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This four- to six-week course offers advanced training in archaeological field techniques, theory and recording. Students may participate in either the Sangro Valley Project or another archaeological excavation.? Students will work closely with senior excavation staff to coordinate, manage and supervise excavations and/or survey teams. Students are responsible for the daily upkeep of field books, recording logs, section drawings, and data entry. Students will develop and write summaries for each context they oversee. In many instances, participants will work alongside first-year field archaeology students and assists in the training of basic field techniques and methodology. Students will be required to keep a journal of their experience and write a substantial research paper relating their excavation to an important and relevant archaeological question. Students must consult with their advisor before enrolling in the Advanced Archaeology Field School. Offered: On demand Instructor: Pike
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This capstone course provides students with the framework to design, collect data, interpret and compose an independent senior research thesis.? Each student will consult with his or her thesis advisor to develop a suitable research topic, methodology and timetable to effectively carryout the research goals.? At the end of the semester students will complete their thesis and deliver a public presentation of their work. Offered: On demand Instructor: Staff
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A selective survey of the visual arts of Asia, with an emphasis on major monuments and themes. The course includes broad developments in the arts of South Asia (India, Nepal, Pakistan, Afghanistan), Southeast Asia (Myanamar, Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia), Central Asia (Tibet, Mongolia), and East Asia (China, Korea and Japan) from prehistory of the present, with an emphasis on the influential artistic traditions of India, China, and Japan. The arts in Asia will be examined and discussed from various perspectives in order to understand their significance in their cultural contexts. Mode of Inquiry: Interpreting Texts; Thinking Historically Offering: Fall Professor: Greenwood
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This course is the first in a two-semester study intended to introduce the major monuments and themes of Asian art. History of the Art of China covers the period from approximately 6000 BCE to about 1800 CE. Special attention will be paid to how the art of China was created and viewed, how art functioned in relation to society and religion, and how meaning is inherent in both style and subject matter. Mode of Inquiry: Interpreting Texts; Thinking Historically Offering: Alternate Springs Professor: Greenwood
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This course is the second in a two-semester study intended to introduce the major monuments and themes of Asian art. It covers the period from approximately 10,000 BCE to about 1900 CE in Japan. Special attention will be paid to how the art of Japan was created and viewed, how art functioned in relation to society and religion, and how meaning is inherent in both style and subject matter. Mode of Inquiry: Interpreting Texts; Thinking Historically Offering: Alternate Springs Professor: Greenwood
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This course is the first part of a three-semester study intended to introduce the major monuments and themes of Western art and architecture. It covers the period from approximately 25,000 BCE to about 1300 CE and explores the cultures of Prehistoric Europe, the Ancient Near East, Egypt, Greece, Etruria, Rome, and Byzantium, as well as Early Christian and Medieval Europe. Special attention will be paid to how art was created and viewed; how art functioned in relation to society and religion; how meaning is inherent in both style and subject matter; how power is invested in painting, sculpture and architecture; and how these important monuments affect us today. Mode of Inquiry: Interpreting Texts; Thinking Historically Offering: Annually Professor: Nicgorski
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This course is the second part of a three-semester study intended to introduce the major monuments and themes of Western art and architecture. It explores the cultures of late Gothic and Renaissance Europe, with an emphasis on contrasts between Italian and Northern European art of this period. Special attention will be paid to how art was created and viewed; how art functioned in relation to society and religion; how meaning is inherent in both style and subject matter; how power is invested in painting, sculpture, and architecture; and how these important monuments affect us today. Mode of Inquiry: Interpreting Texts; Thinking Historically Offering: Annually Professor: De Mambro Santos
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This course is the third of a three-semester study intended to introduce the major monuments and themes of Western art and architecture. It explores the cultures of Western Europe from the Baroque period to the twentieth century with some attention paid to American developments of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Course emphasis is on painting. Discussion focuses on how the art of the period 1600-1900 was created and viewed; how it functioned in relation to society, politics and (though less persistently than before) religion; how meaning is inherent in both style and subject matter; how power is invested in painting; and how these important monuments affect us today. Mode of Inquiry: Interpreting Texts; Thinking Historically Offering: Spring Professor: Hull
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This course will cover all major areas of Leonardo's interests and activity from the time of his apprenticeship in Verrocchio's workshop to his last years in France, focusing on the way the artist infused traditional iconography with new ideas and philosophical concepts, creating a style which later flourished in the work of such artists as Raphael and Michelangelo. It will also explore issues of methodology concerning the relationship between Leonardo's personality and his creativity. Offering: Alternate years in spring Professor: De Mambro Santos
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This course is an introduction to the work of Michelangelo, one of the major artists of the 16th century. The activity of the artist will be surveyed from his beginnings in Ghirlandaio's workshop in Florence to the late frescoes of the Pauline Chapel in the Vatican. Special attention will be given to his most important cycles, namely the frescoes of the Sistine Chapel and the sculptures of the Medici Tombs. Although the focus of the course will be on the paintings, sculptures, and drawings by the artist, other areas of creativity such as architecture, poetry, and aesthetics will be touched upon. The course will also provide students with an understanding of major historical movements, like the artistic world of the High Renaissance and the spirituality of the Catholic Reformation. Offering: Alternate years in spring Professor: De Mambro Santos
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