Courses

• CAS AH 232: Archaeology of Ancient Egypt
  The technology, economy, social life, political organization, religions, art, and architecture of Egypt from Predynastic times through the Hellenistic period, based on archaeological and historical sources. Emphasis on the period of the pharaohs (ca. 3000-323 BCE). Carries humanities divisional credit in CAS. Also offered as CAS AR 232.
• CAS AH 233: The Arts of Greece
  Greek architecture, painting, sculpture, and minor arts. Emphasis on developments in Athens and on the creation of the classical style in art and architecture.
• CAS AH 234: The Art of Rome
  Roman architecture, painting, sculpture, and minor arts. Emphasis on developments in Rome, Pompeii, and Central Italy and on the political and social role of Roman art and architecture.
• CAS AH 240: Medieval Art
  European art and architecture from the Fall of Rome through High Gothic. Covers media including sculpture, textiles, stained glass, and precious metalwork. Monuments treated are Rome's great churches, the Book of Kells, the Bayeux Tapestry, and Chartres and Rheims cathedrals.
• CAS AH 242: Latin American Art Since Contact
  Surveys Latin American art from the colonial period to the present and relates it to imperial, state, institutional, and private agendas. Interrogates both notions of art within colonial/neo-colonial contexts and changing roles of artists over the past half millennium.
• CAS AH 257: Renaissance Art
  Survey of the arts in the Renaissance in Italy from the communes of the early fifteenth century to the courts of the sixteenth century.
• CAS AH 284: Arts in America
  Survey of American painting, architecture, sculpture, prints, and photography from the early settlement in 1630 to the present. Carries humanities divisional credit in CAS.
• CAS AH 287: The Nineteenth Century
  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.
• CAS AH 295: History of Photography
  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.
• CAS AH 300: Frameworks for Interpretation: Historiography and Display
  An introduction to some of the key philosophical theories, particularly aesthetic theories, that inform the history of art. Taught at the Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London.
• CAS AH 308: From Caesar to Corbusier: The History of Switzerland Through Its Art and Architecture
  Development of the Swiss confederation, from the Roman period to the early twentieth century, through its arts and architecture. Major events in Swiss history and how they have shaped the environment of the country and its artistic heritage.
• CAS AH 313: Imperial Reflections: Early Modern Islamic Art and Architecture
  Architecture, manuscripts, textiles, metalwork, and ceramics of the Mughal, Ottoman, and Safavid Empires. Focus on the formation of imperial styles, intersections between art and politics, and the importance of the arts in dynastic legitimization.
• CAS AH 314: After Genghis Khan: Art and Architecture in Central Asia and Iran
  Examines the art and architecture in Iran and Central Asia of the Ilkhanids and Timurids (thirteenth-sixteenth centuries), two of the most innovative and dynamic artistic traditions of the Islamic world, and heirs to the traditions of Genghis Khan's Mongol Empire.
• CAS AH 316: African Diaspora Arts in the Americas
  Study of the transmission of African artistry in the Caribbean, South America, and the United States from the period of slavery to the present. Topics include Kongo and Yoruba arts and their influence on the arts of Santería, Vodun, and carnival. Also offered as CAS AA 316.
• CAS AH 317: From Morocco to Timbuktu: Art and Architecture at the Saharan Crossroads
  Cultural exchange between North and West Africa, and its impact on art and architecture from the medieval period to the present; the interaction between Islam and other modes of African religious practice and how this interaction influenced African aesthetic expression.
• CAS AH 319: Arts and Media in Britain
  Provides an overall picture of contemporary British arts and media (including commercial media). The arts and media related to broad changes in British society.
• CAS AH 320: Modern British Art and Design
  Provides a broad introduction to visual arts and design in modern Britain. Through lectures and visits to museums, galleries, and dealers, examines the recent history of art and design, the London art market, and the British art establishment.
• CAS AH 323: Topics in Latin American Art
  Study of a region, theme, or period in Latin America art and architecture. May be repeated for credit as topics change. Topic for Spring 2015: Art of Cuba Since the Nineteenth Century. Explores issues of race, gender, class, nationalism, internationalism, exile, and revolution in Cuban arts.
• CAS AH 326: Arts of Japan
  The arts of Japan, from prehistory to the twentieth century. Lectures intend to cover a broad range of media (painting, sculpture, ceramics, prints) and building types (temples, palaces, castles, teahouses). Special attention is paid to major projects integrating multiple forms.
• CAS AH 327: Arts of China
  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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