ARTH 399: Special Topics in the History of Art

ARTH 399-005: Virginia Plantations
(Fall 2013)

12:00 PM to 01:15 PM TR

Planetary Hall 212

Section Information for Fall 2013

This course focuses on the history and current museum interpretations of plantations in early Virginia. Through study of art, architecture, and material artifacts it uncovers the physical reality of plantation life from the 17th to the 19th centuries for both elite planters and plantation mistresses, as well as the men and women they enslaved. The course includes a field trip to a local plantation and paper based on the visit.

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Course Information from the University Catalog

Credits: 3

Topics vary. Notes: May be repeated when topic is different. May be repeated within the term.
Specialized Designation: Topic Varies
Schedule Type: Lec/Sem #1, Lec/Sem #2, Lec/Sem #3, Lec/Sem #4, Lec/Sem #5, Lec/Sem #6, Lec/Sem #7, Lec/Sem #8, Lec/Sem #9, Lecture, Sem/Lec #10, Sem/Lec #11, Sem/Lec #12, Sem/Lec #13, Sem/Lec #14, Sem/Lec #15, Sem/Lec #16, Sem/Lec #17, Sem/Lec #18
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

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