BARNARD ART HISTORY COURSES
Spring 2010

UNDERGRADUATE LECTURES SPRING 2010

AHIS BC1002y Introduction to the History of Art II
Introduction to the art of the past with an emphasis on the variety of perspectives from which it may be studied. Artworks from different period cultures will be selected for discussion in depth. Members of art history faculty and other invited speakers lecture in their fields of specialization. Renaissance to Modern Art will be covered. Note: one-hour weekly discussion sections to be arranged.
Call Number: 01823 Points: 3
Day/Time: Mondays / Wednesdays 2:40-3:55pm Location: 304 Barnard Hall (Held Lecture Hall)
Instructor: Anne Higonnet

AHIS BC3642y North American Art and Culture
An examination of North American painting, sculpture, photography, graphic art and decorative arts from the Colonial Period until World War I. Artists discussed will include Benjamin West, John Singleton Copley, Thomas Cole, Lilly Martin Spencer, Harriet Powers, Rafael Aragon, Robert Duncanson, Frederick Church, Winslow Homer, Thomas Eakins, James MacNeill Whistler, Mary Cassatt, Thomas Moran, Henry Ossawa Tanner and Eadweard Muybridge.
Note: one-hour weekly discussion sections to be arranged.
Call Number: 02487 Points: 3
Day/Time: TR 10:35am-11:50am Location: 302 Barnard Hall
Instructor: Elizabeth Hutchinson

AHIS BC3654y Institutional Critique
Examines precedents for institutional critique in the strategies of early twentieth-century historical avant-garde and the post-war neo-avant-garde. Explores ideas about the institution and violence, investigates the critique and elaboration of institutional critique from the late 1970s to the early 1990s, and considers the legacies of institutional critiques in the art of the present.
Call Number: 07579 Points: 3
Day/Time: T/TH 1:10-2:25pm Location: 302 Barnard Hall
Instructor: Rosalyn Deutsche

AHIS BC3673y 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
Day/Time: MW 1:10pm-2:25pm Location: 302 Barnard Hall
Instructor: Alexander Alberro

AHIS BC3681y Late 20th Century Art: The 1960’s to the Present
This course introduces the history of contemporary artistic practices from the 1960s to the present, and the major critical and historical accounts of modernism and postmodernism in the arts. Focusing on the interrelationships between modernist culture and the emerging concepts of postmodernism and contemporary art, the course addresses a wide range of historical and methodological questions.
Call Number: 04379 Points: 3
Day/Time: MW 10:35am-11:50am Location: 504 Diana Center
Instructor: Alexander Alberro

BARNARD UNDERGRADUATE SEMINARS SPRING 2010

Note all Barnard Art History seminars (AHIS BC prefix) are limited to 15 students and require an application. Applications are due in the Barnard Art History office, 301 Barnard Hall no later than Monday, November 20th at 5pm.

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AHIS BC3031y Imagery and Form in the Arts
Operation of imagery and form in dance, music, theater, visual arts and writing; students are expected to do original work in one of these arts. Concepts in contemporary art will be explored.
Enrollment limited to 15 students. Note: No application is necessary for this course.
Call Number: 03350 Points: 3
Day/Time: M 2:10pm-4:00pm Location: 501 Diana Center
Day/Time: M 5:00pm-6:00pm Location: 402 Diana Center
Notes: ATTEND 1st CLASS FOR INSTRUCTOR PERMISSION
Instructor: Joan Snitzer

AHIS BC3941y Contemporary African Photography and Video
Explores the development of contemporary photographic and video practices as they relate to Africa. Organized thematically, it focuses on the individual case studies, artists, and exhibitions that comprise the dynamic and international realm of contemporary photography and video by artists living on and off the African continent.
Enrollment limited to 15 students.
Call Number: 07098 Points: 4 Applications due by 11/20/09
Day/Time: W 6:10-8:00pm Location: 504 Diana Center
Instructor: Isolde Brielmaier

AHIS BC3948y The Visual Culture of the Harlem Renaissance
Introduction to the paintings, photographs, sculptures, films, and graphic arts of the Harlem Renaissance and the publications, exhibitions, and institutions involved in the production and consumption of images of African-Americans. Focuses on impact of Black northward and transatlantic migration and the roles of region, class, gender, and sexuality.
Enrollment limited to 15 students. Application due by 11/20/09.
Call Number: 00350 Points: 4
Day/Time: W 11:00am-12:50pm Location: 501 Diana Center
Instructor: Elizabeth Hutchinson

AHIS BC3960y 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. Note: No application is necessary for this course.
Call Number: 05407 Points: 3
Day/Time: T 6:10pm-8:00pm Location: 302 Barnard Hall
Instructor: Rosalyn Deutsche

SCPP BC2240 MUSEUM PRACTICUM – Exhibiting: Engaging Public Understanding
Be art at the Guggenheim Museum. Noted contemporary artist Tino Seghal and the Guggenheim are looking for articulate students to engage visitors in conversation about culture, 12 hours a week for 6 weeks. The conversations are the work of art. Conversation with professor as conclusion. Note: No application is necessary for this course.
Call Number: TK Points: 1
Day/Time: January 28-March 10 Times and Locations to be announced
Instructor Anne Higonnet

AHIS W3865 COLUMBIA TRAVEL SEMINAR PARIS:CAPITAL OF THE 19TH CENT
Call Number: 07174 Points: 4
Day/Time: T 11:00am-12:50pm Location: 501 Diana Center
Notes: APPLICATION DUE IN 826 SCH BY 11/20/09
Instructor: Anne Higonnet

BARNARD STUDIO COURSES SPRING 2010

Note: Barnard studio courses are limited to 15 students with instructor’s permission. Instructor decides the roster on the first day of class. Please contact individual Professors. For further information please contact the Barnard Art History Department

AHIS BC2006y, 2008y 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: 402 Diana Center
Instructor: Joan Snitzer

AHIS BC2001y 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: 402 Diana Center Barnard Hall Art Studio
Instructor: John Miller

AHIS BC3003y 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: 402 Diana Center
Instructor: John Miller

AHIS BC3997 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: 405 Diana Center
Instructor: Snitzer/Miller