HA: History of Art and Civilization HA 111 — History of Western Art and HA 201 — History of Fashion Photography Civilization: Ancient Prehistory Through 3 credits; 3 lecture hours the Middle Ages Surveys fashion photography from its 19th- 3 credits; 3 lecture hours century origins to the present, emphasizing Presents the history of Western art and its relation to major movements in art civilization from Paleolithic times through and photography and to fashion itself. the Middle Ages. Illustrated lectures stress Students consider work of leading fashion political, economic, and social conditions photographers and the fashions they depict. as reflected in architecture, painting, and Prerequisite(s): HA 112. sculpture. (G5: Western Civilization; G7: HA 202 — Feminist Art Histories, Humanities). Theories, and Practices HA 112 — History of Western Art and 3 credits; 3 lecture hours Civilization: Renaissance to the Modern Feminist movements gave rise to a gender- Era based analysis of art and its histories. 3 credits; 3 lecture hours Gender, understood as a system of power, Critical study of the history of Western art underlies feminist art histories, theories, and civilization from the early Renaissance and practices addressed in this course, to the Enlightenment. Illustrated lectures focused on the time period from the 1960s explore painting, sculpture, and architecture to the present. in relation to pertinent religious, political, HA 203 — History of Decorative Arts: economic, and social conditions. (G5: Jewelry and Metalwork Western Civilization; G7: Humanities). 3 credits; 3 lecture hours HA 114 — Prehistoric Art This course is an object-based, case-study 3 credits; 3 lecture hours approach to the cross-cultural history Students study the forms and technologies of the decorative arts from prehistory of prehistoric art within the social and to the modern era with an emphasis on ecological contexts in which it was made. jewelry and metalwork. Analyzed as objects While considering when and where of adornment and representations of prehistory begins or ends, we reflect upon power, selected works will be investigated why art is made and what it looks like through the lens of design theory and in its earliest forms (G6: The Arts; G7: as manifestations of broader themes in Humanities; G9: Other World Civilizations). visual culture, considering materials and HA 121 — Cities and Civilizations: The techniques and their transformation. Eastern Mediterranean World, c. 3000 HA 204 — History of East Asian Costume BCE-1000 CE 3 credits; 3 lecture hours 3 credits; 3 lecture hours Survey of East Asian costume focusing Students examine the art and civilization on ancient through modern works of art of the ancient to medieval eastern in which traditional or regional dress is Mediterranean (including western Asia) represented, and on surviving examples of from a non-Western perspective. Illustrated dress and accessories. Material is studied lectures and discussions survey the within the context of art history along with cultures, societies, and arts of the great socio-political changes and encounters with urban centers of antiquity up to the outside influences in different periods. Crusades. (G7: Humanities; G9: Other World Civilizations). HA: History of Art and Civilization 1 HA 205 — Italian Art in Context HA 210 — Devotional Art and Dance of 3 credits; 3 lecture hours the Indian Sub-Continent and West Asia Based in FIT in Italy and emphasizing field (Interdisciplinary) trips, this course examines the history 3 credits; 2 lecture and 2 lab hours of Italian art in context from antiquity to An interdisciplinary, team-taught course the present. Students are introduced to cross-listed with PE 210, exploring style, iconography, technical innovation, devotional art and dance in India and geography, and the philosophical, religious, western Asia. Students learn about cultural, social, economic, and political devotional practices by studying art and forces that have shaped Italian and movement practices. Emphasis is on the European visual arts. (G7: Humanities). philosophical aspects and the intersections HA 206 — The Art, Architecture, and of art and dance. (G6: The Arts; G7: Archaeology of Ancient Egypt Humanities; G9: Other World Civilizations). 