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AMST 200 - Introduction to American Studies
Introduces students to the interdisciplinary study of American culture and history. Emphasizes critical reading skills and writing from an interdisciplinary perspective. Students will synthesize varied primary sources (such as literature, film, and art) and disciplinary perspectives to form a better understanding of American society and its connection to the larger world. Topics vary by semester.
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AMST 490 - Senior Seminar
Allows opportunities for reflection on the complexities of interdisciplinary study and the methods and strategies of American Studies. Students will develop an extended problem-based project on the American experience as they refine their skills of scholarly research and writing. Requires senior status.
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Anthropology |
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ANT 150 - Cultures of the World
Surveys past and present peoples of the world. Introduces students to diversity and underlying unity of human culture from evolutionary and ecological perspectives. Suitable for non-majors.
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ANT 200 - Cultural Anthropology
“Culture” refers to the codes people employ to conceptualize their world and ineract with one another. This course introduces basic concepts and methodology in the study of culture and human socialization. The course describes how different cultures are structured and what is meaningful to the members of those cultures. We compare the contrast and lifeways of people in both non-industrial and industrial societies. Special focus is placed on the interrelationship between cultural adaption and human behavior. Suitable for non-majors.
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ANT 201 - Cultures of the Caribbean
Surveys Caribbean history, anthropology, art, culture, and literature. Addresses the region’s prehistory, colonialism, slavery, kinship, music, dance, race and identity, tourism, transnational encounters, and globalization
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ANT 202 - Foundations of Latin American and Caribbean Culture and Society
Surveys Latin American and Caribbean history, anthropology, and literature. Addresses the region’s prehistory, colonialism, slavery, kinship, music, dance, race and identity, tourism, transnational encounters, and globalization.
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ANT 204 - Global Pop: Hybridity, Presentation, and Politics of World Music
Examines critical issues concerning the politics and equality of the global exchange of songs and explores musical ideas that involve non-western musical cultures.
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ANT 206 - Anthropological Perspectives on Love and Marriage
Investigates patterns of courtship and marriage from a cross-cultural perspective. Hypotheses about the biological/evolutionary bases of male-female relationships reviewed in brief. Texts on love and marriage in non-Western cultures & several articles and excerpts from larger works included.
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ANT 207 - Anthropology of Modern Africa
Introduces contemporary Africa from an anthropological perspective. Addresses the sociocultural characteristics and dynamic practices of African communities in the 21st century. All regions of the continent are discussed.
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ANT 210 - Human Evolution
Introduces physical anthropology. Reviews genetics, including evolution, then turns to nonhuman primates for models for human physical and cultural evolution. Examines human fossils and changes in human form and material culture. Dissects debates among paleontologists to illuminate how science works. Suitable for non-majors.
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ANT 215 - Human Ecology
Introduces the ecological and anthropological study of human adaptation in tropical and subtropical regions. Special emphasis on the ecology of Latin America (the Amazon and Caribbean Basins), but also includes studies of other tropical and subtropical regions of the earth.
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ANT 217 - Anthropology, Fiction and Literature
Explores the possibility of representing other cultures through the writing of fiction. Examines experimental and fictional works by both anthropologists and non-anthropologists that portray other cultures in a compelling manner.
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ANT 219 - Cultures of the Amazon
Study of indigenous groups and caboclos (or riberinhos) in the tropical lowlands of South America. Examines the ecology of the region and human adaptations to the various ecosystems there during pre-historical, historical, and contemporary periods. Also examines ways in which traditional caboclo and indigenous adaptations can assist scientists and policy makers in developing strategies to use resources more sustainably in tropical Latin America.
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ANT 225 - North American Archaeology
North American Archaeology surveys the continent’s pre-Columbian cultural groups and social landscapes from Paleoindians to European contact. Focused examinations of individual regions and time periods are used to engage broader theoretical issues including the peopling of the Americas, incipient social complexity, agricultural origins, cultural contact, and archaeological ethics.
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ANT 227 - Curating Archaeological Collections
This course introduces stduents to the professional standards, methods, and ethics of curating archaeological collections in museum and academic settings. With an overarching focus on balancing preservation and research goals, covered topics include federal storage regulations, artifact cataloging procedures, collections accessibility, database management, and the ethics of archaeological curation.
