200

ARTH 205 Women in Art

A thematic and topical course exploring women's roles as both productive subjects and depicted objects in western visual culture.

3

Prerequisites

ART 115 or ARTH 101 or ART 116 or ARTH 102 or WOST 201

ARTH 211 Survey of Medieval Art

An introduction to the history of western art from the late Roman Empire (c. 300) through the Middle Ages (c. 1400), including architecture, manuscript illumination, metalwork, sculpture, and textile production. The focus of the course is on the interactions of images and audiences in producing meaning within specific historical circumstances.

3

ARTH 215 Survey of Renaissance Art

An introduction to the history of western art from the end of the Middle Ages (c. 1400) through the High Renaissance (c. 1600), focusing on painting, printmaking, and sculpture from Italy and the Netherlands. The course locates the artistic movement of the Renaissance within the dramatic cultural and social changes that mark the Early Modern period in European history and seeks to place the material within a global context.

3

ARTH 220 Survey of 19th Century Art

A survey of 19th century European and American art and visual culture including such movements as Romanticism, Realism, Impressionism and Post-Impressionism.

3

ARTH 225 Modern Art 1900-1950

The course will explore aesthetic responses to early-20th century political, industrial, social and economic change. Particular emphasis will be placed upon the production and reception of 20th century European and American "avant-garde" art including; Constructivism, Cubism, German Expressionism, Dadaism, Futurism and Surrealism.

3

ARTH 230 Black Art and Visual Culture in the U.S. 1850 - Present

The course examines the shifting constructs of race, power, and representation in American art and mass media from the colonial era to the present day. Its primary focus will be an analysis of works produced by Black American artists, but students will also examine how white artists and intellectuals have attempted to define and represent blackness" from the 19th to the 21st century."

3

Prerequisites

ARTH 102 or ART 116

ARTH 276 Film Form

An introductory-level lecture course designed to introduce students to the formal issues involved in the production and perception of moving images. The course provides students with an understanding of aesthetic concepts that support the making of films, digital cinema, videos or video games. It reinforces the use of aesthetic vocabulary and demonstrates how audiences interact with, and are manipulated by, film language and syntax. Therefore, the course is useful for students who wish to enhance their skills in the making of films and videos as well as for students who wish to refine their ability to deconstruct motion pictures for critical and analytical purposes.

3

ARTH 280 Survey of Pre-Columbian Art: Mesoamerica

An introduction to art and architecture produced by the Precolumbian cultures of Mesoamerica. The course will survey the most important ancient civilizations of Middle America (Olmec, Monte Alban, Teotihuacano, Maya, Toltec, and Aztec) from the earliest complex settlements to the time of the Spanish conquest.

3