Art History Course Listings
A complete list of Barnard Art History course descriptions and course enrollment information is available online
by going to the Barnard online catalog: http://www.barnard.edu/catalog/depts/arhb.php?tab=courses

Fall 2008 Courses
An up to date listing of all Fall 2008 Art History courses (day/time/location) is available
by going to the online pencil book: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/bulletin/uwb/.


AT A GLANCE 
Fall 2008 BARNARD ART HISTORY COURSES  
NOTE ALL TIMES AND LOCATIONS SHOULD BE CONFIRMED ON THE ONLINE PENCIL BOOK  at http://www.columbia.edu/cu/bulletin/uwb/.
 

LECTURE COURSES:

AHIS BC1001x INTRODUCTION TO ART HISTORY I
An introduction to the art of the past with an emphasis on the variety of perspectives from which it may be studied.  While mainly dedicated to the art of Western Europe, the course includes serious discussion of other cultures as well. Works of art from different periods will be selected for discussion in depth. The fall semester covers Ancient, Medieval, and early Renaissance. Members of Barnard and Columbia’s art history faculty and other invited speakers contribute lectures in their fields of specialization. Note: One hour weekly discussion sections required and to be arranged.
Call Number: 01823 Points: 4
Day/Time: Monday/Wednesday 2:40pm-3:55pm Location: 304 Barnard Hall
Instructor: Keith Moxey

BC3673x  HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Focuses on the intersection of photography with traditional artistic practices in the 19th century, on the mass cultural functions of photography in propaganda and advertising from the 1920s onwards, and on the emergence of photography as the central medium in the production of postwar avant-garde art practices.
Call Number: 03527 Points: 3
Time: M/W 1:10-2:25 Location: 302 Barnard Hall
Instructor: To Be Announced

SEMINAR COURSES:

AHIS BC 3950x CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEO IN ASIA
Explores the range of contemporary photographic and video work being made in Japan, China, Korea, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. Considers the artists, institutions, publications and exhibitions that have contributed to the growing centrality of Asia in the contemporary art world.
Call Number: 05400 Points: 4
Day/Time: W 6:10pm-8:00pm Location: To be announced
Instructor: Christopher Phillips

AHIS BC3960x SENIOR RESEARCH SEMINAR
Independent research for the senior thesis. Students develop and write their senior thesis in consultation with an individual faculty adviser in art history and participate in group meetings scheduled throughout the senior year. NOTE: OPEN TO SENIOR BARNARD ART HISTORY MAJORS AND IS A MAJORS REQUIREMENT
Call Number: 05407  Points: 3
Day/Time: T 6:10pm-8:00pm Location: 302 Barnard Hall
Instructor: Rosalyn Deutsche

 AHIS BC3968x ART CRITICISM
Contemporary art and its criticism written by artists ( rather than by art historians or journalistic reviewers). Texts by Dan Graham, (Art and Language), Robert Smithson, Brian O’Dougherty, Martha Rosler, Barbara Kruger and others. Also, considers the art and writing of each artist together.
Call Number: 07232 Points: 4
Day/Time: T 11:00am-12:50pm Location: 203 Barnard Hall
Instructor: John Miller

AHIS BC3970x METHODS & THEORIES OF ART HISTORY
An introduction to critical writings that have shaped histories of art, including texts on iconography and iconology, the psychology of perception, psychoanalysis, social history, feminism and gender studies, structuralism, semiotics, and post-structuralism. Note: open to Barnard Art History majors only and is a requirement for the major.
Section 001 Call Number: 08145 Points: 4
Day/Time: Tuesday 2:10-4:00  Location: 404 Barnard Hall
Instructor: Jonathan Reynolds
Section 002 Call Number: 06349 Points: 4
Day/Time: Thursday 11-12:50  Location: 404 Barnard Hall
Instructor: Elizabeth Hutchinson

 AHIS BC3985x INTRODUCTION TO CONNOISSEURSHIP
Factors involved in judging works of art, with emphasis on paintings; materials, technique, condition, attribution; identification of imitations and fakes; questions of relative quality.
Call Number: 05399 Points: 4
Day/Time: M 10:00-12:00  Location: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Instructor: Maryan Ainsworth

AHIS BC 3990x JAPANESE PRINTS: IMAGES OF JAPAN'S FLOATING WORLD
Ukiyo-e, the "images of the floating world," present a vivid and highly romanticized vision of the dynamic urban culture of Japan during the 17th through 19th centuries. Considers ways in which these images promoted kabuki theater, glamorized life in the licensed prostitution quarters, and represented sexuality and gender. We will study how print designers and publishers dodged government censorship as they ruthlessly parodied contemporary life, literature, and venerable artistic traditions.
Call Number: 02487 Points: 4
Day/Time: Thursday 2:10-4:00pm Location: 404 Barnard Hall
Instructor: Jonathan Reynolds

VISUAL ARTS COURSES:

AHIS BC2005x, 2007x  PAINTING
Basic understanding of the visual representation of space, color, and form are developed by setting specific tasks to be executed in oil painting.  Class work will include drawing and painting from the model as well as still life arrangements.  Emphasis is on the painting methods and techniques used historically in Realism, Expressionism, and Abstraction.  Students are encouraged to develop oral and written skills through weekly discussions and assignments that accompany the examination of visual art.  No prior experience is necessary.
Call Number: 02328 Points: 2
Day/Time: W 2:10pm-6:00pm Location: 305 Barnard Hall Art Studio
Instructor: Joan Snitzer

AHIS BC2001x INTRODUCTION TO DRAWING
This class will introduce drawing as an open-ended way of working and thinking. The class is primarily a workshop, augmented by slides lectures and field trips. Throughout the semester, students will discuss their work one-on-one with the instructor and as a group. Starting with figure drawing, we will investigate drawing as a practice involving diverse forms of visual culture.
Call Number: 09706 Points: 2
Day/Time: T 2:10pm-6:00pm Location: 305 Barnard Hall Art Studio
Instructor: Nick Guagnini

AHIS BC3003x SUPERVISED PROJECTS IN  PHOTOGRAPHY
This class is designed for students to conduct independent projects in photography.
Call Number: 03690 Points: 3
Day/Time: Monday 11:00am-12:50pm Location: 305 Barnard Hall Art Studio
Instructor: John Miller

 AHIS BC3997x VISUAL ARTS SENIOR RESEARCH PROJECT
COURSE ONLY OPEN TO SENIOR BARNARD ART HISTORY and VISUAL ARTS MAJORS AND IS A BARNARD VISUAL ARTS MAJORS REQUIREMENT.
Call Number: 01403  Points: 4
Day/Time: M 5-7  Location: 305 Barnard Hall Art Studio
Instructor: Snitzer/Miller

Please note the online pencil book is the most up-to-date and correct course information.

For Further information on Columbia Art History Courses contact the Columbia Department of
Art History at 212-854-4505 or go to their website at http://www.columbia.edu/cu/arthistory.