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Course Schedule - Spring Semester 2026
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HART 670 001 (CRN: 24417)
MAPPING PLACES IN TIME
Long Title: MAPPING PLACES IN TIME: THE TEMPORAL CARTOGRAPHY OF CITIES, SITES, AND EVENTS
Department: Art History
Instructor: El-Dahdah, Fares
Meeting: 4:00PM - 6:30PM R (12-JAN-2026 - 24-APR-2026)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Course Type: Seminar
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Section Max Enrollment: 6
Section Enrolled: 6
Total Cross-list Max Enrollment: 12
Total Cross-list Enrolled: 7
Waitlisted: 0 (Max 198)
Current members of the waitlist have priority for available seats.
Enrollment data as of: 25-NOV-2025 12:59PM
Final Exam: No Final Exam
Description: This course will focus on the evolution of urban form, or the art of living together, in light of existing and emerging communication and representation tools and techniques that make it possible to represent change over time and space. These same tools and techniques prompt a new range of art-historical and cultural questions that bring up new disciplinary questions to be covered during the semester: What does it mean to visualize a city, a site, or an event and their cultural record? Why should we look at changing spaces over time to understand art history? How does the development of larger typologies of historical and visual evidence help us think through cultural questions? Can we use an analysis of historical and contemporary viewership to understand both real and imagined spatial ideologies in art history and visual culture? Graduate students will be required to complete an additional assignment equivalent to an analytical 20 page paper. Cross-list: HART 450. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for HART 670 if student has credit for HART 450/HART 470.