Course	ARTH 102 Perspectives in World Art II
Professor	Susan Merriam
CRN	15084
Schedule	M W 1:30 - 2:50 pm OLIN 102
Distribution	OLD: A/C	NEW: Analysis of Arts

Related interest: Africana Studies, LAIS

This course, the second half of a two-semester survey, will continue to explore the visual arts worldwide. Beginning in the fourteenth century and ending in the present, the class will survey painting, sculpture, and architecture, as well as works in newer media (such as photography, video, and performance). The class will encompass works from Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas, arranged chronologically in order to provide a more integrated historical context for their production. In addition to the course textbook, readings will be chosen to broaden critical perspectives and to present different methodological approaches. This course is designed for those students with no background in art history as well as for those who may be contemplating a major either in art history or studio. Students who have taken part one of this course will be given preferential enrollment. First and second years students are encouraged to enroll.

Course	ARTH 110 Art and Nation-Building
Professor	Julia Rosenbaum
CRN	15085
Schedule	Tu Th 11:30 - 12:50 pm OLIN 102
Distribution	OLD: A/C	NEW: Analysis of Arts

Cross-listed: American Studies

Related interest: Human Rights

Between 1700 and 1876, a new nation came to dominate the world scene. This course explores the contribution of the visual arts to the conceptualization of American national identity from the founding of colonies through the Federal and Antebellum periods to the Civil War and Reconstruction. Visualizing a United States proved a complicated affair, and we will examine artistic efforts to portray the political experiment of democracy: How should leadership be portrayed? Difference? National character? Civil War? Among the topics considered will be the role of visual culture in constructing meanings of race, class, and gender; the importance of various genres of painting (such as portraiture, history painting, and landscape) to national politics and culture; the emergence of American artistic institutions, including schools and museums; and the relationship of American art making to European traditions. The course serves as an introduction to the painting, sculpture, photography, and graphic arts of North America, focusing on the leading artists and art movements of the period.

Course	ARTH 113 Introduction to the History of Photography
Professor	Laurie Dahlberg
CRN	15086
Schedule	Tu Th 1:30 - 2:50 pm OLIN 102
Distribution	OLD: A/C	NEW: Analysis of Arts

Cross-listed: Victorian Studies

The discovery of photography was announced in 1839, almost simultaneously by several inventors. Born of experiments in art and science, the medium combines vision and technology. It possess a uniquely intimate relation to reality, and for this reason has many applications outside the realm of fine art, but from its inception photography has been a vehicle for artistic aspirations. This survey of the history of photography from its earliest manifestations to the 1970s considers the medium’s applications as, among others, art, science, historical record, and document. The course is open to all students, and is a prerequisite for most other courses in the history of photography. Priority will be given to students in photography.

Course	ARTH 126 Architecture since 1945
Professor	Noah Chasin
CRN	15087
Schedule	Tu Th 10:00 - 11:20 am OLIN 102
Distribution	OLD: A	NEW: Analysis of Arts

This survey course will address major transformations in architectural practice and debate from the end of World War II until the present. The focus will be on the various critiques and challenges that were aimed at the modernist discourses of the earlier part of the century, beginning with Team 10/New Brutalism and encompassing regionalism, neorationalism, corporate modernism, postmodernism, so-called "blob" architecture, and various permutations in and around these different models. Attention will also be paid to alternative and experimental practices that deal with Pop Art, cybernetic, semiological, and new media discourses. The course will conclude with the emergence of globalization and advanced information technologies and their impact on built form. Open to all students, with priority given to those with previous architectural history experience.

Course	ARTH 201 Greek Art and Architecture
Professor	Diana Minsky
CRN	15088
Schedule	M W 3:00 - 4:20 pm OLIN 102
Distribution	OLD: A	NEW: Analysis of Arts

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 224 The Gothic Cathedral and the Gothic Revival
Professor	Jean French
CRN	15235
Schedule	M W 10:00 - 11:20 am OLIN 102
Distribution	OLD: A/C	NEW: Analysis of Arts

Cross-listed: French Studies, Medieval Studies

This course will investigate the structure and symbolism of the great cathedrals (Chartres, Bourges, Amiens, Reims, Beauvais, etc.) within the changing dynamics of contemporary society. Architecture, stained glass and sculptural programs will be analyzed in relation to technological innovations, rapid political and economic change, the demands of patrons and increasing urban interest. Concluding sessions (which will include field trips) will explore the romantic, symbolic and aesthetic attitudes underlying the Gothic Revival of the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries through a study of its major “prophets” and its diverse architectural manifestations, ranging from Strawberry Hill to the American college campus and the National Cathedral in Washington.

Course	ARTH 232 Italian Renaissance Architecture
Professor	Diana Minsky
CRN	15234
Schedule	Tu Th 3:00 - 4:20 pm OLIN 102
Distribution	OLD: A/C	NEW: Analysis of Arts

Cross-listed: Italian Studies

This class traces the development of architecture and urbanism in Italy from the beginning of the 15^th century through the 16^th century. Proceeding more or less chronologically from Florence to Rome and Venice, the class will situate the architecture and ideas of Brunelleschi, Alberti, Leonardo, Bramante, Raphael, Michelangelo, and Palladio (yes! they were all architects) within their political and theological context in order to decipher their symbolic meaning. We will focus on how the Renaissance’s often contradictory relationship with ancient Rome gave birth to both modern archaeology (the study of the material remains of the past) and modern architectural theory (the formulation of suitable styles for the future). The second half of the class will explore how the demands of the Counter Reformation modified architectural form and theory, while the conclusion will consider how the achievements of the Italian Renaissance were transplanted to France, Spain, and England. Requirements include a mid-term, final, critical essays, and quizzes.

