ARTH 459 - Visual Culture of Medieval Women

Institution:

Case Western Reserve University

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Description:

This course will explore works made by and for women--as well as images of women--in the Romanesque and Gothic periods. We will discuss female monastics who commissioned and produced art, and consider the roles of women as patrons and consumers. The course will explore different ways of seeing, reading, figuring, and interacting with images of the female body, frequently seen as a fraught site of desire and repulsion, fear and fascination. Primary sources will include works of Hildegard of Bingen, Christine of Pizan, and the Roman de la Rose among others. Students will be asked to read critical material that addresses different constructions of gender and sex in medieval images and secular as well as religious texts. The course, therefore, will not simply focus on artistic production, but will include readings and discussions of social and political history, theology, and literature of the Middle Ages. Offered as ARTH 359 and ARTH 459.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.case.edu

Phone Number:

(216) 368-2000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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