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Autumn 2015 Course Book

History of Art For more information about any course offered next semester, or to

schedule a class please consult Buckeye Link.

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Courses by Instructor

Andrews, Judy History of Art 2003H Asian Art (Honors)

History of Art 8811 Studies in Chinese Art:

Florman, Lisa History of Art 6001 Conceptual Bases of Art History

History of Art 6015 Practicum for Graduate Teaching

Associates in the History of Art

Fullerton, Mark

History of Art 5322 Art and Archaeology of The Roman Empire

Haeger, Barbara History of Art 2002H History of Art 8531

History of Western Art II: The Renaissance to the Present Studies in Northern Baroque Art

Kunimoto, Namiko History of Art 4001 Writing Seminar in History of Art

Mathison, Christina History of Art 2003 Asian Art

History of Art 4810 The Arts of China

Paulsen, Kris History of Art 4640 Contemporary Art Since 1945

History of Art 5001 Topics in Western Art:

Shelton, Andy

History of Art 2002 History of Art 5612

History of Western Art II: The Renaissance to the Present European Art History 1852-1900

Whittington, Karl History of Art 2001 History of Art 3010H

History of Western Art I: Ancient to Medieval Gender and Representation

History of Art 2001 History of Western Art I: The Ancient and Medieval Worlds Professor Karl Whittington [email protected]

Call#16119

Mondays and Wednesdays 9:10-10:05 Recitation: Thursdays or Fridays 9:10-10:05

This course examines the history of Western Art (architecture, painting and sculpture) from the third millennium BCE through the 14th century CE. Rather than a complete “survey” of that period, the course will concentrate its attention on a select group of representative monuments. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 201 or 210. GE VPA , Historical study and Diversity Global studies course.

History of Art 2001 Night History of Western Art I: Ancient and Medieval Worlds (Night)

Call #21429

Tuesdays and Thursdays 5:30-6:50

This course examines the history of Western Art (architecture, painting and sculpture) from the third millennium BCE through the 14th century CE. Rather than a complete “survey” of that period, the course will concentrate its attention on a select group of representative monuments. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 201 or 210. GE VPA, Historical study and Diversity Global studies course.

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History of Art 2002 History of Western Art II: The Renaissance to the Present Professor Andy Shelton [email protected]

Call #16127


This course examines the art of the United States and Europe from about 1500 to the present, with an emphasis on painting. It will concentrate on a select group of representative works that shaped—and were shaped by— developments in western social, political, and intellectual history and that participated in individual and community identity formation. There will be a strong emphasis on questions of analysis and interpretation, as the goal is to impart not only a body of knowledge but also a set of critical tools that you should be able to apply to a wide range of material not specifically covered in the course. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 202 or 212. GE VPA , Historical study and Diversity Global studies course.

History of Art 2002 Honors History of Western Art II: The Renaissance to Present (Honors) Professor Barbara Haeger [email protected]

Call #24898

Wednesdays and Fridays 11:10-12:30

This course examines the way that works of art both participate in the discourses of their times (e.g. shaping values, constructing identities, promoting beliefs, giving visual form to new concepts etc.) and define themselves by exploring new modes of representation in dialogue with the art of the past. The focus will be on significant works that shaped—and were shaped by—western social, political, economic, and intellectual history. The goal is to impart not only a body of knowledge but also a set of critical tools that you should be able to apply to a wide range of material not specifically covered in the course. There will be considerable emphasis on questions of analysis and interpretation and in exploring both the means by which the object engages the beholder in extended viewing and the way that visual forms can be deployed to structure the viewer’s experience and elicit particular responses. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 202 or 212. GE VPA, Historical study and Diversity Global studies course.



History of Art 2002 Night History of Western Art II: Renaissance to Present (Night)

Call #21430


This course examines the art of the United States and Europe from about 1500 to the present, with an emphasis on painting. It will concentrate on a select group of representative works that shaped—and were shaped by— developments in western social, political, and intellectual history and that participated in individual and community identity formation. There will be a strong emphasis on questions of analysis and interpretation, as the goal is to impart not only a body of knowledge but also a set of critical tools that you should be able to apply to a wide range of material not specifically covered in the course. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 202 or 212. GE VPA and Historical study and Diversity Global studies course.

History of Art 2003 Art of Asia Christina Burke Mathison [email protected]

Call #16134


This course offers an introduction to the visual arts in East Asia, from the Neolithic through today. The course examines in particular the relationship between cultural production and changing notions of authority in East Asia in a comparative historical perspective. Case studies will be drawn from China, Japan, and neighboring regions. Issues examined include: religion and early state formation; courtly culture and monumentality; the development of urban popular culture; the age of empire; art and modernization. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 213. GE VPA and Diversity Global studies course


History of Art 2003H Art of Asia (Honors) Professor Judy Andrews [email protected]

Call #33078


This course is an exploration of the arts of China and Japan from antiquity to the present, focusing upon issues of visual and historical interpretation. GE: Visual and Performing Arts, Diversity (Global Studies), Honors Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 213. GE VPA and Diversity Global studies course

