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ARTH 277 Artists and Artisans in South Asia Units: 3.00
Focusing on a selection of thematic studies from across history, from the Indus Valley Civilization to the present day, this course examines a range of artistic and artisanal works across South Asia including painting, architecture, arts of the book, sculpture, textiles, metalwork, and ceramics, as well as theories of aesthetics and craftsmanship.
Learning Hours: 120 (36 Lecture, 84 Private Study)
Requirements: Prerequisite (Level 2 or above) or permission of the Department.
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Analyze and evaluate key concepts relating to globalization, exchange, empire, and forms of collective identity.
- Compose and develop written texts that synthesize and formulate the relationships between particular objects and wider historical, cultural, and social contexts.
- Develop skills in material and visual literacy through identifying, describing, and explaining artistic and artisanal techniques and materials.
- Situate and interpret changing meanings of materials and styles in cultural, social, and economic contexts.
- Summarize and analyze theories of aesthetics and craftsmanship in a variety of texts relating to South Asian traditions and apply these to the interpretation of objects.