ARTH 398 B / MCHI 366 A - Special Topics in Art and Society: Chinese Visual Culture

• M - 14:45-17:30
• HB-439
• INSTRUCTOR: DR. LIAN DUAN

Note: This course is cross-listed between Art History and Classics, Modern Lanuages and Linguistics. For permission to enroll, please contact the Department of Classics, Modern Languages and Linguistics.

Taught in English, this course introduces students to the traditions and achievements of Chinese visual culture. Employing contemporary critical approaches, students explore both mass and high cultures, with a primary focus on the development of Chinese painting from the 10th century to the present, with an emphasis on the interpretation of images.

NOTE: Students who have received credit for this topic under an MCHI 398 number may not take this course for credit.