AH 200 - Topics in Art History

Institution:

Colorado College

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Description:

Selected topics in art history at the intermediate level. Block 2: Topics in Art History: Art of India. A survey of the arts of India, including architecture and landscape architecture, sculpture, painting, and material culture. Particular attention will be paid to connecting the art to the philosophical and religious traditions; as well as issues of colonialism and post colonialism. Active trade connections both to the East and to the West will be considered. (Meets the Critical Perspectives: Diverse Cultures and Critiques requirement.) 1 unit - Department. Half-Block: Topics in Art History: Introduction to Museum. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor or Art History 111 or 112. .5 unit - Larsen. Block 5: Topics in Art History: Modern Art. 1 unit - Department. Block 7: Topics in Art History: Italian Renaissance Art. 1 unit - Department. Block 8: Topics in Art History: Late Imperial China, Art and Culture. Seminar-style course which considers Chinese art of the Ming and Qing dynasties, particularly paintings and prints. Attention to different styles of analysis, including the investigation of: art in relation to economics; print culture; relationships between texts and images; political symbolism; artistic practice; and modes of representing the self. Multiple class presentations and an in-depth research paper required. (Meets the Critical Perspectives: Diverse Cultures and Critiques requirement.) (Also listed as Asian Studies 250.) 1 unit - Department.

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1.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.coloradocollege.edu

Phone Number:

(719) 389-6000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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