Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Schedule - Fall Semester 2018
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HART 568 001 (CRN: 13433)
ART, ARCHITECTURE AND NATURE
Long Title: FROM THE SUBLIME TO THE SUSTAINABLE: ART, ARCHITECTURE AND NATURE
Department: Art History
Instructors:
Meeting: 5:30PM - 8:20PM T (20-AUG-2018 - 30-NOV-2018)
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: 6
Section Enrolled: 4
Total Cross-list Max Enrollment: 14
Total Cross-list Enrolled: 9
Enrollment data as of: 21-JAN-2025 10:03PM
Final Exam: No Final Exam
Final Exam Time:
6-DEC-2018
7:00PM - 10:00PM R
Description: This seminar considers theories and narratives of nature in the crafting of modern and contemporary art and architecture in the Americas. Artists and architects will include Maria Fernanda Cardoso, Rogelio Salmona (Colombia); Ana Mendieta, Ricardo Porro (Cuba); Ana Maria Tavaraes, Lina Bo Bardi (Brazil); Mark Dion and Buckminster Fuller (USA). For each lecture, Graduate Students will be assigned additional readings. They will write an annotated bibliography of all these readings to be turned in at the end of the semester. We will meet for an additional every two or three weeks to discuss interpretive and methodological problems and ideas associated with the readings. Graduate Students will be expected to complete all the requirements of the class in addition to writing a substantial research paper due at the end of the semester. Cross-list: HART 302. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for HART 568 if student has credit for HART 302.