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SPRING 2005
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LOWER DIVISION COURSES
6C ART SURVEY III: MODERN - CONTEMPORARY
Naomi Sawelson
6D SURVEY: ASIAN ART Peter Sturman
6F SURVEY: ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING Swati Chattopadhyay
UPPER DIVISION COURSES
101C HELLENISTIC GREEK ART
Catie Mihalopoulos
105H MEDIEVAL ART: GOTHIC
Catie Mihalopoulos
111C AGE OF VERMEER CANCELLED
Ann Jensen Adams
116AA SPECIAL TOPICS IN EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY ART:
FRENCH ARCHITECTURE FROM THE ROCOCO TO THE REVOLUTION
Richard Wittman
121D AFRICAN-AMERICAN ART Sylvester Ogbechie
130A PRE-COLUMBIAN ART OF MEXICO Jeanette F. Peterson
130C THE ARTS OF SPAIN AND NEW SPAIN
Jeanette F. Peterson
132E ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE 1400-MODERN Nuha Khoury
133BB SPECIAL TOPICS IN ISLAMIC ART:
MODERN ART & THE ARAB WORLD
Nuha Khoury
134F THE ART OF JAPAN Miriam Wattles
134G JAPANESE PAINTING Miriam Wattles
136B 20TH CENTURY ARCHITECTURE Swati Chattopadhyay
138B CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY Barbara Vilander
143B FEMINISM AND ART HISTORY Solomon-Godeau
186J SEMINAR IN NINETEENTH CENTURY MODERN ART Abigail Solomon-Godeau
186T SEMINAR IN PHOTOGRAPHIC HISTORY Barbara Vilander
186X SEMINAR IN MODERN DESIGN
CANCELLED
Edson Armi
186Y SEMINAR IN ARCHITECTURE AND ENVIRONMENT Volker W. Welter
GRADUATE COURSES
251B SEMINAR: TOPICS IN AFRICAN ARTS IN CONTEXT Sylvester Ogbechie
253D SEMINAR: TOPICS IN MEDIEVAL ARCHITECTURE
CANCELLED
Edson Armi
257A SEMINAR IN 17TH CENTURY ART
CANCELLED
Ann Jensen Adams
258A SEMINAR: TOPICS IN EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY ART Ann Bermingham
265 SEMINAR: TOPICS IN ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY
CANCELLED: grad students ck w/Wittman for other options
Richard Wittman
267 SEMINAR: TOPICS IN ARCHITECTURE AND ENVIRONMENT Volker Welter
RELATED COURSES IN OTHER DEPARTMENTS
ARTST105 INT 3D SCULPTURE: ARCHITECTURAL DRAWING & VISUALIZATION
EC#54072
Jeremy White
INT94HV FRESHMAN SEMINAR
I Am Not Myself: Art and Identity in America
Sylvester Ogbechie
6C ART SURVEY III: MODERN - CONTEMPORARY

History of Western art from the eighteenth century to the present.
GE: WRT, E, E1, E2, F. ENROLLMENT BY DISCUSSION SECTION


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Naomi Sawelson TR 1100-1215 CAMPB HALL
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6D SURVEY: ASIAN ART
The arts of India, China, and Japan.
GE: WRT, NWC, F. ENROLLMENT BY DISCUSSION SECTION

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Peter Sturman TR 930-1045 IV THEA 2
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6F SURVEY: ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING

A selective chronological survey of architecture and urban design in social and historical context. Individual buildings and urban plans from the past to the present will be used as examples. GE: WRT, F. ENROLLMENT BY DISCUSSION SECTION
Honors section: 45518 T 1000-1050 CHATTOPAD ARTS 2622

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Swati Chattopadhyay MW 200-315 ARTS 1245
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101C HELLENISTIC GREEK ART

Sculpture, painting, architecture and urbanism of the Mediterranean world from the conquests of Alexander the Great to Rome's annexation of Ptolemaic Egypt in 30 B.C.E. Examines artistic styles, art and intellectual currents, cultural hybridity in the arts of the Hellenized East, and the Hellenistic transformation of Roman Republican artistic patronage. Prerequisite: not open to freshman. GE: F

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Catie Mihalopoulos TR 200-315 ARTS 1241
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105H MEDIEVAL ART: GOTHIC

Architecture, sculpture, and painting of the Gothic period in Western Europe from 1150 - 1400 A.D. Prerequisite: upper-division standing. Not open for credit to students who have completed Art History 153D. GE: F, WRT

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Catie Mihalopoulos TR 1100-1215 ARTS 1241
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116AA SPECIAL TOPICS IN EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY ART:
FRENCH ARCHITECTURE FROM THE ROCOCO TO THE REVOLUTION
Major architectural developments in Paris and the provinces, focusing on key buildings and individuals. Emphasis on the place of architecture in broader developments, from the cultural consolidations of absolutism to the socio-political upheaval of the Revolutionary era. Prerequisite: Not open to freshmen May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 12 units provided letter designations are different.

