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38 courses
Introduction to Afro-American Art surveys the historical evolution of African American art from its African heritage through the creativity of the 1970s.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Anthony Black
Assessments included one midterm with slide identification, three short papers, and two longer analyses. Students noted significant reading and memorization requirements for specific artwork details.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026Graduate course exploring variable topics in Visual Culture with analytic attention to gender, sexuality, and race.
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Spring 2024–Spring 2026 · limited sampleIntroduces the interdisciplinary field of material culture studies for students interested in careers in museums, galleries, historical societies, historic preservation, and academia.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Ann Smart Martin
Grading standards were inconsistent, with some assignments described as harshly graded while others were not.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026Dimensions of Material Culture introduces the interdisciplinary field of material culture studies for students interested in careers in museums, galleries, historical societies, historic preservation, and academia.
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Spring 2026–Spring 2026 · limited sampleIntroduction to world art using a thematic approach, covering diverse media, time spans, and cultural origins.
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Past student reviews · Anna Campbell
The weekly workload consisted of three assignments, which were simple if you paid attention in lecture.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026Examines 15th-century Florentine artistic developments and their influence on 16th-century Roman achievements by painters, sculptors, and architects.
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Spring 2023–Spring 2026 · limited sampleExamines cultural representations of health, sex, disease, medicine, and death across various art forms, emphasizing how race, gender, and disability shape depictions of the body from ancient times to the present.
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Spring 2023–Spring 2026Survey of European and Mediterranean art before the Renaissance, linking canonical works and material culture to context and art history skills.
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Past student reviews · Thomas Dale
Exams were reported as difficult to study for, specifically demanding the memorization of close to 100 pieces of art.
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Spring 2023–Spring 2025Topics in Art History surveys the arts or visual culture of varying geographical regions, time periods, or cultures depending on the selected topic.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026ITALIAN RENAISSANCE ART covers painting, sculpture, and architecture.
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Spring 2024–Spring 2024 · limited sampleSurveys US visual art from 1945-1975, focusing on Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art, Minimalism, and the Cold War context.
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Topics in Asian Art examines special topics related to Asian art across South, East, Southeast, and Central Asia.
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Spring 2023–Fall 2025 · limited sampleAnalysis of Frank Lloyd Wright's architecture and writings.
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Fall 2023–Spring 2026 · limited sampleProseminar on special advanced topics in Art History, taught in a seminar-style format with varying media, geography, culture, and time frame.
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Spring 2023–Fall 2025 · limited sampleAdvanced seminar on 20th Century European Art History.
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Spring 2023–Spring 2024 · limited sampleSpecial Topics in Art History covers varying subjects across media, geography, culture, and time frames.
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Fall 2024–Fall 2025 · limited sampleSenior Honors Thesis offers mentored individual research and study for students completing a thesis in an Honors program.
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Mentored individual research and study for students completing a thesis in an Honors program.
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Senior Thesis provides mentored individual research and study for students completing a senior thesis in Art History.
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Mentored individual research and study for students completing a senior thesis in Art History.
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Directed Study: Advanced directed study projects as arranged with a faculty member.
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Graduate course covering varied topics on American Art History.
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A graduate-level course covering topics in Chinese art history, with specific content varying by offering.
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A graduate course exploring topics in the architecture and urbanism of Asia.
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Directed study internship for applied learning in museums and curatorial settings, requiring student-identified projects with research components and instructor approval.
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Independent study involving directed projects arranged with a faculty member.
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Seminar on special topics in art history; topics vary by media, geography, culture, and time frame.
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Fall 2023–Fall 2024 · limited sampleA graduate seminar covering rotating topics in 20th Century European Art.
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Research and Thesis involves advanced level mentored reading and research for students with dissertator status.
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Explores eighteenth-century Chinese court women's lives and material culture through popular TV dramas like The Legend of Zhen Huan, covering imperial palace architecture, rituals, and fine arts.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
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