History of Art (ARTH)Arts and Sciences
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- Schedule of Classes - January 5, 2026 3:59PM EST
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ARTH 1163
Course Description
This course will allow first-years to answer the question: from where, and how, did the idea evolve that one might catch a picture in a net, as one might catch not only a butterfly but the piece of sky ... view course details
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Goldwin Smith Hall 162
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Moisey, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.
ARTH 1164
Course Description
We think that photographs show us a perfect re-creation of the world around us, but photographs are imperfect slices of reality. Historically, what kinds of people, places, and phenomena were photographs ... view course details
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Goldwin Smith Hall 156
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Marvin, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.
ARTH 2000
Course Description
This course provides an introduction to modes of vision and the historical impact of visual images, visual structures, and visual space on culture, communication, and politics. It examines all aspects ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 2000, COML 2000, VISST 2000
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Klarman Hall KG70: Rhodes Rawl
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Rickard, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Goldwin Smith Hall G22
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Rickard, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Rockefeller Hall B16
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Rickard, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Goldwin Smith Hall 124
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Rickard, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M Rockefeller Hall B16
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Rickard, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Goldwin Smith Hall 124
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Rickard, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Goldwin Smith Hall G22
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Rickard, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Goldwin Smith Hall 122
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Rickard, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M Goldwin Smith Hall G24
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Rickard, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
ARTH 2200
Course Description
The art of Ancient Greece and Rome has a complex legacy within western culture that is inseparable from ideas about power, beauty, identity, and knowledge. As such, 'Classical' art has been appropriated ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ARKEO 2700, CLASS 2700
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Goldwin Smith Hall G22
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Alexandridis, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R Rockefeller Hall 187
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Alexandridis, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Goldwin Smith Hall 350
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Alexandridis, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
ARTH 2240
Course Description
Why did the ancient Egyptians build pyramids, and why did they stop building them? Why did they depict things in ways that seem stiff and unnatural? Is ancient Egyptian art “art”? These are some of the ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 2433, NES 2433
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR White Hall 106
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Miller, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
ARTH 2700
Course Description
This course focuses on African American and African Diaspora visual art from the 1800s to the present. It introduces significant artists and artworks as well as key movements, social, political, and economic ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 2700, ASRC 2700
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Goldwin Smith Hall G22
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Ekpo, P
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Goldwin Smith Hall 181
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Ekpo, P
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Goldwin Smith Hall G20
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Ekpo, P
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
ARTH 2750
Course Description
These seminars offer an introduction to the humanities by exploring historical, cultural, social, and political themes. Students will explore themes in critical dialogue with a range of texts and media ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 2750, CLASS 2750, COML 2750, ENGL 2950, FGSS 2750, SHUM 2750
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Section Topic
Topic: Women, Textiles, and Texts in Feminist Thought
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR A D White House 109
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Danisi, M
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Enrollment preference given to: students accepted into the Humanities Scholars Program. For course description, see https://as.cornell.edu/research/hsp-core-courses
ARTH 2805
Course Description
Trade in and to Asia proved to be a key force in creating our modern globalized world. The Indian Ocean and the China Seas converged on Southeast Asia, where a cosmopolitan array of ships from every shore ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ASIAN 2285, SHUM 2805, VISST 2805
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Opt NoAud(Letter or S/U grades (no audit))
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Meeting Pattern
- T Sibley Hall 101
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
McGowan, K
Pan, A
- R Johnson Museum 2L41 lecture rm
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
McGowan, K
Pan, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Meeting Pattern
- R Goldwin Smith Hall 124
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
McGowan, K
Pan, A
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Goldwin Smith Hall 348
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
McGowan, K
Pan, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
ARTH 3315
Course Description
Grounded entirely in the collection of our on-campus museum, this course will introduce students to a broad chronological and geographical selection of examples of ‘Islamic’ visual culture via close encounters ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 6315
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T Johnson Museum 2B07 study glry
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Robinson, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
ARTH 3400
Course Description
This lecture introduces students to the multivalent attitudes towards and understandings of the body in early modern Europe, and how artmakers contributed and responded to these forces between 1400 and ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 6400
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Goldwin Smith Hall G22
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Howie, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
ARTH 3650
Course Description
In this course, we will examine the role of electronic and digital technologies in the arts of the late 20th and 21st centuries with emphasis on Europe and North America. Beginning with the cybernetically ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 6653, INFO 3660, STS 3650, VISST 3650
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Goldwin Smith Hall G22
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Fernandez, M
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
ARTH 3803
Course Description
How does art, architecture, and urban space interface with one another and what is the role of art in public space and public life? This course considers these questions within the context of ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 6803
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Goldwin Smith Hall G24
