analysis
of Art
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An investigation of new lines of inquiry that have
informed contemporary scholarship in the history and theory of architecture.
The class examines how, through new research and methodological approaches, the
conceptual parameters of architectural history have been expanded; canonical
figures and their works have been recast in distinct terms; and overlooked or
understudied architects, practices, and projects have opened up new
problematics. Students look at how, in response to such challenges, new forms
of architectural practice and new ideas of spatiality have emerged. Topics
include theories of domesticity; theories of urbanism and spatial politics;
history and memory; sexuality and space; architecture and cinema; architecture,
fashion, and branding, globalization
and identity; and the emergence of “information space”: the digital and the
virtual. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor.
Course |
ARTH 385 Art Criticism and Methodology |
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Professor |
Susan Merriam |
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CRN |
90365 |
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Schedule |
Tu 1:30 -3:50 pm Fisher Annex |
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Distribution |
OLD: A |
NEW: Analysis
of Art
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This seminar, designed primarily for art history
majors, helps students develop the ability to think critically about a range of
different approaches to the field of art history. Students read and discuss a
variety of texts in order to become familiar with the discipline’s development.
Methodologies such as connoisseurship, cultural history, Marxism, feminism, and
post-modernism are analyzed.