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1.25 Credits
The literature on art and visual culture in the European tradition and the critiques that have emerged in postmodern theory, particularly as these pertain to the term and concept "history." Enrollment restricted to juniors and seniors. Enrollment limited to 18. (General Education Code(s): A.) C. Soussloff
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1.25 Credits
Examines impact of culture contact on Oceanic and Euro-American visual cultures in context of "discovery," colonialism, and "postcolonialism." Topics include 18th-century visual culture, colonial identities, primitivism, syncretism, impact of Christianity, contemporary art/market, media, tourism, transnational-ism, and globalization. Prerequisite(s): prior course work related to Oceania recommended. Enrollment restricted to juniors and seniors. Enrollment limited to 18. (General Education Code(s): A, E.) S. Kamehiro
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1.25 Credits
What are the relations between the mortal body and politics in times of crisis What purposes can death, or the threat of death, serve Examines representations of executions, assassinations, and funerals during the French Revolution, with an emphasis on the Terror. Enrollment limited to 18. (General Education Code(s): A.) D. Hunter
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1.25 Credits
Western portraiture and self-portraiture at certain key moments (early modern Italy, 16th-century Germany, 17th-century Holland, France from the reign of Louis XIV to the Revolution, contemporary U.S.) are explored by reading 20th-century interpretations and some primary sources. This course can be taken for senior exit credit only by permission of the instructor. Enrollment limited to 18. (General Education Code(s): A.) D. Hunter
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1.25 Credits
Religious, scientific, and secular manuscripts of Byzantium: how words and images interact to express and promote concepts of Byzantine culture; serve liturgical needs of private devotion; reflect imperial ideals; diffuse moral values and knowledge; and proclaim social status and cultural affiliations. Prerequisite(s): course 104A or permission of instructor. Enrollment restricted to juniors and seniors. Enrollment limited to 18. (General Education Code(s): A.) M. Evangelatou
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1.25 Credits
How can visual culture be understood as the production, circulation, and recirculation of signs This course offers a history of semiotics and its methodological application in the analysis of images in popular culture and within the discipline of art history. This course can be taken for senior exit credit only by permission of the instructor. Enrollment restricted to junior and senior students. Enrollment limited to 18. (General Education Code(s): A.) J. González
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1.25 Credits
A close reading of works of art and theoretical texts by feminists working from 1970 to the present. The course encourages debate around the past, present, and future relevance of feminist theories to visual cultural studies, paying particular attention to issues of cultural and ethnic difference. Enrollment limited to 18. (General Education Code(s): A.) J. González
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1.25 Credits
Deals with representations of the female divinity in Indian religious imagery, and of women in secular and courtly paintings. Also examines roles women play in the production of art in the Indian subcontinent. Enrollment restricted to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Enrollment limited to 18. (General Education Code(s): A, E.) K. Thangavelu
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1.25 Credits
Examines the role of pilgrimage in Hindu and Buddhist religious practice from the ancient to the modern periods, emphasizing art historical material from a representative survey of sites located throughout South Asia. Enrollment limited to 18. (General Education Code(s): A.) The Staff
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1.25 Credits
Examines what visual representations (feminine and masculine) reveal of gender in 19th- and 20th-century European and American culture; how images reflect norms of gender; and how we are conditioned to read images in gendered terms. Explores how femininity and masculinity were conceived during historical periods and how gender ideals changed in response to social, political, and economic pressures. Students encouraged to consider the fluid nature of 21st-century notions of ideal femininity and and masculinity and possible alternatives. Enrollment restricted to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Enrollment limited to 18. (General Education Code(s): A.) M. Berger
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