ARHI 188 SC: Representing the Metropolis
Concentrating on the visual arts and incorporating film and literature, this seminar examines selected 20th century representations of such cities as Vienna, Paris, London, Moscow, Berlin, New York, and Los Angeles. We will explore the cultural and political configuration of the metropolis as modern, cosmopolitan, and urban. Instructor: J. Koss [Prereq: one upper-division art history […]
ARHI 187 SC: Old New Media
Beginning with the birth of photography in the 1830s, attending to telegraphy, telephony, radio, and television, and ending with video, this seminar explores the history of the fascination, fear, and peculiar associations that have accompanied new technological developments in Europe and the United States. Prerequisite: one previous art history course or permission of instructor. Instructor: Koss, Juliet. [Art […]
ARHI 186K SC: Seminar in Modern Art
The seminar examines in depth one theme or set of themes in 19th- and 20th-century art and related fields. Topic changes each year. Instructor: J. Koss [Open to juniors and seniors. Prereq: one upper-division art history course. Art History]
ARHI 189A PO: Post-photography Representation
The development of digital technologies has transformed our understanding of representation. Central to this transformation has been a shift away from the semiotic analysis of imagery towards a more phenomenological understanding of the image. This course returns to the “post-photography” debates of the later 1980s to trace the development of these ideas and their impact […]
ARHI 186T PO: Art and Time
Technological developments over the past 200 years have altered relations between art and time. How has moving from painting to lithography, photography, film and digital media influenced the creation of art and its relation to beholders? Considering North America and Europe since 1800, we explore relations between still and moving images, and ask how artists […]
ARHI 186F PO: Topics in North American Art
Intensive investigation of a variety of topics relating to the production and reception of art in Canada, the United States and Mexico. Topic: Art and Activism. Instructor: F. Pohl [Art History or Elective]