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Art History Courses Available in COF
Fall 2008 Courses
Spring 2009 Courses
Fall 2008
VIS 215 History of Architecture
Instructor: Marjorie Hall
Mondays and Wednesdays, 10:00-11:15 AM
Course description: Studies world architecture from prehistory
to modern world. Focuses on major
building traditions through in-depth study
of individual monuments; considers the
interplay of materials, technologies, and
cultural needs responsible for built
environment. Illustrated lectures, readings,
discussions, field trips. Upper level writing.
FROM DAGUERREOTYPES TO DIGITAL PRINTS: THE HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Instructor: Professor Cynthia Fowler
Tuesday/Thursday 1:40-2:55
Emmanuel College, Library Lecture Hall
Course Description: This course surveys the history of photography from its beginnings in the early nineteenth century to the present. In this course, we will examine both photographic aesthetics and subject matter based on social and cultural concerns at specific moments in history. We will also consider the relationship between photography and the visual arts in general, which culminates with the primacy of photography as a medium by the late twentieth century. The course ends with a consideration of photography in relation to the introduction of the digital camera and computer art.
TOWARD AN ABORIGINAL PERSPECTIVE: CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN INDIAN ART
Instructor: Professor Cynthia Fowler
Tuesday/Thursday 3:05-4:20
Emmanuel College, Library Room G17
Course Description: This course examines the artistic production of American Indian artists from the mid twentieth century to the present. We will consider art produced by native artists working in both traditional and non-traditional media. In addition to close examination of individual works, we will also consider the obstacles faced by native artists in gaining recognition for their work, such as the Western desire for “authentic” native art and the attendant expectation that native artists perpetuate their own historical forms. Overall, we will consider contemporary American Indian art as an important visual expression of the issues and concerns of native peoples in North America today.
Spring 2009
VIS 218 Cathedral and Castle
Instructor: Marjorie Hall
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10:00-11:15 AM
Course description: Studies art of Middle Ages in Europe and
the Middle East in cultural context.
Focuses on religious, civic, and domestic
architecture, sculpture, stained glass,
painting, book illumination, metal work,
fiber arts. Illustrated lectures, readings,
discussions, field trips. Upper level writing.
Art History/Gallary Links
Towne Art Gallery Website at Wheelock
Critical Studies Program @ MassArt
Special Events (speakers, gallary talks etc.)
None at this time.
Contact Info for Art Historians
Wheelock College
Marjorie J. Hall
Associate Professor of Art History
Chair, Arts Department
Wheelock College
Boston MA 02215
Phone: 617-879-2130
Fax: 617-879-2374
Email: mhall@wheelock.edu
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Emmanuel College
Cynthia Fowler
Art Historian
Associate Professor of Art
email: fowlecy@emmanuel.edu
Kathy Soles
Painter
Department Chair
Professor of Art
email: soles@emmanuel.edu
Megumi Naitoh
Ceramicist
AssistantProfessor of Art
email: naitoh@emmanuel.edu
Brian Littlefield
Painter
Special Instructor of Art
email: littleb@emmanuel.edu
Stephan Jacobs
Photographer
Special Instructor of Art
email: jacobsst@emmanuel.edu
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