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tecture (c. 3000 B.C.) through the Early Christian era market; gender stereotypes and the market for reli- (c. 300 A.D.) focusing on culturally specific concepts of gious images of eroticism, mysticism, and violence in ARH representation and aesthetics and the status and pur- Italy and Spain; secular frescoes and their patrons; poses of ancient Egyptian . The role of patronage, papal projects and the transformation of Rome; strate- History the uses of art and in cult, in temples, and gies of self representation for the religious orders; por- in tombs, and the relationship of art and politics are traiture and art collecting at the Spanish court; and considered, along with the question of the place of encounters with the New World. ARH 101-D Art in Culture from Prehistoric Egyptian art within the development of world art and Prerequisite: ARH 102 Times to the Age of the Cathedrals, ca. the concept of Egypt as the African origins of Western 3 credits 1400 A.D. civilization. A survey of the history of , , and Prerequisite: ARH 101 ARH 317-J architecture from its beginnings in prehistoric times 3 credits Art and architecture in the Islamic world from ca. 600 to the end of the Middle Ages. Works of art are stud- A.D. to the present, introducing the varied traditions ied both as individual monuments with intrinsic aes- ARH 305-I Art and Culture of the Middle of of the Islamic world, from Spain and thetic appeal and as expressions of the needs, ideals, Ages Morocco to the . Consideration of and aspirations of the particular society in which they A broad examination of the art and architecture of the both religious and secular art and architecture in their were created. Middle Ages in the context of medieval history and historical and cultural contexts with emphasis on the 3 credits culture. Topics include relationships to the imperial development of Islamic forms of visual representation. tradition, monasticism, and feudalism; the interaction This course is offered as both AAS 317 and ARH 317. ARH 102-D Art in Culture from the Early and legacy of Roman, Celtic, and Germanic arts; the Prerequisites: U3 or U4 standing; one ARH course Renaissance, ca.1400, to Postmodernism rise of urban culture and the creative competition 3 credits A survey of the , sculpture, and between cities. architecture from the Renaissance to the present day. Prerequisite: ARH 101 ARH 318-J History of Works of art are studied both as individual monu- 3 credits A study of Chinese painting from its beginnings to the ments with intrinsic aesthetic appeal and as expres- present, in relation to art theories written by the sions of the needs, ideals, and aspirations of the par- ARH 306-I The Early Renaissance in Italy artists themselves and their contemporaries. ticular society in which they were created. Art in Italy in from the late 13th through the 15th cen- Prerequisite: ARH 101 or 102 3 credits turies, with special emphasis on Florence and Siena, Advisory Prerequisite: CNS/SSI 249 or 250 or courses and such major figures as Masaccio, Donatello, Piero in Chinese philosophy or history ARH 201-D Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the della Francesca, and Botticelli. This course offered as 3 credits Americas both ARH 306 and HUI 306. Prerequisite: ARH 101 ARH 320-I Art of the 18th Century An introduction to the arts of Africa, Oceania, and the A study of the development of 18th-century European Americas. Following discussion of basic concepts in 3 credits art from to . studying non-Western art, the course focuses on com- Prerequisite: ARH 102 paring and contrasting the arts of particular societies in ARH 307-I The Age of Michelangelo in Advisory Prerequisite: Two other courses from among each of these regions from ancient times to the present. Central Italy D.E.C. categories B, G, and I Advisory Prerequisite: U2 standing An exploration of the works of Michelangelo, Da Vinci 3 credits 3 credits and other major masters, including Raphael, Bramante and Pontormo, who inspired, were influenced by or ARH 203-J rejected the work and ideals of Michelangelo.This ARH 322-G American Art Since 1947 A survey of painting and sculpture in New York, includ- A general course on Far Eastern art covering , course is offered as both ARH 307 and HUI 307. ing abstract , hard edge painting, , China, and Japan from its beginnings to the present. Prerequisite: ARH 101 and 102 minimal art, earthworks, protest art, and postmodernism. Emphasis is on the major arts of painting and sculp- Advisory Prerequisite: ARH 306 Prerequisite: ARH 102 ture, with some reference to architecture. 