Courses

A thematic examination of Asian arts, such as historic, religious, and secular painting and sculpture to contemporary visual culture.

A thematic examination of Asian arts, such as historic, religious, and secular painting and sculpture to contemporary visual culture.

A survey of the artistic production by Indigenous peoples of North America from pre-contact times to the present.

Comparative exploration of art practices and their relationship to colonial and postcolonial histories. Credit will be granted for only one of ARTH 309 or AFST 309. Equivalency: AFST 309

An overview of the archaeology of the ancient Near East, with special emphasis on the civilizations of Mesopotamia, from the appearance of the first cities (c. 3400 BCE) to the end of the Persian period (c. 330 BCE). AMNE 170 recommended as preparation. Credit will only be granted for one of ARTH 319, or NEST 319 or AMNE 372.

Focus primarily on Rome as the center of artistic, cultural, economic, and religious power in the seventeenth century.

The material remains of the ancient Egyptians from monumental tombs and temples to the artifacts of daily life; the development of Egyptian civilization from the rise of the first rulers to its incorporation into the Roman Empire.

Visual culture of the ancient Greek world in the second and first millennia BCE, especially from c. 1000 to 30 BCE. Credit will only be granted for one of ARTH 331, CLST 331, or AMNE 376. Equivalency: AMNE 376

Art, architecture, and social space in Europe and America: redefining gender, identity and nation in the era of industrialization and political change.

A critical examination of international visual art and culture from the 1950s to the present; the role of art in consumerist society and the emergence of postmodernism.

Analyses of specific works and texts will emphasize visual inventions and meaning in the light of recent theoretical debates

The institutions and art movements that constructed a view to the country now known as Canada, from colonial contact, to Confederation, through the mid-1900s. Emphasis on the significance of locality and situated approaches to understanding the land.

The institutions and art movements that constructed a view to the country now known as Canada, from colonial contact, to Confederation, through the mid-1900s. Emphasis on the significance of locality and situated approaches to understanding the land.

Radical shifts in thinking about Canadian art and culture since the mid-20th century. The art movements, debates, and institutions that contribute to the complexity of artistic approaches to representing "Canada" today.

History and theory of photography, from the competitive context of invention in the 1830s to contemporary uses in social media.

Contextualizing the complex language of images in the Islamic world.

North and South Indian art and architecture with an emphasis on Buddhism and Hinduism.

The development of a new Indian art during the colonial period and nationalist movement; the construction of India's contemporary visual culture.

Close analyses of Chinese tomb objects and tombs as spatial constructs in their historical, ritual, and social context.

Historical and theoretical questions concerning the development of print media in Japan, from Edo period woodcuts to the advent of digital technologies.

The histories, historiography and cultural diversity of the Southern Northwest Coast region; persistence and innovation in the arts in communities, and in cross-cultural and market spheres.