DEPARTMENT OF HUMANITIES
ART HISTORY COURSES
DHM-ARH/1010 - Art History Survey I (Ancient through Medieval)
The art and architecture of Egypt, ancient Greece and Rome, and medieval Europe, presented in terms of their visual and cultural significance. Visits to museums in Torino such as the Egyptian Museum and the Antiquities Museum will supplement class readings and discussions. Students will be required to write a short formal analysis paper on an object in one of these museums.
Prerequisite: None
DHM-ARH/1020 - Art History Survey II (Renaissance through 21st Century)
A survey of the history of Western art, including the works of Masaccio, Van Eyck, Donatello, Bosch, Michelangelo, and Leonardo; followed by the rise of national styles in the 17th and 18th century in France and England. Nineteenth-century neoclassicism, romanticism, realism, impressionism, and postimpressionism, as well as modernism and developments in 20th- and 21st-century art, are also covered. Visits to museums in Torino such as the Galleria Sabauda, the Modern Art Gallery (GAM), and Rivoli Castle will supplement class readings and discussions. Students will be required to write a short formal analysis paper on an object in one of these museums.
Prerequisite: None
DHM-ARH/1030 - History of Photography (W)
A seminar examining the history of photography within both the historical and the neo-avant-gardes. Special attention is given to photographic activities of the Weimar Republic, the Soviet avant-garde, surrealism, and American pictorialism, modernism, and FSA documentary work, as well as the postwar formations of the New York School, conceptual art, and photographic postmodernism. (Designated Writing Intensive Course)
Prerequisite: None
DHM-ARH/1035, DFA-MIC/1035 - History of the Violin: The instrument as a work of art
The violin is one of the symbolic instruments in Western music. Its invention is attributed to the Italian, Gasparo da Salò. Giovan Battista Guadagnini, one of Stradivari’s students and the best in traditional violin craftsmanship, moved to Torino in the late seventeenth century. This led to a flourishing violin school in Piemonte that produced some of the greatest violinists and composers (Polledro, Viotti) and prestigious artisans, who still maintain that the oldest surviving violin in Europe originated in Piemonte. In this course students will discuss history of the Piemonte violin school, which ended in the nineteenth century, and will include meetings with important Piemontese artisans and violinists. Students will understand the instrument’s characteristics and the issues regarding its use and restoration - a true living work of art.
Prerequisite: None
DHM-ARH/2100 - Art and Architecture in Ancient Egypt
This course will provide a background of Egyptian civilization and its presence in Mediterranean cultures through archaeological documents and museum collections. This survey will begin with a visit to the Egyptian Museum in Torino, which has the most important collection of Egyptian art outside of Cairo. Students will be required to write a formal analysis paper on an object in the Egyptian Museum. Attention will be given to the connections and differences between royal sites and private sites, focusing on archaeological sites in the Delta valleys of Thebes, Abido, the Memphis area and Tanis.
Prerequisite: None
DHM-ARH/2120 - Introduction to Architectural History
Introduction to Architectural History. A general overview of the development of urban architectural form in cultural context throughout history. The evolution of the architectural discipline is studied within the context of social, cognitive, and technological transformation.
Prerequisite: None
DHM-ARH/2130 - Architectural History I
Prehistory to Renaissance. Introduces the development of urban and architectural form in a cultural context from the first settlements of Neolithic times to the consolidation of architecture as a discipline in the 1450's.
Prerequisite: None
DHM-ARH/2140 - Architectural History II
Renaissance to Modern. Introduces the fundamentals of architectural design from the theory and practice of the 1450's to the built and written manifestos of modern times. The evolution of the architectural discipline is situated within the context of social, cognitive and technological transformation.
Prerequisite: DHM-ARH 2130 Architectural History I
DHM-ARH/2150 - Museum Studies
Topics range from the history of art museums, current theories, and methodologies of display to museum administration. In addition to class discussion, students meet with staff members at the various museums in the city of Torino and other institutions to learn the basics of museum operations, including curatorial work, exhibition design,
registration, educational and public programming, marketing and public relations, and finance. On- and off-campus museum visits required.
Prerequisite: DHM-ARH/1010 Art History Survey I and DHM-ARH/1020 Art History Survey II
DHM-ARH/2200 - Greek Art and Architecture
Developments in Greek sculpture, vase painting, and architecture are traced from the destruction of the Mycenaean palaces (c. 1200 B.C.E.) to the rise of the Roman Empire (1st and 2nd centuries B.C.E.). Topics include: the impact of Near Eastern civilizations on early Greek culture; the “classical” style’s florescence in 5th-century Athens; creation of the Hellenistic world by Alexander the Great. Visits to Torino’s Antiquities Museum and on-site presentations will supplement class readings and discussions. Students will be required to write a formal analysis paper on an object in the Antiquities Museum.
