81.50   ART HISTORY

Acting Chair
CATHERINE MACKENZIE, PhD Tor., Professor

Professors
JEAN BELISLE, PhD Paris
LOREN LERNER, PhD Montr.

Associate Professors
CYNTHIA HAMMOND, PhD C'dia.
KRISTINA HUNEAULT, PhD Manc., Concordia Research Chair
ALICE MING WAI JIM, PhD McG.
MARTHA LANGFORD, PhD McG., Concordia Research Chair and Director, Jarislowsky Institute
JOHANNE SLOAN, PhD Kent
ANNE WHITELAW, PhD C'dia.

Assistant Professor
ELAINE CHEASLEY PATERSON, PhD Qu.

For the complete list of faculty members, please consult the Department website.

Location

Sir George Williams Campus
Engineering, Computer Science and Visual Arts Complex, Room: EV 3.809
514-848-2424, ext. 4700

Department Objectives

Art History provides the student scholar and the student artist with an understanding of creative and visual responses to the world in both the past and the present. Art History is a lively, at times even controversial, discipline that encourages the study of art objects with its historical, cultural, political, social, and economic contexts. The Department of Art History offers a full range of courses which allows the student to concentrate on particular art historical concerns or to investigate diverse issues within the discipline. Students can explore the multidisciplinary aspects of art history for graduate study and for future careers in a variety of fields including museums, galleries and libraries, conservation, education, journalism, and research. The Department of Art History offers major and minor programs, providing students with a solid foundation in the critical inquiries involved in a full understanding of the work of art and its context. Also available are the Major and Minor programs in Art History and Studio Art that balance studio work with art historical and theoretical studies, and the Major in Art History and Film Studies which examines art and film from related perspectives.

Programs

Students are responsible for satisfying their particular degree requirements; hence, the following sequence must be read in conjunction with §81.20.
The superscript indicates credit value.
 
66    BFA Major in Art History
6      ARTH 200⁶
3      ARTH 300³
6      Chosen from Group A
3      Group B: ARTH 360³, 361³, 362³
3      Group B: ARTH 363³, 364³, 365³
3      Group B: ARTH 366³, 367³, 368³
3      Group B: Art History electives
6      Chosen from Group C
6      Chosen from Group D
3      Chosen from Group E
*24  Chosen from at least three Groups in Art History
*Students may substitute credits from the Faculty of Fine Arts for up to 12 credits in Art History.

60    BFA Major in Art History and Film Studies
6      ARTH 200⁶ to be taken as first six credits in studies in Art History
3      Chosen from ARTH 353³, 354³
6      Chosen from ARTH 366³, 367³, 368³
3      Chosen from ARTH 370³, 371³, 372³, 373³, 374³, 375³, 376³
3      Chosen from ARTH 379³, 381³, 388³, 400³
3      Chosen from ARTH 383³, 384³, 385³, 386³, 387³, 389³, 391³, 392³
3      Art History electives
6      FMST 212⁶
6      Chosen from FMST 311³, 312³, 318³, 321⁶, 325³, 332³; VDEO 350⁶
6      Chosen from FMST 211⁶, 322⁶
3      Chosen from FMST 214³, 215³, 217³, 418³, 419³
3      Chosen from FMST 327³, 329³, 416³, 422³, 423³, 424³, 425³
3      Film Studies electives
3      ARTH 348³/FMST 348³
3      ARTH 448³/FMST 448³

60    BFA Major in Art History and Studio Art
6      ARTH 200⁶ to be taken as first six credits in studies in Art History
3      ARTH 300³
21    Art History electives
30    Studio Art electives

30    Minor in Art History
6      ARTH 200⁶ to be taken as first six credits in studies in Art History
3      ARTH 300³
21    Art History electives chosen from at least three of the Groups in Art History, in consultation with an
        assigned advisor

30    Minor in Art History and Studio Art
6      ARTH 200⁶ to be taken as first six credits in studies in Art History
3      ARTH 300³
6-9  Art History electives
12-15  Studio Art electives

Art History Co-operative Program

The Art History co-operative program is available to selected students who are enrolled in the BFA program and are majoring in Art History. The academic content of the co-op program is identical to the regular program with some specific recommendations for courses designed to improve and enhance the student's quality of work performance. While it is hoped that most of the positions will be in the Montreal area, students must be prepared to work in other parts of Canada. Please see §24 for specific details concerning the curriculum.

