1128. Global Perspectives on Western Art: Renaissance to the Present
3.00 credits
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Grading Basis: Graded
Survey of Western art (15th Century through the present) within a global perspective. Explores transformations in Western art in relation to the West's fundamental interconnection with non-Western societies. CA 1. CA 4-INT.
View Classes »1137. Introduction to Art History: Prehistoric - 14th Century
3.00 credits
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Grading Basis: Graded
Survey of art and architecture from prehistoric times through the fourteenth century. CA 1.
View Classes »1138. Introduction to Art History: 15th Century - Present
3.00 credits
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Grading Basis: Graded
Survey of art and architecture from the fifteenth century to the present day. CA 1.
View Classes »1140. Introduction to Asian Art
3.00 credits
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Grading Basis: Graded
Asian art and architecture from prehistory to the present. Asian artistic practices as well as transcultural artistic connections in Asia and beyond. CA 1.
View Classes »1141. From Sun Gods to Lowriders: Introduction to Latin American Art
3.00 credits
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Grading Basis: Graded
Survey of Latin American art from 200 B.C. to the present. CA 1. CA 4-INT.
View Classes »1162. Introduction to Architecture
3.00 credits
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Grading Basis: Graded
An introduction to the history of architecture considered in its social, technological and urban context. CA 1.
View Classes »1193. Foreign Study
1.00 - 6.00 credits | May be repeated for credit.
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Grading Basis: Graded
Special topics taken in a foreign study program. May be repeated for credit with a change in course content.
View Classes »2020. Global Jerusalem
3.00 credits
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Grading Basis: Graded
An introduction to the art and architecture of Jerusalem and the diverse religious, social, and political contexts of related re-creations across the world, from prehistory to the contemporary period. CA 1. CA 4-INT.
View Classes »2030. Art, Politics, and Propaganda
Asian art and propaganda in the Cold War era (1949-1991) and its relation to Europe, the Soviet Union, and the United States. May include analysis of visual arts, film, photography, and multimedia.
View Classes »2198. Variable Topics
3.00 credits | May be repeated for a total of 9 credits.
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Grading Basis: Graded
May be repeated for credit for a maximum of nine credits, with a change in topic.
View Classes »2210. Art and Activism
A history of the relationship between art and political activism around the world from the 1960s to the present.
View Classes »2222. Race, Gender, Sexuality, and the Power of Looking
A beginning investigation into the issues of what constitutes visual culture and how race, gender, and sexuality are seen and not seen. The goals of the course include engaging with the history and scholarly dialogues around visual studies, becoming more active and critical visual consumers and critics, and understanding personal stakes and diverse positions in dialogues about visualizing gender and race. CA 1. CA 4.
View Classes »2230. Curating Contemporary Art: Issues, Themes, Theories, and Practices
3.00 credits
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Explores premises, concepts, and practices of mounting art exhibitions.
View Classes »2993. Foreign Study
1.00 - 12.00 credits | May be repeated for credit.
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Grading Basis: Graded
Special topics taken in a foreign study program. May be repeated for credit with a change in course content.
View Classes »3000. Curatorial Intensive: Exhibitions Outside the Museum
3.00 credits
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Grading Basis: Graded
Explores theory and practice of curating outside traditional art spaces. Culminates in student-curated exhibition. CA 1.
View Classes »3005. Museums and the Interpretation of Culture
3.00 credits
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Grading Basis: Graded
The history and philosophy of museums.
View Classes »3005W. Museums and the Interpretation of Culture
3.00 credits | May be repeated for credit.
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Grading Basis: Graded
The history and philosophy of museums.
View Classes »3020. Asian American Art and Visual Culture
Topics in contemporary Asian American art and visual culture, 1960's to present.
View Classes »3020W. Asian American Art and Visual Culture
3.00 credits | May be repeated for credit.
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Grading Basis: Graded
Topics in contemporary Asian American art and visual culture, 1960's to present.
View Classes »3030. The Artist and Society
3.00 credits
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Grading Basis: Graded
An investigation of the artist's professional function throughout history in different Western societies.
View Classes »3050W. African-American Art
The artistic and social legacy of African American art from the eighteenth century to the present day. CA 4.
View Classes »3140. Greek Art
Greek art and architecture from the ninth century B.C. to the first-century A.D.
View Classes »3150. Roman Art
History of Roman art and architecture.
View Classes »3150W. Roman Art
3.00 credits
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Grading Basis: Graded
History of Roman art and architecture.
View Classes »3220W. Early Medieval Art
3.00 credits
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Grading Basis: Graded
Early medieval art from the fifth through the tenth centuries. Germanic metalwork, Hiberno-Saxon manuscripts, and the art of the era of Charlemagne and his successors.
View Classes »3240W. Gothic Art
3.00 credits
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Grading Basis: Graded
Gothic art and architecture, with emphasis on the court styles of England and France.
View Classes »3260W. The Early Illustrated Book
3.00 credits
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Grading Basis: Graded
The early history of the illustrated book, from antiquity through the introduction of printing.
View Classes »3320. Art of the Italian Renaissance
3.00 credits
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Grading Basis: Graded
Italian art and architecture 1400-1600.
View Classes »3330. Art of the Northern Renaissance
3.00 credits
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Grading Basis: Graded
Painting, sculpture, graphic arts of the Lowlands and Germany, 1400-1600.
View Classes »3340. Baroque Art
3.00 credits
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Grading Basis: Graded
Art and architecture of the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries with emphasis on Italy, Netherlands, France and Spain.
View Classes »3360. Eighteenth Century European Art
3.00 credits
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Grading Basis: Graded
Art and architecture of the eighteenth century with emphasis on England and France.