Prerequisite: None
DHM-ARH/2250 - Museum Architecture
This course investigates the relationship between the physical structure of the museum and the objects housed within it. Students will focus both on the different kinds of exhibitions (archaeological, anthropological, scientific, and artistic) as well as on the possible modifications to the architectural structure and spaces in order to meet the exigencies of the particular exhibition. A case-history examination of past exhibitions and their spaces will introduce students to the politics of display adopted by museums and galleries. The goal of this course is to provide students with the critical skills necessary to create the ideal space for various kinds of exhibitions.
Prerequisite: DHM-ARH/2150 Museum Studies
DHM-ARH/2300 - Ancient Roman Art and Architecture
A survey of Roman culture and history through material remains. Sculpture, painting, architecture, and the “minor” arts are examined with respect to aesthetic considerations, stylistic developments, and social significance. Topics include: the influence of Greek visual culture on Rome; the “Romanization” of the empire’s far-flung provinces; and the Roman foundations of Christian art and architecture. Visits to Torino’s Antiquities Museum and on-site presentations will supplement class readings and discussions. Students will be required to write a formal analysis paper on an object in the Antiquities Museum.
Prerequisite: None
DHM-ARH/2350 - Exhibition Planning and Design
The course, taught in the manner of a laboratory, will offer students experience in the hypothetical planning of a permanent exhibition. Group projects will encourage the teamwork that is an essential part of the museum environment. Students will choose and assemble objects for display and will also address such practical issues as climate control, lighting and conservation. Particular attention will be given to reconciling the exhibition’s curatorial goals with the exigencies of the public. Visits to museums will supplement class discussions and readings.
Prerequisite: DHM-ARH/2250 Museum Architecture
DHM-ARH/2400 - Medieval Art and Architecture
Explores the development of architecture, sculpture, and painting from the fall of Rome to c. the late 13th century.
Prerequisite: None
DHM-ARH/2500 - Italian Renaissance Art
An examination of painting, sculpture, and architecture produced in Italy from the late 13th century to the 16th century, including Giotto, Masaccio, Donatello, Brunelleschi, Piero Della Francesca, Botticelli, Leonardo, Raphael, Bramante, Giorgione and Titian. The regional styles of Florence, Rome and Venice, and Piemonte will be discussed. Visits to the Galleria Sabauda and on-site presentations will supplement class readings and discussions. Students will be required to write a formal analysis on a museum object.
Prerequisite: None
DHM-ARH/2600 - Italian Baroque Art
Surveys art and architecture from the 1580s to 1700 in Italy. Artists to be considered include the Carracci, Caravaggio, Guido Reni, Guercino, Domenichino, Bernini, Guarini and Poussin. Special attention is given to the social, political, and religious conditions that helped to shape the art of the early modern period. Visits to the Galleria Sabauda and on-site presentations will supplement class readings and discussions. Students will be required to write a formal analysis on a museum object.
Prerequisite: None
DHM-ARH/2700 - 19th-Century Art
European art from the French Revolution to 1900, with movements in France, Germany, and England receiving particular attention. Major artists studied include David, Gericault, Delacroix, Ingres, Frederich, Constable, Turner, the Pre-Raphaelites, Daumier, Manet, Degas, Monet, and Gauguin. A visit to the Modern Art Gallery in Torino (GAM) will be an integral part of this course. Students will be required to write a formal analysis paper on an object in the museum.
Prerequisite: None
DHM-ARH/2800 - Introduction to Modern Art: 1900-1945
This class begins with a survey of the revolutionary modern movements of the 20th century (e.g., Cubism, Expressionism, Dada, and Surrealism). In examining the most important objects of art produced between 1900 and 1945, we will focus on style, materials, subject matter, and philosophy. Visits to the Modern Art Gallery (GAM) in Torino and on-site presentations will supplement class readings and discussions.
Prerequisite: None
DHM-ARH/2850 - Futurism
This course will introduce the time period and works of Futurism, an avant-garde artistic movement that originated in Italy at the beginning of the 20th century, which evolved from the idea that the arts should be free from their cultural, historical and artistic heritage and embrace the activism of the new century. Futurism found its expression in almost every genre: painting, sculpture, poetry, theater, music, architecture, photography, cinema and even gastronomy. This course examines the concept of Futurism in an in-depth way by analyzing not only its most important literary experiments, but also its most important paintings and sculptures by famous artists such as Balla, Carrà and Boccioni.
