ARTH 311X - Medieval Monsters

Institution:

Winthrop University

Subject:

Art History

Description:

Description: This course investigates the visual culture of medieval monsters and the monstrous. Dragons, gargoyles, sea monsters, cephalophores, sciapods, aliens, terrors, and other wonders will be considered in their social, political, and religious contexts. We will examine how monsters participated in constructs of cultural identity, gender, race, class, and ethnicity in medieval Europe and explore what images of monsters can reveal about fears of the "other,? shifting social hierarchies, warfare, disease, death, and other anxieties. In lieu of exams, students will imagine and create their own medieval monsters related to course topics.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

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Institution Website:

www.winthrop.edu

Phone Number:

(803) 323-2211

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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