ARH X94 ARH 394 Special Topics in the History of Art 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing in art history and consent of the graduate adviser.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Doctoral
Topic 1: Critical Theory, Poststructuralism, and Art History.
Topic 2: Administration and Development of Visual Resources
Topic 3: Poststructuralist Methods in Art History. Examine an overview of influential examples of poststructuralist theory and how such theory can be applied to interpretive issues in the visual arts. Explore the writings of Barthes, Derrida, Lacan, Benjamin, and others. Only one of the following may be counted: Art History 386P (Topic: Postructuralist Meths in ARH), 394 (Topic: Poststruct Methods in Art Hist), 394 (Topic 3).
Topic 4: When Practice Encounters Theory. Study situations in which the theoretical position that guides an interpretation comes into conflict with the nature of the technical practices of the artist whose work is being interpreted. Art History 394 (Topic: When Practice Encounters Thry) and 394 (Topic 4) may not both be counted.
Topic 5: Visual Cultures in Cyberspace. Examine transatlantic computational art systems as expressive practices for computing aesthetics and interconnectivity of gendered, racial, and sexualized bodies. Only one of the following may be counted: Art History 394 (Topic: Visual Cultures in Cyberspace), 394 (Topic 5), Women's and Gender Studies 393 (Topic: Visual Cultures in Cyberspace).
Topic 6: Issues in Museum Studies. Survey major issues in the field of museum studies. Only one of the following may be counted: Art Education 383L, Art History 394 (Topic: Issues in Museum Studies), 394 (Topic 6). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: AED 383L Additional prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of the graduate adviser.