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ARTH
101M
W 10:30-11:20
ART
HISTORY I:PYRAMIDS TO PAGODAS - SCALLEN
CHOOSE
ONE OF THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS:W 5:30-6:20CRN 90914
W 6:30-7:20CRN 90884
W 7:30-8:20CRN 07311
F 10:30-11:20 CRN 90937
F 10:30-11:20 CRN 91480
F 11:30-12:20 CRN 90946
Cave
paintings, Egyptian pyramids, the Colosseum,
Byzantine mosaics, Chinese scroll paintings, Hindu temples, Mayan sculptures, Chartres Cathedral. ARTH 101 is a broad-ranging course –– geographically and chronologically
–– which highlights the major artistic monuments created throughout the world
from the Paleolithic era up to the start of the fifteenth century. Students
will learn how to look at, discuss, and write about works of art.We will consider such issues as how historical
and cultural contexts shape the meaning, appearance, and function of art, and
how artistic concepts and styles develop and change over time and in different
world regions.In addition to two weekly
lectures, once a week discussion sessions will provide time to review concepts
and prepare for examinations and paper writing.Requirements: Two short
papers, two in-class tests, a final examination, and participation in
discussions and assignments in the small group sessions.
Required texts: Marilyn Stokstad, Art
History, Revised Volume I (w/CD-ROM), 2/E (revised second edition),
Prentice Hall, 2005.ISBN: 0-13-145528-1
Sylvan
Barnet, A Short Guide to Writing about
Art, 8/E (eighth edition), Pearson Longman, 2005. ISBN: 0-321-29248-0
ARTH 203
The East Asian Continent and Japan: Historic Waves of
Cultural Transmission
CUNNINGHAM
T TH 1:15-2:30
Japan and Korea are two of the most dynamic economic and cultural centers of the contemporary world. In both places extraordinary innovation, especially in technology and design, coexists with attachment to tradition and the preservation of the cultural heritage.
Through Samurai movies etc., Japanese traditional culture is well known in the west, and Japanese painting and ceramics have inspired western artists and molded western art since the nineteenth century. Korean art is less familiar. This course will offer an introduction
to the art of both Japan and Korea. An important theme will be the relationship between the island nation of Japan and the Korean peninsula, not least in the transmission of Buddhism. We will of course study the impact of China on Japanese culture. This is well recognized in the West, but in fact Korea's contributions to the Japanese cultural heritage have been more important. Pots, paintings, and the architecture and decoration of Buddhist shrines are but some of the surviving cultural emblems shared by Korea and Japan, and they will provide the focus of this class.
Requirements:
4 class quizzes;
weekly reading assignments, with discussion and reporting assignments;
midterm and final exams
ARTH
220 (JDST 220)T
TH 1:15-2:20
JEWISH
TRADITIONAL ART & ARCHITECTURE - NEULANDER
CRN
12352
Tradition and
transformation in Jewish artistic expression over time and across space.Course will
begin with the biblical period and continue down to the present day in
Israel
and
America
.Examination
of how concepts such as “Jewish” and “art” undergo change within the Jewish
community over this period.For
information on requirements and textbooks please contact Prof. Neulander in the Religion Department (368-2210).
ARTH
271 (AMST 271) TTH 2:45-4:00
AMERICAN
ART AND CULTURE - ADAMS
CRN
13458
A survey of the development
of American art from 1900 to the present (and the future) which will explore
how art has expressed both American values and American anxieties.Painting will be emphasized but the course
will also consider architecture, the decorative arts, film, literature and
music.Requirements: There will be weekly writing assignments, a midterm
and final exam.Textbook:Wayne
Craven, American Art and Culture,
McGraw-Hill, 2003.
