Summer Courses 2011
History of Art and Architecture Summer 2011 Courses
Additional course listings and registration information can be found on the Boston University Summer Term website.
| Introduction to Art History I: Antiquity to the Middle Ages |
Westervelt |
| CAS AH111 |
Summer I, MW 2:00-5:30 |
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| An introduction to art history and the analysis of painting, sculpture, architecture, and other arts. Study of masterpieces of Western Art from prehistoric to dawn of Renaissance. Focus on monuments of Greece, Rome, and the Middle Ages, with a survey of Egyptian and Near Eastern art. 4 cr. Tuition: $2180 |
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Introduction to Art History II: Renaissance to Today |
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| CAS AH112 |
Summer I, MW 6:00-9:00 Summer II, TR 10:00-1:30 |
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Harvey/Stein |
| Major monuments and artists. Sequential development from the late Renaissance to the modern period of major styles in architecture, sculpture, painting, graphic arts, and photography. Relationship of visual art to social and cultural trends. 4 cr. Tuition: $2180 |
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Architecture: An Introduction |
Sewell |
| CAS AH205 |
Summer II, MW 10:00-1:30 |
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| 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. 4 cr. Tuition: $2180 |
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Arts of Asia |
Jones |
| CAS AH215 |
Summer I, TR 10:00-1:30 |
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| An introduction to the arts of South, Southeast, and East Asia from prehistory to the present. Masterworks and monuments are analyzed within their political, economic, religious, and social contexts. 4 cr. Tuition: $2180 |
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Arts in America |
Hartvigsen |
| CAS AH284 |
Summer II, MW 2:00-5:30 |
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| Survey of American painting, architecture, sculpture, prints, and photography from the early settlement in 1630 to the present. 4 cr. Tuition: $2180 |
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History of Photography |
Brown |
| CAS AH295 |
Summer II, TR 2:00-5:30 |
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| An introduction to the study of photographs. The history of the medium in Europe and America from its invention in 1839 to the present. After lectures on photographic theory and methodology, photographs are studied both as art objects and as historical artifacts. 4 cr. Tuition: $2180 |
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Metropolis |
Sewell |
| CAS AH384 |
Summer I, MW 10:00-1:30 |
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| An introduction to cities as centers of cultural, social, and artistic activity. Focuses on Istanbul, London, Paris, and New York at their moments of cultural, political, and architectural glory. 4 cr. Tuition: $2180 |
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Contemporary Art: 1980 to Now |
Williams |
| CAS AH393 |
Summer I, MW 2:00-5:30 |
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| 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. 4 cr. Tuition: $2180 |
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Art and Architecture in Boston, 1630 to the Present |
Sirman |
| CAS AM 371 |
Summer II, TR 10:00-12:00 |
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| Explores art and architecture in Boston from 1630 to the present, with particular emphasis on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Frequent walking tours, gallery visits, and site visits; independent research leading to a class presentation and final paper. Themes include the city’s physical growth, the emergence of the museum as a cultural force, and the relationship of political, cultural, and social contexts to the city’s art and architecture. 4 cr. Tuition: $2180; additional fee: $100; total charge: $2280 |
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