History of Art 2005

History of Latin American Art

Call #33347


This course examines the art of Latin America from about 1500 BC to 1821, surveying both prehispanic civlizations as well as the era of Spanish and Portuguese rule from first encounters in 1492 to the wars of independence in the early nineteenth century. A wide range of objects and images will be discussed, from painting, sculpture, and architecture to ceramics, featherwork, and textiles. These artifacts will be studied both for how they reflect the aesthetic ideals of different peoples from different cultures and backgrounds (indigenous American, European, African) in the past, as well as for how they illuminate social, political, and economic themes in the cultures they were made for. The course’s main goal is to teach not only a body of knowledge but also a set of critical tools that you should be able to apply to a wide range of material not specifically covered in the course. GE Visual and Performing Arts and Historical Studies Course


History of Art 2301

Classical Archeology

Call #33348


This course is concerned with the study of the Classical past through its material remains. The term "Classical" here refers to the major civilizations of the ancient Mediterranean region: Egypt, the Aegean Bronze Age, Greece, and Rome. This course will consider the history of the discipline, the techniques of archaeological fieldwork, and the major archaeological discoveries and controversies that have taken place over time. Through a select group of sites and monuments students will learn about important developments within the field, especially in cases where archaeology has provided evidence that challenges preconceived notions of the ancient Mediterranean world. GE VPA and Diversity Global studies course

History of Art 2901

Introduction to World Cinema

Call #16137

Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:35-10:55 This course will introduce students to the principal films, directors, and movements of World Cinema from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present day. Emphasis will be on helping students acquire and develop the requisite skills for analyzing the formal and stylistic aspects of specific films, and on helping students understand those films in their social and historical contexts.

Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 260. GE VPA and Diversity Global studies course

History of Art 2901 Night Introduction to World Cinema (Night)

Call #16138


This course will introduce students to the principal films, directors, and movements of World Cinema from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present day. Emphasis will be on helping students acquire and develop the requisite skills for analyzing the formal and stylistic aspects of specific films, and on helping students understand those films in their social and historical contexts. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 260. GE VPA and Diversity Global studies course.

History of Art 3010H Representation and Gender (Honors) Professor Karl Whittington [email protected]

Call #TBD


Introduction to the study of gender and sexuality in the history of art. Topics to be explored include the construction of gender through visual images, viewership and the gaze, the historical status of female artists and patrons, queer and feminist art history, and the depiction of the body.


History of Art 3603

Introduction to Modern and Contemporary Latin American Art

and Culture

Call #22323


This course will provide students with an overview of the major trends and movements of Latin American art and culture from the late 19th to the 21st centuries.

Rather than a chronological march through Latin American art history, this class will offer students an interdisciplinary investigation into a series of issues pertaining to the arts in the continent. Some of these themes will include the colonial legacy, the role of the arts in nation building, the incorporation and/or rejection of European avant-garde visual languages, the articulation of gender and sexuality in the arts, among many others. GE VPA and Diversity Global studies course

History of Art 3901 World Cinema Today

Call #33079

Wednesdays and Fridays 2:20pm-3:40pm

An introduction to the art of international cinema today, including its forms and varied content. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 350. GE VPA course.

History of Art 3901 Night World Cinema Today (Night)

Call #16139

Wednesdays 5:30-8:15

An introduction to the art of international cinema today, including its forms and varied content.

Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 350. GE VPA course.

History of Art 4001 Writing Seminar in History of Art: Envisioning in the Nation: Modern and Contemporary Art in Asia Professor Namiko Kunimoto [email protected] Call #16140

Tuesdays and Thursdays 11:10-12:30 This course will teach art history majors how to write about art in a clear and compelling manner. Students will also improve their ability to critically engage with texts and do in-depth visual analysis. Through our readings, discussion, and careful looking at images, students will consider the ways the state has been represented, reacted against, and questioned in Asian and North American art. How did events such as the Pacific War impact the art world and how did representation in turn inform competing ideologies of nationhood and gender? How has globalization affected artistic practice? While addressing these issues we will examine various works of modern and contemporary art, including film, installation, photography, painting, and performance art.

Prereq: History of Art Major. Not open to students with credit for 415.


History of Art 4640 Contemporary Art Since 1945 Professor Kris Paulsen [email protected] Call #24548


Medium and Media: This course examines a defining trend of the art of the past sixty years: its abandonment of the time-honored media of painting and sculpture in favor of photography, the performing body, installations in space, earthworks, video, the computer, political activism, verbal texts, or even the absence of all of the above. The course will provide a survey of movements since 1945, such as Abstract Expressionism, Minimalism, Fluxus, Pop, Conceptual Art, Performance, Video and Digital Art. We will track the movement away from specialization and the autonomous work of art toward the tactical use of many (and multiple) media. The artwork is now often temporary, site specific, and/or conceptual; it may exist only as documentation of an expired event or as an immaterial object on the internet, if it takes permanent form at all. How and why did this change come about? Our efforts will go towards understanding the emergence and purposes of the new media, not as ends in themselves, but with an eye to grasping how such works aim to produce meaning. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 541.

