ARTH261

Adopts a chronological approach to the study of, and intersections between, art and society in ancient, medieval, modern, and postmodern Africa, Europe, and America. We begin with the art of ancient Egypt (roughly 3000 BCE) and end with developments after 9/11. We emphasize the historical, religious, political, social, and cultural contexts of the works studied; the relationships of the works to the society that created them; and the interrelationships of these societies and their cultural values as seen through their material and visual culture.