Spring 2021 Art History

Location: 302 HH; Phone: (312) 996-3303.

Last generated: Thursday, May 20 2021 11:24 AM CDT

NOTE: 500 level courses require graduate standing

AH 100

Introduction to Art and Art History

3 hours. Creative Arts course.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
29075LCDARRANGEDARR2ONLBaker, MOnline Asynchronous
22801LCD12:30 PM - 01:45 PMTRARR2ONLVujkov, AOnline Synchronous
Forms, meanings, and purposes of art. Discussion of techniques, styles and content as well as historical and social contexts, in various media and cultures. Course Info: This course will be a hybrid course. Online Hybrid (Asynchronous/ Synchronous), Synchronous session will meet on Thursdays
42496LCD01:00 PM - 01:50 PMMWFARR2ONLKepler, AOnline Synchronous
36950LCD03:00 PM - 04:15 PMMWARR2ONLJohnson, POnline Synchronous

AH 101

The Naked and the Nude: Studies in Visual Literacy

3 hours. Field trips required at a nominal fee. Individual and Society course. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture and one Discussion.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
38337DIS - AD112:00 PM - 12:50 PMFARR2ONLAdibfar, LOnline Synchronous
37790LEC - AL12:00 PM - 12:50 PMMWARR2ONLAdibfar, LOnline Synchronous

AH 111

World History of Art and the Built Environment II

4 hours. Creative Arts course. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Discussion/Recitation and one Lecture.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
13854DIS - AD1ARRANGEDARR2ONLFlecha, ROnline Asynchronous
13855DIS - AD2ARRANGEDARR2ONLFlecha, ROnline Asynchronous
13857DIS - AD4ARRANGEDARR2ONLFoster, AOnline Asynchronous
13858DIS - AD5ARRANGEDARR2ONLFoster, AOnline Asynchronous
13859DIS - AD6ARRANGEDARR2ONLGribkova, NOnline Asynchronous
13860DIS - AD7ARRANGEDARR2ONLGribkova, NOnline Asynchronous
13861DIS - AD8ARRANGEDARR2ONLHajimohammad, SOnline Asynchronous
13863DIS - ADAARRANGEDHajimohammad, SOnline Asynchronous
13864DIS - ADBARRANGEDARR2ONLRahn, UOnline Asynchronous
13865DIS - ADCARRANGEDARR2ONLRahn, UOnline Asynchronous
26684DIS - ADDARRANGEDARR2ONLSchuster, MOnline Asynchronous
26685DIS - ADEARRANGEDARR2ONLSchuster, MOnline Asynchronous
38335DIS - ADFARRANGEDARR2ONLWooden, LOnline Asynchronous
Online
38613DIS - ADGARRANGEDARR2ONLWooden, LOnline Asynchronous
Online
19877LEC - AL1ARRANGEDARR2ONLMericle, ROnline Asynchronous
Online

AH 122

History of Chicago Architecture

3 hours. Field trips required at a nominal fee. Creative Arts, and Past course.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
28592LCDARRANGEDCzerwinski, MOnline Asynchronous

AH 130

Photography in History

3 hours. Field trips required at a nominal fee. Recommended background: Any art history course; any photography studio course. Past course.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
39221LCD11:00 AM - 11:50 AMMWFARR2ONLLedezma, DOnline Synchronous
Developments in the history of photography including cultural, social, commercial, scientific, political and artistic applications, and its transformation of the related social meanings of art and subjectivity. Course Information: AH 130 is an Understanding the Past Course in the General Education Program. Course Info: The course is scheduled Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 11:00 am to 11:50 am. The class will be asynchronous on Mondays and Wednesdays with recorded lectures. On Fridays, the class will meet synchronously. We will meet together online to have discussions and review for exams.

AH 180

Intro to Museum & Exhibition

3 hours. Field trips required at a nominal fee. Creative Arts, and Individual and Society course. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture and one Discussion.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
39630DIS - ADARRANGEDReeves, COnline Asynchronous
Art History Lab Fee $50.00 Flat Fee.
39631LEC - ALARRANGEDReeves, COnline Asynchronous

AH 201

Reading and Writing Art Criticism

3 hours. Recommended background: 3 hours of Art History at the 100-level. Creative Arts course.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
31004LCD04:30 PM - 05:45 PMMWARR2ONLBivens, BOnline Synchronous