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ANT 228 - Introduction to Archaeology
Surveys origins and cultures of early civilizations, including hunter-gatherers, the Neolithic, Sumerians, Egyptians, Mayans, Aztecs, and Incas. Contrasts ancient customs and processes of cultural change with those of modern civilization. Suitable for non-majors.
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ANT 235 - Florida Before Columbus
This course provides an introduction to Florida archaeology by surveying the state’s indigenous history from 15,000 years ago to European contact. Students learn about Florida’s Native peoples, explore major environmental and cultural transitions in Florida prehistory, and gain hands-on experience with archaeological artifacts and sites from around the state.
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ANT 240 - Cultures of Mexico and Central America
Offers an overview of the indigenous societies in Mexico and Central America. Explores prehistory, ritual and religion, gender and exchange, and civil war and modern political movements. Considers unique cultural practices and beliefs of this region. Examines current events and their impact on way life.
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ANT 251 - Native American Cultures
Introduces North American Indian culture, both traditional and modern, through in-depth analysis of various Indian societies, their problems, and their adaptive responses to changing environments. Places both Native American and “Anglo” culture in anthropological perspective. Suitable for non-majors.
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ANT 255 - Middle East Culture
Explores everyday lives of people in the Middle East as they negotiate the challenges of globalization, new media, human rights discourses, religion, and the legacy of colonialism.
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ANT 259 - Contemporary Middle East and North Africa
Explores the diversity of social life and cultures in contemporary Middle Eastern societies. Examines contemporary social, political, and religious issues of the Middle East and North Africa from an anthropological perspective.
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ANT 275 - Sex and Gender
Biology and Culture: Weighs extent to which sex roles are culturally or genetically determined. Draws on biology, sociology, psychology, and anthropology. Examines gender roles in different cultures, including non-Western societies, and applies insights to contemporary American culture. Suitable for non-majors.
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ANT 277 - Gender in the Middle East and North Africa
Explores the concept of gender in the Middle East and North Africa from an anthropological perspective. Examines how religion, cultural practices, media, politics, and social class affect men’s and women’s roles in work, family, and society.
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ANT 295 - Topics in Anthropology
Introduces sub-disciplines. Varies from year to year. May be repeated for credit.
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ANT 300 - Development of Anthropological Thought
Traces development of classic anthropological thought.
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ANT 301 - Nutrition and Health
A course about what people need to eat, how those needs have evolved, and how peoples’ choices across cultures effect their health and the health of the environment. Discusses basic human nutritional requirements, and how evolution and culture have both worked to shape traditional and modern diets resulting in different disease patterns in different cultures. Some attention given to current U.S. practices, including fast food and factory farming, and their implications for the health of U.S. populations.
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ANT 302 - The Maya
Uses the Maya’s own words to analyze their historical representation. Explores Maya language, personhood, and oppression in Pre-Columbian, colonial, Civil War, and post-Civil War eras. Prereq(s): Completion of one ANT or LAC course.
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ANT 303 - Women’s Global Health
Examines the plight of women’s health, globally, in both developed and underdeveloped countries. We will use several theories, including political economy, feminism and alternative (non-Western) medical perspectives to analyze how culture, poverty, ethnicity, social class, migration, location, diseases exacerbated by development projects, sexually transmitted diseases, pollution and environmental degradation, domestic violence, and reproduction affect women’s health. We will examine existing public policy on women’s health, and explore a human-rights based approach to women’s health. Prereq(s): Completion of one ANT course
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ANT 306 - Medicine and Culture
Examines how different cultures view disease and illness, how they explain illnesses, what they do about them, and how they use disease and illness as social controls. Discusses these issues in general and then as they apply to several specific cultures – including our own. Prereq(s): Completion of one ANT or BIO course.
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ANT 308 - Drugs, Sex, and HIV
This course explores the cultural, societal, political, economic, and public health dimensions of the HIV/AIDS pandemic on a global level, with particular focus on the ways that inequality has made some populations more vulnerable to HIV than others.
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ANT 310 - Introduction to Global Health
GBH 310 Examines the roles of biological and social factors in global health issues, paying particular attention to the health needs and concerns of poor and disadvantaged populations. Students will learn about some of the major health concerns of the developing world and look critically at how local and international communities attempt to address those problems.
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ANT 312 - Ethnographic Methods
Presents the methods used by anthropologists to conduct research on the social and cultural world around them. Exposes students to hands-on research experience through real, human-centered research design, data collection, analysis, and reporting.
