Art History (ARTH)
ARTH 1128. Global Perspectives on Western Art: Renaissance to the Present. (3 Credits)
Survey of Western art (15th Century through the present) within a global perspective. Explores transformations in Western art in relation to the West's fundamental interconnection with non-Western societies. CA 1. CA 4-INT.
Content Areas: CA1: Arts & Humanities, CA4INT: Div & Multi Intl
Topics of Inquiry: TOI2: Cultural Dimen Human Exp, TOI5: Indiv Values Soc Inst
ARTH 1137. Introduction to Art History: Prehistoric - 14th Century. (3 Credits)
Survey of art and architecture from prehistoric times through the fourteenth century. CA 1.
Content Areas: CA1: Arts & Humanities
Topics of Inquiry: TOI2: Cultural Dimen Human Exp, TOI5: Indiv Values Soc Inst
ARTH 1138. Introduction to Art History: 15th Century - Present. (3 Credits)
Survey of art and architecture from the fifteenth century to the present day. CA 1.
Content Areas: CA1: Arts & Humanities
Topics of Inquiry: TOI2: Cultural Dimen Human Exp, TOI5: Indiv Values Soc Inst
ARTH 1140. Introduction to Asian Art. (3 Credits)
Asian art and architecture from prehistory to the present. Asian artistic practices as well as transcultural artistic connections in Asia and beyond. CA 1.
Content Areas: CA1: Arts & Humanities
Topics of Inquiry: TOI2: Cultural Dimen Human Exp, TOI5: Indiv Values Soc Inst
ARTH 1141. From Sun Gods to Lowriders: Introduction to Latin American Art. (3 Credits)
Survey of Latin American art from 200 B.C. to the present. CA 1. CA 4-INT.
Content Areas: CA1: Arts & Humanities, CA4INT: Div & Multi Intl
Topics of Inquiry: TOI2: Cultural Dimen Human Exp, TOI3: Div, Equity, Soc Just
ARTH 1162. Introduction to Architecture. (3 Credits)
An introduction to the history of architecture considered in its social, technological and urban context. CA 1.
Content Areas: CA1: Arts & Humanities
Topics of Inquiry: TOI2: Cultural Dimen Human Exp, TOI5: Indiv Values Soc Inst
ARTH 1193. Foreign Study. (1-6 Credits)
Special topics taken in a foreign study program. May be repeated for credit with a change in course content.
Enrollment Requirements: Consent of department head required, normally before the student's departure to study abroad.
May be repeated for credit
ARTH 2020. Global Jerusalem. (3 Credits)
An introduction to the art and architecture of Jerusalem and the diverse religious, social, and political contexts of related re-creations across the world, from prehistory to the contemporary period. CA 1. CA 4-INT.
Content Areas: CA1: Arts & Humanities, CA4INT: Div & Multi Intl
ARTH 2030. Art, Politics, and Propaganda. (3 Credits)
(Also offered as AAAS 2030.) Asian art and propaganda in the Cold War era (1949-1991) and its relation to Europe, the Soviet Union, and the United States. May include analysis of visual arts, film, photography, and multimedia.
ARTH 2198. Variable Topics. (3 Credits)
May be repeated for credit for a maximum of nine credits, with a change in topic.
May be repeated for a total of 9 credits
ARTH 2210. Art and Activism. (3 Credits)
(Also offered as HRTS 2210.) A history of the relationship between art and political activism around the world from the 1960s to the present.
ARTH 2222. Race, Gender, Sexuality, and the Power of Looking. (3 Credits)
(Also offered as AAAS 2222.) A beginning investigation into the issues of what constitutes visual culture and how race, gender, and sexuality are seen and not seen. The goals of the course include engaging with the history and scholarly dialogues around visual studies, becoming more active and critical visual consumers and critics, and understanding personal stakes and diverse positions in dialogues about visualizing gender and race. CA 1. CA 4.
Enrollment Requirements: Not open for credit to students who have passed ARTH 2198 when offered as "Race, Gender, and the Power of Looking."
Content Areas: CA1: Arts & Humanities, CA4: Diversity & Multicultural
Topics of Inquiry: TOI2: Cultural Dimen Human Exp, TOI3: Div, Equity, Soc Just
ARTH 2230. Curating Contemporary Art: Issues, Themes, Theories, and Practices. (3 Credits)
Explores premises, concepts, and practices of mounting art exhibitions.
Enrollment Requirements: Not open for credit to students who have passed ARTH 3995 when offered as "Curating Contemporary Art".