3 credits Advisory Prerequisite: ARH 342 Prerequisite: ARH 101 or 102 3 credits 3 credits ARH 310-I Splendors of in Venice ARH 324-G Architecture and of the ARH 205-G Introduction to Architecture The special qualities of Venetian art, which blends An introduction to the discipline of architecture Byzantine, Islamic, and Western traditions, are 19th and 20th Centuries through various interpretations of its technological explored through the works of such major figures as A survey of architecture and design from the end of and cultural functions. Focusing on the history of Giovanni Bellini, Giorgione, Titian, Veronese, and the 18th century to the present. Subjects covered architecture’s engagement with engineering, anthro- Palladio. Course offered as both ARH 310 and HUI 310. include the crystallization and evolution of Romantic pology, sociology, and politics, this course explores Prerequisite: ARH 101 and 102 classicism and Romantic naturalism, historicism, the changing conceptions of the nature and the task of Advisory prerequisite: ARH 307 arts and movement, , machine aes- architecture. 3 credits thetics, the beaux arts tradition, functionalism, the 3 credits international style, art deco, and postmodernism. ARH 314-I Northern Baroque Art and Prerequisites: ARH 101 and 102 Advisory prerequisite: ARH 205 ARH 299 Gallery Management Workshop Architecture, 1600-1700 3 credits Development of practical skills in the business and A study structured around the comparison of the art managerial problems of an art gallery. Assigned read- and architecture of urban and court cultures in 17th ARH 325-J Ancient Mesopotamian Art ings focus on arts administration, arts conservation, century Flanders, Netherlands, France, and England. and connoisseurship. May be repeated twice. Topics include royal and court portraiture (Rubens, Survey of the art and architecture of ancient Meso- Prerequisite: ARH 101 or 102 Van Dyck, Le Brun), individual and civic portraiture of potamia from the establishment of the first cities and 1 credit the Dutch middle classes (Rembrandt, Hals), genre the development of the first monumental architecture painting and the marketing of ‘low life’ imagery (c. 3300 B.C.) through the Hellenistic conquest. Focus ARH 300-I Greek Art and Architecture (Steen, Brouwer), the production of the domestic on concepts of representation and aesthetics and their sphere in Dutch everyday life scenes (Vermeer, uses in politics, private rituals, and state cults. The study of and architecture from Prerequisite: ARH 101 the earliest beginnings in the geometric period Metsu, Ter Borch), the rise of landscape (Poussin, through the archaic, classical, and Hellenistic periods. Lorrain, Hobberma), as well as urban and court spec- 3 credits Prerequisite: ARH 101 tacle in Antwerp, London, and Versailles. ARH 326-J Arts of Ancient Mesoamerica 3 credits Prerequisite: ARH 102 3 credits A survey of the artistic and cultural achievements of ARH 301-I and Architecture the major civilizations of Central America prior to the ARH 316-I Baroque Art in Italy and Spain, European conquest. Emphasis is on architectural and The study of ancient Roman art and architecture from sculptural art forms and the ritual, social, and political the Republic through the Constantinian period in Italy 1600-1700 contexts within which they were created. and the greater Roman world. Examination of the visual culture of Counter Prerequisite: U3 or U4 standing Prerequisite: ARH 101 Reformation Italy and Spain, focusing predominantly Advisory Prerequisite: ARH 201 on art and architecture of 17th century Rome and the 3 credits 3 credits Spanish court. The painting of Caravaggio and ARH 302-J Ancient Egyptian Art Carracci, as well as the sculpture and architecture of Bernini and Borromini are studied in detail. Topics ARH 328-J Arts of West Africa Survey of art and architecture of ancient Egypt from A study of the arts of West Africa from ancient to con- the development of the first monumental art and archi- include genre painting and the emergence of the art

www.stonybrook.edu/ugbulletin 361 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS Fall 2007: updates since Spring 2007 are in red temporary civilizations. Emphasis is primarily on the Prerequisite: ARH 102 or CCS 101 ture. Not for major credit. history of sculptural traditions, especially figurative Advisory prerequisite: ARH 332 or 342 Prerequisites: U3 or U4 standing; Completion of D.E.C. sculpture and masquerade. These arts are examined 3 credits categories B and D in their political, social, and cultural contexts, as 3 credits objects of ritual and religious practices, and as evi- ARH 334-G Performance Art dence of aesthetic choices and achievements. This course explores the history and theory of per- ARH 390-I Topics in European Art Prerequisite: U3 or U4 standing formance art from its inception in the avant-garde Semester supplements to this Bulletin contain specific