AH 205

Roman Art and Archaeology

3 hours. Same as CL 205, and HIST 205. Creative Arts, and Past course.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
13870LCD11:00 AM - 11:50 AMMWFARR2ONLRos, KOnline Synchronous
Experience 'the grandeur of Rome' through its architecture, sculpture, and wall painting. Course topics include the town of Pompeii, buried alive by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius and miraculously preserved; Rome's huge public bath complexes, the health clubs of the ancient world; luxurious private houses like the Villa of the Mysteries, whose painted walls reveal details of secret initiation ceremonies into the cult of the wine god Dionysus; the Colosseum, where gladiators and wild beasts fought to the death; and Roman imperial portraits and state reliefs, whose style and content were cleverly manipulated by the imperial propaganda machine to insure the continuing popularity of the reigning emperor. This course is a survey of Roman art and architecture in their historical and cultural context, from pre-Roman civilizations in Italy (the Villanovans, Etruscans, and western Greeks), through the reign of the Roman Emperor Constantine in the early 4th c CE. 3 credit hours, no prerequisites. Course Information: Same as CL 205, and HIST 205. Creative Arts course, and Past course.

AH 208

Topics in Modern Architecture, Art and Design

3 hours. May be repeated if topics vary. Students may register for more than one section per term. Recommended background: 3 hours of Art History at the 100-level.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
36951LCD10:00 AM - 10:50 AMMWFARR2ONLSanchez Bataller, DOnline Synchronous
Mod/Contemp Latin American Art Title: Modern and Contemporary Latin American Art Description: This survey will provide an in-depth discussion of pivotal Latin American artists and their contributions in order to establish a wider and more complex vision of modern art. With a focus on the relation between art and politics in the region, topics will include the first wave of Brazilian modernism in the 1920s, Mexican muralism, the impact of the international avant-gardes, art and poetry in the 'concrete and 'neo-concrete' forms, developmentalism in architecture, conceptualism during the military coups of the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionary aesthetics in art and film, the neo-baroque forms of the 1990s, and the global trends in the first decades of the twenty-first century. This course has no prerequisites; all students are welcome. Course Info: This class is formatted as a hybrid: asynchronous, with synchronous meetings M and F 10:00-10:50pm.

AH 209

Near Eastern Art and Archaeology

3 hours. Same as ARST 209. Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or above. Creative Arts, and Past course.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
24921LCD09:30 AM - 10:45 AMTRARR2ONLHarmansah, OOnline Synchronous
Who lived in the Tower of Babel? Who was buried in the Royal Tombs of Ur? How were the ziggurats built? This course introduces the unique body of works of art, artifacts, and monuments produced by the peoples of the ancient Middle East (Mesopotamia, Syria, Anatolia and Iran). We will explore this long-lasting and diverse visual and material culture from prehistory to Alexander the Great. Course Information: Same as ARST 209. Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or above. Creative Arts course, and Past course. Hybrid Online

AH 218

Pompeii: Everyday Life in a Roman Town

3 hours. Same as CL 218 and HIST 218. Prerequisite(s): CL 101 or CL 103 or CL 205 or AH 110 or; or consent of the instructor. Past course.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
35880LCD12:00 PM - 12:50 PMMWFARR2ONLRos, KOnline Synchronous
Pompeii: Everyday Life The town of Pompeii, buried and miraculously preserved by the sudden eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 CE, offers a unique opportunity for the exploration of everyday life in a Roman town. Topics covered by this course include Pompeii's history, society, politics, economy, religion, art, architecture, and entertainments, both public and private. Course Information: Same as CL 218 and HIST 218. Prerequisite(s): CL 101 or CL 103 or CL 205 or AH 110 or; or consent of the instructor. Past course.

AH 233

History of Film II: World War II to the Present

3 hours. Same as ENGL 233 and MOVI 233. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Discussion/Recitation and one Lecture-Discussion. Recommended background: ENGL 102.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
13880DIS - AD103:00 PM - 04:50 PMMARR2ONLPowell, T; Rubin, MOnline Synchronous
13881LCD - AS103:00 PM - 04:50 PMWARR2ONLPowell, T; Rubin, MOnline Synchronous

AH 234

New Media Studies

3 hours. Recommended background: 3 hours of Art History at the 100-level.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
44553LCD03:00 PM - 04:15 PMMWARR2ONLNash, ROnline Synchronous
RACE/ETHNICITY IN FILM/MEDIA Race and ethnicity in film and digital media. Same as ART 223.

