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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; outside research, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): none. A survey course intended to provide an up-todate background to the ancient art of Mexico, Central America, and the Andean region of western South America. The various peoples and art of pre- Columbian America are discussed according to the three broad cultural regions of Mesoamerica, the Intermediate Area (lower Central America and northwestern South America), and Andean area. Lectures are illustrated with slides of particular sites and important examples of pre-Columbian art. Cross-listed with ANTH 027. Taube
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour; individual study, 2 hours. Introduces Latin American art and architecture from the European conquest to the present. Topics include religious and secular art and architecture, hybridization of indigenous and imported styles, national styles after independence, Mexican murals, women artists, Latin American modernismo, and Chicano and Border art.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; extra reading, 3 hours. Traces the development of the city of ancient Rome. By studying the literary and historical evidence alongside the physical remains of the city-its monuments, art, and historical and archaeological remains-this course seeks to introduce students to the Romans and to their importance for later ages. Cross-listed with CLA 017 and HIST 027.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; outside research, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent of instructor. Anthropological approaches to the study of art in traditional non- Western societies. Through specific readings and case studies from four geographic regions (North America, Southeast Asia, Oceania, and West Africa), the dynamic role of art in traditional societies is illustrated. Cross-listed with ANTH 102. Taube
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; extra reading, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): AHS 027/ANTH 027 or upper-division standing or consent of instructor. Introduction to the art of the Aztec Empire, including architecture, sculpture, ceramics, painting, lapidary work, gold work, and feather work. Through a close study of objects, explores the relationship between art and ritual and art and the imperial state.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; extra reading, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): AHS 028 or upper-division standing or consent of instructor. Explores the art of the first colonial century in Mexico. Investigates the translation of European art forms to the New World, the fate of indigenous traditions, and artistic change in the context of colonialism and evangelization.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; extra reading, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): AHS 028 or upper-division standing or consent of instructor. A study of Latin American art from circa 1900 to the present. Considers national and regional histories and artistic trajectories, beginning with the advent of an artistic avant-garde, and investigates the relationships between European and Latin American developments. Cross-listed with LNST 115.
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Lecture, 3 hours; extra reading, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): AHS 027/ANTH 027 or upper-division standing or consent of instructor. An introduction to architecture, urbanism, and related material culture of the Andes from ancient times to the present. Focuses on the diverse and rich architectural heritage of an important building center in the Americas. Addresses architecture's relationship to artistic and material production, such as painting, pottery, sculpture, city planning, and textiles. Nair
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Lecture, 3 hours; screening, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent of instructor. Introduction to the metropolis Berlin as gateway between the East and West. Explores topography of the city through film, art, music, and literary texts. A study of Berlin's dramatic transformations as a microcosm of Germany and Europe's troubled history in the twentieth century. Course is conducted in English. Cross-listed with CPLT 110B, EUR 110B, GER 110B, and MCS 178.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; screening, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent of instructor. Introduction of the German avant-garde of the twentieth century. Explores expressionism, New Objectivity, the Bauhaus movement, the manifestation of an anti-art in dadaism, and Epic Theatre. Studies works of Franz Kafka in the context of his implicit criticism of the avant-gardist movements of his time. Course is conducted in English. Cross-listed with CPLT 138, EUR 138, GER 138, and MCS 182.
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