Course Detail
Units:
3.0
Course Components:
Lecture
Enrollment Information
Requirement Designation:
Fine Arts or Humanities Exploration
Description
Introduces the discipline of art history through such defining issues as the respective roles of tradition and innovation in the production and appreciation of art; the relation of art and visual culture to its broader intellectual and historical contexts; the role of display and exchange in creating meaning in art; and the changing concepts of the artist, style, and art itself. Representative examples will be selected from different time periods and geographic areas, according to the instructor's area of expertise.