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1.25 Credits
Considers contemporary art by African artists operating in metropolitan centers, as well as Afro-British, Afro-Caribbean, and African-American production. Topics are organized thematically and address constructing and deconstructing the idea of Africa; cultural authenticity; diaspora; Creolité and creolization; hybridity; cosmopolitanism; post-black; and globalism in the arts. Recommended: background in art history. Enrollment restricted to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Enrollment limited to 35. (General Education Code(s): A.) S. Murray
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1.25 Credits
Addresses relations between the body and video, film, and digital-based media, examining performance and embodiment as formulative elements of these works. Works are primarily from the 1980s to the present, looking back as necessary to understand contemporary practice. It is strongly suggested that students should have taken one or more art history courses. Enrollment limited to 35. (General Education Code(s): A.) S. Murray
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1.25 Credits
How do we construct architecture in words Which discourses do we use, and what do they tell us about how we understand architecture How are technology and the techniques of architectural representation understood Enrollment restricted to juniors and seniors. Enrollment limited to 18. (General Education Code(s): A.) The Staff
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1.25 Credits
Focus on the histories of miraculous images of La Virgen de Guadalupe de Extremadura (Spain) and La Virgen de Guadalupe de Tepeyac (Mexico). The foundations and growth of the cult of the Mexican Guadalupe during the colonial period is examined along with the multivalent symbolism of her image. Considers contemporary "appearances" of the Virgin of Guadalupe, from the miraculous images on a tree in central California and the compositions of Chicano artists, to mass-produced kitsch. This course can be taken for senior exit credit only be permission of the instructor. This course can be taken for senior exit credit only be permission of the instructor. Enrollment restricted to juniors and seniors. Enrollment limited to 18. (General Education Code(s): A, E.) C. Dean
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1.25 Credits
Explores how visual representation (in fine art, popular art, film, and television) encodes difference in selected cultural and historical contexts. Considers (post)colonial image-making both as a strategy of domination as well as resistance. This course can be taken for senior exit credit only by permission of the instructor. Enrollment restricted to juniors and seniors. Enrollment limited to 18. (General Education Code(s): A, E.) C. Dean
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1.25 Credits
Close study of the principal text of East Asian Buddhism as a self-enclosed vision of reality, with careful consideration of the forms and functions of the world of visual and aural representation that it has inspired. Prerequisite(s): course 114 or permission of instructor. Enrollment limited to 18. (General Education Code(s): A.) R. Birnbaum
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1.25 Credits
Topical approach to the visual culture of mountains in Chinese history-encompassing both imaginative constructions and physical realities-especially in relation to religious practices. Considers examples and contexts in relation to such topics as pilgrimage, local and state religion, and individual or group retreat and reclusion. Interview only: a previous course on Chinese history or culture (in such departments as history of art and visual culture, history, literature, or anthropology) or permission of instructor; instructor determines if prerequisite is met. Enrollment restricted to juniors and seniors. Enrollment limited to 18. (General Education Code(s): A. ) R. Birnbaum
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1.25 Credits
The Chinese tradition, from the earliest material evidence to the most recent, has persistently emphasized a close relationship between written language and pictorial image. This concern has appeared equally in artifactual and theoretical form. Its best known representation is in the association of calligraphy with painting. Course examines the evolution and meaning of that association. A knowledge of the Chinese language is not necessary. Enrollment restricted to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Enrollment limited to 18. (General Education Code(s): A.) The Staff
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1.25 Credits
Narrative handscrolls were one of the most characteristic and vivid productions of Japanese visual culture for over a thousand years. They were used to represent and re-represent almost every aspect of institutional and social history. Examines their cultural categories and historical development. This course can be taken for senior exit credit only by permission of the instructor. This course can be taken for senior exit credit only by permission of the instructor. Enrollment restricted to juniors and seniors. Enrollment limited to 18. (General Education Code(s): A.) The Staff
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1.25 Credits
Explores the distinctive conceptual world of the Buddhist Huayanjing (Avatamsaka-sutra) and its expression in visual forms. This long text, composed in Sanskrit and later translated into Chinese, is a principal scripture of the international Mahayana Buddhist traditions of Asia. Prerequisite(s): course 114, an upper-division course in Buddhist studies is recommended, or permission of the instructor. Enrollment limited to 18. (General Education Code(s): A.) R. Birnbaum
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