ART HIS Course Descriptions for 2012-2013

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Summer I Course Descriptions
CourseTitleInstructorDescription
ART HIS 150BUDDHIST ART & ARCHITECTURESPIKER, C.Examines Buddhist art and architecture of India, China, Korea, Japan, Southeast Asia, Tibet, and Nepal. Proceeds regionally and thematically in investigating iconographic features, figures, and architectural motifs with an emphasis on the role of place in the production of art. Studies how art has changed through space and time to accommodate changes in Buddhism, and how Buddhism itself has changed to accommodate local taste and stylistic preference.