UNDERGRADUATE COURSES |
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| Introduction to Art History I: Antiquity to the Middle Ages |
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| CAS AH111 |
TR 11:00-12:30 |
MOR 101 |
Kleiner/Kahn |
| An introduction to art history and the analysis of
painting, sculpture, and architecture. Study of masterpieces from prehistoric
to medieval times. Focus on monuments of Greece, Rome, and the Middle Ages,
with a survey of Egyptian and Near Eastern art. |
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| Architecture: An Introduction |
| CAS AH205 |
TR 11:00-12:30 |
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Morgan |
| Examination of the factors involved in architectural
design including program, spatial composition, structure, technology,
iconography, and the role of architecture in society. Discussion of major
monuments of Western architecture and urbanism from ancient Egypt to the
twenty-first century.
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| Islamic Art and Architecture |
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| CAS AH220 |
MWF 11:00-12:00 |
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Fetvaci |
| Examines key monuments of Islamic art and
architecture within their historical and cultural context, and emphasizes the
diversity within the visual cultures of the Islamic world. |
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| The Arts of Greece |
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| CAS AH233 |
MWF 3:00-4:00 |
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Westervelt |
| Greek architecture, painting, sculpture, and minor
arts. Emphasis on developments in Athens and on the creation of the classical
style in art and architecture.
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| Renaissance Art |
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| CAS AH257 |
TR 11:00-12:30 |
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Gabel |
| Survey of the arts in the Renaissance in Italy from
the communes of the early fifteenth century to the courts of the sixteenth
century.
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| The Nineteenth Century |
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| CAS AH287 |
MWF 1:00-2:00 |
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Esielonis |
| Examines the major currents in nineteenth-century
painting and sculpture, from David to Rodin, in the context of nationalism,
revolution, colonial expansion, and technological growth. Emphasizes European
developments: Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Realism, Impressionism, and
Symbolism.
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| Ancient Aztec and Inca Civilizations |
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| CAS AH322 |
TR 9:30-11:00 |
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Coggins |
| The conquests, trade, society, history, religion,
art, and architecture of the Aztec and Inca Empires in Mexico and Peru, as
revealed archaeologically and in the accounts of their Spanish conquerors.
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| Art of China |
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| CAS AH327 |
MWF 10:00-11:00 |
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Bai |
| Introduction to the major tradition of Chinese art,
from the Neolithic period to the present. Topics include bronzes, tomb
sculpture, painting, calligraphy, ceramics, and gardens.
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| Modern Japanese Architecture |
| CAS AH328 |
MWF 9:00-10:00 |
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Tseng |
| An introduction to the major architects, buildings,
theories, and critical issues of Japanese architecture from 1850 to the
present. Focus on the development of new forms in response to interchanges with
the West, new technologies, earthquakes, nationalism, international wars, and
colonialism.
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| Material Culture |
| CAS AH367 |
MWF 10:00-11:00 |
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Sewell |
| Introduction to the theory and practice of the
interdisciplinary study of material culture, which includes everything we make
and use, from food and clothing to art and buildings.
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| Twentieth-Century American Painting |
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| CAS AH386 |
TR 12:30-2:00 |
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Hills |
| Realist and avant-garde movements of the twentieth
century, including New York dada, early abstraction, regionalism, art and
politics during the depression years, abstract expressionism, pop art and
minimal art, performance art, feminist art, and recent developments in
postmodernism.
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| Twentieth-Century Art to 1940 |
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| CAS AH391 |
MWF 1:00-2:00 |
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Markovitz |
| A study of the key tendencies in European art
between the 1880s and World War II. The work of van Gogh, Picasso, Matisse,
Dalí, and their contemporaries is examined in relation to major issues in
European culture and politics.
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| Contemporary Art: 1980 to Now |
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| CAS AH393 |
TR 11:00-12:30 |
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Williams |
| Explores the terms of debate, key figures, and
primary sites for the production and reception of contemporary art on a global
scale since 1980. Painting, installation art, new media, performance, art
criticism, and curatorial practice are discussed.
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| Seminar: Renaissance Art |
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| CAS AH451 |
Tues 3:30-6:30 |
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Bensoussan |
| Sculpture, painting, architecture, and poetry of
Michelangelo. Topics to be explored include Michelangelo's spirituality as
expressed in his art and poetry, his relationships with popes, princely
patrons, and other artists, and his use of visual sources such as antique
sculpture. It also investigates the interface between artistic production and
psychology, and addresses the enduring influence of sixteenth-century
biographies on Michelangelo's legacy.
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| Seminar: Contemporary Art |
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| CAS AH497 |
Thurs 2:00-5:00 |
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Williams |
| This course examines major themes in art criticism and theory of the past 50 years. As part of a critical introduction to several key terms of contemporary art, students will read a wide range of texts written by artists, critics, and art historians. Topics to be addressed include formalism, the dematerialization of art, art and politics, feminism, performance and body art, postmodernism, art and identity, and the impact of globalization on recent art. The readings will track historical debates that inform the ways in which we think about art today. The class will involve substantial reading and in-depth discussion, with short weekly lectures given by the instructor and research projects presented by students. |
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Topics in Religion and the Visual Arts
Religious
Architecture in Islam: Mosques, Shrines and Tombs
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| CAS AH504 |
Mon 2:00-5:00 |
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Fetvaci |
| This course will examine a select group of buildings
from the Islamic world in terms of architecture and religious practice. Topics
will include monuments such as the Ka'ba, the Dome of the Rock, or the Taj
Mahal as well as themes like pilgrimage, tomb visitation, and ritual prayer.