Open to all students.

Course	ARTH 262 German and Austrian Expressionism
Professor	Tom Wolf
CRN	15095
Schedule	Th Fr 11:30 - 12:50 pm Fisher Annex
Distribution	OLD: A	NEW: Analysis of Arts

Related interest: Human Rights

This course focuses on German and Austrian art of the 20^th century, with brief forays into Scandinavian and Austrian art. The emphasis is on art in Germany from Jugendstil through expressionism, dadaism, Neue Sachlichkeit, nazi and concentration camp art, and post-World War II developments. Artists studied include Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Wassily Kandinsky, Paul Klee, and Egon Schiele. The course concludes with an investigation of how more recent artists such as Joseph Beuys, Bernd and Hilla Becher, Sigmar Polke, and Gerhard Richter connect to previous German artistic tendencies.

Course	ARTH 267 Introduction to 20th Century Art
Professor	Laurie Dahlberg
CRN	15091
Schedule	Tu Th 4:30 - 5:50 pm OLIN 102
Distribution	OLD: A	NEW: Analysis of Arts

This class is designed to familiarize Studio Art majors with the leading artists and art movements of the modern period. The history of modern art will be surveyed through examination of works of art, analysis of writings by artists and critics, and in-class discussion. This course replaces the Sophomore Seminar (Art 230) as a required course for prospective studio majors and enrollment priority will be given to those students. Enrollment is limited to twenty-five.

Course	ARTH 289 Rights and the Image
Professor	Susan Merriam
CRN	15124
Schedule	M W 11:30 - 12:50 pm Preston Theater
Distribution	OLD: A	NEW: Analysis of Arts

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.

Course	ARTH 293 East Meets West
Professor	Patricia Karetzky
CRN	15236
Schedule	Wed 1:30 - 3:50 pm CAMPUS
Distribution	OLD: A/C	NEW: Analysis of Arts

Cross-listed: Asian Studies, SRE

A consideration, through art, of the impacts Eastern and Western cultures have had on one another. Broad topics for discussion include the art of Buddhism and the Silk Road; medieval European borrowings from the East; travelers East and West; Arabs as transmitters of Asian technologies; concepts of heaven and hell; Western missionaries and the introduction of Western culture in India, China, and Japan; chinoiserie in European architecture, gardening and décor; and Japonisme - the influence of the Asian aesthetic on modern art movements.

Course	ARTH 330 Artists, Patrons and Ideas: Seminar in Italian Renaissance Sculpture
Professor	Jean French
CRN	15237
Schedule	Mon 4:30 - 6:50 pm Fisher Annex
Distribution	OLD: A/C	NEW: Analysis of Arts

Cross-listed: Italian Studies

An examination of the ideas that inspired sculptors and the patrons who footed the bills; the relationship among artists, poets, and philosophers of the Renaissance; and the degree of influence exerted by patrons and their associates on the selection of content and the establishment of stylistic trends. Topics include the materials and forms of sculpture, the changing social position of the artist, the Neoplatonic movement in Florence, and Renaissance theories of love. The major sculptors of the Renaissance are studied, with an emphasis on Ghiberti, Donatello, Jacopo della Quercia, and Michelangelo. Also investigated are the political ambitions and socioeconomic milieu of such remarkable patrons as Cosimo de Medici, Lorenzo the Magnificent, and Julius II. Not open to first-year students.

Course	ARTH 340 Seminar in Contemporary Art
Professor	Tom Wolf
CRN	15100
Schedule	Fr 1:30 - 3:50 pm Fisher Studio Arts
Distribution	OLD: A	NEW: Analysis of Arts

A consideration of the history of recent art, beginning with a survey of the minimalism of the 1960s and then focusing on artistic developments in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. The class meets in New York City every fourth week to view current exhibitions.

Course	ARTH 349 Women Artists of the Surrealist Movement
Professor	Susan Aberth
CRN	15238
Schedule	Tu 4:30 - 6:50 pm Fisher Annex
Distribution	OLD: A	NEW: Analysis of Arts

Related interest: LAIS

This course examines the use of female sexuality in surrealist imagery and then juxtaposes it to the writing and work of such female surrealists as Dorothea Tanning, Lee Miller, Meret Oppenheim, Leonor Fini, Remedios Varo, Toyen, Claude Cahun, Leonora Carrington, Dora Maar, and others. Issues explored are female subjectivity, cultural identity, occultism, mythology, dream imagery, artistic collaboration, and the various methodologies employed to interpret surrealist in general. Seniors in photography are permitted to take this course to fulfill their upper level photography course requirement. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.

Course	ARTH 385 Art Criticism and Methodology
Professor	Noah Chasin
CRN	15101
Schedule	Fr 10:30 - 12:50 pm OLIN 301
Distribution	OLD: A	NEW: Analysis of Arts

Cross-listed: Philosophy and the Arts

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.