Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: CAPITALISM AND CULTURE

Department: Art History

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This seminar will examine the way European culture, especially art, was shaped by the rise of the monetary economy and capitalism, beginning in the late Middle Ages and continuing into modern times. Faculty will meet separately on a bi-weekly basis with graduate students in the class who will also be assigned extra readings. Graduate work will be evaluated on a more challenging scale, with particular attention to methodological and interpretive rigor. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: HART 344. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for HART 544 if student has credit for HART 344.