Courses

Provides a forum for the examination of the historiography of art history and the various methodologies and ideologies that inform current academic practice in the field of art history, visual culture and studies in representation.

This seminar provides an overview of key theories and themes that form the foundation of contemporary critical design studies. Drawing on theories from a broad range of disciplines, this course employs close readings of selected texts and works to explore design as a product, a practice, and a mode of social communication. Specific topics may vary with the instructor.

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Seminar survey of the history of museums will precede the study of cataloguing methods (accession catalogue, exhibition catalogue, catalogue raisonné) and of the basic procedures of art works preservation. The ethical and legal implications of the art trade will be discussed. A demonstration of mounting an exhibition will be performed. Scientific methods of research in dating and attribution of works of art will be studied. (Students pursuing this course of study may choose to spend up to two semesters in a detailed apprenticeship program approved by their supervisors.)

This course examines the interconnectedness of representation and visual culture in contemporary wired society. Students critically explore and assess the influence and shaping of technological mediations in visual culture investigating theory, culture, globalization and education.

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A supervised reading course on a topic for which there is no current course offering. Permission of the Graduate Program Director is required.

A supervised reading course on a topic for which there is no current course offering. Permission of the Graduate Program Director is required.

A supervised reading course on a topic for which there is no current course offering. Permission of the Graduate Program Director is required.

A supervised reading course on a topic for which there is no current course offering. Permission of the Graduate Program Director is required.

Integrated with an undergraduate course.

Integrated with an undergraduate course.

Integrated with an undergraduate course.

The Art and Culture Studies Summer Institute is structured around a specific thematic focus each year and features international and nationally renowned art historians and cultural theorists whose work is the subject of a faculty directed seminar.

Explores major figures and artworks that have defined performance art as a genre. This course examines a range of interdisciplinary practices that fall under the rubric of performance, including solo shows, installations, photographic portraiture, happenings, site-specific performance, and stand-up comedy.