Graduate Program

Term Schedule

Fall 2019

Number	Title	Instructor	Time
AH 442 HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY I: 1839-1919 LEWIS J MW 10:25 - 11:40
The French author Roland Barthes described the emergence of photography in the early 19th century as a “truly unprecedented type of consciousness.” This class traces the emergence of this photographic consciousness in the 19th century as it develops within a number of specific arenas of culture & representation, from the medium’s conception in the early 19th century to its modernization in the early 20th century. The class will allow for general discussion of the history of photography with some detailed discussion of particular photographers, images, & texts. The class will look at photography as a cultural phenomenon as much as an art form, critically studying the various discursive arenas that this new medium helped to foster and redefine. We will also ask what makes photographic images so compelling, what we expect to see in them & what, distinguishes in the photographic realm a document from an artwork, & an ephemeral image from a material object. BUILDING: MOREY \| ROOM: 502
AH 598 SENIOR SEMINAR: HEUER C M 15:25 - 18:05
This class explores the history of public art in the Americas, with an emphasis on North America. What does it mean to speak of public art or public space? What kinds interests govern the limits and definitions of publicness: church, state corporate, etc? Through a series of historical case studies and contemporary examples, as well as theoretical readings, and local field trips we will consider the ways in which art, broadly defined,creates and contests not only the idea of the public, but often the very idea of art itself. BUILDING: MOREY \| ROOM: 524 PREREQUISITES: Introduction to VCS or Introduction to Art & Visual Culture
ANT 457 CHINESE SOCIETY AFTER MAO SUM C MW 12:30 - 13:45
This course examines the dramatic changes that have occurred in the People’s Republic of China in the last forty years from the viewpoint of the people who lived through those changes. We will look at the implications of China’s transforming political economy for daily life and work. We will start with questioning and deconstructing some popular misunderstandings about China. We will then turn to reading about the lives and struggles of the vast but often marginalized populations, including rural inhabitants, ethnic minorities, and migrant workers. We will also discuss the present and future development of China’s global role and democratic trajectory, and the opportunities and challenges encountered by post-reform China and its ruling regime in the midst of economic transition and globalization. The course aims to introduce students—regardless of prior knowledge in East Asia and cultural anthropology—to analytical tools/vocabulary to engage in meaningful conversations about Chinese politics and society BUILDING: HYLAN \| ROOM: 105 OFFERED: Fall Spring
CLT 416A MEXICAN FILM RODRIGUEZ-HER MW 14:00 - 15:15
This course explores both historical antecedents and contemporary visions. It includes films by directors such as Spanish exile Luis Bunuel, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Jaime Humberto Hermosillo, Alfonso Cuaron, Carlos Reygadas, Raul Ruiz, Maria Novaro, and other box office favorites. From Robert Rodriguez's Bedhead, to Desperado, Once Upon a Time in Mexico and, of course, Y tu mama tambien, Entre Pancho Villa y una mujer desnuda, and La ley de Herodes we explore images of Mexican culture. Course taught in English but work may be written in Spanish for Spanish credit. BUILDING: LCHAS \| ROOM: 121
CLT 448 ON THE MOVE: TRAVELERS, WANDERERS AND EXPLORERS HWANG J TR 14:00 - 15:15
This course will explore various concepts of mobility and encounters within ethnographic films and texts. Questions we will investigate include: How does one represent a culture? What notions of race, gender, sexuality and national identities are reinforced and challenged in these works? Who speaks for whom and what are the consequences? What kinds of power relationships are hidden or made visible in these films and texts? BUILDING: MOREY \| ROOM: 205
FR 444 CRIMES OF PASSION: LOVE AND DEATH ON THE CLASSICAL FRENCH STAGE ROSENSWEIG A TR 14:00 - 15:15
Love. Hate. Fear. Disgust. Seventeenth-century tragedies are filled with passion. In this class we will explore what happens when passion goes too far. What happens when lovers cannot contain themselves, or when kings are overcome with rage? How does the problem of excess passion raise questions about freedom and responsibility? In addition to examining how tragedies were performed during the seventeenth century, we will imagine how they might be performed today. We will also consider how concerns raised by seventeenth-century tragedy help us to navigate the political and social issues of our time. The class will be taught in French. BUILDING: DOUG \| ROOM: 403