Prerequisite: Lower level Art History survey
DHM-ARH/2900 - Art Since 1945
Introduces the diversity of practices that have dominated the history of art since World War II. Movements include: Abstract Expressionism, postwar European painting, Happenings, Fluxus, Pop art, minimalism, conceptual art, performance art, and postmodernism. While European and North American art are emphasized, Asian and Latin American art are also addressed, particularly in the context of increasing globalization. Visits to the Rivoli Castle and the Re Rebaudengo Foundation to view contemporary art in context will supplement class readings and discussions. Students will be required to write a formal analysis on an object in one of these museums.
Prerequisite: None
DHM-ARH/3030 - Dada and the Readymade
This seminar focuses on the inception of the "readymade" and the abandonment of traditional forms of painting in the work of Marcel Duchamp, as well as the later development of readymade practices in the context of New York and Paris Dada. The history of the readymade as an artistic strategy is traced.
Prerequisite: Lower level Art History survey at least one other Art History course at the 2000-level or above
DHM-ARH/3040 - The Body in Art
While ostensibly a theme steeped in naturalism and verisimilitude, the body in art was actually a topic greatly influenced by contexts, hierarchies, and systems. This course investigates the way “natural” bodies have been represented from ancient Egypt until the present day.
Prerequisite: Lower level Art History survey at least one other Art History course at the 2000-level or above
DHM-ARH/3050 - The Portrait in Western Art
Changing conceptions of the production, reception, functions and use of the portrait genre will be discussed from Egypt to the present day. Issues to be considered include likeness and presence, the problematic question of realism, funerary portraiture, and self-portraiture.
Prerequisite: Lower level Art History survey at least one other Art History course at the 2000-level or above
DHM-ARH/3080 - Prints and Drawings
An examination of two media of great importance for the codification and dissemination of artistic styles. Focus will be on the Early Modern period. Class readings and discussions will be supplemented by visits to the Royal Library in Torino, which has an excellent collection of Early Modern prints and drawings.
Prerequisite: Lower level Art History survey at least one other Art History course at the 2000-level or above
DHM-ARH/3090 - Decorative Arts
This course examines decorative arts and interiors as material culture throughout time. We will begin by examining what constitutes the decorative arts, and how they are distinguished from more codified objects of art-historical inquiry. We will study the ways that objects such as furniture and household goods, which combine both useful and aesthetic principles, reflected the private and public lives of those who owned them.
Visit to the Decorative Arts Museum (Museo Accorsi) in Torino will supplement class discussions and readings. Students will be expected to write a paper on an object in the collection.
Prerequisite: Lower level Art History survey at least one other Art History course at the 2000-level or above
DHM-ARH/3110 - Northern Renaissance Art
Examines the history of painting and sculpture in Northern Europe from the 14th century to c. 1570. Flemish, Dutch, French, German, and Czech works are considered, with emphasis on artists like the Limbourg Brothers, Van Eyck, Bosch, Dürer, and Bruegel.
Prerequisite: Lower level Art History survey at least one other Art History course at the 2000-level or above
DHM-ARH/3120 - Dutch and Flemish Art
Investigates the themes, diverse genres, and major figures in 17th-century Dutch and Flemish painting.
Artists to be considered include Rembrandt, Rubens and Vermeer. Current problems of interpretation are examined, including the idea that there may have been a specifically northern form of visual thinking.
Prerequisite: Lower level Art History survey at least one other Art History course at the 2000-level or above
DHM-ARH/3130 - Word and Image in Western Art
Examines the relationship between text and image in art from Egypt to the present day. Covering topics as diverse as hieroglyphs, illuminated manuscripts, and the performative pieces of contemporary artists such as Jenny Holzer, whose works have been projected in the squares of Torino, this course will not be framed by chronology but will instead investigate the central themes surrounding written discourse and visual art.
Prerequisite: Lower level Art History survey at least one other Art History course at the 2000-level or above
DHM-ARH/3140 - Theories of Representation
An introduction to the poststructuralist discourses that have inflected and changed the way that art history has been written in the last century. Topics to be considered include constructions of sexuality, gender, and race, the social history of art, deconstruction, phenomenology and psychoanalysis.
Prerequisite: Lower level Art History survey at least one other Art History course at the 2000-level or above
DHM-ARH/3150 - Visual Culture and the Scientific Image
Topics to be considered include documentaries, medical illustrations, and depictions of dissections, as well as the relationship between text and image in these media. Visits to the Royal Library to examine rare books, prints, and drawings first hand, as well as a visit to the Human Anatomy Museum, will supplement class discussions.
