Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Schedule - Spring Semester 2022
ASIA 213 001 (CRN: 24273)
TRANSNATIONAL ART AND CULTURE
Long Title: TRANSNATIONAL ART AND CULTURE IN ASIA BEFORE THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
Department: Asian Studies
Instructor: Huang, Shih-Shan S.
Meeting: 9:25AM - 10:40AM TR HUM 227 (10-JAN-2022 - 22-APR-2022)
Session: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
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):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Section Max Enrollment: 19
Section Enrolled: 12
Enrollment data as of: 8-DEC-2023 5:03PM
Final Exam: Take-Home Exam
Final Exam Time:
2-MAY-2022
2:00PM - 5:00PM M TBA TBA
Description: This introductory course to art and culture in Asia explores transnational connections and exchanges before the twentieth century. Major topics include the Silk Road, Buddhist grottoes, maritime trade routes and shipwrecks, cosmopolis and urban lives, court art, literati culture, ink painting, gardens, the Mongol Empire, Jesuit influence, and East-West connections.