Subject: Art History (UG) (ARTH)

CRN: 41034

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 414

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Fine Arts

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
     Honors Course
     Sustainability (SUST)
     Writing Intensive

  Craig Eliason

An exploration of how concepts like nature, wilderness, and landscape have been incorporated into art. Cross-cultural instances of landscape painting will be placed in their historical contexts. We will then explore artists who incorporate the land into their art, from the site-specific artists of the late twentieth century to artists addressing the ecological concerns of the present day. We will consider Chinese literati painting, European Romanticism, frontier painting and regionalism in the United States, Earthworks, and recent artistic responses to global climate change and the exploitation of natural resources. We will consider how visual arts can not only reflect but also alter societal attitudes and practices.

4 Credits

Subject: Art History (UG) (ARTH)

CRN: 41035

Blended Online & In-Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 311

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Fine Arts
          OR
     [Core] Global Perspective

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing to learn

  Elizabeth Kindall

This course offers a selective introduction to the artistic concepts and visual art of India, China, and Japan. The course will examine visual expression in Asia from the Neolithic period to the 20th century. The purpose of the course is to provide students with the basis for a life-long appreciation of the arts and cultures of South and East Asia through examinations of varying aesthetic viewpoints and critical and creative interpretations of artistic expression.

4 Credits

Subject: Art History (UG) (ARTH)

CRN: 41036

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 414

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Fine Arts
          OR
     [Core] Global Perspective

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
     Writing Intensive

  Amy Nygaard

Through a series of case studies, this course examines the importance of art as cultural expression across time and from a global perspective. In each course section, students will analyze the style, subject, and patronage of works of art, and will explore art's relationship to religion, ideology, society and economy, gender roles, and the interaction of cultures. Case studies will include architecture, sculpture, painting, and other arts, such as ceramics, textiles, and photography. This course fulfills the Fine Arts and Human Diversity core requirement. Some sections will meet the Global Perspectives requirement. Consult the department website for details about the specific sections offered.

4 Credits

Subject: Art History (UG) (ARTH)

CRN: 41037

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 414

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Fine Arts
          OR
     [Core] Global Perspective

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
     Writing Intensive

  Amy Nygaard

Through a series of case studies, this course examines the importance of art as cultural expression across time and from a global perspective. In each course section, students will analyze the style, subject, and patronage of works of art, and will explore art's relationship to religion, ideology, society and economy, gender roles, and the interaction of cultures. Case studies will include architecture, sculpture, painting, and other arts, such as ceramics, textiles, and photography. This course fulfills the Fine Arts and Human Diversity core requirement. Some sections will meet the Global Perspectives requirement. Consult the department website for details about the specific sections offered.

4 Credits

Subject: Art History (UG) (ARTH)

CRN: 41038

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 414

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Fine Arts
          OR
     [Core] Global Perspective

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
     Writing Intensive

  Vanessa Rousseau

Through a series of case studies, this course examines the importance of art as cultural expression across time and from a global perspective. In each course section, students will analyze the style, subject, and patronage of works of art, and will explore art's relationship to religion, ideology, society and economy, gender roles, and the interaction of cultures. Case studies will include architecture, sculpture, painting, and other arts, such as ceramics, textiles, and photography. This course fulfills the Fine Arts and Human Diversity core requirement. Some sections will meet the Global Perspectives requirement. Consult the department website for details about the specific sections offered.

4 Credits

Subject: Art History (UG) (ARTH)

CRN: 41039

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 414

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Fine Arts
          OR
     [Core] Global Perspective

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
     Writing Intensive

  Vanessa Rousseau

Through a series of case studies, this course examines the importance of art as cultural expression across time and from a global perspective. In each course section, students will analyze the style, subject, and patronage of works of art, and will explore art's relationship to religion, ideology, society and economy, gender roles, and the interaction of cultures. Case studies will include architecture, sculpture, painting, and other arts, such as ceramics, textiles, and photography. This course fulfills the Fine Arts and Human Diversity core requirement. Some sections will meet the Global Perspectives requirement. Consult the department website for details about the specific sections offered.

4 Credits

Subject: Art History (UG) (ARTH)

CRN: 41040

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 414

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Fine Arts
          OR
     [Core] Global Perspective

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
     Writing Intensive

  Theresa Downing

Through a series of case studies, this course examines the importance of art as cultural expression across time and from a global perspective. In each course section, students will analyze the style, subject, and patronage of works of art, and will explore art's relationship to religion, ideology, society and economy, gender roles, and the interaction of cultures. Case studies will include architecture, sculpture, painting, and other arts, such as ceramics, textiles, and photography. This course fulfills the Fine Arts and Human Diversity core requirement. Some sections will meet the Global Perspectives requirement. Consult the department website for details about the specific sections offered.

