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Summer 2012
Apr 18, 2024 |
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| ARTH 884 - The Art of Asia |
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A contextual study of the arts of India, Japan, and Southeast Asia, spanning the ancient to
the post-modern worlds. The course explores major movements and schools of art such as
Buddhist sculpture, Chinese landscape painting, and Japanese prints. Readings and discussions
focus on the interrelationships among art and religion; identity; and political authority. The
course includes study of Western influences in Asia, and of the idea of the "Orient" in Western
Culture.
1.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Graduate, Non-Matriculated, Post-Baccalaureate Tchr Lcnse Schedule Types: Independent/Directed Study, Lecture Art & Music Department Restrictions: May not be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Undergraduate |
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