History of Art 4810 The Arts of China Christina Mathison [email protected]

Call #33084


The distinct and influential visual culture of China reflects the dynamic periods in China’s history. This course examines the art and history of China thematically and chronologically exploring the culture’s artistic practice in religious, ritual, political, and courtly contexts. Beginning with early pottery-making and jade-carving cultures and proceeding into the twenty-first century, students will analyze the main artistic trends over time and wrestle with the related issues of power, authenticity, and politics. GE VPA and Diversity Global studies course



History of Art 5001 Curatorial Practice— The Task of the Curator Professor Kris Paulsen [email protected]

Call #24720-G and 24721-U

Wednesdays and Fridays 2:20-3:40 Taught in conjunction with the special exhibition of Blake

Byrne’s collection at the Urban Arts Space, Open This End, this course will investigate what it means to “curate” exhibitions, objects, and collections. We will consider the curator and history of her role, as well as the particular discourse around the curator that has emerged in the last 25 years. Students will produce a series of exhibitions, screenings, and interventions catalyzed by Open This End, culminating in a final exhibition in the Hopkins Hall Gallery. The class will include numerous site visits to exhibitions and collections, as well as guest lectures from curators and other arts professionals.

History of Art 5322 Art and Archaeology of the Roman Empire Professor Mark Fullerton [email protected]

Call #34239-G and 34240-U


This course will explore the art history, archaeology, and material culture of the Roman Empire. Students will be encouraged to consider the wide range of disciplines that contribute to the field of Classical Archaeology, including such sources of evidence as material remains, inscriptions, and literature, and to apply the methodologies of art history, archaeology, anthropology, history and philology.



History of Art 5612

Realism, Impressionism, Post-Impressionism: European Art in the Age of Empire, 1852-1900 Professor Andy Shelton [email protected]

Call #33088-G and 333091-U

Tuesdays and Thursdays 3:55-5:15 This course offers a survey of major developments in European art during the second half of the nineteenth century, with an emphasis on the history of avant-garde painting in France. Artists whose works will be considered in detail include Gustave Courbet, the English Pre-Raphaelites, Edouard Manet, Edgar Degas, Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Paul Cézanne, Vincent Van Gogh, and Paul Gauguin.

History of Art 5905

Avant- Garde Cinema

Call #33238-G and 33239-U


A survey of significant historical contributions to avant-garde cinema.


History of Art 6001 Conceptual Bases of Art History Professor Lisa Florman [email protected]

Call #16141

Fridays 2:15-5:00

This class is designed to introduce first year graduate students to foundational ideas concerning art and the discipline of art history. We will read canonic texts by art historians as well as influential writings in related fields, including philosophy and anthropology.


Graduate Seminars

History of Art 8531 Studies in Northern Baroque Art:

Mirror as Object, Image, & Metaphor in Art and Theory 1400 to the Present

Professor Barbara Haeger

[email protected]

Call #33093

Mondays 2:15-5:00 Since Alberti described Narcissus as the inventor of painting, writers and artists have likened painting to mirroring in ways that engage with all the implications of the myth. Paintings are described as true reflections of the visible world, as deceptive and ephemeral illusions, as stimulating desire, and as having the power to effect the transformation of the beholder. A great many paintings self-consciously engage with these themes by putting into play material and illusion, by including reflected images in mirrors and polished surfaces to connect that which is in the frame with that which lies beyond, and by constructing viewing experiences that prompt the beholder to question what it is to be a painting and what it means to see and be seen. This seminar aims to explore these and related works in meaningful dialogue with one another and with relevant theories of art. It also will consider works, particularly self-portraits in which the artist’s use of the mirror in production is replicated in the viewer’s engagement with the image, as well as those in which a mirroring effect is evoked and problematized, including Vito Acconci’s video Centers. The latter will feature in a discussion led by Prof. Kris Paulsen. Although the seminar discussions prior to the student reports will focus on painting (primarily 1400-1960), students are encouraged to explore more recent works in other media, including those in which actual mirrors are deployed, to explore pertinent issues.


History of Art 8811

The Art of China’s Last Dynasty: From the Wiant Collection

Professor Judy Andrews

[email protected]

Call # 16143

Wednesdays 2:15-5:00

This graduate seminar will be devoted to preparing a collection catalogue of selected objects, primarily of 18th century date, from the Bliss M. and Mildred A. Wiant Collection of Chinese Art at OSU. The collection was formed in Beijing between 1923 and 1951, and is comprised of approximately 600 works of Chinese painting and calligraphy, seals, textiles, hardstone ornaments, snuff bottles, Chinese musical instruments and other objects. The class will read selected publications in English on the arts of the Qing dynasty, with initial emphasis on painting, but proceeding to other objects according to student interest. Students will conduct research on a selection of paintings and other objects from the collection and will write extended catalogue entries. Reading knowledge of Chinese is not required but will be very helpful, particularly for research on painting. Graduate students with an interest in research on objects but without Chinese language skills are also welcome. We intend to mount an exhibition at a later date based upon our research.


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