4 Credits

Subject: Art History (UG) (ARTH)

CRN: 41041

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 203

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Fine Arts
          OR
     [Core] Global Perspective

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
     Writing Intensive

  Lois Eliason

Through a series of case studies, this course examines the importance of art as cultural expression across time and from a global perspective. In each course section, students will analyze the style, subject, and patronage of works of art, and will explore art's relationship to religion, ideology, society and economy, gender roles, and the interaction of cultures. Case studies will include architecture, sculpture, painting, and other arts, such as ceramics, textiles, and photography. This course fulfills the Fine Arts and Human Diversity core requirement. Some sections will meet the Global Perspectives requirement. Consult the department website for details about the specific sections offered.

4 Credits

Subject: Art History (UG) (ARTH)

CRN: 41042

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 414

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Fine Arts
          OR
     [Core] Global Perspective

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
     Writing Intensive

  Theresa Downing

Through a series of case studies, this course examines the importance of art as cultural expression across time and from a global perspective. In each course section, students will analyze the style, subject, and patronage of works of art, and will explore art's relationship to religion, ideology, society and economy, gender roles, and the interaction of cultures. Case studies will include architecture, sculpture, painting, and other arts, such as ceramics, textiles, and photography. This course fulfills the Fine Arts and Human Diversity core requirement. Some sections will meet the Global Perspectives requirement. Consult the department website for details about the specific sections offered.

4 Credits

Subject: Art History (UG) (ARTH)

CRN: 41043

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 203

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Fine Arts
          OR
     [Core] Global Perspective

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
     Writing Intensive

  Lois Eliason

Through a series of case studies, this course examines the importance of art as cultural expression across time and from a global perspective. In each course section, students will analyze the style, subject, and patronage of works of art, and will explore art's relationship to religion, ideology, society and economy, gender roles, and the interaction of cultures. Case studies will include architecture, sculpture, painting, and other arts, such as ceramics, textiles, and photography. This course fulfills the Fine Arts and Human Diversity core requirement. Some sections will meet the Global Perspectives requirement. Consult the department website for details about the specific sections offered.

4 Credits

Subject: Art History (UG) (ARTH)

CRN: 41044

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 203

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Fine Arts
          OR
     [Core] Global Perspective

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
     Writing Intensive

  Luke Erickson

Through a series of case studies, this course examines the importance of art as cultural expression across time and from a global perspective. In each course section, students will analyze the style, subject, and patronage of works of art, and will explore art's relationship to religion, ideology, society and economy, gender roles, and the interaction of cultures. Case studies will include architecture, sculpture, painting, and other arts, such as ceramics, textiles, and photography. This course fulfills the Fine Arts and Human Diversity core requirement. Some sections will meet the Global Perspectives requirement. Consult the department website for details about the specific sections offered.

4 Credits

Subject: Art History (UG) (ARTH)

CRN: 41045

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 203

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Fine Arts
          OR
     [Core] Global Perspective

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
     Writing Intensive

  Luke Erickson

Through a series of case studies, this course examines the importance of art as cultural expression across time and from a global perspective. In each course section, students will analyze the style, subject, and patronage of works of art, and will explore art's relationship to religion, ideology, society and economy, gender roles, and the interaction of cultures. Case studies will include architecture, sculpture, painting, and other arts, such as ceramics, textiles, and photography. This course fulfills the Fine Arts and Human Diversity core requirement. Some sections will meet the Global Perspectives requirement. Consult the department website for details about the specific sections offered.

4 Credits

Subject: Art History (UG) (ARTH)

CRN: 41046

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 203

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Fine Arts
          OR
     [Core] Global Perspective

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
     Writing Intensive

  Jessy Saffell

Through a series of case studies, this course examines the importance of art as cultural expression across time and from a global perspective. In each course section, students will analyze the style, subject, and patronage of works of art, and will explore art's relationship to religion, ideology, society and economy, gender roles, and the interaction of cultures. Case studies will include architecture, sculpture, painting, and other arts, such as ceramics, textiles, and photography. This course fulfills the Fine Arts and Human Diversity core requirement. Some sections will meet the Global Perspectives requirement. Consult the department website for details about the specific sections offered.

