Boston University: Art History

Para inscribirse en unas Summer Sessions en Boston University, debes seleccionar 1 o 2 cursos de Summer Sessions. A continuación puedes ver todos los cursos del área Art History; contenido y horario.

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DURACIÓN       FECHAS                                  SESSION
6 semanas        Mayo 22 – Junio 29                  Session 1
6 semanas        Julio 2 – Agosto 10                  Session 2

REQUISITOS:  Nivel de inglés avanzado

Cursos de Art History: 

Precios
CURSO Y ALOJAMIENTO		DURACIÓN		FECHAS		PRECIO
Summer Session		6 semanas.		Jul 2 - Ago 10 // May 22 - Jun 29		Desde 4.865,00 €

ART HISTORY

Introduction to Art History I: Antiquity to the Middle Ages

An introduction to art history and the analysis of painting, sculpture, architecture, and other arts. Study of masterpieces of Western Art from prehistoric to dawn of Renaissance. Focus on monuments of Greece, Rome, and the Middle Ages, with a survey of Egyptian and Near Eastern art. 4 cr.

Summer 1 (May 25-June 29):
Mon./Wed. 2-5:30 pm
Hilda Westervelt. 

Introduction to Art History II: Renaissance to Today

Major monuments and artists. Sequential development from the late Renaissance to the modern period of major styles in architecture, sculpture, painting, graphic arts, and photography. Relationship of visual art to social and cultural trends. 4 cr.

Summer 1 (May 25-June 29):
Mon./Wed. 6-9:30 pm
Melanee Harvey

Summer 2 (July 5-August 11):
Tues./Thurs. 10 am-1:30 pm
Deborah Stein

Architecture: An Introduction

Examination of the factors involved in architectural design including program, spatial composition, structure, technology, iconography, and the role of architecture in society. Discussion of major monuments of Western architecture and urbanism from ancient Egypt to the twenty-first century. 4 cr.

Summer 2 (July 6-August 10):
Mon./Wed. 10 am-1:30 pm
Jessica Sewell

Arts of Asia

Surveys of the major artistic traditions of Asia. Important monuments are examined analytically in order to explain why certain forms and styles are characteristic of specific times and places, and how these monuments functioned in their cultural contexts. 4 cr.

Summer 1 (May 24-June 30):
Tues./Thurs. 10 am-1:30 pm
Meghen Jones

Medieval Art

European art and architecture from the fall of Rome through High Gothic. Media include sculpture, textiles, stained glass, and precious metalwork. Monuments treated include Rome's great churches, the Book of Kells, the Bayeux Tapestry, and Chartres and Reims cathedrals. 4 cr.

Summer 2 (July 5-August 11):
Tues./Thurs. 10 am-1:30 pm
Benjamin Zweig

Arts in America

Survey of American painting, architecture, sculpture, prints, and photography from the early settlement in 1630 to the present. 4 cr.

Summer 2 (July 6-August 10):
Mon./Wed. 2-5:30 pm
Kenneth Hartvigsen

History of Photography

An introduction to the study of photographs. The history of the medium in Europe and America from its invention in 1839 to the present. After lectures on photographic theory and methodology, photographs are studied both as art objects and as historical artifacts. 4 cr.

Summer 2 (July 5-August 11):
Tues./Thurs. 2-5:30 pm
Leslie Brown

The Arts of Classical Greece

An in-depth examination of the sculpture, painting, and architecture of the Classical Period, approximately 480-323 BCE. Emphasis placed on the developing ideologies that shaped artistic production following the Persian wars, the use of myth as "history" in social and political contexts, and the emergence of the individual. 4 cr.

Summer 1 (May 24-June 30):
Tues./Thurs. 2-5:30 pm
Hilda Westervelt

Metropolis

An introduction to cities as centers of cultural, social, and artistic activity. Focuses on Istanbul, London, Paris, and New York at their moments of cultural, political, and architectural glory. 4 cr.

Summer 1 (May 25-June 29):
Mon./Wed. 10 am-1:30 pm
Jessica Sewell

Contemporary Art: 1980 to Now

Explores the terms of debate, key figures, and primary sites for the production and reception of contemporary art on a global scale since 1980. Painting, installation art, new media, performance, art criticism, and curatorial practice are discussed. 4 cr.

Summer 1 (May 25-June 29):
Mon./Wed. 2-5:30 pm
Gregory Williams

Seminar: Critical Issues in Painting since 1945

Prereq: consent of the instructor. Explores major trends (Abstract Expressionism, Informel, Pop, Neo-Expressionism) and key figures (Picasso, Pollock, Rauschenberg, Warhol, Salle) in painting since WWII. Considers painting's moments of decline and revival in relation to social, political and economic developments. 4 cr.

Summer 1 (May 24-June 30):
Tues./Thurs. 10 am-1:30 pm
Gregory Williams

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