REPRESENTING THE CULTURE: ART & ARTIFACT 1500-1850

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This course will study the history of art and objects in the contexts of one another, economics, industry and technology, culture, politics and sociology. Beginning in 1500, the migration of ideas around the globe will be explored in relationship to the evolution of design and art. Particular attention will be paid to moments when cultures intersect and the impact of those moments on the course of ideas and material culture HIDE 115 LANDSCAPE DESIGN HISTORY AND THEORY: NATURAL AND CONSTRUCTED ENVIRONMENTS, 1500-TODAY 3 CREDITS This course offers a study of the history and theory of Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Urban Design since 1500. The course emphasizes the relationship between design of the natural and built environment and will pay close attention to socio-cultural, technological, aesthetics and environmental factors.