Course Description

European prints from the early-fifteenth to the eighteenth century and their global interactions, particularly in the Americas and East Asia.

Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
Graduate students will be expected to produce an extensive research paper on specific works or issues related to the field and the methodologies appropriate to the topic under consideration in the course. This paper will be a detailed, in-depth consideration of the student's chosen theme requiring not only a demonstration of advanced research skills (including the ability to read and use material presented in foreign languages), but also an articulation of the student's ability to understand and manipulate the critical apparatus of art history in connection with Northern Renaissance.

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Athena Title

Early Modern Prints

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Prerequisite

Two ARHI 3000-level courses and permission of major

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Semester Course Offered

Not offered on a regular basis.

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Grading System

A - F (Traditional)

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Student Learning Outcomes

• Visual Analysis: Students will have skills in visual analysis, including description, comparison, and formal analysis.
• Cultural and Contextual Knowledge: Students will have proficiency in understanding images, buildings, and objects in ways that consider theoretical, historical, and/or cultural contexts.
• Communication: Students will have the ability to articulate thoughts and ideas clearly and effectively in written, oral, and/or visual communication, and to cultivate active, critical listening.
• Critical Thinking: Students will have the ability to understand and critically reflect upon scholarly arguments, based on the evidence presented.

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Topical Outline

• I. Introductions & Origins
• II. Prints and Knowledge
• III. Prints and Colonial Empires
• IV. Prints and Politics
• V. Early Modern East Asian Prints
• VI. Prints and Revolutions
• VII. Prints and Identity Politics

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