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CS: ARH 210. ART AND HISTORY I: GODS & EMPERORS (4 sh)
MWF 10:50-12:00 / LIEBHART
This course introduces you to the history of world art and architecture from the Neolithic Period through the Late Roman Period. This will include the study of materials and production, as well as an introduction to the often specialized vocabulary related to ancient art. In addition, we will address issues such as gender, identity, power and the reception of the art (both ancient and modern), provenance, conservation, and museum ethics, among other topics. You will learn to think and speak critically about visual and textual material from the Assyrian palace to the Roman temple.
No prerequisite. Also counts towards the Classical Studies minor.
CS: ARH 211. ART AND HISTORY II: CATHEDRALS TO CONQUEST (4 sh)
MWF 112:15-1:25/ STAFF
This course introduces you to the history of world art and architecture from the 4th century through the 16th century. As we move from the ancient world to the development of monotheistic empires, we investigate contacts and conflicts between the arts of Church and State, the cultures of the Mosque and the Temple, and the politics of mapping the "New World". We will consider the ideals of Renaissance within a global context, including a discussion of the arts of mission, acts of omission, and art as diplomacy. This course ends with a discussion of conquests and colonialism, including the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople and Columbus’ voyage to the Americas. You will learn to think and speak critically about visual and textual material from the Byzantine Church to the Ottoman mosque.
No prerequisite. Also counts towards the Classical Studies minor.
AS: IS: ARH 212. ART AND HISTORY II: REFORM, REVOLT, CRITIQUE (4 sh)
MWF 9:25-10:35 / STAFF
This course introduces you to the history of world art and architecture from the 17th century to the present. We will explore the contexts in which these works were created, considering a variety of factors that influenced their production, style, meaning, authorship, patronage, and continued importance. We will pay particular attention to historical moments of revolution and reform as well as the increasing emphasis placed on art’s critical function in society both culturally and politically. You will learn to think and speak analytically about visual and textual material from Italian Baroque architecture to contemporary Japanese performance art.
No prerequisite. Also counts towards the International Studies Major and the Asian Studies Minor.
ARH 301. ART HISTORY METHODOLOGIES (4 sh)
TTH 10:30-12:10/ RINGELBERG
This course introduces students to the various methodologies used to analyze a work of art as well as the role that the study of art has played in defining contemporary visual culture. The course material will be presented through assigned readings and class discussion, highlighting the work of contemporary and historically significant art historians, philosophers, art critics and artists.
Prerequisite: A 200-level art history course
WGS: ARH 320. ISSUES IN CONTEMPORARY ART (4 sh)
TTH 2:20-4:00 / RINGELBERG
This course considers the arts since 1945, covering the period both broadly and in selective detail. To better understand how and why art in our time takes the forms it does, we will consider new approaches to creating and exhibiting art, relevant social and political issues to which artists respond, and the impact of critical theory upon both the visual arts and art history and criticism.
No prerequisite. Offered fall and spring. Also counts towards the Women's and Gender Studies minor.
ARH 340. HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY (4 sh)
MW 3:35-5:15 / SCHULMAN
This course surveys the history of the photographic arts from the development of the camera obscura to the present use of digital technologies. Issues discussed may include the role of technology in the arts; scopophilia and voyeurism; the uses of photography in science, government, propaganda, and advertising; perceptions of objective reality and manipulation in the photographic image; reproducibility, time, and movement; and personal/amateur photography. No prerequisite.
GST226A. CULTURE OF ANCIENT GREECE (2SH - FIRST HALF OF FALL SEMESTER)
MWF 10:50-12:00 / LIEBHART
This course examines the culture of the ancient Greeks by focusing on the archaeology of their urban centers, from their antecedents in the Bronze Age to their development in the Hellenistic Period after Alexander the Great. Athens will serve as the primary city for study, and we will examine its history, its political, artistic, and physical development, and its religious practices and settings. In addition, we will discuss the nature of select other Greek cities and religious sanctuaries.
GST243A. CULTURE OF ANCEINT ROME (2SH - SECOND HALF OF FALL SEMESTER)
MWF 10:50-12:00 / LIEBHART
This course will examine first the culture of the Etruscans, the Italian civilization that had a great influence on Roman culture. We will next turn to Rome itself, looking at the development of the city from its founding to its decline in the fourth century CE. The picture of Roman life will be augmented by studying Pompeii, buried and preserved by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE.
GST237A. AN INTRODUCTION TO MUSEUMS
MW 1:40-3:20/E. MOORE
This course will, at once, explore the make-up and type of modern museums as well as examine the complex relationship they have (and have had) with public audiences, community collaborators, and even their own employees. Through exercises like interviewing museum professionals, visiting sites, and analyzing primary and secondary sources students will be able to understand and express not only the day-to-day aspects of an institution’s work but also what the intended goal of these practices are (i.e. big picture goals). Further, students will, ideally, be able to use this knowledge to speculate on what the future holds for museums. The course will draw on philosophical, artistic, historical, educational, and anthropological sources to achieve its goal of raising student’s awareness of what a museum are, its origins, and where it is going. Pedagogical approaches include: group work, lecture, oral presentations, field visits, and discussion of source materials.
