ARTH 17107 - Chinese Calligraphy and Civilization

Institution:

University of Chicago

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Description:

If the invention of writing is regarded a mark of early civilization, the practice of calligraphy is a unique and sustaining aspect of Chinese culture. This course introduces concepts central to the study of Chinese calligraphy from prehistory to the present. Topics include materials and techniques, aesthetics and communication, copying/reproduction/schema and creativity/expression/personal style, public values and the scholar's production, orthodoxy and eccentricity, official scripts and the transmission of elite culture, and wild and magic writing by "mad" monk s. P. Foong. Autumn

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

WWW.UCHICAGO.EDU

Phone Number:

(773) 702-1234

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Quarter

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