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HISTART 101. Art and Agency in a Pre-Modern World.: (4). (HU).; This selected survey of visual arts of Europe, Egypt, and Western Asia explores in varied pre-modern contexts – Stone Age through the Middle Ages – the forms, meanings, and social agencies of art production and reception. Attention is paid to the ways in which the agencies of art may express social issues of constructed identities of race, ethnicity, class, gender, insider-outsider.
HISTART 102. Western Art from the End of the Middle Ages to the Present.: No credit granted to those who have completed 104 and 105, or 150. Two credits granted to those who have completed one of 104 or 105. (4). (HU).; Painting, sculpture, and architecture are studied as expressions of the history, social organization, and aesthetic tendencies of principal periods (Renaissance, Baroque, Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries, and Modern).
HISTART 103. Arts of Asia.: (4). (HU).; A study of some major aspects of the arts of India, China, and Japan, pointing out interrelationships as well as independent developments.
HISTART 108 / CAAS 108. Introduction to African Art.: (4). (HU).; Building on a concept developed by Rubin in his ART AS TECHNOLOGY, (ed. by Zana Pearlstone) the study seeks to demonstrate the relationship between art production, on the one hand, and environmental and cultural factors, on the other hand.
HISTART 112. History of Photography.: (4). (HU).; A survey of the history of photography tracing its technical and aesthetic development, related to the other arts and the social context in which it evolved.
HISTART 113 / ARTDES 113. Introduction to the Visual Arts.: This course is for non-art majors only. (3; 2 in the half-term). (Excl).; An introduction to art methods, materials, historical processes and current directions in the study and practice of art.
HISTART 151. Art:Ideas::East:West.: (3). (HU). Laboratory fee ($15) required.; A comparative study of eastern and western cultural forms, ideas, and values as they are reflected in painting, sculpture, poetry, music, and other forms of creative expression.
HISTART 194. First Year Seminar.: Only first-year students, including those with sophomore standing, may pre-register for First-Year Seminars. All others need permission of instructor. (3). (HU). May be elected twice for credit.; The content varies, depending on the instructor.
HISTART 203 / ASIAN 203. Chinese Art and Religion.: (3). (Excl).; A survey of the arts and religions of China and an introduction to the techniques of visual analysis in historical studies. It examines Buddhism, Daoism, and Confucianism from the perspective of visual representation and religious practice. Lamaism in Tibet and Mazu cult in the coastal regions are also introduced.
HISTART 210. Norm and Storm: Rebellion in Art.: (3). (HU).; This is a course about rebellion in art. The image of the rebel is a familiar one in the late 20th-C, being employed in the selling of rock bands, luxury sedans and political platforms. This course seeks to explore the origins & uses of this image across several cultural traditions.
HISTART 211 / WOMENSTD 211. Gender and Popular Culture.: (4). (HU).; This course concentrated on visual manifestations of 'popular culture' in various media such as film, advertising, television and music videos. We focus on women as signs, producers and consumers, of 'popular culture' in 20th-century America with some attention also to masculinity and race.
HISTART 212 / ARCH 212. Understanding Architecture.: Not open to students enrolled in Architecture. (3). (Excl).; Introduction to the appreciation and understanding of architecture by considering its vocabulary, grammar, and semantic structure in time and space.
HISTART 214 / CAAS 214. Introduction to African-American Art.: AAS 111. (3). (Excl).; Serves as a support course for students in American art and culture studies and as a foundation course for studies in African American and Africana studies. Lecture course, using traditional methodology of the discipline, and includes class discussion and slides to survey art by African Americans, covering the mid-19th century to the present.
HISTART 221 / CLARCH 221. Introduction to Greek Archaeology.: (4; 3 in the half-term). (HU).; The archaeology of Crete and Greece to the age of Alexander and the contributions made to the history of civilization through excavation.
HISTART 222 / CLARCH 222. Introduction to Roman Archaeology.: (4; 3 in the half-term). (HU).; A survey of the art and archaeology of the Roman world from the foundation of the city of Rome to the late empire under Constantine.
HISTART 230 / AMCULT 230. Art and Life in 19th-Century America.: (3). (HU).; This lecture/discussion class surveys painting, sculpture, architecture, and the visual and material culture of everyday life. It examines the impact of industrialization, Westward expansion, international art movements, and the rise of middle-class taste. Assignments include museum visits, readings in historical sources and recent critical interpretations, and original research.