ARTH 303/403
Urban Fantasies of Modern Japan: The "Floating World" of Japanese Woodblock Prints
CUNNINGHAM
T TH 10:00-11:15
Edo (modernTokyo) was a bustling metropolis of some one million inhabitants in the 18th century. It was also the locus of dynamic social and political shifts in a culture traditionally known for its conservatism. Yet beginning in the 17th century wealthy commoners
sought out respite from the government's eyes in the entertainment districts northeast of the city, as well in the city's stylish theatre life.These two subjects comprise two of the most popular subjects of "ukiyo-e," the Japanese word now familiar to westerners for describing the fascinating realms of life and intriguing compositional designs that characterize Japanese woodblock prints, books, and paintings. Their mesmerizing visuality propelled the appreciation of Japanese art among 19th and twentieth century western artists and collectors alike, as no other medium in Asian art has done. This class will introduce the subjects, social settings and visual evolution of "Floating World" imagery. It will also incorporate readings in contemporary literature as well as make references to the European and American artists influenced by their contact with ukiyo-e.
Requirements:
class visits to Oberlin's Allen Memorial Art Museum to view their Japanese print exhibition and collection;
weekly reading assignments, with discussion/reportage; 4 short(3-5 pages) papers;
midterm and final exams
ARTH
361/461 M W F 2:00-2:50
DUTCH
AND FLEMISH 17TH CENTURY PAINTING - SCALLEN
CRN
10367/10375
This
course will examine the rich achievements in the arts of painting and
printmaking in the northern and southern
Netherlands
from about 1585 to 1700. We
will discuss the careers of major masters such as Rubens and Van Dyck, Rembrandt and Vermeer, and trace the development of
newer subjects such as still life, landscape, and genre painting.
Other
topics to be featured include:patronage
and the development of the open art market; the role of religious art in
Catholic and Protestant cultures; the rise of artistic specialization, and
problems of interpretation.
Requirements: midterm and take-home final examination, a
term paper and oral presentation, short written critiques of articles,
and participation in class discussions. Graduate
students will be required to write a longer paper and
additional critiques.
Required text: Mariët Westermann, A Worldly Art. The Dutch Republic 1585-1718,Yale Press, 2005.ISBN: 107234
ARTH 383/483 M W 12:30-1:45
GENDER ISSUES IN FEMINIST ART - HELMREICH
CRN 10381/10394
This course examines the
issues of gender and sexuality in modern art of the nineteenth and twentieth
centuries.This period witnessed
numerous and rapid changes in the societal roles and personal relationships of
men and women as well as the development of new ideas regarding human
sexuality.Such transformations gave
rise to intense questioning, anxiety, and concern, much of which was expressed
in the art of this period.Topics to be
addressed include: changing notions of masculinity and femininity, the
expression of sexual desire, and women as both producers and subjects.These issues will be examined in relationship
to changing historical conditions and ideas of art.It will be argued throughout the course that
the issues of gender and sexuality confronting artists of the nineteenth and
twentieth centuries were fundamental to the development of Modernism in art.
Requirements:2 positions
papers (3-5 pages), a written visual analysis of an original work of art (5-7
pages), 2 essay exams.
Required textbooks: Norma Broude and Mary D.
Garrard, The Expanding Discourse:
Feminism and Art History, HarperCollins, 1992. Whiteny Chadwick, Women, Art, and Society, Thames and Hudson, Revised Edition, 1996. Peter Elbow, Writing with Power, Techniques for Mastering
the Writing Process, Oxford University Press,
1981. Recommended (for those with little or
no art history background): Sylvan
Barnet, A Short Guide to Writing About Art, Longmans, 1997.
ARTH 393/493 T 5:45-8:15
CONTEMPORARY ART: CRITICAL
DIRECTIONS - CARRIER
CRN 10424/10431
Traditionally
art historians have focused on the history of European art.But recently there has been great interest in
art of other cultures.Is a history of
world art possible?And if so, what form
might it take?This course explores that
question.We read Richard Wollheim’s aesthetic focused on European art.And then we discuss James Elkins, Stories of Art, which attempts to
imagine a history of world art.We then
pursue our investigation by reading recent accounts of Islamic art (Oleg Grabar, The Formation
of Islamic Art), Indian art (Partha Mitter, Indian Art),
and Chinese art (Craig Clunas, Art in China).This class
requires a good deal of reading.It does
not presuppose any prior knowledge of art history or aesthetics.
Requirements: Three papers, two short
ones and one long one will be required.There is no final exam.
