ARTH 301(S) Methods of Art History

A survey of the discipline of art history. Special emphasis is placed on the development of formal analysis, iconography, social history, and materialist approaches to art history. Additional topics include perspective, visual narration, biography, postmodernism, and the feminist critique of art history. The goal of the course is to become familiar with the development of the discipline of art history and its theoretical underpinnings. Class format: lecture and discussion. Requirements: five short papers, one presentation, and class participation. Prerequisite: ArtH 101-102. Limited to majors in Art History and required of them. Art History majors may take ArtH 448 in lieu of ArtH 301.

Hour: HEDREEN