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4.00 Credits
Landmarks in Art and Culture is a series of faculty-led, short-term, study-abroad courses, each of which focuses on events in history that have shaped the course and character of world art and culture. Landmarks provides a course rubric for the study of the arts and humanities, the specific content of which changes according to the destination. The focus of Landmarks can be disciplinary or interdisciplinary; it should emphasize the interrelatedness of various modes of expression as they create, define, and reflect the unique culture of a given time and place.
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4.00 Credits
This course will be offered as a lecture/discussion course. Topics in Art History focuses on a different topic with each offering (e.g., current trends in art history, special offerings). May be repeated as topic changes.
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4.00 Credits
This course is an introduction to the multiple investigations of the history of photography. Emphasis will be given to the diverse cultural uses of photography from its invention to the present day. Such uses include: ethnography; political and social propaganda; educational and documentary photography; amateur photography; studio, advertising, and fashion photography; and photography as a medium of artistic expression. Field trips are required.
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4.00 Credits
Prerequisite: one previous course in art history or permission of the instructor This course explores the visual arts of four countries-Iran, India, China, and Japan-from 1600 to 1750. This century-and-a-half falls in the middle of what many historians classify as the early modern period because of the many economic, political, technological, and travel advances taking place during that time. In this course, we will examine how specific artistic developments in these four Asian countries may (or may not) relate to the larger global trends perceived to be taking place.
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4.00 Credits
Prerequisite: one previous course in art history or permission of the instructor This course explores the visual arts of Iran and Central Asia (the greater Persian realm), including architecture, sculpture, painting, decorative arts, and film, from the earliest archaeological evidence up to the present day. In addition to covering the historical development of the art, the course also explores whether or not there is such a thing as a specifically Persian culture manifest in the arts. Other themes to be covered include the use of art as political propaganda, the role of religion in the creation and reception of art, the relationship between literature and visual arts in Iran, and finally, the impact of modernity and global culture in Iran. This is an upper-level course, and while students need not have any previous knowledge of the specific subject, students must be able to engage in independent research, as well as be able to read and write critically and understand the basic principles of art historical engagement
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4.00 Credits
This course will focus on women, art, and society. It will cover representations of women in art, works by women artists, and feminist criticism. The approach is historical and contextual. Principally, this course is organized thematically, rather than chronologically, examining works by women artists in specific media and genres. Works of art by male artists and women artists on common subjects are also examined, as are feminist revisions of popular subjects in the history of art. The visual aspects of looking at art will be emphasized throughout the course. Students will be continuously learning and refining skills that allow them to analyze and appreciate works of art in their proper context.
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4.00 Credits
(same as WGS 305 and COM 343) This course is an exploration of the impact of feminism on film theory, criticism, and production. Emphasis is placed on issues of representation, spectatorship, questions of ethnicity, and hybrid sexualities. Hollywood, independent films, and new media forms will be investigated through screenings and readings.
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4.00 Credits
This course investigates the major monuments of the Italian Renaissance, from the early fourteenth century to the late sixteenth century. This period produced a concentration of artistic personalities who worked in an atmosphere that encouraged the production of art and architecture for religious, political, and personal enhancement. Field trips may be required at student expense.
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4.00 Credits
This is an upper-level course combining slide lectures, discussion, and student-led analysis of scholarly articles. It will focus on artistic production in nineteenth-century United States and Europe, where there will be a particular emphasis on France and Spain. The approach is historical and contextual and all media are covered, including photgraphy and architecture. Principally, the course is organized chronologically, although the material for weekly classes centers on a specific artist or artists, a theme, or a contemporary critical issue. The visual aspects of looking at art will also be emphasized. Throughout the course, students will be continuously learning and refining skills that will allow them to analyze and appreciate works of art in their proper context.
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4.00 Credits
This is an upper-level course combining slide lectures, discussion, and student-led analysis of scholarly articles. The years between 1600 and 1750 were characterized by tremendous social, political, and creative ferment which provided the foundations of the modern world. Largely created in Italy by the needs of the Counter-Reformation church, the Baroque may be seen as oscillating between the quest for classical order (The Carracci, The Academy, and Poussin) and the exuberant expression of feeling (Caravaggio, Bernini, Rubens). This period also saw the rise of the art market, with patronage gradually shifting from the traditional hegemonic powers of church and state to private individuals, whether aristocratic (The Fete Galante) or middle class (genre painting).
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