Prerequisite: Lower level Art History survey at least one other Art History course at the 2000-level or above
DHM-ARH/3170 - Design History, Theory, and Criticism
Examines the history of design as it relates to the history of technology and industrialization. Covering a variety of design disciplines, including architecture and urban planning, graphic design, fashion, and industrial design, this course focuses less on aesthetics than on the cultural programs and policies that have shaped buildings, objects, and communication systems for more than two centuries
Prerequisite: Lower level Art History survey at least one other Art History course at the 2000-level or above
DHM-ARH/3180 - Abstract Expressionism and Abstraction in Modern Art
Focuses on the leading American avant-garde painters who emerged in the 1940s, including Willem de Kooning, Philip Guston, Franz Kline, Barnett Newman, Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, and Clyfford Still. The course relates their art to cultural, intellectual, social, and political developments of the period, with special attention to recent revisionist approaches to Abstract Expressionism. We will also investigate the stages involved in the pursuit of abstraction and the nonrepresentational in modern art, with special attention given to the careers of Kandinsky and Mondrian.
Prerequisite: Lower level Art History survey at least one other Art History course at the 2000-level or above
DHM-ARH/3190 - Surrealism
Presents a historical approach to the development of the Surrealist movement, from its inauguration in Paris in the 1920s to its later transformations. The course examines the multiple media in which the Surrealists worked, the contradictory approaches of such figures as André Breton and Georges Bataille, and influence of Surrealism on postwar artistic practices.
Prerequisite: Lower level Art History survey at least one other Art History course at the 2000-level or above
DHM-ARH/3200 - African Art
This survey of art and architecture from the African continent introduces students to objects from prehistoric, ancient, medieval, modern, and contemporary periods. Our discussion of the visual arts will be supplemented with considerations of contemporary ritual life, music, and dance. Equal weight will be given to the urban cultures of Ethiopia, Ife, Zimbabwe, and Jenne and works from small-scale societies throughout the continent. Emphasis will be on social contexts, ritual life, and historical processes. Meets non-Western art history requirement.
Prerequisite: Art history major or permission of instructor
DHM-ARH/3300 - Pre-Columbian Art
This course is a survey of the arts and architecture of the Americas before European contact in the 16th century. Special emphasis will be given to the religious and social contexts of the arts as well as the identification of regional ethnic styles. Meets non-Western art history requirement.
Prerequisite: Art History Major or permission of instructor
DHM-ARH/3400 - Asian Art in Context from Prehistory to the Present
This course familiarizes students with the painting, sculpture, and architecture of China, Japan and India, focusing on periods of transition and stylistic innovation. Particular emphasis will be given to the arts of Asia as reflections of changing religious culture, as well as to the emergence of Asian centers of contemporary art. Meets non-Western art history requirement.
Prerequisite: Art History Major or permission of instructor
DHM-ARH/3450 - Museum Education
Introduces the diversity of practices that characterize the writing of museum didactics today. The theoretical component of the seminar will concentrate on the ideas of the fathers of the modern educational system: Steiner, Read, Dewey, Stern, Bruno Munari and Marco Dallari. Lectures will include guests from the educational departments of the Modern Art Gallery in Torino (GAM) and Rivoli Castle.
Prerequisite: Lower level Art History survey at least one other Art History course at the 2000-level or above
DHM-ARH/3550 - Museum Management
This course provides basic training in the business of museum management. The goals will be as follows: developing the organizational expertise necessary to manage complex projects; offering theoretical and methodological crafts needed to understand the business politics of the museum; and selecting strategies that make all museum activities most competitive. The public relations aspect of museum management will also be explored. To supplement this class, the University will organize internships with museum managers in Torino.
Prerequisite: DHM-ARH/2150 Museum Studies
DHM-ARH/3750 - Restoration: History and Methodology
An historical analysis of the methods, tools and materials used by restorers, as well as a field survey of the restoration of monuments, sculptures, paintings, photographs and film in Torino. Class meetings will be supplemented with hands-on laboratories and visits with object restorers in various museums in Torino.
Prerequisite: Lower level Art History survey at least one other Art History course at the 2000-level or above
DHM-ARH/3850 - Contemporary Art Workshop
A workshop at the Città dell’Arte founded by one of the most important Torinese artists: Michelangelo Pistoletto. In this on-site seminar, students will have the invaluable opportunity to observe Pistoletto’s working methods and process as well as to meet international young artists working in residence at the center.