4 Credits

Subject: Art History (UG) (ARTH)

CRN: 41047

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 311

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Fine Arts
          OR
     [Core] Global Perspective

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
     Writing Intensive

  Michelle Turner

Through a series of case studies, this course examines the importance of art as cultural expression across time and from a global perspective. In each course section, students will analyze the style, subject, and patronage of works of art, and will explore art's relationship to religion, ideology, society and economy, gender roles, and the interaction of cultures. Case studies will include architecture, sculpture, painting, and other arts, such as ceramics, textiles, and photography. This course fulfills the Fine Arts and Human Diversity core requirement. Some sections will meet the Global Perspectives requirement. Consult the department website for details about the specific sections offered.

4 Credits

Subject: Art History (UG) (ARTH)

CRN: 41048

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 203

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Fine Arts
          OR
     [Core] Global Perspective

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
     Writing Intensive

  Kara ZumBahlen

Through a series of case studies, this course examines the importance of art as cultural expression across time and from a global perspective. In each course section, students will analyze the style, subject, and patronage of works of art, and will explore art's relationship to religion, ideology, society and economy, gender roles, and the interaction of cultures. Case studies will include architecture, sculpture, painting, and other arts, such as ceramics, textiles, and photography. This course fulfills the Fine Arts and Human Diversity core requirement. Some sections will meet the Global Perspectives requirement. Consult the department website for details about the specific sections offered.

4 Credits

Subject: Art History (UG) (ARTH)

CRN: 41049

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 203

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Fine Arts
          OR
     [Core] Global Perspective

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
     Writing Intensive

  Kara ZumBahlen

Through a series of case studies, this course examines the importance of art as cultural expression across time and from a global perspective. In each course section, students will analyze the style, subject, and patronage of works of art, and will explore art's relationship to religion, ideology, society and economy, gender roles, and the interaction of cultures. Case studies will include architecture, sculpture, painting, and other arts, such as ceramics, textiles, and photography. This course fulfills the Fine Arts and Human Diversity core requirement. Some sections will meet the Global Perspectives requirement. Consult the department website for details about the specific sections offered.

4 Credits

Subject: Art History (UG) (ARTH)

CRN: 41050

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 203

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Fine Arts
          OR
     [Core] Global Perspective

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
     Writing Intensive

  Kara ZumBahlen

Through a series of case studies, this course examines the importance of art as cultural expression across time and from a global perspective. In each course section, students will analyze the style, subject, and patronage of works of art, and will explore art's relationship to religion, ideology, society and economy, gender roles, and the interaction of cultures. Case studies will include architecture, sculpture, painting, and other arts, such as ceramics, textiles, and photography. This course fulfills the Fine Arts and Human Diversity core requirement. Some sections will meet the Global Perspectives requirement. Consult the department website for details about the specific sections offered.

4 Credits

Subject: Art History (UG) (ARTH)

CRN: 41051

Blended Online & In-Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 414

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Fine Arts
          OR
     [Core] Diversity/Soc Just AND [Core] Integ/Humanities
     

Other Requirements Met:
     Amer Culture & Diff Minor Appr
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
     Writing to learn

  Heather Shirey

Street art—including graffiti, murals, and other installations in public space—provides expressive avenues for marginalized voices, shapes urban space, and promotes competing visions of community development. In contrast to art that is created for museums or the commercial art market, street art is uniquely positioned to engage with social issues from a critical perspective. This class will involve an analysis of street art projects from the United States, situated in comparison with projects from around the world. Topics to explored include the history of street art over time (from its origins in graffiti to contemporary mural festivals); the impetus for street art in communities in the USA and globally; models for creating, preserving, and presenting street art; the institutionalization of street art; street art as it relates to diversity and inclusion; and, ultimately, the potential for street art to play a role in social change.

4 Credits

Subject: Art History (UG) (ARTH)

CRN: 41052

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 414

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Fine Arts
          OR
     [Core] Integ/Humanities

Other Requirements Met:
     Amer Culture & Diff Minor Appr
     Art History Museum Studies
     Writing to learn

  Amy Nygaard

This course provides an investigation of the critical issues facing museums in the 21st century. Museum missions, practices, and resources will be interwoven with a discussion of audience, communication, and collaboration. This course will provide an opportunity for discussions with museum professionals. Partnerships with regional museums will provide hands-on project opportunities during the semester.

