ARTH 699: Topics in Art History

ARTH 699-001: Collecting and Global Trade
(Spring 2016)

04:30 PM to 07:10 PM T

Off-Campus Location CAMPUS

Section Information for Spring 2016

In the early modern period (c. 1450 – 1800), European powers encountered cultures in Asia, Africa, and the Americas in the contexts of trade, military conflict, colonization, and missionary work. This seminar explores the impact of the new knowledge and questions brought by these interactions on the visual and material culture of Europe. We will study the circulation of goods (e.g., textiles, ceramics) through complex networks around the globe in this period. Related to this, how the exchange in artifacts shaped artistic production in various regions will be another topic of interest. We will also look at how the European elite, through the practice of collecting, viewed other cultures through the lenses of exoticism and curiosity. This course takes an interdisciplinary approach that combines the study of objects, primary sources, and recent scholarship. Weekly readings, discussions, and writing assignments will focus on how images and objects can help us understand the cultural and historical conditions in which they were produced and exchanged.

ARTH 699 001 will meet at Smithsonian Ripley Center, Room 3031.

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Course Information from the University Catalog

Credits: 3

Research seminar on aspects of art history. Topics vary, but course entails extensive critical readings and discussion, development of bibliographies, and advanced-level research papers. Notes: May be repeated when topic is different. May be repeated within the term for a maximum 15 credits.
Specialized Designation: Topic Varies
Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

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, 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, Seminar
Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

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