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ARTH 212 (IT; TH) History of the Arts of Asia (1)

A selective survey of the visual arts of Asia, with an emphasis on major monuments and themes. The course includes broad developments in the arts of South Asia (India, Nepal, Pakistan, Afghanistan), Southeast Asia (Myanamar, Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia), Central Asia (Tibet, Mongolia), and East Asia (China, Korea and Japan) from prehistory of the present, with an emphasis on the influential artistic traditions of India, China and Japan. The arts in Asia will be examined and discussed from various perspectives in order to understand their significance in their cultural contexts.

Mode of Inquiry: Interpreting Texts; Thinking Historically

• Offering: Fall
• Professor: Greenwood