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• ARTH 205: Pre-Columbian Art and Culture

  3.00 Credits

  College of Charleston

  
  Study of the artistic culture of the Americas from its origin until the 16th-century encounter of indigenous pre-Columbian peoples with Europeans. Concentration will be focused upon Mesoamerican civilizations (including the Olmec, Teotihuacanos, Zapotecs, Maya, Toltecs, and Aztecs) and upon Andean civilizations (including Chavin, Moche, and Inca). The course will survey the development and evolution of artistic forms, technique, and iconography in the "New World" and emphasize the cultural, religious, and political context in which works of art and architecture were produced. NOTE: Please refer to the appropriate academic catalog for additional course information concerning prerequisites, co-requisites and course restrictions..
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• ARTH 210: African Art

  3.00 Credits

  College of Charleston

  
  A review of African art, emphasizing traditional sub-Saharan sculptural forms, their aesthetic characteristics and cultural context. Briefer references will be made to other major traditions (possibilities include Egypt, Ethiopia, the Maghreb, Madagascar, Islamic traditions, prehistoric art). NOTE: Please refer to the appropriate academic catalog for additional course information concerning prerequisites, co-requisites and course restrictions..
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• ARTH 212: Ancient Egyptian Art & Arch

  3.00 Credits

  College of Charleston

  
  This course introduces students to ancient Egyptian material and visual culture from the Predynastic Period to the Late Period, focusing on monuments, reliefs, and statuary within an archaeological framework. Important stylistic consistencies and developments that occurred over time will be highlighted. We will also consider the larger context of the art and architecture by examining ancient Egyptian culture, religion, and history. In this way, this course will familiarize students with recent Egyptological research and archaeological discoveries.
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• ARTH 213: Art & Arch Ancient Mesopotamia

  3.00 Credits

  College of Charleston

  
  This course investigates the material and visual culture of the Eastern Mediterranean and Mesopotamia from the Neolithic period to the Achaemenid Persian Empire. While we will approach the material chronologically and regionally, the course will also be structured around two important issues. First, how did the various cultures of the ancient Near East interact with each other? Second, how does ancient Near Eastern art and architecture continue to be present in our contemporary lives? Through these questions, we will discuss cultural heritage and ways that art and architecture intersect with ancient and modern politics, religion, and social issues.
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• ARTH 214: Ancient Greek Art

  3.00 Credits

  College of Charleston

  
  This course surveys the art of ancient Greece, from the Bronze Age through the Hellenistic Era. The lectures and readings present major works in their historical, politicla, and cultural contexts--both ancient and modern. This approach will help students will help students understand how ancient Greeks viewed and used these artworks. NOTE: Please refer to the appropriate academic catalog for additional course information concerning prerequisites, co-requisites and course restrictions..
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• ARTH 215: Ancient Roman Art

  3.00 Credits

  College of Charleston

  
  This course surveys the art of ancient Rome, from the Iron Age through the Late Antique period. The lectures and readings present major works in their historical, political, and cultural contexts--both ancient and modern. This approach will help students understand how ancient Romans viewed and used these artworks. NOTE: Please refer to the appropriate academic catalog for additional course information concerning prerequisites, co-requisites and course restrictions..
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• ARTH 218: Art Law: Crime and Punishment

  3.00 Credits

  College of Charleston

  
  This course explores current issues in Art Law as essential knowledge in the administration of a successful museum. We will explore the legal and ethical challenges in the accession and deaccession of Fine and Decorative Arts by museums. The course addresses the concept of title compromised by stolen and looted art, the determination of authenticity, and the potential legal exposure of Foundations, Catalogue Raisonnes and Artists' Estates. Students will explore the potential traps of poor contract negotiation and the complicated legal framework protecting cultural property and endangered species. Using prominent cases such as those involving Warhol, O'Keefe, Doig, Rothko, Noland, victims of looted art and the major museums, students will understand the real-world application of these obligations.
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• ARTH 220: History of Greek and Roman Art

  3.00 Credits

  College of Charleston

  
  A study of Greek art from the Minoan civilization through the Hellenistic period, and of Roman art from the Republic through the Empire. NOTE: Please refer to the appropriate academic catalog for additional course information concerning prerequisites, co-requisites and course restrictions..
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• ARTH 221: Preparing the Museum Professio

  3.00 Credits

  College of Charleston

  
  Join us as we go behind the scenes and deconstruct what makes a museum viable and successful in the 21 century. What special challenges do museums of different sizes and specialties face? By examining relationships between museum professionals and various constituencies - artists, board members, donors, accreditors and the community, we will examine the dynamics of museum life. How do technology and physicality enhance education and exhibition? When does a provocative exhibition become a cultural war? We will look at the growth of online exhibitions /collections and analyze traveling exhibitions. What duties does a museum have when confronting fakes, forgeries, stolen art and cultural property? Finally, we will look at compelling public relations campaigns and analyze funding of the general museum programs and the financing of special exhibitions.
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• ARTH 222: History of Museums, Collecting

  3.00 Credits

  College of Charleston

  
  This course explores the history of practices of collecting and display from roughly the early modern period in Europe through the Progressive Era in the United States (16th-early 20th centuries). Starting with the Cabinets of Curiosities, it will chart the collecting impulse through the rise of colonialism and the corresponding interest in the structuring of knowledge in the Enlightenment. The development of the ideals of the public museum will be grounded in the French Revolution and the spread of World's Fairs. Progressive Era museum patronage in the United States and its corresponding issues around taste making and social class will also be discussed. For the remainder of the semester, starting with John Dewey, we will learn about the historical roots of Museum Education and Outreach programs and will evaluate to what degree museums today continue (and/or update) the goals under which their collections and programs were originally founded.
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