Advisory Prerequisite: ARH 201 movements of the early 20th century through con- descriptions when course is offered. Past topics have 3 credits temporary forms of body art and multi-media forms included titles such as Mythology in Art; European involving live performers. Questions addressed Popular Art; and Italian Renaissance Sculpture. ARH 329-G Arts of the African Diaspora focus on the choices made by artists, and the forces Designed for upper-division students, this course pro- A study of the arts of the African Diaspora from the within the culture that encourage the forms they vides an in-depth study of a specific topic relating to African to Brazil, Surinam, the Caribbean, use. The final project requires students to create a Western civilization. Students will be expected to and the United States. Emphasis is on the full range site-specific work, alone or in teams that may or may demonstrate knowledge of the development of the dis- of art forms, including not only sculptural and perfor- not use alternative media. This course is offered as tinctive features of the history, institutions, economy, mance traditions, but also textiles, basketry, and both ARH 334 and THR 334. society, and culture of Western civilization, and relate other crafts. Cultural continuities, spiritual belief, and Prerequisites: U3 or U4 standing; one ARH, ARS, MUS, it to that of other regions in the world. May be repeat- significant changes in context, meaning, style, and or THR course ed for credit as the topic changes. technology are examined.This course is offered as Advisory Prerequisite: ARS/MUS/THR 208 Prerequisites: U3 or U4 standing; additional prerequi- both AFH 339 and ARH 329. 3 credits sites when topic is announced Prerequisite: U3 or U4 standing 3 credits Advisory Prerequisite: ARH 201 ARH 335-G History of 3 credits A historical survey of the technical, theoretical, and ARH 391-G Topics in Global Art aesthetic development of black-and-white and color Semester supplements to this Bulletin contain specific ARH 330-G and Urban Design in still photography and its close interrelationship with descriptions when course is offered. Topics may New York City the evolution of . include titles such as The Art of India or The Experience of . Semester supple- Explores the history of public arts and urban built Prerequisite: ARH 102 or CCS 101 Advisory Prerequisite: ARH 332 or 342 ments to this Bulletin contain specific descriptions environments in New York City, from the mid-nine- 3 credits when course is offered. May be repeated for credit as teenth century to the present day. The city itself will the topic changes. Designed for upper-division stu- be a key resource, and the course will involve site dents, this course provides an in-depth study of a spe- visits to a number of key monuments, institutions, ARH 337-I Northern Renaissance Art Painting and graphic art in the Netherlands and cific topic within humanities disciplines such as music, and other locales. The focus of study will include ligion, and philosophy. Students will be Germany in the 15th and 16th centuries are studied art, literature, re statues, memorials, plaques, parks, and street furni- expected to demonstrate knowledge of the conventions ture, and the people, institutions, and events that with special emphasis on the major figures of this peri- od, from van Eyck and van der Weyden to Durer, and methods used in the humanities discipline(s) stud- produced them. on perspectives from art ied. May be repeated for credit as the topic changes. history, American Studies, and urban and social his- Holbein, and Bruegel. Prerequisite: ARH 101 and 102 Prerequisites: U3 or U4 standing; one ARH course tory, the course will consider the impact of such 3 credits developments as war, immigration and urbanization, 3 credits political reconfigurations and commercial expan- ARH 341-I Art of the 19th Century ARH 392-I Topics in European Art sion, ethnic, racial, and interpersonal conflict, tour- Semester supplements to this Bulletin contain specific ism, and terrorism. A survey of European art from about 1780 to 1890. Emphasis is on individual artists, artistic attitudes, and descriptions when course is offered. Past topics have Prerequisite: ARH 101, ARH 102, or CCS 101 included titles such as Mythology in Art; European Advisory Prerequisites: ARH 331, ARH 332 progression of style. Art is examined in its historical and cultural contexts. Movements studied include neo- Popular Art; and Italian Renaissance Sculpture. 