Topics of Inquiry: TOI1: Creativity: Des,Expr,Inn, TOI2: Cultural Dimen Human Exp
ARTH 2993. Foreign Study. (1-12 Credits)
Special topics taken in a foreign study program. May be repeated for credit with a change in course content.
Enrollment Requirements: Consent of department head required, normally before the student's departure to study abroad.
May be repeated for credit
ARTH 3005. Museums and the Interpretation of Culture. (3 Credits)
The history and philosophy of museums.
Enrollment Requirements: Open to sophomores or higher.
ARTH 3005W. Museums and the Interpretation of Culture. (3 Credits)
The history and philosophy of museums.
Enrollment Requirements: ENGL 1007 or 1010 or 1011 or 2011; open to Art History and Art majors, others with consent of instructor; open to juniors or higher.
May be repeated for credit
Skill Codes: COMP: Writing Competency
ARTH 3020. Asian American Art and Visual Culture. (3 Credits)
(Also offered as AAAS 3220.) Topics in contemporary Asian American art and visual culture, 1960's to present.
Enrollment Requirements: Open to sophomores or higher.
ARTH 3020W. Asian American Art and Visual Culture. (3 Credits)
Topics in contemporary Asian American art and visual culture, 1960's to present.
Enrollment Requirements: ENGL 1007 or 1010 or 1011 or 2011; open to Art History and Art majors, others with consent of instructor; open to juniors or higher.
May be repeated for credit
Skill Codes: COMP: Writing Competency
ARTH 3030. The Artist and Society. (3 Credits)
An investigation of the artist's professional function throughout history in different Western societies.
Enrollment Requirements: Open to sophomores or higher.
ARTH 3050W. African-American Art. (3 Credits)
(Also offered as AFRA 3050W.) The artistic and social legacy of African American art from the eighteenth century to the present day. CA 4.
Skill Codes: COMP: Writing Competency
Content Areas: CA4: Diversity & Multicultural
Topics of Inquiry: TOI2: Cultural Dimen Human Exp, TOI3: Div, Equity, Soc Just
ARTH 3140. Greek Art. (3 Credits)
(Also offered as CAMS 3251.) Greek art and architecture from the ninth century B.C. to the first-century A.D.
Enrollment Requirements: Open to sophomores or higher.
ARTH 3150. Roman Art. (3 Credits)
(Also offered as CAMS 3252.) History of Roman art and architecture.
Enrollment Requirements: Open to sophomores or higher.
ARTH 3150W. Roman Art. (3 Credits)
History of Roman art and architecture.
Enrollment Requirements: ENGL 1007 or 1010 or 1011 or 2011; open to Art History and Art majors, others with consent of instructor; open to juniors or higher.
Skill Codes: COMP: Writing Competency
ARTH 3220W. Early Medieval Art. (3 Credits)
Early medieval art from the fifth through the tenth centuries. Germanic metalwork, Hiberno-Saxon manuscripts, and the art of the era of Charlemagne and his successors.
Enrollment Requirements: ENGL 1007 or 1010 or 1011 or 2011; open to Art History and Art majors, others with consent of instructor; open to juniors or higher.
Skill Codes: COMP: Writing Competency
ARTH 3240W. Gothic Art. (3 Credits)
Gothic art and architecture, with emphasis on the court styles of England and France.
Enrollment Requirements: ENGL 1007 or 1010 or 1011 or 2011; open to Art History and Art majors, others with consent of instructor; open to juniors or higher.
Skill Codes: COMP: Writing Competency
ARTH 3260W. The Early Illustrated Book. (3 Credits)
The early history of the illustrated book, from antiquity through the introduction of printing.
Enrollment Requirements: ENGL 1007 or 1010 or 1011 or 2011; open to Art History and Art majors, others with consent of instructor; open to juniors or higher.
Skill Codes: COMP: Writing Competency
ARTH 3320. Art of the Italian Renaissance. (3 Credits)
Italian art and architecture 1400-1600.
Enrollment Requirements: Open to sophomores or higher.
ARTH 3330. Art of the Northern Renaissance. (3 Credits)
Painting, sculpture, graphic arts of the Lowlands and Germany, 1400-1600.
Enrollment Requirements: Open to sophomores or higher.
ARTH 3340. Baroque Art. (3 Credits)
Art and architecture of the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries with emphasis on Italy, Netherlands, France and Spain.
Enrollment Requirements: Open to sophomores or higher.
ARTH 3360. Eighteenth Century European Art. (3 Credits)
Art and architecture of the eighteenth century with emphasis on England and France.
Enrollment Requirements: Open to sophomores or higher.