Required textbooks:Craig Clunas, Art in China, Oxford Univ. Press, ISBN
0-19-284207-2.
James
Elkins, Stories of Art, Routledge, ISBN 0-415-93943-7. Oleg Grabar, The Formation of Islamic Art, Yale University Press. Partha Mitter, Indian
Art, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-284221-8.
Richard Wollheim, Art
and Its Objects, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0-521-297060
ARTH 398AS ARRANGED
INDEPENDENT STUDY IN ART
HISTORY - STAFF
CRN V0309
Individual
research reports on special topics.Consent
of supervision Professor.
ARTH 399AS ARRANGED
HONORS THESIS STAFF
CRN 83716
Consent of
supervising Professor.
ARTH 491 A & BAS ARRANGED
VISUAL ARTS AND MUSEUMS:
INTERNSHIP - ADAMS
A:CRN 84387B: CRN 84508
Consent of supervising Professor.Prerequisite:ARTH 490
ARTH 494 (A-F) AS ARRANGED
DIRECTED READINGS
Consent of supervising
Professor is required for all Directed Readings:
A:
Non-Western Art CRN V4941 PETRIDIS
B:
Ancient Art CRN V3635 STAFF
C:
Medieval Art CRN V3636 OLSZEWSKI
D:
Renaissance and CRN V3637 SCALLEN
OR OLSZEWSKI
Baroque Art
E:
American Art CRN V3638 ADAMS
F:Modern Art CRN
V3639 STAFF
ARTH 495 W 3:00-5:30
METHODOLOGY OF ART HISTORY - OLSZEWSKI
CRN 06878
An introduction to the library as a
research tool - basic source books; object research; methods and theories of
art historical research.
Requirements:frequent written exercises, oral and written
reports on research of an art object, final examination.
Textbooks: Christopher Butler, Postmodernism, Oxford,
2002. Cynthia Freeland, Art Theory, Oxford 2001. Terry Eagleton, Literary Theory, University of Minnesota Press, 1983.
Lois Swan Jones, Art Information, Research
Methods and Resources, Dubuque, Iowa, 1990.
MarciaPointon, History of Art,Routledge,
1994. Heinrich Wolffin, Principles of Art History, Dover,
1950.
ARTH 540T 9:00-11:30
SEMINAR IN NON-WESTERN ART - PETRIDIS
STUDYING, COLLECTING,
PRESERVING, AND
EXHIBITING AFRICAN ART
CRN 10445
Through
lectures, readings, discussions, and museum field trips, this seminar will
explore important developments in the history of the reception and study of
African art.An analysis of a number of
key publications by pioneering scholars in the field will illustrate the
multiple approaches that have been developed to gain insight into Africa’s
artistic heritage.Special attention
will be devoted to the dialogue between anthropological and art-historical
perspectives on the arts of Africa.This seminar will also address the politics
and ethics of the acquisition and representation of African art.Requirements:In addition to short weekly writing
assignments, students are expected to write a research paper and present the
results of their research to their fellow students. Prior basic knowledge of
the visual arts of sub-Saharan Africa is recommended.
ARTH
551TH 2:30-5:00
SEMINAR
IN RENAISSANCE ART - OLSZEWSKI
CRN
10459
Readings on the historiography of Mannerism in
Italy
; study of the links among style,
iconography and semiotics; research on select paintings of late Mannerism and
the Counter-Reformation.
Requirements:oral reports and class discussion; frequent
written assignments; oral and written term paper report.
Texts:Assigned readings in an Anthology of Italian
Mannerism
ARTH
601AS ARRANGED
RESEARCH
IN ART HISTORY
CRN
V0310
List
name of supervising Professor.
ARTH
610AS ARRANGED
CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART INTERNSHIP
Open
to doctoral candidate in the Museum Studies Program only.
CRN
91792
ARTH
701AS ARRANGED
DISSERTATION
PhD
CRN
V0312
List
name of supervising Professor.
ARTH
703AS ARRANGED
DISSERTATION
FELLOWSHIP
CRN
V1705
Advancement
to PhD candidacy required.Permission of
Department Chair and Research Advisor required.
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