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HIST277
Sophomore Seminar: Life Science, Art, and Culture, Medieval to Present
HIST277 FA
Crosslistings: SISP277
| Section | Class Size | *Available | Times | POI | Prereq |
|---|
| 1 | 15 | 0 | Times: .T..... 1:10PM-4:00PM; | No | No |
*The number of spaces listed as available is based on class seats open for
the Blue Add phase of registration. Some seats may be taken in previous
phases while others may be held out for subsequent phases of registration.
(Last Updated on Tue Aug 10 05:00:30 EDT 1999
)
This course will explore the place of visual images and
image production in the history of the life sciences and
medicine from the Middle Ages to the present day. Topics
will include medieval memory theatres the artistic
activities of English Renaissance naturalists; the impact of
an expanding print culture on scientific illustration; early
modern European anatomical drawings; images of gender; the
role of gardens, libraries, and museums as international
centers for specimen collection and artistic production; art
and European travel; mapping and imperialism; anatomical
atlases; ethnographic film and hardening categories of race;
photography and the American West; women and medical
imaging; and scientific imaging in the age of computer
technologies. We will consider especially the centrality of
visualization to the history of science and medicine and
will examine the intersections of science studies, art
history, and economic imperial history.
MAJOR READINGS
F. Yates, THE ART OF MEMORY
M. Kemp, ed., LEONARDO ON PAINTING
Hoeniger and Hoeniger, THE GROWTH OF NATURAL HISTORY IN
STUART ENGLAND and THE GROWTH OF NATURAL HISTORY IN TUDOR
ENGLAND
E. Eyler, EARLY ENGLISH GARDENS and GARDEN BOOKS
Galison and Jones, PICTURING SCIENCE, PRODUCING ART
L. Jordanova, SEXUAL VISIONS: IMAGES OF GENDER FROM THE 18TH
TO THE 20TH CENTURY
A. Meyers, ed., ART AND SCIENCE IN AMERICA: ISSUES OF
REPRESENTATION
L. Cartwright, SCREENING THE BODY: TRACING MEDICINE'S VISUAL
CULTURE
F. Tobing Rony, THE THIRD EYE: RACE, CINEMA, AND
ETHNOGRAPHIC SPECTACLE
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
One midterm; one 5-7 page
paper; one 15 page research project.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
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: UG Credit: 1.00
Gen Ed Area & Dept: SBS HIST
Prerequisites:
None
- Section 01
- Tucker, J
- Times: .T..... 1:10PM- 4:00PM;
- Grading Mode: Mixed
- Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 0, Jr: 0, So: 1, Fr: 2
- No Major Preference Given
Last Updated on MAR-22-1999
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