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ANT 315 - Women in the Developing World
Explores the role and status of women in the developing world by examining how historical and contemporary processes have affected women’s livelihoods and those of their families. Examines these economic and political strategies women use to ensure their interests. Prereq(s): Completion of one ANT course
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ANT 317 - Anthropology and Global Problem Solving
Explores the contribution of anthropology to the understanding of contemporary social issues such as globalization, inequality, migration, and development. Examines global issues from an anthropological perspective. Prereq(s): Completion of one ANT course
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ANT 319 - Cultures Without Borders: Globalization
Examines the history and meanings of globalization by exploring related phenomena: migration and diaspora, nationalism and transnationalism, the rise of non-state actors, technology and flows of capital, and human rights issues. Prereq(s): Completion of one ANT course
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ANT 320 - U.S.-Middle East Foreign Relations and Culture Since 1900
Examines the history of contact between the United States and the Middle East since 1900, from the combined geopolitical and cultural perspectives of political science and anthropology. Prereq(s): POL 100 , or POL 130 , or one ANT course.
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ANT 321 - Public Archaeology
Public archaeology is a valuable form of applied anthropology. From heritage education, to museum exhibits, and public presentations, archaeologists are increasingly involved in community-based projects. Through a combination of classroom instruction and experiential learning, this course explores how archaeologists can more effectively communicate and collaborate with various public stakeholders.
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ANT 323 - Foundations in Archaeology
Presents sub-discipline of archaeology, including fieldwork, laboratory analysis, and theory. Students interpret past human behavior and cultural change from stone tools, ceramics and other artifacts, dietary remains, and settlement patterns. Prereq(s): ANT 210 or ANT 228 .
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ANT 325 - Archaeological Field School
In this 4-week field study, students acquire basic archaeological field and laboratory skills by actively participating in the investigation and documentation of an archaeological site. Covered techniques include excavation, site survey, subsurface/topographic mapping, and preliminary artifact analysis and cataloging.
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ANT 345 - Brazilian Amazon: Culture and Environmental Change
Explores the relationship between the ecology of the Brazilian Amazon and human beings. Considers the complexity of Amazonian habitats and human strategies within those habitats. Examines the social, economic, and environmental impacts resulting from governmental efforts. Prereq(s): Completion of one LAC, ANT, ENV, IR, or SOC course.
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ANT 350 - Anthropology and the Family
Explores kinship as a cultural institution around the world. Examines how political controversies, new reproductive technologies, and immigration policies impact our definitions of the family.
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ANT 351 - Language, Culture and Society
Examines origin of language, linguistic change, variability of speech vis-à-vis social factors (sex, class, ethnicity), and functions of language in shaping and reflecting cultural beliefs and values. Also discusses meaning, metaphor, and special language systems such as jargons, naming, and slang. Prereq(s): Junior or senior standing.
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ANT 355 - Middle East: Film and Culture
Examines the contemporary cultures of the Middle East through the lens of film, while also studying the history of filmmaking in the region.
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ANT 361 - Anthropology and the Environment
Examines impacts that we, human beings, have had on the physical environment, beginning with the “invention” of agriculture. Focuses on contemporary human-environmental relationships, including our impact on climate, water and major ecosystems. Examines consequences of human-induced alterations to the environment.
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ANT 362 - Urban Anthropology
Discusses the city – and human adaptation to it – in various cultures. Follows evolution of early cities (Mesopotamian, Mayan) and modern metropolises. Prereq(s): Completion of one ANT course
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ANT 365 - Real and the Supernatural in Latin America
Examines relationships between belief systems and the economic, social, and political components of their cultures. Focuses on Latin American folklore traditions of the supernatural, including the conditions under which incidences of witchcraft increase; the pharmacological and psychological causes of the Haitian zombie phenomenon; the uses of magic; ritual sorcery among tropical groups; and shamanism and healing. Prereq(s): Completion of one ANT course
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ANT 370 - Forensic Anthropology
Considers the basics of human osteology and the application of osteology to modern skeletal and crime scene investigation. Prereq(s): Completion of one ANT or BIO course.
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ANT 377 - Morocco: Culture and Society
Seminar and accompanying field experience focused on Morocco’s history and culture, as well as its position as a developing nation. Students are expected to participate in an international service learning field experience. Prereq(s): ANT major and instructor consent.
