Theories And Methods Of Art History (FAH-0100)

Fall 2023 · FAH 0100 · Tufts University · 3 credits · Undergraduate

How art history has been studied in the past and how it is currently studied: historiography and methodology. Consideration of early writers on art (Pliny, Vasari) to develop understanding of origins of present discourses, and to see interaction of art, society, and theory in historical perspective. Readings in twentieth-century approaches: from traditional style and connoisseurship and their critics through Riegl's and Panofsky's fundamental works, to contemporary methods such as psychoanalysis, Marxism, feminism, semiotics. Required course for art history major; recommended to be taken in the senior year. Open to nonmajors with consent. Recommendations: Two 100-level art history courses completed or taken concurrently. This course is offered only in the fall term. In order to avoid possible course conflicts, it is recommended that students who plan to double major take this course during their junior

Course codes: FAH-0100, FAH 0100, FAH0100, FAH-100, FAH 100, FAH100

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