7. History of Art (ARTH)
1305 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.
1306 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.
1307 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.
2309 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 BC 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.
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 1306. Course fee required.
4309 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 1305, ARTH 1306, and instructor approval. Course fee required.
4319 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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