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The Age of the Baroque was one of the most dynamic in Western history. Absolute monarchs such as Urban VIII, Louis XIV, and Peter the Great ruled over growing empires from sumptuous new capital cities. Contact with the New World, Galileo¿s invention of the telescope, and Newton¿s discovery of the laws of physics challenged conceptions of the universe and humanity¿s place in it. A philosophical revolution unfolded led by Hobbes, Descartes, Spinoza, and Leibniz. Literature flourished with the works of Shakespeare and Cervantes, while Purcell and Bach wrote the century¿s soundtrack.
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An exploration of urban history, theory, design, and sociology through the study of a single city, such as Athens, Paris, London, Moscow, New York, Mexico City, or Tokyo. Alternately, the course could cover multiple cities across time and cultures, demonstrating the evolution of urbanism and urban theory. Course will be subtitled in the Schedule of Courses, and the class can be repeated as long as the subtitle is different.
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Study of the history of photography: historical, scientific, philosophical foundations; connection with other forms of literary and visual, fine and performing arts; the impact of the photograph on society and media; the ethics of "taking" and "making" a photograph. Survey of the work of acclaimed masters of the medium as well as of the contemporary poets of photographic language.
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A survey of the most important works of major American architects from the Colonial period to the present. P: So. stdg.
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A history of the major works of sculpture, architecture, and painting made in the United States from the pre-Columbian period to the present day. In studying these monuments, equal emphasis will be placed on formal analysis and on contextual history. Students will be asked to identify particular works, to describe their basic elements, to distinguish those elements that characterize different styles, and to begin to explain the formal and historical reasons for these differences.
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Examination of the history and aesthetics of photography as a medium of visual expression in the culture of Latin America. Study of the evolution of contemporary Latin American photography from its 19th century ¿colonial¿ roots through periods of 20th century revolution and independence to the contemporary post-modern idiom of Latin American image-making. Emphasis on the study of photographic themes that are specific to the Latin American cultural experience: colonialism, revolution and independence, native and tribal society, religion and cult, economic oppression and poverty, politics and self-determination, geography and natural resources, language and architecture.
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Modern Hispanic Art History will survey the painting, sculpture and architecture of Latin America along with some of its Spanish influences, from 1820 to the present. Native American and African influences on Latin American art will be surveyed. Key figures to be studies are: Rivera, Torres-Garcia, Lam, Matta, Kahlo, Varo, Chambi, Salgado, Barragan, Botero, Bravo, Jimenez, etc.
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A history of the major works of sculpture, architecture, and painting made in the Europe from Napoleon to the First World War. In studying these monuments, equal emphasis will be placed on formal analysis and on contextual history. Students will be asked to identify particular works, to describe their basic elements, to distinguish those elements that characterize different styles, and to begin to explain the formal and historical reasons for these differences. Areas covered include Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Realism, Impressionism, and Post-Impressionism.
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Survey of 20th-century painting, sculpture and architecture in Europe. Focus on Fauvism, Cubism, Expressionism, Dadaism and Surrealism.
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3.00 Credits
The course will examine the significant historiographic contributions of major figures in Art History, consider contemporary controversies facing modern art historians, and compare various interpretations of art-historical issues. An emphasis will be placed on research methods, bibliography, and the use and criticism of source materials. The course culminates in the completion of a research paper and public presentation that could be the foundation of a scholarly essay and professional lecture. Consent of instructor required. P: Art History major, Jr. or Sr. stdg.; IC
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