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3.00 Credits
An examination of the crucial roles that images and objects play in shaping our society. The course covers the larger culture of visual images, including art, print, media, film, photography, and electronic media, and focuses on how images define, shape, and communicate beliefs and behaviors in a variety of contexts. The course emphasizes developing a sense of "visual literacy" and becoming more self-consciously aware of the act and nature of looking, in a world in which ideas increasingly are communicated in visual, rather than linguistic, form. Not open to seniors. 3 credits. (F or S,Y)
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3.00 Credits
A cross-cultural comparison of artistic and visual production and introduction to fundamental concepts, terms, and visual analysis skills used in art history. By juxtaposing a variety of artistic cultures across time and space, this course will address how and why various peoples create art and communicate visually. Organization by theme will highlight different visual conventions and approaches to a range of subjects as well as the cultural and historical reasons for those differences. Not open to seniors. 3 credits. (F or S,Y)
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3.00 Credits
Designed to develop skills necessary for critical reading of art historical texts and for recognizing and using a variety of art historical methods. An overview of the history of art history. Presentations by department faculty on individual research practices and methods will be additional components. Among the types of art historical writing that are included are formal analysis, iconography, biography, psychoanalytic interpretation, Marxist and feminist art history, and semiotics. Intended for art history majors; open to nonmajors on a space-available basis. Prerequisites for art history majors: One course in the humanities or fine arts. Prerequisites for others: One course in the humanities or fine arts; permission of instructor; sophomore standing. 3 credits. (F,Y)
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3.00 Credits
An examination of the human body as a form of visual expression in Western culture. Considers, feature by feature, standards that traditionally have been used to distinguish what is beautiful (or good) from what has been designated as ugly (or bad). Students then investigate how standards have been used to develop potent visual stereotypes that distinguish sex, age, race, and class, and consider contemporary images that affirm or challenge these stereotypes. Visual material includes both traditional art and images from popular culture. Prerequisites: One course in art history, or sophomore standing and one course in the humanities or fine arts. 3 credits. (S,Y)
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3.00 Credits
Survey of the art of the Egyptians, Mesopotamians, Minoans, and Myceneans to gain an understanding of these cultures and to see what cross-cultural influences existed among them. Covers the beginning of historical times -- circa 3000 B.C. -- to about 1200 B.C. in the Aegean and 600 B.C. in Mesopotamia. Satisfies the "art, visual culture, or architecture before 1400" requirement in the major. Prerequisites: One course in the humanities or fine arts. 3 credits. (IRR)
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3.00 Credits
Introduces students to the myths of ancient Greece and Rome through works of art that have illustrated these stories over the last 2,500 years. Using painting, sculpture, prints, drawings, book illustrations, decorative arts, and films, we study the ways that artists have represented, interpreted, and even transformed myths over time. The course is organized around specific myths, allowing us to trace a single motif through the hands of many illustrators. Prerequisites: One course in the humanities or fine arts. 3 credits. (IRR)
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3.00 Credits
Explores the many facets of Roman life as revealed through material culture; the arts (painting, sculpture, architecture, mosaics, pottery, metalwork); and the archaeological remains that shed light on the way Romans conducted their everyday lives. This is a thematic, rather than chronological, course. Survey of the art of the Egyptians, Mesopotamians, Minoans, and Myceneans to gain an understanding of these cultures and to see what cross-cultural influences existed among them. Covers the beginning of historical times -- circa 3000 B.C. -- to about 1200 B.C. in the Aegean and 600 B.C. in Mesopotamia. Satisfies the "art, visual culture, or architecture before 1400" requirement in the major. Prerequisites: One course in the humanities or fine arts. 3 credits. (IRR)
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3.00 Credits
Addresses the ways in which the printed image, sometimes in conjunction with written text, has attempted to influence the way people think and act. Through the different print media, ranging from woodcuts to silk screens, anonymous artists and great masters alike have made prints packed with powerful messages. We study the way in which prints succeed in carrying those messages, be they religious, military, political, or social. Prerequisites: One course in the humanities or fine arts. 3 credits. (IRR)
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on modern and contemporary art currently on view in London. In addition to providing an overview of the history of modern and contemporary art, it also introduces students to London's art world: from its public and private museums, galleries, and art spaces to contemporary debates on the arts. The course will largely be hands on, with field trips to make use of London's distinctive setting and opportunities. Course topics change to include current exhibitions and events in London. Prerequisites: Three courses in the humanities and/or fine arts. Offered only through the London Center. 3 credits. (Y)
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3.00 Credits
Studies of selected works of visual art from major periods in British history, to include British architecture, painting, costume, and design and their relationship to the societies that produced them. Includes survey of Roman, Saxon, and Celtic Britain. Visits to museums and field trips. Prerequisites: Three courses in the humanities and/or fine arts. Offered only through the London Center. 3 credits. (F,Y)
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