S-International SciFi Cinema

This course provides an introduction to science fiction cinema from the end of the nineteenth century to today. Beginning with the experiments of the Melies Brothers and the importance of German Expressionist films like Fritz Lang's Metropolis, the course considers technological prognostication from Destination Moon to 2001: A Space Odyssey, adventure and science fiction in films like Forbidden Planet and Star Wars, and the dystopian imagination from Invasion of the Body Snatchers to District 9.

Great Themes in Art

Changing treatment of central themes, issues, and problems in art history. Topics change; offerings usually available in Modern and Islamic. List of current offerings available in Art History Office, 317B Bartlett. Prerequisite: upper-level survey course on theme to be examined, or consent of instructor.

Art & the City-State in ERI

Chronological survey organized by city rather than artist to provide a stronger sense of the social context in which works of art were produced. How city-states develop distinctive artistic styles, and how different govenmental systems favored various forms of patronage. Cities include: Naples, Rome, Siena, Florence, Milan, Mantua, Ferrara, Padua, Urbino, and Venice. Central themes: the revival of interest in classical antiquity and the development of the mathematical system of one-point perspective. (Planned for Fall)

Romanesque & Gothic Art

The development of architecture, sculpture, painting, and the minor arts from 1050 to 1400 in France, England, and Italy. The society in which these art forms developed; the relationship of the monuments to contemporary political, social, intellectual, and literary trends. Prerequisite: ART-HIST 100 or consent of instructor. (Planned for Spring)
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