| Course | Title | Instructor | Description |
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| ART HIS 40B | HISTORY OF WESTERN ART | POWELL, A. | The history of Western Art is a year-long introduction to art and visual culture in the West from prehistory to the present. In Winter Quarter, the course focuses on the long period that extends from the end of the Roman Empire through the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Less a survey than a series of case studies of specific issues, monuments, and artists, the course will examine the emergence of Christian visual culture, its dialogue with other cultures, its questioning of the nature and validity of representation, and its eclipse by the modern “work of art” in the Renaissance. |
| ART HIS 42B | HISTORY OF ASIAN ART | WUE, R. | This course examines the history of the arts and visual culture of China from the Neolithic period to the 20th century. It will explore how China’s religious, political, philosophical and cultural traditions are engendered, demonstrated and communicated via visual images and objects, and offers both a chronological and thematic survey of major trends in the history of Chinese art. The primary objectives of this course are not only to gain knowledge and understanding of Chinese works of art in a cultural and historical context, but also to develop visual and analytical skills in looking at and interpreting Chinese art. |
| ART HIS 103 | GREEK ART AND ARCHITECTURE: HISTORY AND HISTORIOGRAPHY | CASSIBRY, K. | This course will focus on key artworks and buildings from the major stylistic phases of ancient Greek culture: Minoan, Mycenaean, Archaic, Classical, and Hellenistic. We will examine these masterpieces in both their ancient and modern contexts. Why did the Minoans, for example, represent women in long dresses with open bodices, and how did forged statuettes of these women come to flood the art market in the early 20th century? How did the Athenian Parthenon define the Classical style, and, today, do its sculptures belong in London (where they currently reside) or Athens (where a new museum has been built to welcome them home)? We will also explore the current scientific research that is recovering the brilliant painted colors that once animated Greek sculpture and architecture. |
| ART HIS 112 | LATE ROMAN AND EARLY BYZANTINE ART CA. 250-650 | GONOSOVA, A. | An examination of the art and architecture in the context of the profound political, religious and social changes of the Late Roman and Early Byzantine empire in the period between ca. 270 and 600. Short class quizzes, three short papers, mid-term and final examinations.
Same as Humanities 110 |
| ART HIS 114 | GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE CA. 1150-1500 | 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 environments. Short class quizzes, two short papers, mid-term and final examinations.
Same as Humanities 110 |
| ART HIS 125 | BAROQUE ART | MASSEY, L. | This course will provide an introduction to the art and architecture of southern Europe (Italy, France, Spain) during the 17th century. Traditionally referred to as the Age of the Baroque, this is a period in European history in which art is produced against the backdrop of the Protestant Reformation, the Catholic Counter-Reformation, the rise of absolutism and the modern state, and the birth of modern science and philosophy with Galileo and Descartes. In this class we will begin chronologically in the late 16th century and then move forward into the 17th c., covering the art of the Baroque in Rome (Caravaggio, Artemisia Gentileschi, the Carracci, Bernini, Borromini, Poussin), in Venice and Northern Italy (Guarini, Tiepolo) and Paris and Madrid (Rubens, Georges de la Tour, Velaquez, El Greco. Zurburan). |
| ART HIS 155B | INDIA & BEYOND: MEDIEVAL-EARLY MODERN | PATEL, A. | This course will explore some of the world’s great religions (Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism and Islam) and their artistic traditions, challenging modern notions of religious and national identities. Beginning with the Guptas’ aesthetic legacies in the architecture, sculpture and painting of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka (South Asia), we will continue with the dissemination of religious ideas and artistic practices in Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam (Southeast Asia) in the 8th-10th centuries. The course will also examine the dispersal of Islam in South Asia, beginning with the settlement of early Muslim commercial communities in the 8th century, continuing in the Islamic sultanates of the 12th-15th centuries, and culminating with the magnificence of the Mughal Empire (1526-1857). Reading summaries, mid-term, final examination, museum assignment; no prerequisite. |
| ART HIS 164C | AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN IN THE VISUAL ARTS | COOKS CUMBO, B. | Same as AfAm 118 and Womn St 189. This course addresses the historical depictions of African American women in American art and popular culture. Students will explore the history of visual art created by African American women from the 19th century through contemporary art in a variety of media including textiles, painting, sculpture, photography, installation, and performance. The course focuses on African American women's experiences, perspectives, and strategies for self-representation in the visual arts. Students will use course readings and class discussions as the primary means of investigating the ideas discussed. |
| ART HIS 164C | AFRICAN AMERICANS AND PHOTOGRAPHY | COOKS CUMBO, B. | This course explores the ways in which African Americans have been depicted and have depicted the world around them through photography. Students will examine the history of photography in relationship to African American culture through a variety of media from early daguerreotype processes to digital imagery. The course focuses on African American photographers' experiences, perspectives, and strategies for representation in visual culture. Students will use course readings and class discussions as the primary means of investigating the ideas discussed. |
| ART HIS 165A | AMERICAN ART: 1620-1800 | WHITING, C. | This course examines American visual culture from the era of European exploration and colonization of the New World to the beginning of the Civil War. It pays special attention to the production of visual knowledge about the New World in the early modern period, the training and status of the artist, the role of imagery in fashioning national identity after the American Revolution, and the emergence of different audiences for the arts. |
| ART HIS 190W | PRACTCUM FOR MAJORS | WUE, R. | A required course for Art History Majors, the Art History Practicum has the dual purpose of closely examining the tools, methods and approaches of the art historian, and strengthening writing skills and strategies. Through analytic readings, presentations and discussion, students will investigate the major methodologies employed by art historians and their implications for how we understand the work of art. Along with these close readings, students will also practice their own analytical and writing skills through a series of paper assignments focusing on art historical formats, ranging from formal analyses to a final research paper. |