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  • ARTH 240: Women in the Arts

    3.00 Credits
    Randolph-Macon College

    This course examines the role of women inWestern art in regard to the production, promotion and consumption of art from the Renaissance to the Modern era. Topics include the social constraints often placed upon women as active participants in the public sphere, the education of women artists and their professionalization, the critical reaction to their work, artistic couples, and the role played by women as patrons in the arts. Slide illustrated lectures and contemporary films. Three hours. Ms. Terrono.
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  • ARTH 305: American Renaissance

    3.00 Credits
    Randolph-Macon College

    The American Renaissance (1876-1917) was a period of intense contradictions: explosive economic expansion and the concomitant creation of monopolies, seen against an increasing visible gap between the rich and the poor. Amidst the impressive socio-economic changes that took place at the turn of the century, architects, painters, sculptors, and decorators of the American Renaissance created some of the most outstanding and most sophisticated examples of American art. The artistic production of the period is indicative of the artists' extensive training and their desire to embellish their country with the very best money could buy. This lecture course will discuss the unparalled artistic production of the time in all its manifestations, with particular attention to the cultural factors that detemined the life of the "Gilded Age." Offeredalternate years. Three hours. Ms. Terrono.
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  • ARTH 315: Pride and Prejudice:American World's Fairs and Racism

    3.00 Credits
    Randolph-Macon College

    American exhibitions and World's Fairs in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries celebrated industrial, technological and cultural achievements, encouraged healthy competition among the nations of the world and provided ample opportunities for the promotion of products, but also of ideologies. At a time when America was increasingly becoming a major force in international politics and economics, these shows helped formulate and justify the country's unalienable right for territorial expansion and for the domination and subjugation of people who were seen as less cultured and civilized, as "primitive." In national exhibitions and World's Fairs alike, an ascending scale of importance placed Americans at the top, and relegated nonwesterners to the very bottom, thus inculcating in the minds of visitors their superiority over non-whites, whom they indiscriminately perceived as spectacles available for their amusement and their pleasure. This slide-illustrated lecture course will examine the interaction between art and architecture and political and social propaganda in American exhibitions by focusing in particular on the modes of presentation of nonwestern people and African Americans. We will also examine contemporary responses to those exhibitions, as well as the popularization through them, of commonly held ideas, such as those of "Manifest Destiny" in the nineteenth century to eugenic theories in the twentieth century, that were used to determine public policies towards Native Americans, African Americans, and immigrants alike. Three hours. Ms. Terrono.
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  • ARTH 381-382: Special Topics in Art History

    3.00 Credits
    Randolph-Macon College

    Advanced study of both traditional and contemporary topics in Art History. Prerequisite:ARTH 201 or 202 or permission of instructor. Three hours. Staff.
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  • ARTH 422: Advanced Topics in Art History

    3.00 Credits
    Randolph-Macon College

    A student majoring in art history will write a major paper on a valid aspect of the history of art. Three hours. Staff.
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  • ARTH A RT3415: The Development of British Painting

    3.00 Credits
    Randolph-Macon College

    - Starting with an introductory study of such general topics as patronage, subject matter, and style, this course follows the development of painting in Britain from its earliest origins and European influences to the present day. In addition to the use of slides, videos, and books, special emphasis is placed on visits to view the wealth of Britain's art on display in the great public and private collections. This course satisfies the collegiate requirement in the Fine Arts. Three hours.
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  • ASTR 101: Introductory Astronomy

    4.00 Credits
    Randolph-Macon College

    A one-semester survey course in contemporary astronomy in which students examine the present scientific understanding of the universe and how that understanding has been achieved. Topics covered include historical astronomy, the solar system, stars and interstellar medium, galaxies, and cosmology. The laboratory component of the course allows students hands-on experience in some of the measurement processes used in modern astronomy, and includes use of the Keeble Observatory. This course partially fulfills the Area of Knowledge requirement as a natural science with laboratory. Four hours. Mr. Spagna.
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  • ASTR 231-232: Astrophysics I,II

    3.00 Credits
    Randolph-Macon College

    A two-semester sequence which provides an overview of contemporary astrophysics. Emphasis is placed on understanding the methods of investigation used in modern astronomy, and the interaction between theory and observation. Topics include planets and the solar system, the interstellar medium, stars and star formation, stellar evolution, galaxies, and cosmology. Prerequisites: PHYS 152 and MATH 132 or 142. Each semester of this course partially fulfills the Area of Knowledge requirement as a natural science without laboratory. Offered alternate years. Three hours each term. Mr. Spagna.
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  • ASTR 235: Historical and Philosophical Foundations of Astronomy

    3.00 Credits
    Randolph-Macon College

    An investigation of the historical background and philosophical/theological context of modern astronomy. Emphasis is placed on the evolution of our ideas of the cosmos, and of the development and cultural significance of new technologies applied to astronomical research. Beginning with early creation myths - including the Biblical accounts in Genesis, the Babylonian Enuma Elish, classical Greek cosmologies, and several non-Western traditions we examine the roles and interaction of astronomical concepts with the culture in which they are immersed. The rise of "modern science" through the Copernican and Newtonian revolutions, and the 20th century developments of relativity and quantum mechanics are studied to see how they changed both the technology available, and the underly- ing world view of astronomers and society. This course fulfills the Cross-Area Requirement as an multidisciplinary course. Offered alternate years. Three hours. Mr. Spagna.
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  • ASTR 321: Observational Astronomy Laboratory

    3.00 Credits
    Randolph-Macon College

    A onesemester laboratory course which explores the techniques of optical astronomy, including the use of astronomical coordinate systems, photography, photometry, and spectroscopy. Extensive use is made of the facilities of the Keeble Observatory. Students are expected to demonstrate through written and oral reports competency with the apparatus and understanding of the phenomena observed. Prerequisite: PHYS 152. Offered alternate years. One hour. Mr. Spagna.
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