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ARTH 211 - Islamic Art and Architecture


FDR: HA Fine Arts Distribution
Credits: 3

This survey course introduces the art and architecture of the Islamic world from the origins of Islam in the 7th Century C.E. to the present day. Students will develop analytical and conceptual tools through rigorous engagement with a diverse set of buildings, artworks, and relevant textual sources (all available in English translation). Lectures will emphasize a diversity of methodological approaches to the visual traditions of the Islamic World, while also critically engaging with the field’s complicated status within the History of Art. 



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