Art Historical Methods Seminar (391-0-2)

Instructors

Alicia Caticha

Meeting Info

Kresge 4354 Art Hist. Sem. Rm.: Fri 1:00PM - 3:50PM

Overview of class

This seminar provides an introduction to art historical research methods for undergraduates, particularly those interested in writing an honors thesis. The seminar will survey the history of art history with a focus on recent debates and interventions within the field (e.g. intersectional, critical race theory, and decolonial approaches). The seminar will also provide students with concrete tools to develop, research, and write a piece of original art historical scholarship. What does it mean to ask an original art historical research question? What is historiography and how it is critical for mapping out and developing an original thesis statement and argument? How does one effectively analyze and implement primary sources? What constitutes "evidence," and how is the dominant perception of "evidence" shaped by art history's origins?

Registration Requirements

Starting November 21st please use the following link to sign up for the Waitlist for this course:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfgNXUVYG7rEhw2GYZKZNcGbBp4oiQmWHkb0wKQTzRjgj5pHA/viewform

Class Materials (Required)

Recommended Text: Kimberley Drew, This is What I Know About Art (Penguin Random House, 2020). ISBN: 9780593095188.