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Art
Web site at: http://www.utep.edu/arts/
7.- History of Art (ARTH) Courses
3105 Art History of the Western World I (3-0)
(Common Course Number ARTS 1303)
A survey of western art that includes painting, sculpture, and architecture from prehistoric times to the
medieval times. Course fee required.
3106 Art History of the Western World II (3-0)
(Common Course Number ARTS 1304)
A survey of western art that includes painting, sculpture, and architecture from the early Renaissance to the
twentieth century. Course fee required.
3107 History of Latin-American Art (3-0)
A survey of the major monuments of Latin American art and architecture from the arrival of humans in the region to the present. Topics will include the
formation of indigenous civilization and art, the relationship of Spanish and indigenous civilizations, and the relationship of Latin America to European
Modernism. Course fee required.
3209 Twentieth Century Art (3-0)
A critical lecture survey of the Western visual arts from 1900 to the present, including the Modern and Post-Modern Arts. Emphasis will be placed
upon an analysis of the specific artworks and stylistic groups of this period in terms of their relation to changing cultural conditions: e.g. philosophical,
scientific, technological, political, and economic factors.
3308 The Border and Visual Culture (3-0)
The class explores the history of art and its role in the civilizations of the El Paso/Northern Chihuahua region, from Hueco Tanks to the rise of
Modernism and the mural renaissance. Using the rich artistic legacy of this area, the class examines the way art functions across borders and how
borders have been constructed, debated, and lived through in the art of the past. Course fee required.
3309 The Art and Civilization of Ancient Mexico and the Maya (3-0)
This course surveys the art and civilization of the Maya, the Aztecs, and their predecessors from 1800 B.C. to the coming of the Spanish. In addition to
large scale art and architecture, the invention of writing, funerary ceramics, and the use of art as both religious expression and political act will be
examined. Course fee required.
3329 Modern and Contemporary Art Theory (3-0)
A seminar that reviews art theory from Kant to Baudrillard. Issues such as art-for-art's sake, Marxism, phenomenology, interpretation, deconstruction,
multiculturalism, and hyperreality will be discussed. Prerequisite: ARTH 3106. Course fee required.
3409 Research Problems in Art History (3-0)
A special topics seminar for the advanced student. May be repeated for credit if problems vary. Prerequisites: ARTH 3105, ARTH 3106, and
instructor approval. Course fee required.
3419 Special Problems in Art History (3-0)
A course for the advanced student that allows the student and the instructor to set up individual problems. May be repeated for credit when problems
vary. Prerequisite: Instructor approval. Course fee required.
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