HISTART 250 / MEMS 250. Italian Renaissance Art, I.: (4). (HU).; Art and city culture in early Renaissance Italy.
HISTART 251 / MEMS 251. Italian Renaissance Art, II.: (4). (HU).; Painting, sculpture, and architecture in Italy from Michelangelo to the Carracci.
HISTART 260. European Painting and Sculpture of the Seventeenth Century.: (4). (HU).; The art of the seventeenth century as embodied in the work of its greatest masters: Rembrandt, Vermeer, Caravaggio, Bernini, Rubens, Poussin, and Velázquez. An attempt is made to define both the panoramic variety and underlying philosophical unity of the Baroque Age.
HISTART 271. Origins of Modernism: Art and Culture in Nineteenth Century France.: (4). (HU).; This course examines a series of remarkable episodes in modern French painting, from the establishment of an official, state-sponsored form of Classicism to the succession of movements that emerged in opposition to official art. The course is also designed to encourage close readings of images within the parameters of their historical contexts and of recent critical debates.
HISTART 272. 20th-Century Art: Modernism, The Avant Garde, The Aftermath.: (4; 3 in the half-term). (HU).; Explores, chronologically, the work of major 20th-century European and American artists.
HISTART 284. Introduction to Asian Painting.: (3). (HU).; An introduction to the variety of forms and range of representational and expressive means encountered among the religious and secular paintings of India, China, and Japan.
HISTART 292. Introduction to Japanese Art and Culture.: No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in Hist. of Art 495. (3). (HU).; A selective, in-depth look at key aspects of Japanese art and culture, the course is taught chronologically, with topics chosen from prehistory to the modern era.
HISTART 293. Sophomore Seminar in History of Art.: (3). (HU). May be repeated for a total of six credits.; The sophomore seminar introduces students to the content, methods of approach, and critical thinking in the history of art. Seminars are offered in fall and winter semesters with different topics, taught by different faculty members. The seminars are specifically targeted to second-year undergraduate honors students with limited previous knowledge of art history.
HISTART 324 / CLARCH 324. Practicum in Field Archaeology.: Upperclass standing, and Hist. of Art 221 and 222. (1-3). (Excl). Special fee required. May be repeated for a total of six credits.; Participation in excavation directed by a University of Michigan faculty member. Practical introduction to the methods and disciplines of field archaeology, through lectures and intensive work at the site. Students arrange their own transportation and pay a fee to the excavation fund to cover room and board.
HISTART 332 / AMCULT 332. Art on Trial: American Public Monuments and Political Controversy.: Upperclass standing. (3). (HU). Laboratory fee ($20) required.; This course probes political controversy in American public arts, particularly around representations of gender and race. Using the Dream Plaques on the LS&A Bldg. as focal point, students learn how to question a public monument via concentric rings of interdisciplinary inquiry.
HISTART 341. The Gothic Age.: Upperclass standing. (3). (HU).; A survey of the principal developments in European art and architecture between 1150 and 1400. Particular attention is paid to the evolution of the French cathedral and its sculpture and the development of stained glass and manuscript illumination.
HISTART 344 / MEMS 344. Early Medieval Kingdoms and Cultures: European Art 400-1000.: Upperclass standing. (3). (HU).; This course treats that period in European history, when, after the fall of Rome, waves of invading "barbarians" occupied the lands of the former empire and, as a product of dynamic interchange between cultures over time, new forms of art and architecture emerged. Cultural historical in orientation, the focus is on functions of imagery in early medieval societies.
HISTART 345(445) / MEMS 345. Introduction to Medieval Architecture.: Upperclass standing, and Hist. of Art 101. (3). (HU).; An introduction to the built environment of the Middle Ages from the fall of Rome to the dawn of the Renaissance. Students integrate the study of architecture with the study of medieval culture, exploring for example the impact of the cult of saints, princely course and civil authority, religious reforms and radicalism and rising urbanism.
HISTART 350 / CAAS 370. Special Topics in African American Art.: Upperclass standing. Hist. of Art 108 and 214. AAS 201 recommended. (3; 2 in the half-term). (Excl).; Lecture course focus on a theme, topic, media, or subject. Artists, aesthetics, cultural contexts, style are reviewed and discussed.
HISTART 360 / CAAS 380. Special Topics in African Art.: Upperclass standing. Hist. of Art 108 or 214. AAS 200 recommended. (3; 2 in the half-term). (Excl).; This course is designed to address in-depth, narrow-focused or comparative treatments of topics that are corollary to the regular African Art courses.
