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3.00 Credits
An historical survey of Western art and architecture from the fifteenth century to the twentieth century. The course deals with different aspects of the art of the Renaissance in Italy and the North, the Baroque and Rococo, Neoclassicism and Romanticism, Realism and Impressionism, and Post-Impressionism. (Course offered in the spring only.) Distribution I Area: The Arts. Distribution II Area: The Arts. 3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits
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Topics vary from semester to semester according to the needs of the program and opportunities to engage visiting specialists. Please contact the department for descriptions of current and/or contemplated offerings. (Course not offered on a regular basis.) Distribution I Area: The Arts. 3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces students to Western and non-Western architecture and design. It explores the social, economic, and political roles of the design professions while tracing theory, technique, and form from ancient times to the present. Although the contributions of architecture are emphasized, the course also examines landscape architecture, urban design, and interior design. Sophomore standing is recommended. Distribution I Area: Historical and Cultural Studies. Diversity Area: International. 3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits Ms Stieber
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An analysis of the art of the twentieth century involves fundamental issues of form and content shared by all the arts. Taking a threefold approach-formal, critical, and historical-this course examines the development of modern painting, sculpture, and architecture as well as the ascendant art forms of photography, video, and performance. It analyzes general theories and specific works in detail. Through class discussions, reading assignments, papers, and field trips, the student learns that the formal problems posed by twentieth century art are closely related to those in literature, music, and theater, for they are problems of structure and definition, harmony and rhythm, diction and coherence. The student thus develops critical capabilities that he or she can apply to works by Picasso or Eliot, Matisse or Ravel.Distribution I Area: The Arts. 3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits Mr Tucker
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A historical survey of painting, sculpture, and architecture in Boston from the seventeenth to the early twentieth centuries. Emphasis is given to the principal theories and intellectual currents that shaped American art. Topics include an analysis of Puritan aesthetics, the search for an American style, eclecticism and diversity in the nineteenth century, and Boston Impressionism. (Course offered in the summer only.) Distribution I Area: The Arts. 3 Lect Hrs. 3 Credits
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A survey of American architecture and town planning from the seventeenth century to the present. Topics include early colonial architecture, the search for a new style for the new republic, nineteenth century expansion and eclecticism, the revival of domestic architecture, the skyscraper style, and the development of modern architecture in the twentieth century. Distribution I Area: The Arts. Distribution II Area: The Arts. 3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits Ms Stieber and Staff
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This course is a chronological survey of Japan's major artistic traditions. Painting, sculpture, ceramics and architecture are set in historical, religious, and cultural contexts, with particular emphasis on identity issues deriving from Japan's periodic participation in continental Chinese culture. The course is organized to foreground issues of social class in terms of patronage, power, and representation.Distribution I Area: The Arts. Distribution II Area: World Cultures. Diversity Area: International. 3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits Ms Weston-Hayao
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This course surveys major artistic traditions of China, beginning with its earliest history. Topics include ritual bronzes, sculpture, ceramics, and the major genres of painting. The course material focuses on the central problem of culture and class identity: how culture, and more specifically art objects and style, are used to shape class identity and power. Distribution I Area: The Arts. Distribution II Area: World Cultures. Diversity Area: International. 3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits Ms Weston-Hayao
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3.00 Credits
A course in the art and architecture of Asia. Subjects vary, but have included Buddhist art, the art of India, Far Eastern painting, and Japanese graphics. Topics are announced during the preregistration period. (Course not offered on a regular basis.) Distribution I Area: The Arts. 3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits Ms Weston-Hayao
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3.00 Credits
Any thorough and systematic study of film, because of its essentially interdisciplinary nature, must address concerns and problems common to other forms of artistic expression such as literature, theater, painting, and photography. This course goes beyond the conventional experience of theater and TV viewing and employs detailed analysis by means of slow motion and still frame techniques. The films studied include examples of classic Hollywood, contemporary American, and foreign feature films, and the documentary. The course is not primarily historical in emphasis; rather, its concerns are the visual language of film, its use as the vehicle for narrative and theme, and major film types and styles. Distribution I Area: The Arts. Distribution II Area: The Arts. 4 Lect/Viewing Hrs, 3 Credits
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