History of Non-Western Art

Catalog description

This course explores the development of the visual arts of the non-western world, including South and Southeast Asia, China, Japan, Africa, the Native Americas and Oceania. Visual art, including sculpture, architecture, painting, craft and design, will be studied from the pre-historic to early modern period in the context of cultural traditions and cross-cultural influences. This class fulfills the writing-enriched curriculum requirement for the Department of Art, Design and Music. Lab fee applies. Prerequisite: None. (Offered every spring term.)