HISTART 375. Art of the 60's.: Upperclass standing. (3). (Excl).; This course focuses on Western art during the period from 1960 through 1969 and surveys major movements and important individuals. Among the movements described are Pop, Op, Minimal, Color Field, Serial, Funk, Concept Art, Process Art, Happenings, Multi-media, Environments, Art and Destruction, New Realism, Cyborg, and Multiples. Major artists discussed include Robert Rauschenberg, Jasper Johns, Claes Oldenberg, Allan Kaprow, Robert Morris, and Hans Haacke.
HISTART 376. Dada and Surrealism.: Upperclass standing. (3). (Excl).; The purpose of the course is to examine the problems explored by Dada, in the personalities of Duchamp, Arp, Schwitters, Ernst, and the Berlin Dadaists and briefly consider the influence of these artistic revolutionaries on the later art of this century. The growth of Surrealism and its relationship to new scientific and psychological thought is approached through the art and ideas of Arp, Miró, Ernst, Giacometti, Dali, Magritte, Tanguy, and some of their "followers." The lectures cover the Dada and Surrealist work in painting, sculpture, happenings, environments, and film. Outside reading includes material on the Dada and Surrealist achievement in literature and the theater.
HISTART 380 / CLARCH 380 / ANTHRCUL 380. Minoan and Mycenaean Archaeology.: Upperclass standing, and Hist. of Art 221 and 222. (3). (Excl).; A systematic, thematically-organized survey of the archaeology and art of the Aegean world in the Bronze Age, from the rise of state-level societies (the Minoans of Crete and the Mycenaeans of mainland Greece), to their collapse in the Greek 'Dark Ages'.
HISTART 382 / ACABS 382 / ANTHRCUL 381. Introduction to Egyptian Archaeology.: Upperclass standing. (4; 3 in the half-term). (HU).; This course focuses on the material culture and disposition of archaeological sites in ancient Egypt and Nubia from c. 3200 bce-285 ac. The logic and nature of both sacred and secular landscapes are explored, and specific sites, some well known (such as the extensive temple precinct at Karnak and the Meroitic pyramids).
HISTART 384(431) / CLARCH 384. Principal Greek Archaeological Sites.: Upperclass standing, and a course in archaeology. (3). (Excl).; A study of selected Greek sites with attention placed on their growth and development as illustrated by archaeological remains.
HISTART 386. Painting and Poetry in China.: Upperclass standing. (3). (HU).; The course is designed to explore word and image issues and at the same time introduce those genres of Chinese painting most directly affected by traditional Chinese literary theory.
HISTART 387(487) / CHIN 360 / ASIAN 360 / RCHUMS 375 / PHIL 360. The Arts and Letters of China.: Upperclass standing. (4). (HU).; An interdisciplinary introduction to Chinese civilization through the study of significant and representative works from philosophy, art, drama, and literature. Taught jointly by a team of faculty specialists.
HISTART 391. Survey of Japanese Painting.: Upperclass standing. (3). (Excl).; The major trends in Japanese painting from the 7th to the 20th century. Subjects include Buddhist art, narrative picture scrolls, monochrome ink landscapes, golden screen paintings, the "decorative" school, and paintings based on studies from nature.
HISTART 393. Junior Proseminar.: Concentration in history of art and upperclass standing. (3). (Excl).; Discussion of some general theme in the history of fine arts which introduces the student to problems of methodology and historiography. Required of honors concentrators.
HISTART 394. Special Topics.: Upperclass standing. (3). (Excl). May be elected for credit more than once.; The areas covered vary from term to term in relation to the interests and specialization of the instructor.
HISTART 396. Honors Thesis.: Upperclass standing, and Hist. of Art 393. Open to students admitted to Honors in History of Art. (2). (Excl). (INDEPENDENT). May be repeated for a total of four credits.; Individual honors research.
HISTART 399. Independent Study.: Upperclass standing, and Permission of instructor. (1-3). (Excl). (INDEPENDENT). May be elected for credit more than once.; Supervision of each student's work is assigned to an appropriate member of the staff.
HISTART 401 / AAPTIS 401. The Art and Architecture of Armenia.: Upperclass standing. (2). (Excl).; This minicourse surveys the art and architecture of medieval Armenia, considering illuminated manuscripts, sculpture, and architecture from the fourth century to the late medieval era. In addition to addressing art historical issues such as iconography and style, we will consider patterns of patronage, the place of images in medieval Armenian society, and cross-cultural contacts with the neighboring empires of Byzantium and the Sasanian and Islamic Near East.
