ARTH V02G — Introduction to Art Historical Theory and Methodology
This course introduces students to major art historical theories and methods, including Connoisseurship, Formalism, Psychoanalysis, Feminism, Marxism, Post-Modernism, etc. Emphasis is placed on excerpts of texts associated with, and case studies applying, each approach. Students test their understanding of each approach by applying it to given works of art and architecture from diverse time periods and makers.