Prerequisite: Permission of advisor
DHM-ARH/3990 - Junior Seminar in Art History
Provides art history majors with an opportunity to examine the nature of the discipline by analyzing and comparing the writings of several art historians. The seminar concentrates on the work of a single artist in light of various art historical approaches. This writing-intensive course requires a variety of short essays and concludes with a research paper and class presentation. Limited to art history majors.
Prerequisite: Lower level Art History survey at least one other Art History course at the 2000-level or above
DHM-ARH/4200 - Art and the Market
The practical and often vexed relationship of art to the market will be discussed, with workshops and on-site visits to galleries in Torino and showrooms in Milan, including at Christie’s auction house.
Prerequisite: DBE-BUS/2700 Principles of Marketing and 90 credits or permission of the instructor.
DHM-ARH/4300 - Studies in Art History
The study of a particular theme (e.g., politics, gender, warfare) or of a particular artist in any given period is used as a springboard to familiarize students with various art historical methodologies. Topics will be proposed that coincide with exhibitions opening in museums in the city of Torino. Students work individually on some aspect of this theme, making class presentations and completing a research paper.
Prerequisite: Lower level Art History survey at least one other Art History course at the 2000-level or above.
DHM-ARH/4500 - New Media and Contemporary Art
An examination of contemporary art outside of the traditional media of painting, sculpture, and architecture. Looking at painting-based performances of the 1950s, feminist body art, guerrilla television, and current political interventions based in digital media, students identify the strategies artists used to create new forms, and assess their success in modifying our understanding of the world.
Prerequisite: Lower level Art History survey at least one other Art History course at the 2000-level or above and 90 credits.
DHM-ARH/4600 - Orientalism and Exoticism in Western Art
Explores reciprocal influences of Western and non-Western art from the Renaissance to the modern period. The class will begin with a reading of Edward Said’s seminal book Orientalism to familiarize students with the critical discourse of the “other.” Topics include diverse artistic movements such as "Orientalism," "Japonism," and "Primitivism."
The class also examines the impact of non-Western art on specific artists, including Delacroix, Manet, Whistler, Picasso, and Pollock.
Prerequisite: Lower level Art History survey at least one other Art History course at the 2000-level or above and 90 credits.
DHM-ARH/4700 - Writing About Art (W)
An examination of various types of writing about art, from essays in visual analysis to art journalism, exhibition reviews, and research papers. Students study the critical characteristics of these different writing formats and learn to write their own reviews, essays, and papers. (Designated Writing Intensive Course)
Prerequisite: Lower level Art History survey at least one other Art History course at the 2000-level or above and 90 credits.
DHM-ARH/4800 - Pop Art
Pop Art, initially regarded with suspicion and considered frivolous, has proved to be a significant and influential movement. Today, it is perceived as an art form that expresses serious social and political concerns. This course focuses on the emergence of Pop Art in England, the influence of American Pop Art on European artists, and the way in which Pop Art energizes conceptual art today. Artists covered include Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Claes Oldenburg, Gerhard Richter, Jeff Koons, and Damien Hirst.
Prerequisite: Lower level Art History survey at least one other Art History course at the 2000-level or above and 90 credits.
DHM-ARH/4990-4991 - Senior Project in Art History
Students use the methodology of art history in an extended project (e.g., a research thesis, an internship at a museum or gallery in Torino, a critical study, or a project based on monuments found within the Piemonte Region).
Prerequisite: 90 credits or Permission of advisor
Credits: 8 credits total (4 credits per semester. It is not possible to receive credit for the first semester until the second is completed).
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ENGLISH LITERATURE COURSES
DHM-ENG/1010 - English Composition I
A study of college-level writing, including strategies for pre-writing, writing, revising, and editing focusing on audience and purpose and introducing concepts of critical thinking, reading, writing, and information literacy. This course focuses primarily on developing the ability to write grammatically and idiomatically correct English prose, using a variety of sentence structures and vocabulary, and reviewing basic grammar where needed.
Students must receive a grade of C or above in this course to proceed to DHM-ENG/1020.
Prerequisite: Placement
DHM-ENG/1020 - English Composition II
An introduction to researching and writing with a focus on fundamentals of argument and continued emphasis on information literacy from English Composition I. Students must receive a grade of C or above in this course to fulfill the SJIU’s requirement for English Composition and to be eligible to take courses in English literature.
Prerequisite: Placement or DHM-ENG/1010 English Composition I with a grade of C- or above.
DHM-ENG/1030 - English Composition III
This course emphasizes further development of critical thinking, reading, and writing skills and strategies through the innovative media and other means at the instructor’s discretion.
