INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF ART II in Fall 2024 (AH1020A)

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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.

Course Master: 
INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF ART II (AH1020)
Term: 
Fall 2024
Discipline: 
AH (Art History)
Credits: 
4 credits
Type: 
CCI
Level: 
Undergraduate
Can be taken twice for credit?: 
No
Exam Date: 
Monday, December 16, 2024 - 16:00
Pre-requisites: 
None
Co-requisites: 
None

Professor(s)

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)

Syllabus

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Schedule

Start Date: 
Monday, September 2, 2024
End Date: 
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
DayStart TimeEnd TimeRoom
Monday
15:20
16:40
M-017
Thursday
15:20
16:40
M-017
Thursday
16:55
18:15
VISIT-1