Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Introduction to the art and
architecture of the ancient Mediterranean world, including
Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, and Rome.
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Introduction to the art and
architecture of the Islamic world including the Middle East,
Africa, Europe, and South Asia, from the 7th century CE to the
20th. Offered in alternatie years.
Lecture/discussion—4 hours. Thematic and chronological
examination of Chinese painting and culture from the Tang Dynasty
(7th c. CE) through the early 20th century. Issues
considered include political art (made to support or protest
regimes), art and the market, art and individual
expression. Offered in alternate years.
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: course 1C
recommended. Innovations of Impressionists, Post-Impressionists,
and Symbolists in relation to social changes. Assessment of role
of dealers and critics, myth of the artist-genius, and gender
relations in French art and culture of the late 1800s.
Lecture—3 hours; Term Paper. Prerequisite(s): Prior completion of
AHI 025 recommended. Major movements in architecture of the
twentieth century in Europe and America. Formal innovations are
examined within the social, political, and economic circumstances
in which they emerged.
Lecture/discussion—4 hours; term paper. Development of new media
and aesthetics in the context of such cultural and political
phenomena as the New Left, feminism, and globalization;
investigation of the critical-theoretical questions of
neoavantgardism, postmodernism, and postmodernity.
Lecture–3 hours; discussion–1 hour. Major movements from
colonial times to the present. The role of buildings in a
changing society, the interplay of styles with technologies of
construction, the relationship between American and European
developments, and developments of the architectural
profession. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt|AH.
Lecture/discussion—3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: Art History
major, minor, or other significant training in Art History
recommended. Class size limited to 25 students; for majors,
minors, other advanced students. Study of a broad problem or
theoretical issue in art, architecture, or material culture.
Intensive reading, discussion, research, writing. May be repeated
two times for credit when topic differs.
Lecture/discussion—3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: Art History
major, minor, or other significant training in Art History
recommended. Class size limited to 25 students; for majors,
minors, other advanced students. Study of a broad problem
or theoretical issue in art, architecture, or material culture.
Intensive reading, discussion, research, writing. Topics (B)
Medieval, GE credit: ArtHum| AH, OL, VL, WE. May be repeated two
times for credit when topic differs.
Lecture/discussion—3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: Art History
major, minor, or other significant training in Art History
recommended. Class size limited to 25 students; for majors,
minors, other advanced students. Study of a broad problem
or theoretical issue in art, architecture, or material culture.
Intensive reading, discussion, research, writing.
Instructors: Katharine Burnett
GE credit: ArtHum| AH, OL, VL, WE. May be repeated two times for
credit when topic differs.
