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In this seminar we examine the phenomenon of pilgrimage in Western Europe and the Holy Land from the early Christian era to the high Middle Ages using the texts, artifacts and buildings associated with specific saints' cults and holy sites. The great pilgrimages to Jerusalem, Rome, Santiago de Compostela, and Canterbury are considered, as are those important but largely-forgotten destinations such as Tours, the site of the relics of Saint Martin, and Souvigny, where Saints Mayeul and Odilon, the fourth and fifth abbots of Cluny, were buried. Mr. Tallon. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. One 2-hour period.
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Johannes Vermeer of Delft. Recent research on Johannes Vermeer has produced a sharper and more nuanced understanding of how the artist worked and what his paintings conveyed to viewers of his time. Through evaluating the wide range of scholarly approaches that have been applied to Vermeer, the seminar examines his interpretive and technical development as an artist, explores how he relates to and diverges from other major genre painters of the same period, and considers how his thematic choices reflect ways of thinking that developed in the Dutch Republic during the Age of Observation. Ms. Kuretsky. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. One 2-hour period.
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Italian Renaissance and Baroque Drawings and Prints- This course traces the history of drawing and printmaking in Italy from the fifteenth to the seventeenth centuries. The class will focus on major individual contributions, including the drawings of Leonardo, Michelangelo, and Guercino, and the prints of Mantegna, the Carracci, and Stefano della Bella. In addition to exploring various techniques and styles, we also consider the different functions of drawings and prints and the changing attitudes toward their connoisseurship. Ms. White Prerequisite: permission of instructor. One 2-hour period.
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(Same as Africana Studies 354a) Contemporary African Photography and Video. This seminar explores the development of contemporary photographic and video practices as they relate to Africa. Organized thematically, it focuses on the individual case studies, artists, and exhibitions that comprise the dynamic and international realm of contemporary photo and video by artists living inside and outside of the African continent. Emphasis is placed on the changing significance and role of photography within African and trans-African contexts. As a part of this process, we consider issues of representation; documentation, critiques, and re-framing of socio-political issues and global relations; the visual articulation of racial, ethnic, gendered and religious identities; as well as aesthetic ideas, performance and the role of varied audiences and reception. Ms. Brielmaier. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. One two-hour period.
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Chinese Art: 19th Century to Now. From the last decades of imperial rule through the rise of Communism and ending with China's current presence on the global stage, this seminar investigates the multiple realities that Chinese artists have constructed for themselves. By examining artworks in a variety of media including painting, sculpture, decorative arts, performance art, and installations, the seminar explores relationships between tradition and modernity, confluences between East and West, representations of cultural identity, the role of expatriate artists, and the impact of the international art market. Ms. Giuffrida. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. One 2-hour period.
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Ruskin, Baudelaire, and Art Criticism in Nineteenth-Century Europe. This seminar examines the art criticism and social opinions of John Ruskin and Charles Baudelaire, whose writings on English and French art and culture converged around the following issues: the instrumentality of nature in an industrial/urban society; the pleasures and tribulations of the commodity, fashion and femininity; the contesting claims of sensuality and morality in esthetic experience; and the nostalgia for the historical past. We explore how Ruskin and Baudelaire developed art criticism as a controversial medium for social and cultural commentary at the nexus of romanticism and modernism. Mr. Lukacher. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. One 2-hour period.
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Topic and instructor to be announced. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. One two-hour period.
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(Same as Africana Studies 366b and Women's Studies 366b) Vision and Critique in the Black Arts and Women's Art Movements. Focusing on the relationships between visual culture and social movements in the U.S., this seminar examines the arts, institutions, and ideas of the Black Arts movement of the 1960s and 1970s. Analyzing paintings, photographs, posters, quilts, collages, murals, manifestos, mixed-media works, installations, films, performances, and various systems of creation, collaboration, and display, we explore connections between art, politics, and society. Ms. Collins.Prerequisite: permission of instructor. One 2-hour period.
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(Same as Urban Studies 370) Scandinavian Modernism. Swedish architecture stands apart from the major developments of central European modernism. Architects such as Gunnar Asplund are seduced by the new modern architecture that they discover in central Europe, but they adapt and transform it to local social and environmental conditions. We examine the importance of the Stockholm Exhibition (1930) and its influence on developments in architecture, the role of Cooperative Society movement, housing policies and practices, urban and city planning, as well as the development of social democracy. Our main focus is the work of Gunnar Asplund and his "conversion" from traditionalist to modernist. Along with architecture, we also examine the role of film, music, and literature in the formation of national identity. Mr. Adams.Prerequisite: permission of instructor. One 3-hour period.
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What the Art Object Can Tell Us. This seminar focuses only on original works of art from the over 17,000 objects in the permanent and loan collections at the Loeb Art Center. The class explores how history and society affect the creation and reception of art objects. Special attention is paid to patterns of collecting, conservation, and connoisseurship. Mr. Mundy. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. One 2-hour period.
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