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ANT 380 - Doing Anthropology: The Anthropologist at Work
Teaches anthropology major and minors, and other interested students, how to carry out anthropological fieldwork and how to write an ethnography. Primarily for majors and minors in anthropology. Prereq(s): Completion of one ANT course
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ANT 395 - Topics in Anthropology
Introduces sub-disciplines. Varies from year to year. May be repeated for credit.
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ANT 400 - Ethnohistory of the Maya
History and socio-cultural role of the Maya in Southern Mexico and Central America from pre-Hispanic era to present. Upper-division anthropology seminar that gives credit in the LACA program.
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ANT 410 - Seminar: Theory in Practice
Examines key theoretical ideas that have shaped anthropological research and explores recent seminal works on anthropological issues. Through original fieldwork, students will use theoretical perspectives to analyze real-world situations. Prereq(s): Prerequisite: Senior Standing.
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ANT 451 - Seminar: Applied Anthropology
Examines how anthropology can be applied to the understanding of contemporary social issues such as globalization, inequality, migration, and development. Students will conduct their own applied fieldwork project. Prereq(s): ANT 200.
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ANT 499 - Research/Internship/Field Experience
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Arabic |
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ARA 101 - Elementary Arabic I
Introduces students to the fundamentals of the Arabic language. Course taught in Foreign Language.
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ARA 102 - Elementary Arabic II
Continues fundamental introduction to Arabic language. Prereq(s): ARA 101 . Course taught in Foreign Language.
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ARA 201 - Intermediate Arabic I
Reviews and builds on first year grammar and vocabulary. Prereq(s): ARA 102 . Course taught in Foreign Language.
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ARA 202 - Intermediate Arabic II
Reviews and builds on first year grammar and vocabulary. Presents more intricate grammatical concepts and stresses reading for comprehension, expansion of vocabulary, and improvement of oral and written skills. Prereq(s): ARA 201 . Course taught in Foreign Language.
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ARH 110 - Introduction: Ancient-Medieval Art
Examines the history of art and architecture in connection with the development of western cultures from Antiquity to the Middle Ages. Suitable for non-majors.
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ARH 120 - Introduction: Renaissance-Modern Art
Examines the history of art and architecture in connection with the development of western cultures from the Renaissance to the present. Suitable for non-majors.
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ARH 140 - Introduction to Global Art
Introduces art from the Islamic world, South and Southeast Asia, China, Korea, Japan, Oceania, Africa, and the native Americas from early times to the present. Examines sculpture, painting, architecture, pottery, book arts, textiles, photography, and other visual art forms, emphasizing the relationship between form and function within an historical context. Suitable for non-majors.
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ARH 145 - Introduction to African Art
Introduces archaeological, historical, modern, and contemporary works of African art in their aesthetic, cultural, and historical contexts. Examines sculpture, masquerade, textiles, painting, photography, architecture, and personal objects. AAAS elective. Suitable for non-majors.
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ARH 160 - History of Western Architecture
Traces the history of architecture in Western Europe and the United States from antiquity to postmodernity, emphasizing the relationship between form and function and the impact of social, political, and religious forces on the evolution of built environments across time. Suitable for non-majors.
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ARH 197 - Cornell Fine Arts Museum Docent
Participation in CFAM docent program. Students will receive training on material in the permanent collection and seasonal exhibitions. Students will werve as gallery attendants, guides, and facilitators for tours of CFAM and/or the Alfond Inn. Offered CR/NC only. Prereq(s): At lease one ARH course and instructor permission. May be repeated for credit
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ARH 212 - Special Studies: Ancient and Medieval
Studies on topics of Ancient or Medieval Art and Archaeology. Topics, geographic regions, and chronology vary by course. Suitable for non-majors. May be repeated for credit where there is not topical overlap.
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ARH 213 - Art and Archaeology of Egypt and the Near East
Overview of the major art historical and architectural monuments of ancient Egypt and the Near East. Themes include artistic canons, pyramids, royal art, art of daily life and death, temple and tomb architecture. Legacy to the art of classical Greece noted throughout.
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ARH 215 - Art and Archaeology of the Greek World
Introduces the archaeology of the ancient cultures of the Greek-speaking Mediterranean from ca. 3000 - 30 BC. Explores the culture of ancient Greece in an effort to become familiar with the cultural, social, and artistic baggage that this tradition still attaches to modern life.