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Richard Wittman TR 330-445 ARTS 1241
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121D AFRICAN-AMERICAN ART
Examination of three centuries of African-American art in North America, the Caribbean, and Brazil, stressing the African Legacy. Colonial metalwork and pottery, folk or outsider genres, and mainstream nineteenth- and twentieth-century work are among traditions studied. Prerequisite: not open to freshmen. GE: F, ETH, WRT

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Sylvester Ogbechie TR 1100-1245 ARTS 1245
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130A PRE-COLUMBIAN ART OF MEXICO
The art and architecture of selected cultures of northern Mesoamerican (non-Maya) from circa 1200 B. C. to the Conquest with an emphasis on iconographical and historical problems. Topics will include current debates on diverse methodological approaches to the interpretation of archaeological material. Prerequisite: not open to freshmen. GE: F, NWC, WRT

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Jeanette F. Peterson TR 930-1045 ARTS 1245
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130C THE ARTS OF SPAIN AND NEW SPAIN
Beginning with the Islamic, Medieval and Renaissance arts of Spain, this course will chart their influence and transformation in the sixteenth and seventeenth-century arts of the New World. Special emphasis will be placed on the creative interaction of the European and indigenous traditions in the architecture, sculpture, graphics, painting, and ritual practice of the colonial Americas. Prerequisite: not open to freshmen. GE: F

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Jeanette F. Peterson TR 1230-145 IV THEA 2
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132E ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE 1400-MODERN
Islamic architecture, 1400-modern, in its historical context.
Prerequisite: not open to freshmen. GE: F, NWC, WRT.

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Nuha Khoury MW 1230-145 ARTS 1241
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133BB SPECIAL TOPICS IN ISLAMIC ART
MODERN ART & THE ARAB WORLD
Prerequisite: not open to freshmen.

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Nuha Khoury TR 1230-145 ARTS 1245
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134F THE ART OF JAPAN
This course is a chronological survey of Japanese visual culture from prehistoric figurines to manga-influenced contemporary art. Looking broadly at how the role of the artist shifted in different periods, we will analyze objects according to how format and style relate to original social function. We will also historically consider how artistic taste changed according to whether the country's doors were open or shut to foreign exchange. As well as
focusing on painting, sculpture, and architecture, we will touch on calligraphy, ceramics, and fashion. Prerequisites: Not open to freshmen. Recommended preparation: Art History 6D. GE: F, NWC

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Miriam Wattles MW 930-1045 ARTS 1241
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134G JAPANESE PAINTING
The changing and entwined traditions of Japanese painting: those rooted in native concepts and practices, and those from China. Prerequisite: not open to freshmen. Recommended preparation: 6D. GE: F, NWC

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Miriam Wattles WF 200-315 ARTS 1426
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136B 20TH CENTURY ARCHITECTURE
The history of architecture from 1900 to the present. Examination of modern and post-modern architecture and city planning in its social, political, and artistic context. The scope is global. Prerequisites: Not open to freshmen. GE: F, WRT.

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Swati Chattopadhyay MW 1100-1215 ARTS 1241
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138B CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY
The course will examine the technical, social/historic and aesthetic aspects of post-World War II photography. Prerequisite: Not open to freshmen. GE: F

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Barbara Vilander MW 1100-1215 ARTS 1245
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143B FEMINISM AND ART HISTORY
Examination of both feminist critiques of Western representational practices and feminist interventions in art history. Topics to be determined by instructor. Prerequisite: not open to freshmen. GE: F

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Abigail Solomon-Godeau MW 200-315 ARTS 1241
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186J SEMINAR IN NINETEENTH-CENTURY MODERN ART
Advanced studies in nineteenth century modern art. Topics will vary. This course requires weekly readings and discussion, and the writing of a research seminar paper. Prerequisites: upper-division standing.

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Abigail Solomon-Godeau T 1100-150 ARTS 2622
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186T SEMINAR IN PHOTOGRAPHIC HISTORY

Advanced studies in photographic history. Topics will vary. This course requires weekly readings and discussion, and the writing of a research seminar paper.

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Barbara Vilander MW 100-215 ARTS 2622
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186Y SEMINAR IN ARCHITECTURE AND ENVIRONMENT
Advanced studies in architecture and environment. Topics will vary including active archival research. The course requires weekly readings and discussions, and the writing of a research seminar paper.

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Volker W. Welter MW 930-1045 ARTS 2622
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251B SEMINAR ON AFRICAN ARTS IN CONTEXT
Special research in African Art. Prerequisite: graduate standing.

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Sylvester Ogbechie W 100-350 ARTS 2622
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258A SEMINAR: TOPICS IN EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY ART
Special research in eighteenth-century art with special emphasis on painting and prints. The cult of sensibility in 18th century Britain.

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Ann Bermingham M 215-500 ARTS 2622
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267 SEMINAR: TOPICS IN ARCHITECTURE AND ENVIRONMENT
Critically analyzes topics arising out of the interrelationship of architecture and the environment. Focus is on architectural historical, theoretical, and aesthetic issues. Perquisite: graduate standing.Critically analyzes topics arising out of the interrelationship of architecture and the environment. Focus is on architectural historical, theoretical, and aesthetic issues. Perquisite: graduate standing.

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Volker Welter M 300-550 ARTS 2622
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ARTST 105 INT 3D SCULPTURE:
ARCHITECTURAL DRAWING & VISUALIZATION
EC#55202
The aim of this course is to introduce the visualization of architectural space, and to understand why architects draw the way they do. Students will learn to read plans and sections, to relate these architectural representations to buildings, and to learn the basics of drawing in two and three dimensions. This introductory exploration of architectural drawing principles and motivations will comprise a variety of brief lectures, discussion, short field trips on campus, light reading, architectural modeling, and manual drawing. The course should appeal to students interested in architectural design and its history.

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Jeremy White TR 1200-250 ARTS 0641
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