ARTH 3430. Nineteenth Century European Art. (3 Credits)
European art from Neo-Classicism to Realism.
Enrollment Requirements: Open to sophomores or higher.
ARTH 3440W. Visual Culture of the United States, 19th Century. (3 Credits)
(Also offered as AMST 3440W.) An exploration of how visual culture in the long 19th century contributed to the formation of the United States.
Skill Codes: COMP: Writing Competency
ARTH 3460. History of Photography: 1839 to World War I. (3 Credits)
Topics in the history of photography from 1839 to World War I.
Enrollment Requirements: Open to sophomores or higher.
ARTH 3460W. History of Photography: 1839 to World War I. (3 Credits)
Topics in the history of photography from 1839 to World War I.
Skill Codes: COMP: Writing Competency
ARTH 3500. Urban Architecture: International Perspectives. (3 Credits)
The historical development of the urban, built environment in Europe, Asia, and the Americas.
Enrollment Requirements: Open to sophomores or higher.
ARTH 3510. Modern Art. (3 Credits)
Topics in the art of the first half of the twentieth century.
Enrollment Requirements: Open to sophomores or higher.
ARTH 3510W. Modern Art. (3 Credits)
Topics in the art of the first half of the twentieth century.
Enrollment Requirements: ENGL 1007 or 1010 or 1011 or 2011; open to Art History and Art majors, others with consent of instructor; open to juniors or higher.
Skill Codes: COMP: Writing Competency
ARTH 3530. Contemporary Art. (3 Credits)
Topics in the art of the second half of the twentieth century.
Enrollment Requirements: Open to sophomores or higher.
ARTH 3530W. Contemporary Art. (3 Credits)
Topics in the art of the second half of the twentieth century.
Skill Codes: COMP: Writing Competency
ARTH 3560. History of Photography: World War I to Present. (3 Credits)
Topics in the history of photography from World War I to the present.
Enrollment Requirements: Open to sophomores or higher.
ARTH 3560W. History of Photography: World War I - Present. (3 Credits)
Topics in the history of photography from World War I to the present.
Enrollment Requirements: ENGL 1007 or 1010 or 1011 or 2011; open to Art History and Art majors, others with consent of instructor; open to juniors or higher.
Skill Codes: COMP: Writing Competency
ARTH 3570. History and Theory of Digital Art. (3 Credits)
(Also offered as AMST 3570.) Investigates forms of digital and Internet art and the mostly forgotten histories of the technologies behind them. Forms and themes to be explored include games/gaming, surveillance art, cyberfeminism, data visualization, and crowdsourced art. CA 1. CA 4.
Content Areas: CA1: Arts & Humanities, CA4: Diversity & Multicultural
Topics of Inquiry: TOI1: Creativity: Des,Expr,Inn, TOI3: Div, Equity, Soc Just
ARTH 3575. Human Rights, Digital Media, Visual Culture. (3 Credits)
(Also offered as HRTS 3575.) The problematics of digital media and visual representation in conceptualizing, documenting, and visualizing human rights and humanitarian issues. CA 1.
Enrollment Requirements: Open to juniors or higher.
Content Areas: CA1: Arts & Humanities
Topics of Inquiry: TOI2: Cultural Dimen Human Exp, TOI3: Div, Equity, Soc Just
ARTH 3580. Image as Witness: Testimony, Witness, Confession. (3 Credits)
(Also offered as HRTS 3580.) Explores the role of visual culture in bearing witness to human rights abuses.
Enrollment Requirements: Not open for credit to students who have passed HRTS 3298 or ARTH 3995 when offered as "Image as Witness."
ARTH 3580W. Image as Witness: Testimony, Witness, Confession. (3 Credits)
(Also offered as HRTS 3580W.) Explores the role of visual culture in bearing witness to human rights abuses.
Enrollment Requirements: ENGL 1007 or 1010 or 1011. Not open for credit to students who have passed HRTS 3298 or ARTH 3995 when offered as "Image as Witness."
Skill Codes: COMP: Writing Competency
ARTH 3630. Alternative Modernities: Visual Culture of Latin America. (3 Credits)
A thematic survey of Latin American art from the nineteenth century to present. CA 4-INT.
Enrollment Requirements: Open to sophomores or higher.
Content Areas: CA4INT: Div & Multi Intl
Topics of Inquiry: TOI2: Cultural Dimen Human Exp, TOI3: Div, Equity, Soc Just
ARTH 3630W. Alternative Modernities: Visual Culture of Latin America. (3 Credits)
A thematic survey of Latin American art from the nineteenth century to present. CA 4-INT.