View Classes »3430. Nineteenth Century European Art
3.00 credits
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European art from Neo-Classicism to Realism.
View Classes »3440W. Visual Culture of the United States, 19th Century
An exploration of how visual culture in the long 19th century contributed to the formation of the United States.
View Classes »3460. History of Photography: 1839 to World War I
3.00 credits
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Grading Basis: Graded
Topics in the history of photography from 1839 to World War I.
View Classes »3460W. History of Photography: 1839 to World War I
3.00 credits
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Grading Basis: Graded
Topics in the history of photography from 1839 to World War I.
View Classes »3500. Urban Architecture: International Perspectives
3.00 credits
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Grading Basis: Graded
The historical development of the urban, built environment in Europe, Asia, and the Americas.
View Classes »3510. Modern Art
3.00 credits
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Grading Basis: Graded
Topics in the art of the first half of the twentieth century.
View Classes »3510W. Modern Art
3.00 credits
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Grading Basis: Graded
Topics in the art of the first half of the twentieth century.
View Classes »3530. Contemporary Art
3.00 credits
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Grading Basis: Graded
Topics in the art of the second half of the twentieth century.
View Classes »3530W. Contemporary Art
3.00 credits
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Grading Basis: Graded
Topics in the art of the second half of the twentieth century.
View Classes »3560. History of Photography: World War I to Present
3.00 credits
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Grading Basis: Graded
Topics in the history of photography from World War I to the present.
View Classes »3560W. History of Photography: World War I - Present
3.00 credits
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Grading Basis: Graded
Topics in the history of photography from World War I to the present.
View Classes »3570. History and Theory of Digital Art
Investigates forms of digital and Internet art and the mostly forgotten histories of the technologies behind them. Forms and themes to be explored include games/gaming, surveillance art, cyberfeminism, data visualization, and crowdsourced art. CA 1. CA 4.
View Classes »3575. Human Rights, Digital Media, Visual Culture
The problematics of digital media and visual representation in conceptualizing, documenting, and visualizing human rights and humanitarian issues. CA 1.
View Classes »3580. Image as Witness: Testimony, Witness, Confession
Explores the role of visual culture in bearing witness to human rights abuses.
View Classes »3580W. Image as Witness: Testimony, Witness, Confession
Explores the role of visual culture in bearing witness to human rights abuses.
View Classes »3630. Alternative Modernities: Visual Culture of Latin America
3.00 credits
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Grading Basis: Graded
A thematic survey of Latin American art from the nineteenth century to present. CA 4-INT.
View Classes »3630W. Alternative Modernities: Visual Culture of Latin America
3.00 credits
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Grading Basis: Graded
A thematic survey of Latin American art from the nineteenth century to present. CA 4-INT.
View Classes »3640. Mexican and Chicano Art from Muralism to La Raza
3.00 credits
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Grading Basis: Graded
Topics in Mexican and Chicano art from Mexican Independence to the present. CA 4.
View Classes »3640W. Mexican and Chicano Art from Muralism to La Raza
3.00 credits
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Topics in Mexican and Chicano art from Mexican Independence to the present. CA 4.
View Classes »3710. Islamic Art History
A survey of the arts associated with Islam from the life of Muhammad in the seventh century through the early modern period, with an emphasis upon the Middle East, North Africa, and the Iberian Peninsula. CA 1. CA 4-INT.
View Classes »3710W. Islamic Art History
A survey of the arts associated with Islam from the life of Muhammad in the seventh century through the early modern period, with an emphasis upon the Middle East, North Africa, and the Iberian Peninsula. CA 1. CA 4-INT.
View Classes »3720. The Art of China
3.00 credits
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Grading Basis: Graded
Survey of major art forms in China c. 2500 B.C. to the twentieth century.
View Classes »3720W. The Art of China
3.00 credits
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Grading Basis: Graded
Survey of major art forms in China c. 2500 B.C to the twentieth century.
View Classes »3760W. African Art
3.00 credits
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Grading Basis: Graded
A survey of African art from antiquity to present.
View Classes »3991. Field Studies Internship in Art History
1.00 - 12.00 credits | May be repeated for a total of 12 credits.
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Grading Basis: Graded
Supervised practical experience in museum and museum related work. Section one: Wadsworth Atheneum Internship. Participation in Museum Studies Seminars, staff meetings and completion of individual project at the Atheneum. Application must be approved by Wadsworth Atheneum Education Department; deadlines are in April for first semester and in November for second semester. May be repeated for credit.
View Classes »3993. Foreign Study
1.00 - 6.00 credits | May be repeated for credit.
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Grading Basis: Graded
Special topics taken in a foreign study program. Consent of Department Head required, normally before the student's departure to study abroad. May be repeated with a change in course content.
View Classes »3995. Investigation of Special Topics
1.00 - 6.00 credits | May be repeated for credit.
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Grading Basis: Graded
Special topics. May be repeated for credit with a change in course content.
View Classes »4020. Art History Capstone: Professional Development in Visual Culture and the Humanities
3.00 credits
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Introduction to educational and professional paths for students of art history and visual culture. Prepares students for professional paths that make use of critical thinking, communication, media and visual-literacy knowledge and skills gained through the study of art history. Course content brings together academic study with practical knowledge essential to careers in the cultural sector and beyond.
View Classes »4099. Independent Study
1.00 - 6.00 credits | May be repeated for a total of 6 credits.
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Grading Basis: Graded
Designed for advanced students who wish to pursue the study of a special topic, culminating in a project in art history. May be repeated for a total of six credits.
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