| Course Title: Arts of Asia |
| Start Date: 09/04/2019 End Date: 12/17/2019 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2019 |
| Description: This multicultural course introduces students to the visual arts of Asia from the earliest times to the present. In a writing- and speaking-intensive environment, students will develop skills in visual analysis and art historical interpretation. Illustrated class lectures, group discussions, museum visits, and a variety of writing exercises will allow students to explore architecture, sculpture, painting, and other artifacts in relation to the history and culture of such diverse countries as India, China, Cambodia, Korea, and Japan. |
| Distribution(s): I - Humanities , MP - Multicultural Perspectives |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Ajay Sinha | 413-538-2473 | asinha@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 09/04/2019 - 12/17/2019 | Lecture | Monday and Wednesday | 09:30AM - 10:45AM | ART - Art | 106B | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| None |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags | ||
| ASIAN0001 | ASIAN: Asian Studies minor | This course has been approved to count towards the Asian Studies minor. |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 28 | Enrollment: 27 | Available: 1 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: HIstory of Far Eastern Art Author: Lee, Sherman E. Copyright: 1994 Edition: Volume: ISBN: Publisher: Harry N. Abrams |
Required | 80.00 |
| Title: Indian Art Author: Craven, Roy Copyright: 1997 Edition: Volume: ISBN: Publisher: Thames and Hudson |
Optional | 14.95 |
| Title: The Arts of China Author: Sullivan, Michael Copyright: 1999 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 0520218779 Publisher: University of California Press |
Optional | 35.00 |
| Title: History of Japanese Art Author: Mason, Penelope Copyright: 2005 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 0131176021 Publisher: |
Optional | 120.00 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |
| Copies are on order at Odyssey Bookstore |
| Instructor's comments about the book list: Please arrange to purchase your copy of the main textbook, Sherman Lee, "History of Far Eastern Art," before the first day of classes. The Odyssey Bookstore has a limited number of copies available for purchase, but copies are also available cheaply at Amazon and other online vendors. The syllabus for the course will indicate the weekly readings from the 1994 edition of the textbook. But feel free to purchase older editions, where the page numbers will differ slightly while the content remains the same. You need not purchase the other text books. All books will be available for use on Reserve at the Williston Library. Check at the Circulation Desk. |