HISTART 403 / NRE 403. History of Human Interaction with the Land.: Upperclass standing. (3). (Excl).; The course surveys the design and management of human settlements and their surrounding landscapes throughout history. The range of examples and sites will be viewed within the context of the cultural, political, social and environmental forces which shaped them, and also their lingering effect on 20th century perceptions of the landscape.
HISTART 405. Artists and Patrons.: Upperclass standing, and Hist. of Art 101. (3). (Excl). May be elected for credit more than once with permission of chair.; A study of the interaction between artists and their patrons during the Medieval, Renaissance, or Baroque periods, with emphasis on the patronage of a selected family or institution.
HISTART 407 / MUSPRACT 407. Introduction to Museum Practice.: History of Art 101 and 102 or 103. (3; 2 in the half-term). (Excl).
HISTART 411. Interpretations of Landscape.: Upperclass standing, and Hist. of Art 102 or 103. (3). (Excl).; This course examines the evolution of the taste for landscape painting as a special topic in art history. The taste for landscape painting evolved both in China and in Europe under special circumstances which, if not identical, are open to historical comparison.
HISTART 415 / WOMENSTD 415. Studies in Gender and the Arts.: Upperclass standing, and one course in women's studies or history of art. (3). (Excl). May be repeated for a total of nine credits.; This course incorporates the analysis of gender issues into the historical examination of selected aspects of artistic and cultural production.
HISTART 420 / AMCULT 432. National Identity in American Art.: Upperclass standing, and any prior coursework in history of art, American culture, or American history. (3). (Excl).; This course examines a series of moments, from Colonial portraiture to Abstract Expressionism, which artists, critics, historians, or their public have claimed were uniquely American. By studying related issues in cultural, political, and social history, we examine how Americans have sought to define a national identity though art.
HISTART 422 / CLARCH 422. Etruscan Art and Archaeology.: Upperclass standing, and Hist. of Art 221 or 222. (3). (Excl).; A survey of the architecture, sculpture, and painting of the Etruscans with special reference to Greek (and other) influences and the Etruscan impact on Rome.
HISTART 424 / CLARCH 424. Archaeology of the Roman Provinces.: Upperclass standing, and Hist. of Art 221 or 222. (3). (Excl).; The archaeology of the Roman provinces highlights the divergent forms of sculpture, mosaics, and architecture in different parts of the Roman world ca. 100 B.C.-A.D. 400, with particular attention to the pre-Roman background. The major areas for study are the Northwest European, the North African, and the Eastern provinces.
HISTART 433 / CLARCH 433. Greek Sculpture.: Upperclass standing, and Hist. of Art 101. (3; 2 in the half-term). (Excl).; A survey of the Greek achievement in the plastic arts. Attention is given to relief and architectural sculpture as well as to sculpture in the round; emphasis is placed on stylistic development. The chronological scope of the course runs from earliest times to the close of the fourth century, but stress is always put on a single significant period.
HISTART 434 / CLARCH 434. Archaic Greek Art.: Upperclass standing. (3). (Excl).; The development of the Greek expression in the arts in the Archaic period: architecture, painting, and sculpture.
HISTART 435 / CLARCH 435. The Art and Archaeology of Asia Minor.: Upperclass standing. (3). (Excl).; The culture and civilization of the Hittites, Phrygians, and Lydians and their architectural and aesthetic achievement. The Greek and Roman impact on Asia Minor and the blending of artistic styles.
HISTART 436 / CLARCH 436. Hellenistic and Roman Architecture.: Upperclass standing, and Hist. of Art 101 or 221 or 222. (3). (Excl).; Architecture in the Hellenistic and Roman world from 323 B.C. to the close of the Roman Empire. Emphasis is given to the architectural centers of the ancient classical world: the Greek mainland, the Asia Minor coast, Syria, North Africa, Gaul, Spain, and Italy.
HISTART 439 / CLARCH 439. Greek Vase Painting.: Upperclass standing. (3; 2 in the half-term). (Excl).; A study of the development of painted Greek pottery, its painters, and its stylistic aspects. Red and black-figured ware in the workshops of Athens and Corinth receive particular attention.
HISTART 440 / CLARCH 440. Cities and Sanctuaries of Classical Greece.: Upperclass standing, and a course in archaeology. (3; 2 in the half-term). (Excl).; A survey of the major excavated cities and sanctuaries of Greece from 776 B.C. through the first century B.C.
