Spring 2019

Architecture Studio I: Transformations Elle Gerdeman Wednesday/Friday 1:30-4:15pm Architecture assembles multiple models, surfaces, and materials; it is not a single monolithic thing, rather it is comprised of disparate parts and organizational systems...

Buddhist Monuments Jinah Kim, Yukio Lippit, Eugene Wang Monday/Wednesday 12-1:15pm This introductory lecture course examines architectural monuments of the Buddhist world, including sites in South Asia, Southeast Asia, the Himalayas, Central Asia, China...

Spanish Golden Age Painting: Truth and Deceit Felipe Pereda Monday/Wednesday 9-10:15am The art of the Spanish Golden Age is well known for its radical naturalism, on the one hand, and its intense religious imagery, on the other. This course will be an...

Introduction to the Arts of Pre-Columbian America Thomas Cummins Tuesday/Thursday 10:30-11:45am This is a general introduction to and survey of the arts of Ancient America. We will look at both Mesoamerica and the Andean art and architecture beginning...

Introduction to Contemporary Photography: War and Conflict Makeda Best Monday/Wednesday 10:30-11:45am This course examines how photographs of contemporary conflict have impacted the history of photography, and the role of the photographic documentarian in...

Introduction to Contemporary Art Carrie Lambert-Beatty Tuesday/Thursday 10:30-11:45am This class is about encountering the art of your time. You will learn why artists today have such a different range of choices than their counterparts in other periods...

The Roman World in Transition: 4th to 8th centuries Ioli Kalavrezou Tuesday/Thursday 1:30-2:45pm The course will focus on major moments in the history and politics from the Conversion of Constantine I the Great to the Fall of Constantinople.

Landmarks of World Architecture Joseph Connors Tuesday/Thursday 12-1:15pm Examines major works of world architecture and the unique aesthetic, cultural, and historical issues that frame them. Faculty members will each lecture on an outstanding example in...

Can Art Inspire Social Justice?Sarah Lewis Tuesday 12-2:45pm How do images—photographs, films, and videos—create narratives that shape our definition of national belonging? Social media has changed how we ingest images. Protests, social injustice, and...