ART 220 Global Art and Architecture I
This course is an introduction to the art and architecture of the premodern world. Beginning with global examples of prehistoric cave painting, we progress in a roughly chronological fashion through major developments in art, material culture, and architecture through ca. 1500. Through both well-known and little-studied case studies, we zero in on moments of social, political, cultural, and religious change while also investigating broader historical narratives of innovation, travel, conflict, and collaboration. Stressing the fundamental interconnectivity of premodern societies and the generative nature of intercultural exchange, this course also seeks to develop the skills of visual and material literacy that are fundamental to our own image-driven world.
Core
Art/Visual & PerformingOffered
Both Semesters