Prerequisite: DHM-ENG/1020 English Composition II with a grade of C- or above.
DHM-ENG/2100 - English for Business
This course is designed to equip students with the fundamental terms and concepts related to the world of business. Through written and practical exercises, students will confront themes such as business negotiation, formal presentations, business telephone conversations, formal introductions, how to write a business report and e-mail etiquette.
Prerequisite: Placement or DHM-ENG/1010 English Composition I with a grade of C- or above.
DHM-ENG/2500 - British Literature I
This course discusses the main literary movements, authors, works, and genres from the Anglo-Saxon period to the 18th century, such as “Beowulf”, “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight”, Chaucer, Spenser, Sidney, Shakespeare, Donne, Milton, Dryden, Pope, Swift, Fielding, Johnson, and Boswell.
Prerequisite: DHM-ENG/1020 English Composition II
DHM -ENG/2510 - British Literature II
A survey of the most influential British literary movements, figures, and genres from the Romantic Age to the present. Writers studied may include: Austen, the Romantics, Tennyson, Browning, Arnold, Dickens, the Brontes, George Eliot, Hardy, Yeats, Joyce, D.H.Lawrence, Forster, Woolf, T. S. Eliot, Auden, Beckett.
Prerequisite: DHM-ENG/1020 English Composition II and DHM-ENG 2500 British Literature I
DHM -ENG/2550 - Introduction to Shakespeare
A study of many important dramatic works of Shakespeare through an examination of their dramatic and poetic aspects.
Prerequisite: DHM-ENG/1020 English Composition II
DHM -ENG/2600 - Introduction to American Literature
An overview of the most significant works of American Literature. This course focuses on the most important literary movements and writers and includes the literary works and genres of ethnic minorities (African Americans, Native Americans, etc.).
Prerequisite: DHM-ENG/1020 English Composition II
DHM -ENG/3510 - British Literature in the First Half of the Twentieth Century
This course will provide a survey of literature produced in the first half of the twentieth century and will focus on the aesthetics and politics of modernism. Students will read works written during the apex of the British Empire and complete the quarter examining the aftermath of WWII. The numerous and profound political, social, and cultural changes that occurred during this period will be considered as we seek to understand what impact such transformations made upon British literary conventions. We will read works by Joseph Conrad, W.B. Yeats, James' Joyce, Wyndham Lewis, Rebecca West, D.H. Lawrence, T.S. Eliot, Virginia Woolf, Flann O'Brien, and Samuel Beckett.
Prerequisite: DHM-ENG/1020 English Composition II
DHM -ENG/3520 - British Detective Fiction in the Twentieth Century
A study of the development of one of the most popular subgenres of the novel, detective fiction, beginning with Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes and closing with P.D. James' Adam Dalgliesh. The course will examine not only the changing form of detective fiction but also the ways in which it reflects the changing social history of Great Britain from roughly 1900 to the present.
Prerequisite: DHM-ENG/1020 English Composition II
DHM -ENG/3600 - 19th Century U.S. Literature
This course provides a critical introduction to American literature of the nineteenth century. It addresses the characteristic preoccupations and concerns of American writing, the relation of writing and culture to the sustenance of nation and community, the morality of culture, and the culture of morality, the development of new literary perspectives, styles and techniques, the formation of distinctive literary traditions, the historicity of literary movements, and the relation of criticism to literary canons and culture through the nineteenth century.
Prerequisite: DHM-ENG/1020 English Composition II
DHM-ENG/3610 - 20th Century U.S. Literature
Focusing on U.S. literature of the 20th century, this course traces the development of realism, naturalism, and modernism in their literary, social, and historical contexts. Particular attention is given to shifting notions of nationhood, war, race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, culture, and modernity.
Prerequisite: DHM-ENG/1020 English Composition II
DHM-ENG/3620 - American Horror Literature
The aim of the course is the study of the fantastic in American Literature with an emphasis on the Gothic texts written during the 19th century in the USA and the development of the genre into the literature of horror in general. The course will focus on major American writers of the fantastic who have initiated the American gothic mode and its distinct American characteristics. This year, emphasis will be placed on American writers of the 19th century: Poe, Hawthorne, Brockden Brown, Irving, and one 20th-century writer of the fantastic, Stephen King.
Prerequisite: DHM-ENG/1020 English Composition II
DHM-ENG/4000 - British Romantic Poets and Poetics
British Romanticism is arguably one of the greatest achievements in British literature. This was a brilliant foretelling of the styles and philosophic preoccupations not only of Britain, but also of other countries. Wordsworth, Coleridge, Burns, Keats, Byron, P.B. Shelley and Mary Shelley (author of Frankenstein) formed a core of immeasurable artistic power.
