ARTHIST 287A: The Japanese Tea Ceremony: The History, Aesthetics, and Politics Behind a National Pastime (JAPAN 288)
The Japanese tea ceremony, the ultimate premodern multimedia phenomenon, integrates architecture, garden design, ceramics, painting, calligraphy, and other treasured objects into a choreographed ritual wherein host, objects, and guests perform designated roles on a tiny stage sometimes only six feet square.. In addition to its much-touted aesthetic and philosophical aspects, the practice of tea includes inevitable political and rhetorical dimensions. This course traces the evolution of tea practice from its inception within the milieu of courtier diversions, Zen monasteries, and warrior villas, through its various permutations into the 20th century, where it was manipulated by the emerging industrialist class for different-but ultimately similar-ends.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 5
Instructors:
Takeuchi, M. (PI)
ARTHIST 288B: The Enduring Passion for Ink: Contemporary Chinese Ink Painting
Contemporary Chinese ink painters are exploring new ground. They push the limits of the medium, creating installations and performances, mixing ink with other media, and advancing age-tested brushstrokes and compositions. The recent flurry of exhibitions attests to contemporary ink painting¿s increasing importance. nnThis seminar introduces major figures (Xu Bing, Liu Dan, Zheng Chongbin, Li Huasheng, etc.) and movements in contemporary Chinese ink art. Emphasis is placed on improving writing abilities and on in-class reports and discussion. Topics for discussion include readings, individual works of art, and broad issues in contemporary art. Prerequisite: courses in Art History and/or Studio Art OR permission of instructor. open to undergraduates and graduates.
Last offered: Autumn 2013
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum
ARTHIST 289A: Making the Masterpiece in Song Dynasty China (ARTHIST 489A)
Studies of canon formation involving Song Dynasty (10-13th c.) Chinese works of painting, calligraphy, ceramics, and architecture. The roles of early art writing and criticism; collecting histories; art historical theory; / copying, imitation, and reproductive practices; period and regional taste; and modern museological and art historical discourses in identifying and constructing a canon of Song masterworks.
Last offered: Winter 2015
ARTHIST 290: Curricular Practical Training
CPT course required for international students completing degree.
Terms: Sum
| Units: 1-3
| Repeatable
for credit
ARTHIST 294: Writing and the Visual: Photography and Truth
This course explores the longstanding association of photography with truth and the ways in which writing can direct attention to, elaborate on, or distract from the image. We will investigate the role of writing in making these truth claims for photography over the past two centuries and across photography¿s many discursive fields, from journalism, advertising, and scientific photographs, to works made by artists and amateurs. Among other questions, we will address the following: How has writing about photography engaged with assumptions of truthfulness? How have artists and writers challenged expectations for a straightforward relationship between photography and truth? Students will produce writing in relation to photographs that spans several artistic and art historical modes, from the critical and didactic to the expository and essayistic, with the aim of creating several polished pieces of writing, of varying lengths, ready for publication at the end of the quarter. Required course for Art History majors. WIM Course. May be repeat for credit.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 5
| Repeatable
2 times
(up to 10 units total)
Instructors:
Beil, K. (PI)
ARTHIST 295: Visual Arts Internship
Professional experience in a field related to the Visual Arts for six to ten weeks. Internships may include work for galleries, museums, art centers, and art publications. Students arrange the internship, provide a confirmation letter from the hosting institution, and must receive consent from the faculty coordinator to enroll in units. To supplement the internship students maintain a journal and write a research paper related to the experience and their area of academic interest. Evaluations from the student and the supervisor are submitted at the end of the internship. Restricted to declared majors and minors. May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 1-5
| Repeatable
3 times
(up to 15 units total)
Instructors:
Barry, F. (PI)
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Kwon, M. (PI)
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Lee, P. (PI)
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Maxmin, J. (PI)
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Meyer, R. (PI)
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Nemerov, A. (PI)
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Pentcheva, B. (PI)
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Troy, N. (PI)
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Vinograd, R. (PI)
ARTHIST 296: Junior Seminar: Methods & Historiography of Art History
Historiography and methodology. Through a series of case studies, this course introduces a range of influential critical perspectives in art history as a discipline and a practice. The goal is to stimulate thinking about what it means to explore the history of art today, to expose and examine our assumptions, expectations and predilections as we undertake to learn and write about works of art, their meanings and their status in the world.
Terms: Win
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum
Instructors:
Kwon, M. (PI)
ARTHIST 297: Honors Thesis Writing
May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1-5
| Repeatable
3 times
(up to 15 units total)
Instructors:
Barry, F. (PI)
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Kwon, M. (PI)
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Lee, P. (PI)
;
Levi, P. (PI)
;
Marrinan, M. (PI)
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Maxmin, J. (PI)
;
Meyer, R. (PI)
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Nemerov, A. (PI)
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Pentcheva, B. (PI)
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Troy, N. (PI)
;
Vinograd, R. (PI)
ARTHIST 298: Individual Work: Art History
Prerequisite: student must have taken a course with the instructor and/or completed relevant introductory course(s). Instructor consent and completion of the Independent Study Form are required prior to enrollment. All necessary forms and payment are required by the end of Week 2 of each quarter. Please contact the Undergraduate Coordinator in McMurtry 108 for more information. May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1-15
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors:
Barry, F. (PI)
;
Bukatman, S. (PI)
;
Kwon, M. (PI)
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Instructors:
Barry, F. (PI)
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Bukatman, S. (PI)
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Kwon, M. (PI)
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Lee, P. (PI)
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Levi, P. (PI)
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Ma, J. (PI)
;
Marrinan, M. (PI)
;
Maxmin, J. (PI)
;
Meyer, R. (PI)
;
Nemerov, A. (PI)
;
Pentcheva, B. (PI)
;
Troy, N. (PI)
;
Vinograd, R. (PI)
ARTHIST 305: Art & Architecture in the Medieval Mediterranean (ARTHIST 105, CLASSICS 172)
Chronological survey of Byzantine, Islamic, and Western Medieval art and architecture from the early Christian period to the Gothic age. Broad art-historical developments and more detailed examinations of individual monuments and works of art. Topics include devotional art, court and monastic culture, relics and the cult of saints, pilgrimage and crusades, and the rise of cities and cathedrals.
Last offered: Autumn 2012
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