RELIGIOUS STUDIES PROGRAM 477 - Portraiture in Premodern China

Institution:

University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Description:

Irr.; 3 cr (H-A). Examines the creation and use of portraits in China for rituals of commemoration, worship, and assertions of status. Besides issues of resemblance ("likeness") and artistic expression, we consider the development of visual codes used to construct social identities. P: Art Hist 203 or 370 or 371 or 472; or E Asian 356 or 357; or cons inst.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wisc.edu

Phone Number:

(608) 262-1234

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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