INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF ART II (AH1020)

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Continues the study of selected monuments of painting, sculpture, and architecture, from the Renaissance to the 20th-century. Emphasizes historical context, continuity, and critical analysis. Includes direct contact with works of art in Parisian museums. The overall themes of the class may vary by semester.

Code: 
AH1020
Name: 
INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF ART II
Discipline: 
AH (Art History)
Type: 
CCI
Level: 
Undergraduate
Credits: 
4
Can be taken twice for credit?: 
No
Pre-requisites: 
None
Co-requisites: 
None

Learning Outcomes

  1. Students will acquire the capacity to identify major works of art and to articulate their meaning in relation to their context of production and reception.
  2. Students will be expected to engage, orally and in writing, with the ways in which these objects have been interpreted and discussed both historically and in contemporary art historical literature.
  3. Students will become familiar with important artistic and cultural trends in the periods covered by the course.
  4. Students will hone their visual abilities through the careful examination of selected monuments and artists from a broad range of Western history, while developing their writing and verbal skills in analyzing artworks.
  5. Local and Global Perspectives: Students will enhance their intercultural understanding of languages, cultures, and histories of local societies and the global issues to which these relate (CCI LO1)
  6. Aesthetic Inquiry and Creative Expression: Students will engage with artistic or creative objects (e.g., visual art, theatrical works, film) in different media and from a range of cultural traditions (CCI LO2)
  7. Exploring and Engaging Difference: Students will think critically about cultural and social difference; they will identify and understand power structures that determine hierarchies and inequalities that can relate to race, ethnicity, gender, nationhood, religion, or class (CCI LO3)

Offering(s)

Term Code Name
Fall 2024 AH1020A INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF ART II
Fall 2024 AH1020B INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF ART II
Spring 2025 AH1020 INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF ART II

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