Prerequisite: DHM-ENG/1020 English Composition II
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FILM STUDIES COURSES
DHM-FLS/1010 - Introduction to Film Studies
This course, through a critical study of cinema, outlines basic theoretical concerns in this field. Many important film genres will be discussed, both narrative and non-narrative. This course may include lectures presented by faculty members and will involve a considerable amount of writing.
Prerequisite: None
DHM-FLS/1030 - Introduction to Screen Analysis (W)
In this course students will be provided with the necessary tools and techniques for screen analysis. The course involves an analysis of the grammar and structure of film narrative and its mechanisms for producing coherence and significance. Topics include: imagery, character formation, large narrative structures, stage sets, formalist analysis, the classic narrative model and formal completeness. (Designated Writing Intensive Course)
Prerequisite: DHM-FLS/1010 Introduction to Film Studies
DHM-FLS/1050 - History of Cinema I
The history of cinema ranging from 1895 to 1935. This course will include subjects such as: the beginnings of motion picture photography, the growth of narrative complexity from Lumiere to Griffith, German Expressionist films, American silent comedy, Soviet theories of montage, and the transition to sound. This course also includes a visit to the Museum of Cinema in Torino.
Prerequisite: DHM-FLS/1030 Introduction to Screen Analysis
DHM-FLS/1100 - History of Cinema II
Begins with the works of Renoir and Welles in the late 1930s and early 1940s and follows the historical growth and evolution of film aesthetics to the present. It studies Italian neorealist film, French new wave, recent experimental films, as well as the films of major figures such as Bergman, Hitchcock, Kurosawa, Fellini, Antonioni and Bunuel.
Prerequisite: DHM-FLS/1050 History of Cinema I
DHM-FLS/2010 - Horror Film
This course examines the origins of horror film and its relation to works of romanticist literature such as those written by Poe and Shelley. It includes themes such as: the psychological issues in horror films, the relationship between fantasy and reality, gender in horror films and historical issues generated by this genre. During the course, many examples of horror films will be shown.
Prerequisite: None
DHM-FLS/2050 - Modern US History through Film
This course deals with aspects of U.S. history in the twentieth century with regard to the public released feature motion pictures. Often there is much to be learned about the relationship between the culture and society and its use of visual media such as motion pictures, television and photography. In fact, students come in contact with images of history through visual media on an almost daily basis. With this in mind, it is essential for the student to think critically about visual media. This course will show ten motion pictures to display ten different aspects of American culture. These films will be discussed and analyzed in terms of plots and the historical assumptions that provided the intellectual underpinning of the movies. Papers will be written based on students’ abilities to comprehend these matters.
Prerequisite: None
DHM-FLS/2100 - The History of Italian Cinema
This course covers the history of Italian cinema from its beginnings to the present time. Students will study works from the period just after the Second World War and will examine important contemporary works made by some of the most important directors today. During the course, students will watch and discuss films that are characteristic of the different periods from the birth of the film industry (1903-1915), to the year 2000.
Prerequisite: DHM-FLS/1030 Introduction to Screen Analysis
DHM-FLS/2150 - Recent Italian Cinema
This course will introduce the students to the important Italian film-makers of today, and will give them a good understanding of present-day Italian cinema and its recurrent preoccupations. It will discuss the critical and commercial reception Tornatore’s “Nuovo Cinema Paradiso” and Benigni’s “La Vita è Bella”. No prior knowledge of Italian is required as all films include subtitles.
Prerequisite: DHM-FLS/2100 The History of Italian Cinema
DHM-FLS/2200 - Film and Fiction (W)
This course will comparatively examine six novels which have been made into films. Through class lectures and discussions students will learn about the following subjects: various fictional techniques and themes, the rendering of these themes and techniques in literature and film, and the application of those themes in literature and cinema in contemporary culture. (Designated Writing Intensive Course)
Perquisite: DHM-FLS/1030 Introduction to Screen Analysis
DHM-FLS/2300 - History of French Cinema
This course will examine the evolution of modern French culture and its relationship to cinema. Students will discuss the early influence that literature and theater have had on cinema and will learn about its subsequent detachment and independence as an art form. No prior knowledge of French is required, as all films include subtitles.
Prerequisite: None
DHM-FLS/2400 - History of American Cinema
This course analyzes the evolution of American cinema from its origins in 1895 to the present. It will discuss the development and expansion of narrative cinema and the classical Hollywood studio system.
