ART 397 - Body Language in Chinese Visual Culture

Institution:

Reed College

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Description:

Full course for one semester. This course examines the relationship between the body and visual representation in China, addressing images of the body in a variety of media and the role played by the viewer's body in the reception of visual images. Case studies will be drawn from Chinese art. We will focus on images of the body in late imperial scrolls, woodblock prints, and sculpture, as well as contemporary photography, mixed-media installations, performance art, video, and web-based art. Readings will be drawn from art history, critical theory, feminist theory, psychoanalysis, and phenomenology. Each student will use course readings as a theoretical framework for a research project. Projects may be drawn from any historical moment or geographical location within China or the Chinese diaspora. Prerequisite: Art 201 or consent of the instructor. Conference. Not offered 2009-10.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.reed.edu

Phone Number:

(503) 771-1112

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

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