3 credits; 3 lecture hours HA 211 — Asian American Art and Design Illustrated lectures exploring the art, 3 credits; 3 lecture hours architecture, and archaeology of ancient Studies how Asian artists and artifacts Egypt from the predynastic to the Greco- have affected American art and culture Roman era. Topics may include religion, since the 19th century. Students explore funerary practices, and ancient Egyptian influences of Asian artistic traditions attitudes toward gender, race, and cultural beginning in the 1850s, addressing major identity. “Egyptomania” and how ancient Asian American artists and related aspects Egypt has influenced modern film, fashion, of contemporary art significant to Asian and design are also addressed. (G7: American communities. (Gen Ed: G7 Humanities; G9: Other World Civilizations). Humanities, G10 American History). HA 207 — Art and Architecture in Venice HA 212 — Renaissance Art in Florence 3 credits; 3 lecture hours 3 credits; 3 lecture hours Offered in Venice, this course explores Conducted in Florence. This course the art and architecture of the lagoon city presents an in-depth study of Italian from its Byzantine origins to the present Renaissance painting, sculpture, and time. On-site visits allow students to architecture in Florence from the fourteenth study Venetian buildings, monuments, to seventeenth centuries. (G7: Humanities). and museum collections. The course HA 213 — Rome: A Cultural History in contextualizes the artistic and cultural Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture production of Venice within its historical 3 credits; 3 lecture hours and social environment. (G6: The Arts; G7: Note: Course is conducted in English. Humanities). Conducted in Rome, this course examines HA 208 — Earth Matters: Art & the history of painting, sculpture, Environment in Ancient Egypt and Western and architecture from antiquity to the Asia present. Through field trips, lectures, and 3 credits; 3 lecture hours discussions, students are introduced to An introduction to artistic practices style, iconography, technical innovation, involving the environment and natural geography, and the cultural, social, materials in ancient Egypt and Western economic, and political forces that have Asia, providing an overview of iconography shaped Rome's visual arts. Five weeks in and materiality of nature in the context June/July. (G5: Western Civilization; G6: of palace cultures and broader historical Arts; G7: Humanities). contexts. Students will also learn about modern museums’ preservation of these materials. (G7: Humanities; G9: Other World Civilizations; G6: The Arts). 2 HA: History of Art and Civilization HA 214 — Art In New York HA 219 — African American Art 3 credits; 3 lecture hours 3 credits; 3 lecture hours Selected studies in the history of art, Surveys diverse African traditions that have utilizing resources available in New York contributed to the rich fabric of American City. Critical and historical investigations life since the 17th century. Students explore arise from direct study of art and the continuities and disruptions of these architecture. (G6: Arts; G7: Humanities). traditions in art, and analyze concepts of HA 215 — History of Menswear race and racism, from the first moments of 3 credits; 3 lecture hours slavery through the contemporary era. (G7 Surveys the history of men's costume in the Humanities; G10 American History). West, from its foundations in ancient and HA 220 — History of Interior Design: The medieval costume to the late 20th century, Modern Interior as Space and Image through illustrated lectures and visits to 3 credits; 3 lecture hours the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Explores the history of modern interior Costume Collection at The Museum at FIT. design through the filters of space and (G7: Humanities) image. Students analyze modern interior Prerequisite(s): HA 112. design from the Industrial Revolution to the HA 216 — American Indian Art and present using the contexts of history and Civilization critical theory. (G7: Humanities) 3 credits; 3 lecture hours Prerequisite(s): HA 112. A study of the art and culture of American HA 221 — East Asian Art and Civilization Indians, from Alaska to the border of 3 credits; 3 lecture hours Mexico, from prehistoric time to the This course introduces the major present. Students study architecture, characteristics and artistic traditions of carving, painting, pottery, rituals, textiles, East Asian countries. Through lectures and the dramatic changes in American and surveys, students will examine the Indian art and culture due to the violence historical, religious, and social aspects of of colonization. (G7: Humanities; G9: Other these civilizations. Consideration will be World Civilizations). given to how East Asian countries respond HA 217 — History of Avant-Garde Film to the arts of their neighbors, near and far, 3 credits; 2 lecture and 2 lab hours in comparison with other major civilizations. This course is cross-listed with FI 224 Emphasis is placed on art techniques and This course is a survey of major moments materials unique to East Asian art. (G7: in avant-garde film from 1895 to the Humanities; G9: Other World Civilizations). present. Through readings and discussions, HA 223 — African Art and Civilization