Art History 300CR - Crit. Apprch./Art Hist. Study

Intended primarily for art history majors, this course introduces key research tools and scholarly methods in the field. Through intensive readings, discussions, presentations, and written work, students will hone their analytical and communication skills. We will learn to navigate libraries and digital resources, to read with a critical eye, and to write persuasive prose. We will become acquainted with interpretive approaches ranging from formalism to Marxism to post-colonialism. Students will also be exposed to a variety of professions that demonstrate how the art historical skills they acquire as undergraduates can translate into life after college--in the art world and beyond.