| Course | Title | Instructor | Description |
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| ART HIS 40A | HISTORY WESTERN ART | MILES, M.M. | The first quarter of a year-long course, “History of Western Art,” provides an overview of art in its various forms within the context of Western civilization, from the prehistoric period to the present. 40A surveys prehistoric art, the art of ancient Egypt, the Near East, Greece and Rome. We will consider how and why the peoples of antiquity created art and architecture, the significance of art within its social, religious, and historical context, how the visual arts can illuminate cultural issues, and how ancient art takes on various meanings to us today. Course requirements include one mid-term examination, one paper based on a visit to a museum, quizzes in discussion sections, and final examination. No prerequisite is required. |
| ART HIS 42A | HISTORY OF ASIAN ART | QUINTANILLA, S. | This course introduces the sculptural, architectural and painting traditions of South Asia from the turn of the second millennium B.C. until the twentieth century A.D. Topics include the formation of Buddhist imagery, forms, and symbolism of Hindu temple architecture, and the incorporation of Islamic ideals into the buildings and manuscripts of India. Students will learn the fundamentals of major South Asian religions and cultures in their study of sacred monuments and works of art. |
| ART HIS 114 | GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE | GONOSOVA, A. | In this course, the architecture of Late Medieval Europe (ca. 1200-1500) will be examined both through the specific architectural categories (communal, private, and religious buildings) and in a broader context of medieval urban planning and social function of built environment. Course requirements include short class quizzes, two short papers, mid-term, and final examination. Same as Humanities 110, Lec A. |
| ART HIS 120 | RENAISSANCE & BAROQUE PRINTS | BAUER, G. | This course examines the early history of printing images on paper. It begins with the first printed images of the late fourteenth century, and extends to those of the early eighteenth century. We will look at popular imagery and book illustration, as well as the work of such great masters of the graphic arts as Dürer and Rembrandt. Course requirements will include midterm and final examinations, and a short written paper. |
| ART HIS 162A | JAPANESE ART: 1615-1868 | WINTHER, D. | This course will explore a broad selection of Japanese painting and woodblock prints as well as sculpture, architecture, and handcrafts of the Edo Period (1600-1868). Social and historical themes to be examined through various artistic media include phenomenal urban growth, the veneration of Chinese culture, exotic appeal of Europe, the thriving pleasure quarters, and the authority of the military regime. Students will be responsible for a brief oral report, written assignment, mid-term, and final examination |
| ART HIS 164A | AFRICAN-AMERICAN ART: 1650-1900 | WILSON, J.A. | Architecture, crafts, decorative arts, painting, sculpture, and photography by North Americans of African descent, from colonial times through the late 19th century. Processes of cultural adjustment, exchange, and resistance; problems of patronage and aesthetic evaluation, as well as the effects of gender, class, color, and regional differences among African Americans will be examined. Course requirements are three short papers, two quizzes, and a final examination. Same as AfAm 111A. |
| ART HIS 180 | FEMINISM & ART HISTORY | STEIN, S. | This course surveys the diverse ways over three decades that art history has grappled with second-wave feminist concerns and challenges, while feminism has grappled with the meaning and power of the visual in high culture as well as every day social experience. Course readings, lectures, and discussion will engage some key historic debates: “Why have there been so few great women artists?” “Could, or should, feminism involve a modification of traditional artistic standards and criteria of judgment?” “What’s beauty/desire/objectification/heterosexuality/pornography got to do with it?” “Might art and visual culture provide a way or forum for expanding or redefining those reigning values and perceptions?” Course work involves consistent attendance and participation, including keeping up with the assigned texts by maintaining an ongoing journal about issues raised and debated in the readings. Same as Women’s Studies 174, Lec B. |
| ART HIS 183B | 20TH CENTURY PHOTO HISTORY | STEIN, S. | After a quick review of major developments of photography in its 19th century infancy, this course surveys the history of photography from the turn of the 20th century to the present. The period represents one of dynamic change for the medium, covering photography’s rise as a medium of mass communication and private documentation, as well as its legitimation as a form of artistic expression. Furthermore, only in the second quarter of this century was there any conscious effort to formulate a sustained history of medium, and only in the third quarter of the century did this medium and its history begin to be considered as a form of academic field of study. Thus, this course will consider whether academic institutionalization is a response to photography’s central role in the culture’s modern mass media, or whether it is a response to the medium’s “museumization.” A final concern of this survey is to consider the ways that photography is both like and unlike traditional arts of painting and drawing and newer visual modes of film and electronic media. |
| ART HIS 210 | GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE | GONOSOVA, A. | |
| ART HIS 220 | REN&BAROQUE PRINTS | BAUER, G. | |
| ART HIS 262A | JAPNS ART:1615-1868 | WINTHER, D. | |
| ART HIS 280 | FEMINISM & ART HIST | STEIN, S. | |
| ART HIS 283B | 20TH CENT PHOTO HIS | STEIN, S. | |