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.

Survey of art and architecture from prehistoric times through the fourteenth century.

Survey of art and architecture from the fifteenth century to the present day.

Asian art and architecture from prehistory to the present. Asian artistic practices as well as transcultural artistic connections in Asia and beyond.

(Also offered as LLAS 1141.) Survey of Latin American art from 200 B.C. to the present.

An introduction to the history of architecture considered in its social, technological and urban context.

Special topics taken in a foreign study program. May be repeated for credit with a change in course content.

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.

(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.

May be repeated for credit for a maximum of nine credits, with a change in topic.

(Also offered as HRTS 2210.) A history of the relationship between art and political activism around the world from the 1960s to the present.

(Also offered as AAAS 2222, AFRA 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.

Explores premises, concepts, and practices of mounting art exhibitions.

Special topics taken in a foreign study program. May be repeated for credit with a change in course content.

Explores theory and practice of curating outside traditional art spaces. Culminates in student-curated exhibition.

The history, philosophy, and evolution of museums in a global context, 18c to present, examining their role in shaping knowledge, worldviews, and how curators and artists have challenged their claims of objectivity and universality.

(Also offered as AAAS 3220.) Topics in contemporary Asian American art and visual culture, 1960's to present.

An investigation of the artist's professional function throughout history in different societies around the world.

Explores printmaking (1450–1900), focusing on prints' artistic, political, and cultural significance. Students analyze relief, intaglio, and planographic techniques through readings, lectures, and hands-on workshops.

(Also offered as AFRA 3050W.) Explores the artistic and social legacy of African American art from the eighteenth century to the present, examining how artists challenged racial identity and racism through diverse mediums, while interrogating "African American Art" within broader contexts of identity, politics, nationalism, and visual culture.

(Also offered as AFRA 3060.) Exploration of the role of visual culture in shaping perceptions of violence, especially who gets deemed a victim or perpetrator; what it means to be innocent or guilty; and the role of race, sexuality, and gender in coding images of violence.

(Also offered as CAMS 3251.) Greek art and architecture from the ninth century B.C. to the first-century A.D.

(Also offered as CAMS 3252.) History of Roman art and architecture.

History of Roman art and architecture.

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.

Gothic art and architecture, with emphasis on the court styles of England and France.

The early history of the illustrated book, from antiquity through the introduction of printing.

Italian art and architecture 1400-1600.

Painting, sculpture, graphic arts of the Lowlands and Germany, 1400-1600.

Art and architecture of the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries with emphasis on Italy, Netherlands, France and Spain, and their global interactions with Asia and the Americas.

Art and visual culture of the eighteenth century, examining the movement and adaptation of themes, styles, and forms across Europe and beyond.

European art from Neo-Classicism to Realism. How European art intersected with the Enlightenment, industrialization, empire, and nationalism, analyzing artworks’ historical context, comparative perspectives, and evolving meanings across political and social developments.

(Also offered as AMST 3440.) Examines 19th-century U.S. visual culture, exploring how art and visual and material objects shaped concepts of nation, race, identity, and power, and their lasting impact on contemporary ideas of citizenship, freedom, and society.

(Also offered as AMST 3440W.) Examines 19th-century U.S. visual culture, exploring how art and visual and material objects shaped concepts of nation, race, identity, and power, and their lasting impact on contemporary ideas of citizenship, freedom, and society.

Examines 19th-century photographic practices in France, England, North America, exploring their cultural, scientific, and political roles in shaping modern disciplines, social hierarchies, and perceptions of “reality.”

Topics in the history of photography from 1839 to World War I.

The historical development of the urban, built environment in Europe, Asia, and the Americas.

Explores 20th-century modern art globally, from Cubism, Surrealism and Constructivism to Dada, Abstraction, Pop Art, Minimalism and more, alongside themes of the ‘avant-garde’, aesthetic autonomy, decolonial perspectives, institutional critique, and expanded definitions of art.

Explores 20th-century modern art globally, from Cubism, Surrealism and Constructivism to Dada, Abstraction, Pop Art, Minimalism and more, alongside themes of the ‘avant-garde’, aesthetic autonomy, decolonial perspectives, institutional critique, and expanded definitions of art.

Topics in the art of the second half of the twentieth century to present.

Topics in the art of the second half of the twentieth century to present.

Topics in the history of photography from World War I to the present.

(Also offered as AMST 3570, DMD 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.

(Also offered as HRTS 3575.) The problematics of digital media and visual representation in conceptualizing, documenting, and visualizing human rights and humanitarian issues.

(Also offered as HRTS 3580.) Explores the role of visual culture in bearing witness to human rights abuses. Examines how witnesses have used images to convey testimony, analyzing historical examples and artistic practices that highlight the limits of verbal expression, linking ethics and aesthetics in confronting profound historical events.

(Also offered as HRTS 3580W.) Explores the role of visual culture in bearing witness to human rights abuses. Examines how witnesses have used images to convey testimony, analyzing historical examples and artistic practices that highlight the limits of verbal expression, linking ethics and aesthetics in confronting profound historical events.

(Also offered as HRTS 3625.) Explores the impact of visual images on the process of “recognition” of other human beings, upon which human rights are based.

(Also offered as HRTS 3625W.) Explores the impact of visual images on the process of “recognition” of other human beings, upon which human rights are based.

(Also offered as LLAS 3630.) A thematic survey of Latin American art from the nineteenth century to present.

(Also offered as LLAS 3630W.) A thematic survey of Latin American art from the nineteenth century to present.

(Also offered as LLAS 3640.) Topics in Mexican and Chicano art from Mexican Independence to the present.

(Also offered as LLAS 3640W.) Topics in Mexican and Chicano art from Mexican Independence to the present.

(Also offered as HIST 3710, ARIS 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.

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.

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.

Special topics. May be repeated for credit with a change in course content.

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.

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.