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This course examines themes encountered in visual culture with an emphasis on issues of power, politics, race, social class, and the body. The relationship between visual imagery and the social context in which it is created will be examined in order to foster critical interpretation.

This course familiarizes students with the chronological approach to the history of art from the Renaissance through Baroque, Rococo, and 19th century to the modern and postmodern periods. Art works will be examined in relation to relevant political, economic, and social factors of each historical...

This course offers students a global perspective on the origin and purpose of art as a shared visual medium used to express ideas about our human experience and the world around us. With a focus on the arts of Asia and the Americas, issues essential to an understanding of global history such as...

Visual culture is examined from a global and thematic perspective in order for students to gain a better understanding of how art communicates ideas, values, and beliefs. Students will develop visual and conceptual skills essential for analyzing and critically interpreting a wide range of visual...

This course is an introductory, chronological survey of the ceramics, sculpture, architecture, and painting of India, China, Korea, Japan, Indonesia, Central Asia, Tibet, and Southeast Asia. The art will be studied in relation to the political, social, and cultural contexts from prehistoric times to...