| Course | Title | Instructor | Description |
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| ART HIS 40B | HISTORY OF WESTERN ART: MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE | SCHWEIGERT, P. | Focuses on the art of the Mediterranean area and Europe between ca. A.D. 350 and 1600. By means of movements and artists, examines the cultural identities of the Christian, Islamic, and early modern worlds. (IV, VIII) |
| ART HIS 134E | BRITISH ART OF THE 19TH & 20TH CENTURY | OBARSKI, S. | This upper division course follows various movements in British Art from the rise of landscape painting in the early 19th century to the development of British modernism in the early 20th century. Our study would center on three primary themes for British art of the period: dialectical tensions between art's function as a commodity and its theoretical elevation from the market, (2) art's relations to national identity, and (3) art's potential for social reform. Art would be approached as a cultural, social, and political practice, with implications for personal, group, and national identity. Class sessions related to nineteenth-century art would focus on the landscape painting of John Constable, the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, William Morris and the arts and crafts movement, and Aestheticism and Symbolism of the turn of the century. The latter part of the course would be devoted to British modern art of the twentieth century, considering the unique forms and interests of British modernism in the broader context of European modern art. A combination of primary and secondary source readings focusing on key themes and issues would be required, along with written responses to the readings, midterm, and final exam. |
| ART HIS 163 | ASIAN AMERICAN ART HISTORY | HAUSEUR, K. | What does Asian American art look like? This survey course examines the rich social
histories and visual expressions of Asian American artists throughout the twentieth century.
Our investigation explores the artistic production within significant historical settings that
pertains to Asian Americans, such as war, migration, and U.S. legislation. These cross-
cultural and dynamic intersections resulted in a broad and diverse body of artwork that
ranges from abstraction to figuration, European to Asian styles of artistic practice. Students
taking this course will gain in-depth knowledge of the art and histories of Asian Americans,
and a proficiency in some of the broader art historical narratives within both Modern and
Contemporary Art of the United States. Visual images, videos, course lectures, and class
discussions are the primary means of investigating these topics. Participation, Paper,
Midterm, and Final Exam determine grades. Satisfies the multicultural requirement. Also
listed under Asian American Studies 112. |