AH 236

History of Design II: 1925 to the Present

3 hours. Same as DES 236. Prerequisite(s): 3 hours of Art History at the 100-level or consent of the instructor. Recommended background: AH 235 or DES 235.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
22808LCD11:00 AM - 12:15 PMTRARR2ONLBrown, DOnline Synchronous

AH 259

Art in the Age of Enlightenment and Revolution

3 hours. Field trip required at a nominal fee. Recommended background: AH 111. Creative Arts, and Past course.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
44423LCD09:30 AM - 10:45 AMMWARR2ONLDubin, NOnline Synchronous
Eighteenth-Century Art Title: Eighteenth-Century Art Description:This course focuses on European art of the eighteenth century through the lens of the eras sweeping political, social and cultural transformationsforemost among them the dramatic rise of a contentious and powerful public sphere. Spanning Absolutism, Enlightenment and Revolution, the course emphasizes the relationship between art and politics, while also considering such topics as colonialism and global trade; the shifting self-conception of the artist; and the rise of a risk economy. This course has no prerequisites.

AH 263

Latin American Colonial Art

3 hours. Same as LALS 263. Prerequisite(s): Three hours of art history at the 100 level, or consent of the instructor. Creative Arts, and World Cultures course.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
28599LCDARRANGEDOrtega, EOnline Asynchronous

AH 274

Visual Culture of Ancient Mesoamerica

3 hours. Same as LALS 240. Creative Arts, and World Cultures course.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
36771LCDARRANGEDFinegold, AOnline Asynchronous

AH 302

Museum and Exhibition Workshop

3 hours. Prerequisite(s): AH 180. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture and one Discussion.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
41095DIS - AD04:00 PM - 05:30 PMMARR2ONLStewart, LOnline Synchronous
39227LEC - AL03:00 PM - 03:50 PMMARR2ONLStewart, LOnline Synchronous

AH 399

Collaborative Research

1 TO 4 hours. May be repeated. Prerequisite(s): AH 303 and AH 301; and consent of the instructor.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
42317CNFARRANGEDArchias, S
Departmental Approval Required
40221CNFARRANGEDBecker, C
3 hours Instructor Approval Required
44706CNFARRANGEDHarmansah, O
Departmental Approval Required
43317CNFARRANGEDOrtega, E
3 hours Instructor Approval Required
42347CNFARRANGEDPollak, M
Departmental Approval Required
42569CNFARRANGEDStimson, B
Departmental Approval Required

AH 465

Arts of the Black Atlantic

3 OR 4 hours. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
44152LCD03:30 PM - 06:00 PMTARR2ONLStimson, BOnline Synchronous
3 hours Restricted to Undergrad - Chicago.
44165LCD03:30 PM - 06:00 PMTARR2ONLStimson, BOnline Synchronous
4 hours Restricted to Graduate - Chicago or Graduate Non-Degree Chicago.

AH 471

Topics in Asian Art and Architecture

3 OR 4 hours. Same as GLAS 471. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated if topics vary. Prerequisite(s): 3 hours of Asian art and/or architecture or consent of the instructor.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
30066LCD06:30 PM - 09:00 PMTARR2ONLBecker, COnline Synchronous
3 hours Restricted to Undergrad - Chicago.
30212LCD06:30 PM - 09:00 PMTARR2ONLBecker, COnline Synchronous
4 hours Light South Asian Art Title: Light South Asian Art Description: Starting with luminous gilded Buddhas and concluding with the immersive light installations of contemporary artists, this seminar will explore how light and shadow have been harnessed by artists and architects to startle, delight, provoke, and frighten human and divine viewers alike. Through a series of case studies on topics like the halo, sound and light shows, and the illumination of architecture, this course will also examine cross-cultural manipulations of light and its absence. This course has no prerequisites; all students are welcome. Restricted to Graduate - Chicago or Graduate Non-Degree Chicago.

AH 481

Museum Practices

3 OR 4 hours. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): AH 480 or consent of the instructor.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
44153LCD03:00 PM - 05:30 PMWARR2ONLLee, LOnline Synchronous
3 hours Restricted to Undergrad - Chicago.
44166LCD03:00 PM - 05:30 PMWARR2ONLLee, LOnline Synchronous
4 hours Restricted to Graduate - Chicago or Graduate Non-Degree Chicago.

AH 483

Internship

1 TO 4 hours. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only. May be repeated. Field work required. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
42275PRARRANGEDDubin, N
42455PRARRANGEDHarmansah, O
42353PRARRANGEDHiggins, H
42500PRARRANGEDOrtega, E

AH 490

Honors Thesis

3 hours. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. Prerequisite(s): Open only to seniors. Instructor Approval Required

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
22836CNFARRANGEDArchias, S
22844CNFARRANGEDBecker, C
22850CNFARRANGEDDubin, N
22838CNFARRANGEDFinegold, A
22842CNFARRANGEDHarmansah, O
22839CNFARRANGEDHiggins, H
22835CNFARRANGEDOrtega, E
22843CNFARRANGEDPollak, M
22837CNFARRANGEDStimson, B
22847CNFARRANGEDStimson, B