3 credits classicism, , , and . Designed for upper-division students, this course pro- Prerequisite: ARH 102 vides an in-depth study of a specific topic relating to ARH 331-K American Art to 1870 Advisory Prerequisites: Two other courses from among Western civilization. Students will be expected to Issues of the history of American painting, sculp- D.E.C. categories B, D, and G demonstrate knowledge of the development of the dis- tinctive features of the history, institutions, economy, ture, and architecture from the early colonial period 3 credits to the post-Reconstruction era. The course exam- society, and culture of Western civilization, and relate ines the creative accomplishments of both promi- ARH 342-G Art of the 20th Century it to that of other regions in the world. May be repeat- nent and lesser-known American artists; and pro- ed for credit as the topic changes. The major movements and individual artists in 20th- motes a broader of United States art his- Prerequisites: U3 or U4 standing; additional prerequi- century painting and sculpture, including reference to sites when topic is announced tory by highlighting art’s relationship to develop- the broader sociocultural context of art. 3 credits ments in American history. Prerequisite: ARH 102 Prerequisite: ARH 101 or 102 3 credits 3 credits ARH 394-J Topics in Asian Art ARH 365-G Women in the Semester supplements to this Bulletin contain specific ARH 332-K American Art, 1870-1940 descriptions when course is offered. Past topics have Survey of biographical information and artistic accom- included titles such as The Art of India and The Art of The histories of American painting, sculpture, archi- plishments of selected women artists from c. 1200 to the . Designed for upper-division students, tecture, and photography from the period spanning the present. In addition to art historical analysis of this course provides an in-depth study of a specific Reconstruction and the rise of modern urban com- media, form, color, and style, images of women creat- mercial culture to the beginning of World War II. The ed by women and men are compared and contrasted topic relating to non-Western world civilizations. course examines the creative accomplishments of var- within specific time periods. The implications and Students will be expected to demonstrate either a ious prominent American artists and promotes a influences of subjects that artists choose are consid- knowledge of a broad outline of world history, or the broader perspective of United States by ered for how, when, why, and if they reflect ideologies distinctive features of the history, institutions, econo- highlighting art’s relationship to developments in of sexuality, gender, or race. This course is offered as my, society, and culture of one non-Western civiliza- American history. both ARH 365 and WST 365. tion. May be repeated for credit as the topic changes. Prerequisite: ARH 101 or 102 Prerequisite: WST major or minor or WST/SSI 102 or This course is offered as both AAS 394 and ARH 394. Advisory prerequisite: ARH 331 WST 103 or WST 103 or WST/PHI 284 or ARH 101 or Prerequisites: U3 or U4 standing; one ARH course 3 credits 102 or 6 credits of departmentally approved courses 3 credits 3 credits ARH 333-K Arts for the Public ARH 395-J Topics in Non-Western Art The history of efforts to develop forms of artistic work ARH 370-I Masterpieces of Western Art Semester supplements to this Bulletin contain specific that engage broad audiences of citizens and con- In-depth exploration of a select number of major art descriptions when course is offered. Topics may sumers. Examination of a range of enterprises span- works central to the Western tradition, e.g., the include such titles as The Art of the and ning the century, including monuments, , ani- Parthenon, Chartres Cathedral, the Sistine Chapel. . Designed for upper-division students, mated cartoons, propaganda, and the Web. Drawing Monuments are analyzed visually, historically, techni- this course provides an in-depth study of a specific on perspectives from art history, social history, and cally, and in terms of their meaning and function for topic relating to non-Western world civilizations. cultural studies, the course considers developments those who commissioned and those who created Students will be expected to demonstrate either a throughout the 20th century in the United States such them. The student develops a critical vocabulary for knowledge of a broad outline of world history, or the as urbanization, political and business expansion, the analysis, interpretation, and experience of the distinctive features of the history, institutions, econo- class and racial conflict, war, and technological inno- work of art. Among the issues discussed is the contin- my, society, and culture of one non-Western civiliza- vation, in relation to art work. uing aesthetic and expressive validity or significance tion. May be repeated for credit as the topic changes. of a monument despite changes of context and cul-

