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Courses - Summer 2023
ARTH
Art History & Archaeology Department Site
ARTH200
Art and Society in Ancient and Medieval Europe and the Mediterranean
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
GenEd: DSHU, DVUP
Examines the material culture and visual expressions of Mediterranean and European societies from early times until ca. 1300 CE, emphasizing the political, social, and religious context of the works studied, the relationships of the works to the societies that created them, and the interrelationship of these societies.
ARTH255
Art and Society in the Modern American World
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
GenEd: DSHU, DVUP
Explores the origins and evolution of art in the modern American world, from the late colonial era to the present, comparing major artistic movements and their historical contexts. Considers the diversity of art across Latin America and the United States, and the ways in which artworks mediate social, ethnic, political, and national identities.
ARTH263
Art and Difference
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F
GenEd: DSHU, DVUP, SCIS
A comparative and thematic approach to studying the representation of otherness in art and visual culture from the eighteenth century to the present. Students will work to expand the definition of otherness, and consider the roles that ethnicity, nationality, and politics play in representations of otherness across various continents and chronologies.
ARTH330
Seventeenth-Century European Art
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
GenEd: DSHU
Painting, sculpture and architecture concentrating on Italy, Spain, France, and England.
ARTH351
Picturing Contemporary Life: Art Since 1945
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
GenEd: DSHU
Visual art since 1945, with an emphasis on North America and Europe.
ARTH359F
Film as Art; The Coen Brothers Films: Genre and Irony
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
ARTH359G
Film as Art; Del Toro, Miyazaki, Burton: Cinematic Masters of Fantasy
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
ARTH386
(Perm Req)
Experiential Learning
Credits: 3 - 6
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F
GenEd: DSSP
Prerequisite: Permission of ARHU-Art History & Archaeology department.
Restriction: Junior standing or higher.
Supervised internship experience in diverse areas of art historical, archaeological, and museological work.
Contact department for information to register for this course.