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ARH 217 - Art and Archaeology of the Roman Empire
Studies the material culture of Roman society from the 8th century BC to its demise in the 4th century AD. Emphasis on the social, economic, and ideological structures played in creating a cohesive political identity across the Mediterranean, as well as the ways in which Rome, the first globalized culture, negotiated some of the same problems of globalization that we face today.
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ARH 222 - Special Studies: Early Modern Art
Focused exploration of topics in art of the Early Modern era (c. 1300-1700). Topics, geographic regions, and chronology vary. Suitable for non-majors. May be repeated for credit where there is not topical overlap.
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ARH 223 - Italian Renaissance Art
Survey of art and architecture in Italy, c. 1300-1600. Issues/topics explored include patronage, artists’ biographies, Humanism, Neoplatonism, and gender and sexuality in Renaissance Art. Suitable for non-majors.
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ARH 225 - Northern Renaissance Art
Follows evolution of painting techniques and styles during 15th and 16th centuries north of the Alps. Touches upon iconography and analogies between visual arts and contemporary humanist ideas.
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ARH 227 - European Baroque Art
Survey of seventeenth-century art in Italy, Spain, France, Flanders, and the Dutch Republic. Emphasis on the impact of the Reformation and Counter Reformation and changes in economic and political systems on art and architecture. Suitable for non-majors.
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ARH 232 - Special Studies: Modern Art
Focused studies in European or American art from the 18th to the 20th centuries. Topics and periods vary. Suitable for non-majors. May be repeated for credit where there is not topical overlap.
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ARH 233 - European Art
Overview of the major artistic movements and theories of 19th century Europe, primarily France, Great Britain, and Germany. Examines the emergence of photography. Situates the arts in their social and political contexts.
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ARH 234 - American Art
Overview of the major artistic movements and theories in art of 19th century and early 20th century United States, with an emphasis on the role of the visual arts in defining a national identity. AMST elective.
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ARH 235 - 20th Century Art
Examines the art of the 20th Century, from the avant-garde movements of the World War I era to the disappearance of the art object in the 1970s and ‘80s. Prereq(s): Sophomore standing or instructor consent.
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ARH 236 - Whose Culture Is It?
The displacement of cultural objects from their place of origin and requests for their restitution can lead to heated and lengthy debates. This course familiarizes students with current issues surrounding the rightful ownership of contested artifacts and provides opportunities for arguing cases on ethical, legal, and humanitarian grounds.
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ARH 242 - Special Studies: Global Art
Focused studies on art from the Islamic world, South and Southeast Asia, China, Korea, Japan, Oceania, Africa, and the native Americas. Topics, geographic regions, and artistic periods vary. Suitable for non-majors. May be repeated for credit where there is not topical overlap.
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ARH 243 - Fashion in Africa
Traces African fashion from cloth to everyday clothing and high fashion catwalks between the 19th century and the present. Surveys techniques of cloth production, pattern creation, and tailored styles across the continent. Explores how African dress reveals information about culture, history, political systems, religious worship, gendered relations, and social organization. AAAS, SWAG, and INB elective.
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ARH 262 - Themes in Art History
Non-chronological topics course that explores an artistic tradition through a thematic lens. Suitable for non-majors. May be repeated for credit where there is not topical overlap.
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ARH 310 - Archaeology of Food and Dining in Antiquity
This course seeks to draw students into the world of Classical Antiquity through the lens of food and drink. Food will be used to provide a unified theme for an exploration of various aspects of Greek and Roman society, including production, consumption, and social practices dependent on communual dining.
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ARH 311 - Etruscan and Early Roman Archaeology
The Etruscans were the forerunners to the Romans in the Italian peninsula. This course looks at their civilization and their contributions to the Roman Empire through the lens of their material remains as documented through artifacts and archaeological sites.
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ARH 312 - Archaeology of Slavery in Antiquity
This course seeks to draw students into the world of Classical Antiquity through the lens of slavery. Students will explore a variety of themes related to slavery in Greece and Rome, such as the acquisition and manumission of slaves, slaves as conspicuous consumption, and slave resistance and rebellion.
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ARH 315 - Topics in Ancient Art and Archaeology
Focused studies in specific areas of ancient art and archaeology. Courses focus on recent problems or issues in the field, expose students to a variety of art historical and archaeological methods used to address those problems, and introduce students to research methods and tools required to conduct significant research projects within the discipline of ancient art and archaeology. Previously offered as ARH 315. May be repeated for credit where there is not topical overlap. ARCH and CLS elective.
