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Art History and Visual Culture Studies 228: Modern Art:1874-1924
3.00 Credits
Whitman College
Staff Issues of modern visual culture in Europe and the United States from the time of the first Impressionist exhibition to the end of World War I. Emphasis on the social status and intentions of the avant-garde. Three exams, a paper and class participation are required. Prerequisite: Art History 103 or 227 or History 278 or consent of instructor.
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Art History and Visual Culture Studies 229: Modern and Contemporary Art:1924-Present
4.00 Credits
Whitman College
Staff Issues of visual culture in Europe and the USA from the rise of Surrealism to the present, with emphasis on the impacts of the World Wars on the visual arts of Europe and the USA and on the art world in the context of the political world. Three exams, a paper and class participation are required. Prerequisite: Art History 103 or consent of instructor.
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Art History and Visual Culture Studies 229 - Modern and Contemporary Art:1924-Present
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Art History and Visual Culture Studies 241: Environmental Aesthetics
4.00 Credits
Whitman College
not offered 2008-09 Beginning with an examination of the claim of the beautiful in Elaine Scarry's On Beauty and Being Just, we will turn to experiment with the perception of sculpture in space working with reflections by Kant and Heidegger and public artworks on campus. This will lead to an examination of architecture in Karsten Harries The Ethical Function of Architecture , and the Japanese garden in Marc Keane ? The Art of Setting Stone s. Beyond the opening exercises in the aesthetic perception, you will design your own home with a garden. May be elected as Philosophy 241
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Art History and Visual Culture Studies 243: Buddhist Art in Asia
4.00 Credits
Whitman College
not offered 2008-09 This course will examine the development of Buddhist art throughout Asia, from the creation of the first Buddha image to the transmission of Indian Buddhism and its artistic tradition to East and Southeast Asia. Topics will include: the absence of the Buddha image, the artistic interaction between Buddhist and indigenous elements in East and Southeast Asia, the royal patronage of Buddhism. Two exams, several written assignments, and class participation are required. Distribution area: fine arts or alternative voices.
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Art History and Visual Culture Studies 245: Art of East Asia B.Kim
3.00 Credits
Whitman College
A survey of art production in various media in China, Japan, and Korea from the Neolithic period to the 20th century. This course will investigate the intersections between art and society, specifically considering the roles of politics and patronage. Two exams, several written assignments, and class participation are required. Distribution area: fine arts or alternative voices.
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Art History and Visual Culture Studies 246: Art of South and Southeast Asia x, B. Kim
4.00 Credits
Whitman College
A survey of art production in South and Southeast Asia, exploring three major religious traditions: Hinduism, Buddhism, and Islam. This course will examine the effects of religion and social structures on art production. Two exams, several written assignments, and class participation are required. Distribution area: fine arts or alternative voices.
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Art History and Visual Culture Studies 246 - Art of South and Southeast Asia x, B. Kim
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Art History and Visual Culture Studies 247: Monuments in Asia
4.00 Credits
Whitman College
not offered 2008-09 This course will explore a variety of monuments with different religious backgrounds in India, China, Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asia. Special emphasis will be placed on how these monuments have functioned within specific cultural, social and religious contexts. Two exams, several written assignments, and class participation are required. Distribution area: fine arts or alternative voices.
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Art History and Visual Culture Studies 248: Ways of Seeing:Japanese Art and Aesthetics Takemoto
3.00 Credits
Whitman College
The literary, visual, and performing arts of Japan. As we survey the traditional arts of Japan from prehistoric times (before 552 C.E.) to the Edo-Tokugawa period (1600-1868). What it means to be a craftsman, an artist, a performer, or any person who has developed the skill "to see.'' Buddhist ideas that form the foundation for a uniquely Japanese vocabulary of aesthetics. Classes will meet for slide lectures and discussion. Demonstrations of the Japanese tea ceremony will be given in "Chikurakken," the Whitman College tea room located within the Sheehan Gallery. Two examinations, oral presentations, and several short essays will be required. Two periods a week. Distribution area: fine arts or alternative voic
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Art History and Visual Culture Studies 249: Aesthetics
4.00 Credits
Whitman College
not offered 2008-09 After developing a critical vocabulary through an examination of Hume's notion of taste, Kant's "reflective judgment," and Heidegger's reconceptualization of the work of art in "Building Dwelling Thinking," we apply this vocabulary to architecture using Karsten Ha rries, The Ethical Function of Archit ecture to help us critically assess the "aesthetic" governing Whitman's Penrose Library renovation project. Then moving from the "public" to the "private," we consider the sense of "aesthetics" at work in building your own home, using as a guide Wito ld Rybczynski's The Most Beautiful Hou se in the World. May be elected as
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Art History and Visual Culture Studies 257-260: Topics in Visual Cultural Studies 257A ST:Television Cultures Corey
4.00 Credits
Whitman College
This course engag es a range of television cultures and genres. We will explore visual codes, image structures, and practices of looking as we engage the debates surrounding the cultural and political implications of television viewing. You will learn to apply critical theories and methods in order to analyze television images and how viewers make meaning from and participate in television culture. This course also explores television's democratic potentials and ideological contradictions with regard to new media phenomena such as fan sites, citizen journalism, and YouTube. May be elected as Rhetoric and Film Studies 379A
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