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  • Anthropology 350f: Issues in Contemporary Anthropological Theory

    8.00 Credits
    Mount Holyoke College

    (Speaking- and writing-intensive course) This course offers an appraisal of the core questions and theoretical frameworks of the past two decades. It covers the relationship of fieldwork to theory building, new trends in anthropological analysis, and critical examinations of the uses and abuses of anthropological data. Meets multicultural requirement; meets Social Sciences III-A requirement A. Lass Prereq. sr, 8 credits in department; 4 credits
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  • Anthropology 390f: Research Seminar in Anthropology

    8.00 Credits
    Mount Holyoke College

    (Speaking- and writing-intensive course) This course will provide a forum for students to share their independent work in progress and to investigate topics relevant to their disciplinary development. In addition to independent work, topics for discussion will include writing in the discipline, anthropological ethics, copyright issues, grant writing, and research organization. Does not meet a distribution requirement The department Prereq. 8 credits in department; 4 credits
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  • Anthropology 395fs: Independent Study

    8.00 Credits
    Mount Holyoke College

    (Speaking- and writing-intensive course) Does not meet a distribution requirement Prereq. jr, sr and permission of department; 1 to 8 credits
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  • Architectural Studies 205f: Topics in Architecture:Sculpting Space withMeaning

    3.00 Credits
    Mount Holyoke College

    This introductory studio architecture course is a rigorous series of design investigations into architecture and the built environment. Students will develop and apply traditional and contemporary architectural skills (drawings, models) to interdisciplinary and significant design problems. Creative and indexical study and analysis will be used to generate and foster a broad range of concepts and language to solve architectural issues involving site, construction, inhabitation, function, form and space. Meets Humanities I-A requirement T. Long Prereq. One semester of Drawing I, design or sculpture is recommended. Requires lab fee TBD.; 4 credits
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  • Architectural Studies 395f: Independent Study

    8.00 Credits
    Mount Holyoke College

    Does not meet a distribution requirement The department Prereq. Permission of instructor; 1 to 8 credits
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  • Art History 100fs: Image and Environment

    4.00 Credits
    Mount Holyoke College

    Fall 2008 100f(01)Western Art: 1400-2000 An introduction to painting, sculpture, and architecture in Europe and America from the Renaissance to the present. Classes are organized around five focused topics: Renaissance Florence; the artist in the seventeenth century; art, revolution and nationhood; nineteenth-century realism; and abstraction and empathy. Lectures will be complemented by class discussion, short films, and assignments in the art museum. Meets Humanities I-A requirement P. Staiti 4 credits 100f(02) Introduction to Art History This survey course introduces students to the pleasures of art history as a field of inquiry. In case studies beginning with the Renaissance and extending to the Modern era, from Europe and the Americas, we will explore art's complicated and shi?ing relation to history-- to its social, cultural, political, and intellectual worlds. Lectures and class discussion will be augmented by visits to the art museum. Meets Humanities I-A requirement A. Lee 4 credits Spring 2009 100s(01) Architecture: The Fall of Human Culture A survey of architecture as a functional and expressive medium from the ancient world to the present. Accommodating domestic life, religious ritual, political, commercial, and leisure activities, architecture both shapes and reflects the natural environment, technology, social values, and visions. While the history ofWestern architecture constitutes the primary focus, the course will include buildings from around the world. Meets Humanities I-A requirement M. Davis 4 credits
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  • Art History 105f: Arts of Asia

    4.00 Credits
    Mount Holyoke College

    (Same as Asian Studies 107f) This multicultural course introduces students to the visual arts of Asia from the earliest times to the present. In a writing- and speaking-intensive environment, students will develop skills in visual analysis and art historical interpretation. Illustrated class lectures, group discussions, museum visits, and a variety of writing exercises will allow students to explore architecture, sculpture, painting, and other artifacts in relation to the history and culture of such diverse countries as India, China, Cambodia, Korea, and Japan. Meets multicultural requirement; meets Humanities I-A requirement A. Sinha 4 credits
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  • Art History 110fs: Introductory Seminar in Art History

    3.00 Credits
    Mount Holyoke College

    Fall 2008 110f(01) The Artist in History (First-year seminar) A study of artistic identity in diverse time periods and regions of Europe, Asia, and North America. How have artists defined themselves, and how can we understand their roles in the societies in which they worked Our investigation will include the study of myths and legends about the artist and the origins of art making, selfportraits and artworks that take on the subject of artistic creation, writings by artists and others, and historical analyses by recent scholars.We will encounter the artist as magician, entrepreneurial artisan, a channel to the divine, theoretician, ambassador, social critic, and revolutionary. Themes include art vs. cra?, gender, technology, and collaboration. Meets Humanities I-A requirement C. Andrews Prereq. fy or permission of the instructor; 4 credits Spring 2009 110s(01)Writing About Art (First-year seminar; writing-intensive course) This writing-intensive course will explore the relationship between the written word and the visual image. Students will expand skills in description, visual analysis, and editing while being introduced to a diverse set of case studies ranging from Persian painting to contemporary artists' books. Assignments will include exercises in descriptive writing and art criticism, an exhibition review, and a short research project. Meets Humanities I-A requirement A. Sloan Prereq. fy or permission of instructor; 4 credits
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  • Art History 202s: Talking Pictures:An Introduction to Film

    3.00 Credits
    Mount Holyoke College

    (Same as Film Studies 202) Some of the best feature-length films of the past century have commanded our attention and imagination because of their compelling artistry and the imaginative ways they tell stories visually and verbally. This course closely studies narrative films from around the world, from the silent era to the present, and in the process it introduces students to the basic elements of film form, style, and narration. Some of the films to be considered are: Broken Blossoms, Battleship Potemkin, Citizen Kane, Contempt, The Bicycle?ief, Ugetsu, RearWindow,Woman in the Dunes, The Marriage of Maria Braun, Days of Heaven, and Moulin Rouge. Meets Humanities I-A requirement P. Staiti Prereq. soph, jr, sr, or permission of instructor; 4 credits
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  • Art History 211f: Gods andMortals:Myth in Ancient Art and Literature

    4.00 Credits
    Mount Holyoke College

    (Same as Classics 211) Many ancient images tell completely different versions of myth from those portrayed in Greek and Roman literary sources. By juxtaposing distinctive modes of communication in the ancient world, students will analyze the rhetorical uses of myth, both then and now. Students will also examine the range of possibilities for translating and interpreting text and image, which will alert them to the vitality of myth as a language of its own, transcending historical parameters. Meets Humanities I-A requirement B. Bergmann 4 credits
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