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Lin, N
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
ARTH 4110
Course Description
The Curatorial Practicum is a semester-long course offered at the Herbert F. Johnson Museum in collaboration with the Department of the History of Art and Visual Studies. This Spring 2026 the seminar theme, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 6010
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Johnson Museum 2B07 study glry
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
McGowan, K
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
ARTH 4151
Course Description
From the 20th-century to the present, artists have made art using live entities including plants, animals, cells, tissue cultures and bacteria. They have designed habitats, plants, body organs, imaged ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 6151, STS 4511, STS 6511, VISST 4151, VISST 6151
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Section Topic
Topic: Biological Art (Bio Art)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Goldwin Smith Hall G19
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Fernandez, M
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
ARTH 4233
Course Description
Topics Rotate: Spring 2026 topic: Olympia. Few sites of Greek antiquity enjoy a global resonance as large as that of Olympia, origin of the Olympic games. And yet, with its monumental archaeological traces ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 4233, ARKEO 6233, ARTH 6233, CLASS 4746, CLASS 7746
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R Goldwin Smith Hall G24
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Alexandridis, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
ARTH 4305
Course Description
A comparative and interdisciplinary seminar whose focus is the visual world created by the pan-Mediterranean (Iberian Peninsula, Maghreb, France, Italy, Turkey, Egypt, and Persia) culture of Courtly Love ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 6305, MEDVL 4305, MEDVL 6305, NES 4795
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Sibley Hall 142
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Robinson, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
ARTH 4462
Course Description
This seminar analyzes the contours of early modern Europe’s artistic and scientific landscapes through the lens of light and vision. This class will explore how early modern artists conceptualized the ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 6462
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T Goldwin Smith Hall G24
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Howie, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
ARTH 4515
Course Description
This seminar brings together work in critical black studies and psychoanalysis with recent black art histories to examine black abstraction and conceptualism. Blackness can be understood as a concept made ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 4515, AMST 6515, ARTH 6515, ASRC 4515, ASRC 6506
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M Goldwin Smith Hall G24
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Ekpo, P
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
ARTH 4540
Course Description
This seminar will offer a survey of film theory and history tailored for art historians, especially but not exclusively for modernists. The influence of cinema on twentieth-century aesthetics cannot be ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 6540
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M Goldwin Smith Hall G19
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Moisey, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
ARTH 4695
Course Description
Topic: Art of the Arab World, Central Asia, Iran, Turkey.This seminar focuses on the art and visual culture of West Asia and North Africa from the nineteenth century to the present. We will examine ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 6695
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
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Section Topic
Topic: Art of the Arab World, Central Asian, Iran, Turkey
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M Goldwin Smith Hall G20
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Dadi, I
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
ARTH 4720
Course Description
During Europe's colonial era, the modern museum emerged as a site of cultural and scientific authority. This course investigates the history of imperial collections and collectors, with a focus on Britain ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 6720, BSOC 4634, HIST 4634, HIST 6634, STS 4634, STS 6634
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Morrill Hall 102
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Ratcliff, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
ARTH 4754
Course Description
This seminar provides a higher-level general introduction to, and survey of, contemporary theories, methods, and approaches in the archaeology of the Mediterranean world. Rather than focusing on a specific ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 4254, ANTHR 7254, ARKEO 4254, ARKEO 7254, ARTH 6754, CLASS 4754, CLASS 7754, MEDVL 4754, MEDVL 6754, NES 4654, NES 7654
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Goldwin Smith Hall GM09
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Manning, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
ARTH 4822
Course Description
Tea is a ubiquitous commodity across time and cultures. The craze for tea has become a global phenomenon. The goal of this course is not only to elucidate the exchanges and transmissions that gave rise ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 6822, ASIAN 4424, ASIAN 6624
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Opt NoAud(Letter or S/U grades (no audit))
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Meeting Pattern
- R Goldwin Smith Hall G19
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Pan, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
ARTH 4844
Course Description
An explosive period of artistic experimentation occurred in China following the end of the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976). The new artistic practices that were developed from the late 1970s onwards-from ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 6844, ASIAN 4844, ASIAN 6844
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T Goldwin Smith Hall G20
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Lin, N
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
ARTH 4992
Course Description
Individual investigation and discussion of special topics not covered in the regular course offerings, by arrangement with a member of the department. view course details
Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Alexandridis, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Dadi, I
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Fernandez, M
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
McGowan, K
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Rickard, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Pan, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Robinson, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Cohen-Aponte, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Anderson, B
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Presutti, K
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Moisey, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Howie, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Ekpo, P
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Lin, N
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
ARTH 4999
Course Description
The student under faculty direction prepares a senior thesis. view course details
ARTH 5992
Course Description
Individual investigation and discussion of special topics not covered in the regular course offerings, by arrangement with a member of the department. view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
ARTH 5994
Course Description
Individual investigation and discussion of special topics not covered in the regular course offerings, by arrangement with a member of the department. view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