Prerequisite: None
DHM-FLS/2500 - Non-Western Film (G)
This course will discuss selected non-Western film and may include one or all of the following countries: Japan, India, Korea and/or China. Students will learn about important directors and significant works as well as the social and political impact of film in its respective country. Students will also compare and contract Western and non-Western film.
Prerequisite: DHM-FLS/1030 Introduction to Screen Analysis
DHM-FLS/2600 - Eastern European Film (G)
This course surveys the most significant exponents of Eastern European cinema from the 1940’s to the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. Important national and international directors such as Polanski, Chytilová, Szabó, Forman, Makavejev, and many others will be discussed along with their works. Emphasis will be placed on themes such as: nationalism and socialism in Eastern European cinema, cinema as propaganda and the rise of cinematic traditions in Poland, Yugoslavia, Hungary and Czechoslovakia. (Designated Global Perspectives/Diversity Course)
Prerequisite: DHM-FLS/1030 Introduction to Screen Analysis
DHM-FLS/3010 - Recent International Cinema (G)
This course will allow students to become familiar with current directors, themes and other aspects of international cinema. The viewing of specific films in class and various reading and writing assignments will be included. (Designated Global Perspectives/Diversity Course)
Prerequisite: DHM-FLS/1030 Introduction to Screen Analysis
DHM-FLS/3020 - Major Film Directors
This course will introduce students to a variety of major film directors and analyze a vast selection of significant exponents of international cinema. Directors discussed may include Fellini, Buñuel, Hitchcock, Bergman, Eisenstein, Welles, Altman, and Kurosawa.
Prerequisite: DHM-FLS/1030 Introduction to Screen Analysis
DHM-FLS/3100 - Cinema and Neorealism
This course will examine the Neorealism movement in Italian cinema, which developed between 1943 and 1952. Students will study the works of directors Roberto Rossellini, Luchino Visconti, Vittorio De Sica and screenplay writer Cesare Zavattini. Neorealist cinema, characterized by stories involving the poor and working classes and long, outdoor shots, often made use of amateur actors for the secondary roles and, occasionally, for the main roles. Students will better understand the Italian post-war reality through these films; a reality which takes into consideration the moral and economic situation during those years, as well as the change in feelings and life conditions: frustration, poverty and desperation.
Prerequisite: DHM-FLS/2100 The History of Italian Cinema
DHM-FLS/3200 - Environmental Documentary Film
This course analyzes the relationship between cinema and the environment with specific reference to environmental issues in films and presentations of the natural world. Through the use of Erocriticism, we will discuss how film has responded to and portrayed environmentalism and nature. Through the combination of Ecocriticism and Film Studies, we will see how cinema both educates and illustrates the state of environmentalism in society. We will look at how Hollywood portrays nature, environmentalism and environmental problems, and we will strive to see how America is dealing with “environmental problems” today.
Perquisite: DFA-PHC/2200 Scientific Imaging
DHM-FLS/3230 - Classical Literature into Film
How is a text adapted for cinema, and what are the questions underlying these semiological, ideological, or technical choices? Students will read the literature and view the films.
Prerequisite: MLL-ENG/1020 English Composition II or permission of instructor
DHM-FLS/3300 - Women and Film (G, W)
This course examines the gender of film and the filming of gender. We will discuss the various ways in which cinema deals with the important themes of masculinity and femininity. In addition, the works of women directors such as Dorothy Arzner, Maya Deren, Monika Treut, and Julie Dash will be discussed. This course, though having the aim of focusing on women film makers, will also discuss the general representation of women in films. Students must have a strong and clear writing ability (Designated Global Perspectives/Diversity and Writing Intensive Course)
Prerequisite: DHM-FLS/1030 Introduction to Screen Analysis
DHM-FLS/3500 - The Business of Film
This course will introduce the students to the fundamental role that business planning plays in film production and film distribution. Focus will be placed on methods of preparing a business plan, casting, pitching a project, fundraising, financing equipment and many other relevant issues. Students will learn how to approach a financial budget and understand how to wisely use money to invest in a film. Emphasis will also be placed on risk and the allocation of revenues.
Prerequisite: DHM-FLS/1030 Introduction to Screen Analysis or permission of the instructor.
DHM-FLS/4100 - Special Topics: Selected Directors
This course will discuss in detail one or more important historical or contemporary film directors and their films. Directors may include Alfred Hitchock, Akira Kurosawa, Roman Polanski, Stanley Kubrick, and/or Orson Welles. The selection of directors may vary from year to year.
Prerequisite: 90 credits or permission of the instructor.
Film studies courses are contineud at the top of page II.
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