Enrollment Requirements: ENGL 1007 or 1010 or 1011 or 2011; open to Art History and Art majors, others with consent of instructor; open to juniors or higher.
Skill Codes: COMP: Writing Competency
Content Areas: CA4INT: Div & Multi Intl
Topics of Inquiry: TOI2: Cultural Dimen Human Exp, TOI3: Div, Equity, Soc Just
ARTH 3640. Mexican and Chicano Art from Muralism to La Raza. (3 Credits)
Topics in Mexican and Chicano art from Mexican Independence to the present. CA 4.
Enrollment Requirements: Open to sophomores or higher.
Content Areas: CA4: Diversity & Multicultural
Topics of Inquiry: TOI2: Cultural Dimen Human Exp, TOI5: Indiv Values Soc Inst
ARTH 3640W. Mexican and Chicano Art from Muralism to La Raza. (3 Credits)
Topics in Mexican and Chicano art from Mexican Independence to the present. CA 4.
Enrollment Requirements: ENGL 1007 or 1010 or 1011 or 2011; open to Art History and Art majors, others with consent of instructor; open to sophomores or higher.
Skill Codes: COMP: Writing Competency
Content Areas: CA4: Diversity & Multicultural
Topics of Inquiry: TOI2: Cultural Dimen Human Exp, TOI5: Indiv Values Soc Inst
ARTH 3710. Islamic Art History. (3 Credits)
(Also offered as HIST 3710.) A survey of the arts associated with Islam from the life of Muhammad in the seventh century through the early modern period, with an emphasis upon the Middle East, North Africa, and the Iberian Peninsula. CA 1. CA 4-INT.
Enrollment Requirements: Open to juniors or higher.
Content Areas: CA1: Arts & Humanities, CA4INT: Div & Multi Intl
ARTH 3710W. Islamic Art History. (3 Credits)
(Also offered as ARIS 3710W.) A survey of the arts associated with Islam from the life of Muhammad in the seventh century through the early modern period, with an emphasis upon the Middle East, North Africa, and the Iberian Peninsula. CA 1. CA 4-INT.
Content Areas: CA1: Arts & Humanities, CA4INT: Div & Multi Intl
ARTH 3720. The Art of China. (3 Credits)
Survey of major art forms in China c. 2500 B.C. to the twentieth century.
Enrollment Requirements: Open to sophomores or higher.
ARTH 3720W. The Art of China. (3 Credits)
Survey of major art forms in China c. 2500 B.C to the twentieth century.
Skill Codes: COMP: Writing Competency
ARTH 3760W. African Art. (3 Credits)
A survey of African art from antiquity to present.
Skill Codes: COMP: Writing Competency
ARTH 3991. Field Studies Internship in Art History. (1-12 Credits)
Supervised practical experience in museum and museum related work. Section one: Wadsworth Atheneum Internship. Participation in Museum Studies Seminars, staff meetings and completion of individual project at the Atheneum. Application must be approved by Wadsworth Atheneum Education Department; deadlines are in April for first semester and in November for second semester. May be repeated for credit.
Enrollment Requirements: Two 1000 level ARTH courses; two 3000-4000 level ARTH courses; open to sophomores or higher.
May be repeated for a total of 12 credits
ARTH 3993. Foreign Study. (1-6 Credits)
Special topics taken in a foreign study program. Consent of Department Head required, normally before the student's departure to study abroad. May be repeated with a change in course content.
Enrollment Requirements: Open to sophomores or higher.
May be repeated for credit
ARTH 3995. Investigation of Special Topics. (1-6 Credits)
Special topics. May be repeated for credit with a change in course content.
Enrollment Requirements: Open to sophomores or higher.
May be repeated for credit
ARTH 4020. Art History Capstone: Professional Development in Visual Culture and the Humanities. (3 Credits)
Introduction to educational and professional paths for students of art history and visual culture. Prepares students for professional paths that make use of critical thinking, communication, media and visual-literacy knowledge and skills gained through the study of art history. Course content brings together academic study with practical knowledge essential to careers in the cultural sector and beyond.
Enrollment Requirements: Open only to Art History Majors; juniors and higher with 15 credits of art history at the 2000-level or above.
ARTH 4099. Independent Study. (1-6 Credits)
Designed for advanced students who wish to pursue the study of a special topic, culminating in a project in art history. May be repeated for a total of six credits.
Enrollment Requirements: Open to students who are juniors or higher and have a 3.0 departmental GPA or higher.
May be repeated for a total of 6 credits