ARHA289 - Art and Culture in Premodern Korea

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Academic Year 2000/2001

Art and Culture in Premodern Korea
ARHA 289 SP

Crosslistings:
EAST 289

This historical survey considers the major artistic traditions of Korean art and of the cultural context that shaped them. Beginning with the prehistoric period and continuing to the 19th century, the course will consider the arts of Korea--especially Buddhist sculpture, ceramics and painting--in terms of both peninsular history and, where relevant, historical and cultural developments in China and Japan.

MAJOR READINGS

Lee Ki-baik, A NEW HISTORY OF KOREA (trans. E.W. Wagner)
Judith Smith, ed., ARTS OF KOREA and selected journal articles

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Two hour examinations, chronology and pronunciation quizzes, occasional brief written exercises (2-3) pages, one or two less break written exercises (5-7 pages).

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Students will find it helpful, but not essential, to have some background in East Asian--especially Chinese--history, thought and/or art history.

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: HA ART Grading Mode: Graded

Prerequisites: NONE

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Best,Jonathan W.

Times: ..T.T.. 10:30AM-11:50AM; Location: DAC300

Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: 20)

SR. major: 3 Jr. major: 3

SR. non-major: 6 Jr. non-major: 6 SO: 2 FR:

Special Attributes:

Curricular Renewal: Reading Non-Verbal Texts, Writing

Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-26-2001