HISTART 442 / CLARCH 442. Late Antique and Early Christian Art and Architecture.: Upperclass standing, and Hist. of Art 101 or 222. (3). (Excl).; This course surveys the architecture, painting, and sculpture of the late Roman and Early Byzantine Empires (A.D. 200-600). Primary emphasis is on how social, political, and religious forces affected the arts in their style, imagery, patterns of production and patronage.
HISTART 443 / CLARCH 443. The Art and Archaeology of Greek Colonization.: Upperclass standing, and Hist. of Art 221. (3). (Excl).; The history and morphology of Greek settlements in Sicily, South Italy, Africa, and elsewhere along the coast of the Mediterranean and on the shore of the Black Sea in the archaic and classical periods, allowing comparison between Greek experiences in different parts of their newly expanded world. Analysis of the phenomenon of colonization and motivation or participants.
HISTART 448. Medieval Manuscript Illumination.: Upperclass standing, and Hist. of Art 101. (3). (Excl).; The art of the illuminated book from its beginnings to the High Middle Ages.
HISTART 450. Topics in Early Renaissance Art in Italy.: Upperclass standing, and Hist. of Art 101 or 250. (3). (Excl).; Painting and sculpture of the fifteenth century in selected regions of Italy. In any one term emphasis is placed on a particular locale, tradition, or media.
HISTART 451. Topics in High Renaissance Art in Italy.: Upperclass standing, and Hist. of Art 102 or 250. (3). (Excl).; Painting and sculpture between 1500 and 1580 in Italy. Emphasis is placed on the art of Florence and Rome.
HISTART 453. Venetian Painting.: Upperclass standing, and Hist. of Art 102. (3). (Excl).; A survey of the master painters of northern Italy from 1400-1600, with emphasis on the art of Mantegna, Giovanni Bellini, Giorgione, Titian, Veronese, and Tintoretto. Focus is on both the special nature of Venetian art and on the creative uniqueness of each master.
HISTART 458. Florentine Sculpture of the Renaissance.: Upperclass standing, and Hist. of Art 102 or 250. (3). (Excl). Rackham credit with additional work.; The evolution of Florentine Renaissance sculpture, with special emphasis on the works of Ghiberti, Donatello, Verrocchio, and Michelangelo, and on the relationships between this art and the historical/cultural currents of the period.
HISTART 462. Baroque Art in Italy.: Upperclass standing, and Hist. of Art 102 or 260. (3). (Excl).; The revival of artistic activity in Rome with the Carracci and Caravaggio and its continuation and expansion in the work of such artists as Guercino, Reni, Strozzi, Pietro da Cortona, Bernini, Gaulli, Pozzo, and Preti.
HISTART 463. Varieties of Dutch and Flemish Painting.: Upperclass standing, and Hist. of Art 102 and 260. (3). (Excl).; The course deals with the pictorial art of the Netherlands during the seventeenth century and the visual culture to which it belonged.
HISTART 468. Sculptural Practices of the 20th Century.: Upperclass standing. (3). (Excl).; Sculpture from Rodin to the present including such movements as Expressionism, Futurism, Constructivism, and Surrealism.
HISTART 471. Investigations of Recent Art.: Upperclass standing, and Hist. of Art 272. (3). (Excl).; Explores different aspects of the complex world of recent art. If offered in a half term, the course is structured around 14 video-taped interviews with important avant-garde artists.
HISTART 472. Nineteenth-Century Architecture.: Upperclass standing, and Hist. of Art 102. (3). (Excl).; A study of the main currents in Western architecture from the French Revolution to the Chicago Fair of 1893. Attention is paid to Romantic Classicism in Europe and the United States, the academic tradition in France, Victorian architecture, and the development of the metal frame.
HISTART 473. Twentieth-Century Architecture.: Upperclass standing, and Hist. of Art 102. (3). (Excl).; A study of the main currents in twentieth century architecture from the 1890's to the present. Major figures such as Wright, Le Corbusier, Van der Rohe are discussed. Emphasis is placed on the impact of the Brauhaus, the international style, and town planning. Recent developments in technology and design are discussed.
HISTART 481 / CLARCH 481. Art of Ancient Iran.: Upperclass standing, and Hist. of Art 101. (3). (Excl).; Survey of the arts of Iran from the Neolithic period through the Sasanian dynasty.
HISTART 493. Art of India.: Upperclass standing, and Hist. of Art 103. (3). (Excl). Laboratory fee ($15) required.; Sculpture, painting, and architecture with emphasis on their relation to traditional Indian religion and philosophy.
