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. Development of visual
literacy for an increasingly visual world. Critical analyses
focus on a wide variety of visual media: the fine arts across
media and eras of world culture, television, film,
advertising. Intended for a diverse spectrum of audiences.
Discussion/Laboratory—3 hour(s); Project (Term
Project). Pass One restricted to Art History and Art Studio
majors. Curate an exhibition. Development of exhibition
proposal, object selection and installation, design, lighting,
creation of exhibition text and promotional material. Production
of a public display for a campus museum or
elsewhere. Effective: 2020 Fall Quarter.
Lecture/discussion–3 hours; term paper. Evolution of
museums in the western world from the “cabinet of curiosities” of
sixteenth-century Europe to the modern “art center.” The
changing motives behind collecting, exhibiting, and
interpretation of objects. Attention to museums’ historical
legacies and continuing philosophical dilemmas. Offered in
alternate years.
Lecture/Discussion—4 hour(s). The institution of the museum
in the context of modernity, nationalism, (post)colonialism, and
the society of spectacle. Designed to bring art objects of the
Manetti Shrem collection, global art history, and foundational
critical theory together in a meaningful and experimental
way.
Lecture/discussion–4 hours. Comparative history of
architecture and symbolism of the Hindu Temple in India,
Southeast Asia and the United States. Attention to the temple as
expression of religious knowledge, political authority, and
cultural heritage through the lens of colonialism and
postcolonialism. (Same course as RST 154).
Lecture—3 hour; term paper. Prerequisite: course 1E recommended.
Introduction to the urban history of the Islamic world. Includes
critical study of the historiography of the Islamic city,
development of urban form, institutions and rituals, and analysis
of selected themes.
Lecture—3 hour(s). Term paper or gallery studies and review.
Painting, sculpture and architecture of western Europe in the
early medieval era: from the rise of the barbarian kingdoms
through the 12th century.
Lecture/Discussion—4 hour(s). European design culture
between 1710 and 1780, including painting, sculpture,
architecture, interior design, furniture, metalwork, and
ceramics. Concentration on the arts in France and Germany, but in
dialogue with art from China, India, the Middle East, and the
Americas. Ornamentation and decoration as critical concepts in
art history.
GE credit: AH, VL, WC. Effective: 2022 Winter
Quarter.
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 (D) American Art, 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.
GE credit: ArtHum| AH, OL, VL, WE. May be repeated two times for
credit when topic differs.