Number	Title	Instructor	Time
Monday
AH 598 SENIOR SEMINAR: HEUER C M 15:25 - 18:05
This class explores the history of public art in the Americas, with an emphasis on North America. What does it mean to speak of public art or public space? What kinds interests govern the limits and definitions of publicness: church, state corporate, etc? Through a series of historical case studies and contemporary examples, as well as theoretical readings, and local field trips we will consider the ways in which art, broadly defined,creates and contests not only the idea of the public, but often the very idea of art itself. BUILDING: MOREY \| ROOM: 524 PREREQUISITES: Introduction to VCS or Introduction to Art & Visual Culture
Monday and Wednesday
AH 442 HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY I: 1839-1919 LEWIS J MW 10:25 - 11:40
The French author Roland Barthes described the emergence of photography in the early 19th century as a “truly unprecedented type of consciousness.” This class traces the emergence of this photographic consciousness in the 19th century as it develops within a number of specific arenas of culture & representation, from the medium’s conception in the early 19th century to its modernization in the early 20th century. The class will allow for general discussion of the history of photography with some detailed discussion of particular photographers, images, & texts. The class will look at photography as a cultural phenomenon as much as an art form, critically studying the various discursive arenas that this new medium helped to foster and redefine. We will also ask what makes photographic images so compelling, what we expect to see in them & what, distinguishes in the photographic realm a document from an artwork, & an ephemeral image from a material object. BUILDING: MOREY \| ROOM: 502
ANT 457 CHINESE SOCIETY AFTER MAO SUM C MW 12:30 - 13:45
This course examines the dramatic changes that have occurred in the People’s Republic of China in the last forty years from the viewpoint of the people who lived through those changes. We will look at the implications of China’s transforming political economy for daily life and work. We will start with questioning and deconstructing some popular misunderstandings about China. We will then turn to reading about the lives and struggles of the vast but often marginalized populations, including rural inhabitants, ethnic minorities, and migrant workers. We will also discuss the present and future development of China’s global role and democratic trajectory, and the opportunities and challenges encountered by post-reform China and its ruling regime in the midst of economic transition and globalization. The course aims to introduce students—regardless of prior knowledge in East Asia and cultural anthropology—to analytical tools/vocabulary to engage in meaningful conversations about Chinese politics and society BUILDING: HYLAN \| ROOM: 105 OFFERED: Fall Spring
CLT 416A MEXICAN FILM RODRIGUEZ-HER MW 14:00 - 15:15
This course explores both historical antecedents and contemporary visions. It includes films by directors such as Spanish exile Luis Bunuel, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Jaime Humberto Hermosillo, Alfonso Cuaron, Carlos Reygadas, Raul Ruiz, Maria Novaro, and other box office favorites. From Robert Rodriguez's Bedhead, to Desperado, Once Upon a Time in Mexico and, of course, Y tu mama tambien, Entre Pancho Villa y una mujer desnuda, and La ley de Herodes we explore images of Mexican culture. Course taught in English but work may be written in Spanish for Spanish credit. BUILDING: LCHAS \| ROOM: 121
Tuesday and Thursday
CLT 448 ON THE MOVE: TRAVELERS, WANDERERS AND EXPLORERS HWANG J TR 14:00 - 15:15
This course will explore various concepts of mobility and encounters within ethnographic films and texts. Questions we will investigate include: How does one represent a culture? What notions of race, gender, sexuality and national identities are reinforced and challenged in these works? Who speaks for whom and what are the consequences? What kinds of power relationships are hidden or made visible in these films and texts? BUILDING: MOREY \| ROOM: 205
FR 444 CRIMES OF PASSION: LOVE AND DEATH ON THE CLASSICAL FRENCH STAGE ROSENSWEIG A TR 14:00 - 15:15
Love. Hate. Fear. Disgust. Seventeenth-century tragedies are filled with passion. In this class we will explore what happens when passion goes too far. What happens when lovers cannot contain themselves, or when kings are overcome with rage? How does the problem of excess passion raise questions about freedom and responsibility? In addition to examining how tragedies were performed during the seventeenth century, we will imagine how they might be performed today. We will also consider how concerns raised by seventeenth-century tragedy help us to navigate the political and social issues of our time. The class will be taught in French. BUILDING: DOUG \| ROOM: 403