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ARH 321 - Topics in Early Modern Art
Seminar exploring art of the Early Modern era (c. 1300-1700). Topics, geographic regions, and artistic periods vary. Emphasis on critical reading of scholarly texts and development of students’ research and writing skills. May be repeated for credit where there is not topical overlap.
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ARH 327 - Rome: Caravaggio and Bernini
Explores developments in painting, sculpture and architecture in the Roman ‘High’ Baroque through close examination of the art and lives of Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio and Gianlorenzo Bernini.
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ARH 332 - Topics in Modern Art
Focused studies in specific areas of European or American art from the 18th to the 20th centuries. Topics and periods vary. All courses focus on recent problems or issues in the field, expose students to a variety of art historical methods used to address those problems, and introduce students to research methods and tools required to conduct significant research projects within the discipline of modern American Art. May be repeated for credit where there is not topical overlap.
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ARH 337 - Impressionism and Post-Impressionism
Explores the origins, rise, and impact of French Impressionism and Post-Impressionism in the context of French 19th and early 20th century history, art theory, and culture. Prereq(s): ARH 202 or instructor consent.
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ARH 339 - History of Photography
Introduces students to the major contributors, movements, and technologies of photographic history. Primary focus on cultural, social, aesthetic, and commercial implications of photography concurrent with its invention and development through up to the advent of digital photography. The photograph, as document and as aesthetic object, is analyzed through contemporary criticism, historical writing, and illustrated lectures.
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ARH 340 - Topics in Global Art
Focused seminars on art from the Islamic world, South and Southeast Asia, China, Korea, Japan, Oceania, Africa, and the native Americas. Topics, geographic regions, and artistic periods vary. Emphasis on critical reading of scholarly texts and development of students’ research and writing skills. May be repeated for credit where there is not topical overlap.
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ARH 341 - African Art and Colonialism
Studies late 19th and early 20th century African art within the context of European colonialism. Focuses on episodes of change and collection in Africa and display and reception in Europe. Pays particular attention to influence of European colonialism on pre-existing African artistic traditions, social structures, power dynamics, gender relations, and religions. AAAS and INB elective.
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ARH 350 - Contemporary Art and Theory
An examination of postmodern art and theory (1960-present) beginning with fine arts appropriation of popular culture in the 1960s and culminating with today’s pluralistic range of traditional to virtual media. Themes include temporary art forms, constructions of national, ethnic, and gender identity in a post-colonial world, and recent arts controversies and censorship issues. Prereq(s): Sophomore standing.
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ARH 366 - Themes in Art History
Non-chronological topics course seminar that explores an artistic tradition through a thematic lens. Suitable for non-majors. May be repeated for credit where there is not topical overlap.
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ARH 367 - Artists on Film
Examines ways in which artists and creativity are depicted in film. These include “Frida,” “Basquiat,” and “American Splendor.” Prereq(s): Sophomore standing or instructor consent.
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ARH 368 - Picturing War
Examines the historical contexts and rhetorical strategies of the imagery of war in the Western world, including painting, architecture, public monuments, and mass media. Prereq(s): Sophomore standing or instructor consent.
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ARH 369 - Women & Art
Seminar exploring the intersections of feminist theory and art history. Covers art from antiquity to the present. Prereq(s): Sophomore standing or instructor consent.
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ARH 402 - Methodologies of Art History
Examines the development and implementation of a variety of methodological approaches to the study of art history. Traces the history of art history as an academic discipline. Includes study of works of art and architecture from antiquity to the present. Prereq(s): ARH 110 and ARH 120 . Required for ARH Major. Offered biannually. Must be taken in Junior or Senior Year.
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ARH 404 - Museum Studies Practicum
Examines the development of museums, interrogates issues of display, and exposes students to professional museum work. Compels students to practically apply art history skills in service of a professional exhibition at the Cornell Fine Arts Museum. Prereq(s): ARH Major/Minor and Junior/Senior Standing, or consent. Required for ARH Major. Offered biannually. Must be taken in Junior or Senior Year
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ARH 498 - Senior Thesis
Strongly encouraged for students considering graduate school. Required for students seeking Honors in the Major Field. May be taken for two consecutive semesters.
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ARH 499 - Senior Thesis
Strongly encouraged for students considering graduate school. Required for students seeking Honors in the Major Field. May be taken for two consecutive semesters.
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