New Art History Courses
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ARTH 115 001 Popular Music & Visual Cultures
Instructor: B. Belton
Winter 2011-12 Term 1
A survey of changing attitudes towards class, ethnicity, gender, and ideology as reflected in folk, blues, jazz, rock, and hip-hop music and their accompanying visual cultures from the early 20th century to the early 21st century. Credit will not be granted for both MUSC 115 and ARTH 115. [3-0-0] Equivalency: MUSC 115.
ARTH 324 001 Sound Art & Experimental Music
Instructor: B. Belton
Winter 2011-12 Term 1
A study of selected alternatives to formal compositions performed by skilled professionals, ranging from avant-garde experiments in noise and chance to sound art and audio-narrative for performances and installations. Credit will not be granted for both MUSC 324 and ARTH 324. [2-0-2]
Prerequisite: Third-year standing. Equivalency: MUSC 324.
ARTH 375 001- Encountering India: The Age of The Mughals
Instructor: H. Keshani
Winter 2010-11 Term 1
Tue/Thu 12:30 to 14:00 ART 208
The diverse arts and visual cultures of India from the 15th to the 19th century in their historical and cultural contexts. Topics include the rise of the multicultural Mughal Empire, the roles of Hinduism, Islam, and Sikhism, and encounters with Renaissance and Colonial Europe.
ARTH 101- Art and Visual Cultures of the World I
Instructor: S. Gott
Winter 2009-10 Term 1
Survey of the arts and visual cultures of the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas from prehistory to 1700. The emphasis will be on developing a critical understanding of world arts in relation to socio-historical contexts and cross-cultural interactions
ARTH 380- African Art and Visual Culture
Instructor: S. Gott
Winter 2009-10 Term 2
Examination of arts and visual cultures of sub-Saharan Africa with emphasis on: cultural meaning and belief; historical and political contexts; aesthetics and artistic practice; politics of collection and exhibition; popular culture, commodification, and globalization; and modern and contemporary art movements.
ARTH 390- Indigenous Art and Visual Culture
Instructor: S. Gott
Winter 2009-10 Term 2
Examination of North American Indigenous art and visual culture with emphasis on cultural meaning and belief; indigenous aesthetics; historical and political contexts; politics of collection, exhibition, and commodification; modern and contemporary art; and significance for present-day identity and cultural survival.
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6/22/2011 12:31:57 PM
Contact
Dr. Hussein Keshani
Assistant Professor
Department of Critical Studies
Art History
250.807.9770
hussein.keshani@ubc.ca
Carolyn MacHardy
Associate Professor
Department of Critical Studies
Art History
(250) 807-9797
carolyn.machardy@ubc.ca
Suzanne Gott
Assistant Professor
Department of Critical Studies
Art History
250.807.9671
suzanne.gott@ubc.ca
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