ARTH 6010
Course Description
The Curatorial Practicum is a semester-long course offered at the Herbert F. Johnson Museum in collaboration with the Department of the History of Art and Visual Studies. This Spring 2026 the seminar theme, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 4110
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Johnson Museum 2B07 study glry
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
McGowan, K
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
ARTH 6151
Course Description
Topic - Biological Art (Bio Art): From the late 20th-century to the present, artists have made art using live entities including plants, animals, cells, tissue cultures and bacteria. They have designed ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 4151, STS 4511, STS 6511, VISST 4151, VISST 6151
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Section Topic
Topic: Biological Art (Bio Art)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Goldwin Smith Hall G19
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Fernandez, M
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
ARTH 6233
Course Description
Topics Rotate: Spring 2026 topic: Olympia. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 4233, ARKEO 6233, ARTH 4233, CLASS 4746, CLASS 7746
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R Goldwin Smith Hall G24
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Alexandridis, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
ARTH 6305
Course Description
A comparative and interdisciplinary seminar whose focus is the visual world created by the pan-Mediterranean (Iberian Peninsula, Maghreb, France, Italy, Turkey, Egypt, and Persia) culture of Courtly Love ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 4305, MEDVL 4305, MEDVL 6305, NES 4795
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Sibley Hall 142
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Robinson, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
ARTH 6315
Course Description
Grounded entirely in the collection of our on-campus museum, this course will introduce students to a broad chronological and geographical selection of examples of ‘Islamic’ visual culture via close encounters ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 3315
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T Johnson Museum 2B07 study glry
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Robinson, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
ARTH 6400
Course Description
This lecture introduces students to the multivalent attitudes towards and understandings of the body in early modern Europe, and how artmakers contributed and responded to these forces between 1400 and ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 3400
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Goldwin Smith Hall G22
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Howie, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
ARTH 6462
Course Description
This seminar analyzes the contours of early modern Europe’s artistic and scientific landscapes through the lens of light and vision. This class will explore how early modern artists conceptualized the ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 4462
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T Goldwin Smith Hall G24
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Howie, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
ARTH 6515
Course Description
This seminar brings together work in critical black studies and psychoanalysis with recent black art histories to examine black abstraction and conceptualism. Blackness can be understood as a concept made ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 4515, AMST 6515, ARTH 4515, ASRC 4515, ASRC 6506
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M Goldwin Smith Hall G24
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Ekpo, P
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
ARTH 6540
Course Description
This seminar will offer a survey of film theory and history tailored for art historians, especially but not exclusively for modernists. The influence of cinema on twentieth-century aesthetics cannot be ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 4540
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M Goldwin Smith Hall G19
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Moisey, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
ARTH 6653
Course Description
In this course, we will examine the role of electronic and digital technologies in the arts of the late 20th and 21st centuries with emphasis on Europe and North America. Beginning with the cybernetically ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 3650, INFO 3660, STS 3650, VISST 3650
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Goldwin Smith Hall G22
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Fernandez, M
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
ARTH 6695
Course Description
Topic: Art of the Arab World, Central Asia, Iran, Turkey.This seminar focuses on the art and visual culture of West Asia and North Africa from the nineteenth century to the present. We will examine ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 4695
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
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Section Topic
Topic: Art of the Arab World, Central Asian, Iran, Turkey
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M Goldwin Smith Hall G20
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Dadi, I
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
ARTH 6720
Course Description
During Europe's colonial era, the modern museum emerged as a site of cultural and scientific authority. This course investigates the history of imperial collections and collectors, with a focus on Britain ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 4720, BSOC 4634, HIST 4634, HIST 6634, STS 4634, STS 6634
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Morrill Hall 102
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Ratcliff, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
ARTH 6754
Course Description
This seminar provides a higher-level general introduction to, and survey of, contemporary theories, methods, and approaches in the archaeology of the Mediterranean world. Rather than focusing on a specific ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 4254, ANTHR 7254, ARKEO 4254, ARKEO 7254, ARTH 4754, CLASS 4754, CLASS 7754, MEDVL 4754, MEDVL 6754, NES 4654, NES 7654
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Goldwin Smith Hall GM09
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Manning, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
ARTH 6803
Course Description
How does art, architecture, and urban space interface with one another and what is the role of art in public space and public life? This course considers these questions within the context of ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 3803
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Goldwin Smith Hall G24
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Lin, N
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
ARTH 6822
Course Description
Tea is a ubiquitous commodity across time and cultures. The craze for tea has become a global phenomenon. The goal of this course is not only to elucidate the exchanges and transmissions that gave rise ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 4822, ASIAN 4424, ASIAN 6624
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Opt NoAud(Letter or S/U grades (no audit))
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R Goldwin Smith Hall G19
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Pan, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
ARTH 6844
Course Description
An explosive period of artistic experimentation occurred in China following the end of the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976). The new artistic practices that were developed from the late 1970s onwards-from ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 4844, ASIAN 4844, ASIAN 6844
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T Goldwin Smith Hall G20
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Lin, N
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