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Prerequisites: U3 or U4 standing; one ARH course student is required to attend all the classes, do all the 3 credits regularly assigned work, and meet with the faculty member at regularly scheduled times to discuss the ARH 396-K Topics in American Art intellectual and pedagogical matters relating to the Topics in U.S. art, placed within a broad historical con- course. In ARH 476, students assume greater respon- text, including social, political, economic, and cultural sibility in such areas as leading discussions and ana- history and institutions. Topics may include gender lyzing results of tests that have already been graded. issues in art history, American art from colonial to the Students may not serve as teaching assistants in the present. Semester supplements to this Bulletin con- same course twice. tain specific description when course is offered. May Prerequisites: ARH 475; permission of instructor and be repeated for credit as the topic changes. director of undergraduate studies Prerequisites: U3 or U4 standing; one ARH course 3 credits, S/U grading 3 credits ARH 485 Projects in Art History and ARH 400 Topics in Art History and Criticism in New York City Criticism Independent work, under the supervision of a faculty Semester supplements to this Bulletin contain specific member, investigating work or works from a particu- description when course is offered. May be repeated lar style or period in New York City. for credit as the topic changes. Prerequisites: ARH 101 and 102; two other ARH cours- Prerequisites: ARH 101 or 102; one other ARH course, es; permission of sponsor and department varying with topic 0-6 credits 3 credits ARH 487 Independent Reading and ARH 401 Topics in Art History and Research in Art Criticism May be repeated up to a maximum of 12 credits. Semester supplements to this Bulletin contain specific Prerequisite: At least four courses in art; sponsorship description when course is offered. May be repeated of a faculty member; permission of department for credit as the topic changes. 0-6 credits Prerequisites: ARH 101 or 102; one other ARH course, varying with topic ARH 488 Internship 3 credits Participation in the work of galleries, museums, arts agencies, and art historical societies. Students are ARH 403 Topics in Art History and required to submit written progress reports and a Criticism final report of their experiences to the faculty coor- dinator and the department. May be repeated up to Semester supplements to this Bulletin contain specific a limit of 12 credits, but no more than six credits description when course is offered. May be repeated may count toward the major in art history/criticism for credit as the topic changes. and no more than three credits may count toward Prerequisites: ARH 101 or 102; one other ARH course, the major in studio art. varying with topic Prerequisite: Fifteen credits in the Art Department, of 3 credits which at least six shall be in art history/criticism; upper-division standing with preference given to U4 ARH 404 Topics in Film Studies and students; permission of instructor and department Criticism 0-6 credits, S/U grading Semester supplements to this Bulletin contain specific description when course is offered. May be repeated ARH 495 Senior Honors Project in Art for credit as the topic changes. History and Criticism Prerequisites: Two of the following: CCS 101, CCS 201, A one-semester project for art history and criticism CCS 301, CLT 335, HIS 361, THR 117 majors who are candidates for the degree with depart- 3 credits mental honors. Prerequisites: Permission of instructor and department ARH 420 History and Methods of Art 3 credits History Seminar designed to engage students with the history and methods of art history. Through close readings of key texts and discussions, the course explores issues raised by aesthetics, iconography, formalism, the social , as well as the impact of semiotics, feminism, psychoanalysis, and post-modernism on the discipline of art history. Prerequisites: U3 or U4 standing; ARH 101 and 102 Advisory Prerequisite: One other ARH course 3 credits ARH 475 Undergraduate Teaching Practicum I Work with a faculty member as an assistant in one of the faculty member’s regularly scheduled classes. The student is required to attend all the classes, do all the regularly assigned work, and meet with the facul- ty member at regularly scheduled times to discuss the intellectual and pedagogical matters relating to the course. Prerequisites: Art history/criticism major; preferably U4 standing; sponsorship of an instructor; permission of department 3 credits, S/U grading ARH 476 Undergraduate Teaching Practicum II Work with a faculty member as an assistant in one of the faculty member’s regularly scheduled classes. The

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