TOPICS IN ARCHITECTURE & URBANISM OF ASIA

ARTHIST/ASIAN 179

Historical overview of India and South Asia's global architectural histories from the ancient to the modern periods. While focusing predominantly on architectural sites in India, examine architecture at multiple sites across the globe which share connected histories with South Asia. We live in a world of nation states and are shaped by national histories. However, in the arc of human history, nation states are of recent vintage. Examine India's global architectural histories not only through comparison but, in the words of historian Sanjay Subrahmanyam, "by seeking out the at times fragile threads that connected" India to "the globe." Capturing the mobility of populations, traders, conquerors, missionaries, pilgrims, tourists, colonists, architects, artists, scholars, religion, merchandise, art, architecture, and ideas, we show that South Asia's global architectural histories are themselves the complex products of varied histories of cultural encounters.

ARTHIST 103

Offers an introduction to world art by taking a thematic approach. Topics will center around art and architecture produced in a variety of media, from a wide time span, and a range of cultural and geographic points of origin.

ARTHIST 776

Topics in Chinese Art History.

ARTHIST 411

In-depth examination of special topics related to Asian art, including South Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, and Central Asia.

ARTHIST/ASIAN 379

Historical overview of the built environment of cities of Asia from antiquity to the present; architectural and urban legacy in its social and historical context; exploration of common themes that thread through the diverse geographical regions and cultures of Asia. Not open to students with credit for LCA 379 prior to Fall 2019.