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| The Museum and Historical Agency |
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| CAS AH520 |
Tues 2:00-5:00 |
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Hall |
| The history, present realities, and future
possibilities of museums and historical agencies. Emphasis on the collection,
preservation, and use of objects, as well as on the interaction of artists,
dealers, collectors, donors, scholars, trustees, and museum professionals.
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Seminar: African Art
Representations
of Women in Sub-Saharan African Art
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| CAS AH527 |
Thurs 9:30-12:30 |
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Vendryes |
Sub-Saharan African visual culture is dominated by
representations of women that document both ancient and contemporary traditions
and rituals. Local resources, both
private and public, will be used to offer encounters with original objects
studied through readings and video presentations.
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| Japanese Print Culture |
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| CAS AH532 |
Wed 1:00-4:00 |
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Tseng |
| Seminar on print culture of Japan from the
eighteenth century to the present. Study of woodblock prints, photographic
prints, book art, print advertisements, postcards, and manga. Focus on their
function as both artistic expression and instruments of mass communication.
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| Architectural Technology and Materials |
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| CAS AH580 |
Tues 9:30-12:30 |
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Brown |
An introduction to the history of architectural
construction, technologies, and materials, and their consequences in the built
environment. Students will receive
a practical understanding of the building process and of its social and
cultural contexts.
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| English Country House: Architecture, Interior Design, Landscape Gardens |
| CAS AH583 |
Thurs 2:00-5:00 |
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Hall |
| Explores the country house in terms of its
architecture, interior decoration, and landscaped gardens from the sixteenth to
the twentieth centuries. The country house has been described as England's
greatest contribution to the Western cultural heritage. Influenced by the arts
and architecture of other countries, in turn they exerted influence abroad,
notably in the United States. Many houses have been destroyed, others have
become icons of Englishness. We will also assess the country house as
'heritage'. |
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| Greater Boston: Architecture and Planning |
| CAS AH584 |
Tues 2:00-5:00 |
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Morgan |
| Examines the buildings, development patterns, and
open space planning of greater Boston, with particular emphasis on the late
nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Vernacular architecture and the
growth of neighborhoods are addressed.
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| The Baroque |
| CAS AH597 |
TR 12:30-2:00 |
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Redford |
| Examines seventeenth-century architecture, painting,
music, poetry, and drama. The syllabus is organized both topically and
topographically: issues of space, light, ornamentation, and theatricality are
explored in relation to the cultural capitals of Rome, Paris, and London.
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GRADUATE COURSES |
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| Colloquium in Arts of China |
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| GRS AH727 |
Fri 1:00-3:00 |
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Bai |
| This graduate colloquium will critically examine the
issues in the undergraduate survey AH 327 Arts of China. Special attention will
be given to recent scholarship that focuses on the socio-cultural aspects of
Chinese art.
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| Colloquium in Twentieth-Century American Painting |
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| GRS AH786 |
Mon 11:00-1:00 |
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Hills |
| The colloquium, which accompanies the lecture course
for CAS AH 386, focuses on critical and theoretical readings that relate to
twentieth-century American painting, photography, sculpture, installation and
performance art, and criticism.
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| Seminar: Greek Art |
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| GRS AH833 |
Wed 10:00-12:00 |
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Westervelt |
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seminar on Topics in Greek Art: Examines important issues in the study of Greek
Antiquity using objects, literature and history of the period. Readings
drawn from primary and secondary sources. Topic for Fall 2009: Greek Women |
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| Seminar: Romanesque and Gothic Art |
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| GRS AH846 |
Wed 10:00-12:00 |
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Kahn |
This seminar explores the art and architecture of Romanesque and early
gothic Europe. Topics include the role of allegory, nostalgia and
parody. The impact of monasticism, grotesque imagery and the rise of
empathy will also be examined. |
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| Material Culture |
| GRS AH867 |
Mon 1:00-4:00 |
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Sewell |
| Introduction to the theory and practice of the
interdisciplinary study of material culture, which includes everything we make
and use, from food and clothing to art and buildings. Explores contemporary
scholarship from a range of disciplines.
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| Seminar: Twentieth-Century Art |
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| GRS AH895 |
Wed 2:00-4:00 |
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Sichel |
Paris: 1900-1940
This interdisciplinary seminar will explore the representation of Paris in a variety of media, from the Exposition Universelle in 1900 to the beginning of World War II. Although literature, universal expositions, painting, photography, and film construct very different Paris images,
certain common concerns will be studied throughout the semester. These include: the continuing importance of the "flaneur," the effect of modernism on the city, the changing personality of the city as it is perceived in the different media, the effect of World War I, the methods by which Paris is made orderly and comprehensible through art forms, a growing fragmentation from the beginning of the century to 1940, and the changing nature of the city's "romance" or magic for both Parisians and foreigners. |
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