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- Instructor: Suzanne Gottschang
Category: Fall 2018-2019
- Instructor: Suzanne Gottschang
Category: Spring 2019-2020
- Instructor: Fernando Armstrong-Fumero
Category: Fall 2018-2019
- Instructor: Fernando Armstrong-Fumero
Category: Fall 2019-2020
- Instructor: Caroline Melly
Category: 2022 Fall Semester
- Instructor: Fernando Armstrong-Fumero
Category: Spring 2017-2018
This course is designed to introduce you to the field of art history, that is, to what art historians of any specialty do when we study works of art. It broaches several topics within the history of art such as site-specific installation, the readymade, the history of commemorative sculpture, and the convergence of photography and performance art. It is not a survey but instead features a series of seminar-like explorations into particular works of art. Divided into four units, it will facilitate consideration of the ways in which artists reference and converse with-- sometimes intentionally, sometimes not-- previous art historical periods and genres, as well as cultural and visual traditions more broadly. Each unit in the course begins with and hinges on a close examination of a contemporary art piece. Subsequent weeks in each unit dive into the various topics integral to the study of those particular works. When we focus on Mickalene Thomas’s A Little Taste Outside of Love (2007), for instance, we will address the reclining female nude, the concept of the gaze, the collage aesthetic, the legacy of Orientalism and “othering,” and finally the visual rhetorics of Blackness and post-Blackness in the history of art. By the end of the course, you should have an intimate sense of some critical art historical tropes, as well as the deep investigative work of art history that incorporates related fields of social, political, and cultural history, as well as material and popular culture.
- Instructor: Clara Barnhart
Category: 2022 Spring Semester
In this course we will examine the material culture of Ancient Greece and its historical and social context, from the end of the Neolithic period through the domination of Greece by Rome (ca. 3500-168 BCE), concentrating on an array of settlements, cemeteries, and ritual sites. We track the development of the Greek city-state and the increasing power of the Greeks in the Mediterranean, culminating in the major diaspora of Greek culture accompanying the campaigns of Alexander the Great and his followers. Our approach will be broadly chronological, and we will focus on sites that have been selected for the variety of archaeological remains recovered and for their importance in the history of Greece (for example, Athens, Olympia, etc.). The emphasis of the course is on the contextual examination of Greek material culture, and how this changed over the course of the period under consideration. We will also stress the interconnections between the disparate parts of the Greek world and the idea of a unified Greek culture. Ongoing and recent archaeological work in Greece is also integrated into this course.
The goals of the course are as follows:
1.) To introduce the history, character, and purpose of archaeological work in the Greek world.
2.) To become acquainted with the material culture of Bronze Age through Hellenistic Greece and its influence on the Mediterranean, and especially Roman, world.
3.) To consider the ongoing significance of this archaeological material for issues of Greek identity, national identity, and modern global society.
4.) To engage critically with archaeological and art historical topics.
The goals of the course are as follows:
1.) To introduce the history, character, and purpose of archaeological work in the Greek world.
2.) To become acquainted with the material culture of Bronze Age through Hellenistic Greece and its influence on the Mediterranean, and especially Roman, world.
3.) To consider the ongoing significance of this archaeological material for issues of Greek identity, national identity, and modern global society.
4.) To engage critically with archaeological and art historical topics.
- Instructor: Rebecca Worsham
Category: Fall 2020-2021
ART 225, Arts of Asia
Fall 2023
Framework
The
multicultural course introduces students to the visual arts of Asia.
In an active learning environment, we will study architecture,
sculpture, painting and other arts from
the earliest times to the present in various Asian countries including India, China and Japan. Illustrated class lectures, group
discussions, and regular writing exercises will allow us to develop
skills in visual analysis and art historical interpretation. We
will explore how the visual arts express the religious beliefs and political
formations in Asian countries and show the interaction of cultures across the world. The arts of Asia challenges us to rethink our definition of Art.
Hmm! How is this art?
- Instructor: Ajay Sinha
Category: 2023 Fall Semester