HISTART 499 / AMCULT 499. The Arts in American Life.: Prior coursework in History of Art or American Culture or American history; and permission of instructor. (3). (Excl). May be elected for credit twice.; An historical and critical survey of the relation of the visual arts to American literature, philosophy, and technology from the mid-eighteenth to the mid-twentieth century. Lectures and discussions.
HISTART 514. Spanish Art: El Greco to Goya.: Upperclass standing, and Hist. of Art 102. (3). (Excl).; Renaissance and Baroque art of Spain with particular attention to the great masters such as El Greco, Ribera, Cano, Velázquez, Berruguette, Montanés, and Goya.
HISTART 525. Graphic Arts from 1660 to the Present.: Upperclass standing, Hist. of Art 102, and permission of instructor. (3). (Excl).; A survey of the various trends in the graphic arts in Europe and America from the death of Rembrandt to the present.
HISTART 531 / CLARCH 531 / ANTHRCUL 587. Aegean Art and Archaeology.: Upperclass standing, and Hist. of Art 221 or 222. (3). (Excl).; A survey of the major sites of Greece, Crete, and the Cyclades in the Bronze Age, with particular reference to architectural and ceramic development and interdependence.
HISTART 536 / CLARCH 536. Hellenistic and Roman Sculpture.: Upperclass standing, and Hist. of Art 101 or 222. (3). (Excl).; A critical examination of the sculptural works of the Hellenistic Age and of Republican and Imperial Rome, with emphasis on stylistic and chronological development.
HISTART 542. Byzantine Art.: Upperclass standing, and Hist. of Art 101. (3). (Excl).; The architecture, mosaics, manuscript illumination, and decorative arts of the Byzantine Empire from the time of Constantine the Great to the fall of Constantinople.
HISTART 555. Renaissance Architecture in Italy.: Upperclass standing, and Hist. of Art 101 or 102. (3). (Excl).; The development of the classical language of architecture from Brunelleschi to Palladio. Some attention is given to the diffusion of Italian influence in Germany and Spain.
HISTART 562. Baroque Sculpture in Italy and Spain.: Upperclass standing, and Hist. of Art 102. (3). (Excl).; The sculptural works of Gianlorenzo Bernini as expressions of Italian culture and religious ideals and of Montanés and Cano as expressions of the Spanish view of life receive major emphasis. Attention is also given to the creative uniqueness of these masters and of other important seventeenth-century sculptors such as Algardi, Duquesnoy, and Bernini's followers. The interchange of ideas between sculptors and painters is likewise explored.
HISTART 565. Early Modern Architecture in Italy, Austria, and Germany.: Upperclass standing. (3). (Excl).; The architectural forms and complexes of Baroque Rome, Turin, and Vienna and their final flowering in the churches and palaces of southern Germany in the eighteenth century.
HISTART 581 / AAPTIS 580. Islamic Architecture: Continuity and Innovation.: Upperclass standing, and Hist. of Art 285. (3). (Excl).; This course explores the architecture of the Islamic world from Spain to India, spanning the mid-seventh through the eighteenth centuries, C.E. It will provide students with a brief background to the indigenous architectural traditions in regions as geographically diverse as South Asia and southern Europe.
HISTART 582. Later Islamic Architecture: 1500-Present.: Upperclass standing, and Hist. of Art 285. (3). (Excl).; A survey of later Islamic architecture from the period of the Great Empires to the 20th century.
HISTART 590. Special Topics Japanese Art.: Upperclass standing, and Hist. of Art 391. (3). (Excl).; A course providing advanced undergraduate and graduate students with an opportunity to study selected topics in the rich field of Japanese Art in greater depth. The course is of interest to students working in various fields including art history, Japanese studies, and popular culture.
HISTART 591. Japanese Architecture.: Upperclass standing, and Hist. of Art 103 or 495. (3). (Excl).; This course is a survey of Japanese architecture from its earliest origins until modern times. Coverage includes Buddhist, Shinto, residential, rural, and modern architectural styles. Garden architecture also is included.
HISTART 596. Japanese Architecture Mid-19th Century to the Present.: Upperclass standing, and Hist. of Art 103, 495, or 591. (3). (Excl).; Japanese architecture and urban planning from the mid-19th century to the present. Topics include the establishment of a western-style architectural profession, the shifting significance of certain Japanese architectural traditions for modern architects, and the complex relationship between architectural practice and political and social changes during the period under study.

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