4 Credits

Subject: Art History (UG) (ARTH)

CRN: 42545

Blended Online & In-Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 414

Online

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Fine Arts
          OR
     [Core] Global Perspective AND [Core] Integ/Humanities
     

Other Requirements Met:
     Sustainability (SUST)
     Writing to learn

  Gretchen Burau

This course surveys historical and contemporary art forms of Oceania, a region that includes Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. Sculpture, painting, architecture, and body arts will be explored in relation to gender roles, identity, repatriation, and Western influence. Students will learn how material culture, along with the concepts of mana and tapu, sustained highly stratified cultures in places such as Hawaii and New Zealand. We will also study egalitarian societies in which a balanced relationship is maintained with natural environments through daily practices and spiritual beliefs. Students will work with objects from the American Museum of Asmat Art at the University of St. Thomas (AMAA@UST). Films and other digital resources will be used to illustrate how Pacific cultures have changed over time.

4 Credits

Subject: Art History (UG) (ARTH)

CRN: 41053

Online: Asynchronous | Lecture

Online

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Fine Arts
          OR
     [Core] Global Perspective AND [Core] Integ/Humanities
     

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing to learn

  Victoria Young

Throughout history, humans have set aside spaces for religious purposes. Frequently these are the most visible remains or representatives of a culture and are keys to understanding the place of humans within the world and universe. This course examines sacred architecture and spaces from a variety of perspectives, including materials and structure, ritual function and liturgy, decoration, symbolism, physical context, and social/religious context. The course will examine not only Christian churches, but will also examine non-Christian and non-western traditions of religion and architecture.

4 Credits

Subject: Art History (UG) (ARTH)

CRN: 41054

Online: Asynchronous | Lecture

Online

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Fine Arts
          OR
     [Core] Global Perspective AND [Core] Integ/Humanities
     

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing to learn

  Victoria Young

Throughout history, humans have set aside spaces for religious purposes. Frequently these are the most visible remains or representatives of a culture and are keys to understanding the place of humans within the world and universe. This course examines sacred architecture and spaces from a variety of perspectives, including materials and structure, ritual function and liturgy, decoration, symbolism, physical context, and social/religious context. The course will examine not only Christian churches, but will also examine non-Christian and non-western traditions of religion and architecture.

4 Credits

Subject: Art History (UG) (ARTH)

CRN: 41055

Online: Asynchronous | Lecture

Online

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Fine Arts
          OR
     [Core] Global Perspective AND [Core] Integ/Humanities
     

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing to learn

  Victoria Young

Throughout history, humans have set aside spaces for religious purposes. Frequently these are the most visible remains or representatives of a culture and are keys to understanding the place of humans within the world and universe. This course examines sacred architecture and spaces from a variety of perspectives, including materials and structure, ritual function and liturgy, decoration, symbolism, physical context, and social/religious context. The course will examine not only Christian churches, but will also examine non-Christian and non-western traditions of religion and architecture.

4 Credits

Subject: Art History (UG) (ARTH)

CRN: 41056

Blended Online & In-Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 414

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Fine Arts
          OR
     [Core] Diversity/Soc Just AND [Core] Integ/Humanities
     

Other Requirements Met:
     Amer Culture & Diff Minor Appr
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
     [Core] Signature Work
     Writing to learn

  Heather Shirey

ARTH 301 is a signature work course in art history.  Topics vary from section to section, but all art history Signature Work courses focus on interdisciplinary perspectives in the field of art history, the integration of learning, and the relevance of our work as art historians to the university’s mission. The various sections focus on an gaining an understanding of art through a careful exploration of the historical, social, and cultural context of its production. This course calls upon students to reflect on knowledge they have built throughout their academic careers and to explore and integrate their learning in an interdisciplinary fashion. Prerequisites: 4 credits in ARTH coursework and at least 80 credits completed by the start of the course

4 Credits

Subject: Art History (UG) (ARTH)

CRN: 41057

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Schoenecker Center 201

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Fine Arts
          OR
     [Core] Integ/Humanities

  Craig Eliason

This course focuses on the process of creating a digital typeface design. Students will invent a design brief—a description of the need that their font will serve—and then, letter by letter, create a typeface. Along the way, students will investigate the history of type design, reflect on both the functional and expressive aspects of type designs, and receive feedback on their work in progress. No previous experience is required.

4 Credits

Subject: Art History (UG) (ARTH)

CRN: 41058

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 203

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Fine Arts
          OR
     [Core] Global Perspective

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
     Writing to learn

  Lois Eliason

A survey of the art and architecture of western Europe in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Emphasis will be given to issues of iconography, patronage, and style.

4 Credits