9 courses with the subject AH, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
AH 1100World Art3
Fall and Spring Semesters World Art is designed to introduce students to major works of art from across the globe spanning a wide specrtum of time—from the ancient epoch to the present. Students will start by identifying such compositions and linking them to the civilizations that created them and the eras (periods/movements) from which they emerged. Students 288 / 615
AH 2000Identity & Visual Culture: A Global Perspective3
How are personal and social identities constructed and how do they change? In what ways are identities personally, socially, or politically significant? This Art History course will study such questions in a cross- cultural and interdisciplinary manner. We will investigate both contemporary and historical issues surrounding critical theories and approaches from Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and the Americas as they relate to the arts. Among other things, the following topics will be studied and explored: “primitivism;” “otherness;” colonialism, nationalism, ethnicity and hybridity; a sense of place; social order, gender, sexual orientation, religion in intercultural contexts; style and ethnicity; symbolism, meaning, and interpretation; social order (a systems view); and the phenomenology of “self” in art. Taken together, these themes are viewed as constructs that frame our understanding of art. In the process we will examine how artists have contested dominant representations of gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity, as well as other minority “subjectivities,” and how artists have proposed alternatives to such constituencies. Among other things, weekly writing assignments, both in-class and online, are designed to engage students with course topics, foster creative and critical thinking, and allow instructor assessment and evaluation of students’ progress. This course meets the Curry Core Diversity requirement or the Curry Core International/Global Interdependence requirement.
AH 2200Study Abroad: History of Ancient Roman Art3
Explores the history of ancient Roman art from the founding of the Roman Republic to the end of the Roman Empire. We will begin by reviewing the dual heritage of Roman art as it evolved from both Etruscan and Greek traditions. The class will then proceed chronologically, paying particular attention to the use of art as a political and propagandistic tool in Roman society. Because of the politicized nature of Roman art, an outline of Roman history and culture will be presented in tandem with the visual material and will be essential to understanding the function of the art. This class will focus on the architectural and sculptural monuments of the city of Rome, but monuments, paintings, mosaics, and luxury materials from all over the Roman world will also be brought into class discussion. The class material will provide the foundation for what will follow in the second part—a week- long sojourn in Rome to see and experience the sites covered in the class. Following the trip, students will reflect upon their trip in the form of a reflective paper that, among other things, will have students explore the impact of how witnessing a particular artwork or site in person made them feel in person. This course meets the Curry Core Humanities Breadth and Reading/Writing Enhancement requirements.
Offered periodically within a three-year academic cycle SA 2720 presents a survey of historical, philosophical, and aesthetic developments in photography since its origins in 19th century France to the present with an emphasis on global perspectives and identities. Students will be introduced to the key historical figures and the movements they were associated with. In the process, various technical processes will be covered (as well as the camera’s evolution), appropriate vocabulary will be introduced, and the impact of photographic imagery upon mass culture will be examined. This course meets the Curry Core International/Global Interdependence requirement.
Offered periodically within a three-year academic cycle Modern Art is a chronological survey of European and American Modern art movements from the late eighteenth century (starting with Neoclassicism) through to roughly 1960 and the advent of Pop art. Traditional media such as painting, sculpture, architecture, as well as newer forms such as photography will be addressed, especially regarding their broader cultural, political, technological, and environmental contexts. This course meets the Curry Core International/Global Interdependence requirement or the Curry Core Humanities Breadth requirement, and the Curry Core Reading/Writing Enhancement requirement.
