Global Arts and Cultures

Catalog description

Fall 3 Credit Hours Transcultural study of the manifestations of the major art forms of the humanities: literature, theatre and film, painting and sculpture, music and dance. The course will stress critical exploration of the relation of the art forms to the cultures from which they emerge and comparative study of the nature and function of the art forms in traditions temporally or spatially distinct from each other, including Western and non-Western traditions. Required of International Studies majors; open to all others. Prerequisite: 3 credit hours from among core curriculum humanities courses