Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: HISTORY AND THEORY II - PRE 1890

Department: Art History

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: An in-depth exploration as to why select monuments from Antiquity through the 19th century were 'canonized' in popular imagination and given referential status. Following a case study format, each week will focus on a particular building, built or unbuilt, from both Western and Eastern traditions. Graduate students are expected to complete all the requirements of class in addition to writing a substantial research paper due at the end of the semester. Cross-list: ARCH 645.