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Course Schedule - Spring Semester 2026
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HART 598 001 (CRN: 25496)
CULTURAL CATEGORIES
Long Title: TOPICS IN AESTHETIC THEORY
Department: Art History
Instructor: Dango, Michael
Meeting: 1:00PM - 3:50PM F (12-JAN-2026 - 24-APR-2026)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
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: 20
Section Enrolled: 6
Total Cross-list Max Enrollment: 20
Total Cross-list Enrolled: 15
Waitlisted: 0 (Max 198)
Current members of the waitlist have priority for available seats.
Enrollment data as of: 25-NOV-2025 8:47AM
Final Exam: No Final Exam
Description: This special topics course surveys theoretical approaches to the form and judgment of aesthetic objects and culture. Topics may include aesthetic categories and their history (including “major” categories such as beauty and “minor” categories such as awkwardness), theories of genre (including classic genres such as tragedy and more recent adaptations such as noir), theories of style (whether historically situated such as Rococo or more recently developed such as minimalism), and theories of judgment (such as in Kant’s third Critique). Cross-list: ENGL 598. Repeatable for Credit.