Art History 200 - CHINA IN EXPANSION

During the formative periods when the local and global forces simultaneously took actions in shaping Chinese civilization, the functions of images and objects, the approaches to things, and the discourses around art underwent significant shifts, not only responding to but also mapping out the “Chinese-ness” in visual and material culture. This course of early Chinese art investigates diverse media—bronze vessels, sculptures, murals, textiles, architecture and other visual and material forms—in relation to political and military conquest, cross-cultural exchange, the dissemination of ordinary practices, and the formation of identities. Key terms/issues for the course will include expansion, connection, and materiality. Group A, Counts for ARU