HART 491 - Seminar:Topics in the History of Art History

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Massachusetts College of Art and Design

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Today there are numerous approaches to the thinking and writing of art history each claiming, or implicitly assuming, greater validity than its rivals. The inquisitive student might very well ask "how did this situation come about?" Further curiosity might lead to the question "what is art history, really?" In this course we will not aim primarily to answer the second, ultimate question, which would entail philosophical approaches to our subject. We will, however, come closer to answering the first question. Our approach to art history will be itself historical. Throughout its history and development art history has been many things; that is, art history's axioms, or basic assumptions, have varied greatly throughout its history, and the multiple "varieties" of older art history underlie the art histories of the present day. In order to study the history of art history effectively we will read with extreme care examples of art historical writings from the past 125 years in order to penetrate to the level of the writers' assumptions about what constitutes art historical understanding. 3 credits Prerequisites: HART100 Type: lecture/seminar(3hrs) Culturally Diverse Content Enrollment: Friday, March 13, 2009 Page C9 of 9

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.massart.edu

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(617) 879-7000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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