AH 492

Readings in Art and Architecture History

1 TO 4 hours. 1 to 3 undergraduate hours. 2 to 4 graduate hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 9 hours for undergraduate students or 12 hours for graduate students. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing and 3 hours of Art History above the 100 level and consent of the instructor. Enrollment priority will be given to majors and graduate students in Art History. Instructor Approval Required

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
22853CNFARRANGED
22855CNFARRANGED
22858CNFARRANGED
22860CNFARRANGED
34193CNFARRANGEDArchias, S
22854CNFARRANGEDBecker, C
34194CNFARRANGEDFinegold, A
22859CNFARRANGEDHarmansah, O
22852CNFARRANGEDHiggins, H
19855CNFARRANGEDOrtega, E
22851CNFARRANGEDPollak, M
34195CNFARRANGEDStimson, B

AH 512

Art History Teaching Seminar

0 hours. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated up to 1 time(s). Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing in the art history program and appointment as a teaching assistant in the department. Departmental Approval Required

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
13897LCD11:00 AM - 11:50 AMFMericle, ROnline Asynchronous

AH 550

Seminar in Renaissance and Baroque Art and Architecture

4 hours. May be repeated if topics vary.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
41859LCD03:00 PM - 05:30 PMMARR2ONLDubin, NOnline Synchronous
Early Modern Paper Culture Title: Early Modern Paper Culture Description: Politically, commercially, and culturally, paper played a seminal role in the early modern world. Making use of scholarship from a variety of disciplines, and spanning the fifteenth through the eighteenth centuries, this seminar surveys episodes in art practice (with a focus on Europe and the New World) alongside the ascendancy of paper. Topics to be considered include, among others, print in the service of ethnography and colonial enterprise; cartography; conceptions of authorship, authenticity, reproduction and the counterfeit; the rise of paper money; and the commerce in and aesthetics of caricatures, drawings, and pastels.

AH 562

Issues in the Art of the Americas

4 hours.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
33019LCD06:00 PM - 08:30 PMWARR2ONLOrtega, EOnline Synchronous
The Art of Encounters Title: The Art of Encounters This graduate seminar is designed to highlight the art created around the encounters between European and Indigenous peoples throughout the colonial period in Latin America, between 1492-1810. From the clash between the Seminoles and the Spanish in Florida to the Mapuche struggles with viceregal administrations in Chile, we will analyze the visual, material and literary cultures of 300 years of incessant conquests. The main goal of this class is to demonstrate how the cultural production of the Americas can be reevaluated through the understanding of mythologized encuentros.

AH 590

MA Paper Research

0 TO 4 hours. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated to a maximum of 4 hours. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. Restricted to Art History major(s). Restricted to Master of Arts.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
19871CNFARRANGEDDubin, N

AH 592

Preliminary Examination Research

0 TO 16 hours. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 hours. Prerequisite(s): Open only to Ph.D. degree students. Only by consent of the Director of Graduate Studies and after all other coursework has been completed. Restricted to Art History major(s). Restricted to Doctor of Philosophy.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
44831CNFARRANGEDArchias, S
27193CNFARRANGEDDubin, N
44721CNFARRANGEDHarmansah, O
44776CNFARRANGEDHiggins, H
44754CNFARRANGEDStimson, B
Departmental Approval Required

AH 596

Readings in Art and Architecture

1 TO 4 hours. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. Instructor Approval Required

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
22862CNFARRANGEDArchias, S
22865CNFARRANGEDBanerji, S
26486CNFARRANGEDBecker, C
22872CNFARRANGEDDubin, N
34205CNFARRANGEDFinegold, A
22868CNFARRANGEDHarmansah, O
35440CNFARRANGEDHarmansah, O
19872CNFARRANGEDHiggins, H
22863CNFARRANGEDLee, L
26487CNFARRANGEDMekinda, J
34203CNFARRANGEDOrtega, E
22870CNFARRANGEDPollak, M
22866CNFARRANGEDStimson, B

AH 598

Master's Thesis Research

0 TO 8 hours. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated to a maximum of 8 hours. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
34730CNFARRANGEDArchias, S
Departmental Approval Required
19873CNFARRANGEDDubin, N

AH 599

Ph.D. Dissertation Research

0 TO 16 hours. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated to a maximum of 24 hours. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor and satisfactory completion of the preliminary examination.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
44683CNFARRANGEDArchias, S
19875CNFARRANGEDDubin, N
44711CNFARRANGEDHarmansah, O
44682CNFARRANGEDLee, L
44793CNFARRANGEDPollak, M
44712CNFARRANGEDStimson, B