81.50.1 Admission to Art History, Art History and Studio Art, and Art History and Film Studies Programs

There are no specific courses or procedures required for the Major and Minor in Art History and the Major in Art History and Film Studies other than the successful completion of a two-year pre-university Cegep program (or equivalent).
In addition to the normal admission procedure of Concordia University, there is a distinct admission procedure for applicants to the Major or Minor in Art History and Studio Art. All applicants must submit a portfolio of their own work, as well as a letter of intent, as part of the admission process.
For more information concerning these additional requirements and submission deadline dates, please visit the following website: finearts.concordia.ca/admissions.

GROUPS:

A - Media Based Studies

ARTH 262       Aspects of the History of Drawing (3 credits)
ARTH 263       Aspects of the History of the Print (3 credits)
ARTH 264       Aspects of the History of Ceramics (3 credits)
ARTH 265       Aspects of the History of Sculpture (3 credits)
ARTH 266       Aspects of the History of Fibre Art (3 credits)
ARTH 267       Aspects of the History of Photography (3 credits)
ARTH 348       Special Topics in Art and Film (3 credits)
ARTH 349       Studies in the History of the Print (3 credits)
ARTH 350       Studies in the History of Ceramics (3 credits)
ARTH 351       Studies in the History of Sculpture (3 credits)
ARTH 352       Studies in the History of Fibre Art (3 credits)
ARTH 353       Technology and Contemporary Art (3 credits)
ARTH 354       Studies in Interdisciplinarity in the Visual Arts (3 credits)
ARTH 355       Studies in Architecture (3 credits)
ARTH 356       Studies in the Materials and Processes of Art (3 credits)
ARTH 357       Studies in the History of Craft and the Decorative Arts (3 credits)
ARTH 358       Studies in the History of Media Art (3 credits)
ARTH 359       Studies in Contemporary Photographic Art (3 credits)
ARTH 448       Advanced Seminar in Art and Film (3 credits)

B - Period Studies

ARTH 270       Icons of Architectural History (3 credits)
ARTH 360       Studies in Ancient Greek Art and Architecture (3 credits)
ARTH 361       Studies in Ancient Roman Art and Architecture (3 credits)
ARTH 362       Studies in Early Christian and Byzantine Art and Architecture (3 credits)
ARTH 363       Studies in Medieval Art and Architecture (3 credits)
ARTH 364       Studies in Renaissance Art and Architecture (3 credits)
ARTH 365       Studies in 17th- and 18th-Century Art and Architecture (3 credits)
ARTH 366       Studies in 19th-Century Art and Architecture (3 credits)
ARTH 367       Studies in 20th-Century Art and Architecture (3 credits)
ARTH 368       Studies in Contemporary Art and Architecture (3 credits)
ARTH 369       Studies in Near Eastern Art and Architecture (3 credits)
ARTH 450       Advanced Seminar in the History of Art and Architecture (3 credits)
ARTH 498       Special Topics in the History of Art and Architecture (3 credits)

C - Art in Canada

ARTH 271       Introduction to Canadian Art (3 credits)
ARTH 272       From Realism to Abstraction in Canadian Art (3 credits)
ARTH 370       Studies in Canadian Art (3 credits)
ARTH 371       Studies in Canadian Architecture (3 credits)
ARTH 372       Issues in Contemporary Canadian Architecture (3 credits)
ARTH 373       Issues in Contemporary Canadian Art (3 credits)
ARTH 374       Architecture and Urbanism in Montreal (3 credits)
ARTH 375       Issues in the Montreal Art Milieu (3 credits)
ARTH 376       Topics in Amerindian and Inuit Art (3 credits)

D - Theory and Criticism

ARTH 200       Perspectives of Art History (6 credits)
ARTH 300       Art Historical Methods (3 credits)
ARTH 379       Postcolonial Theory in Art History (3 credits)
ARTH 380       Histories of Art History (3 credits)
ARTH 381       Feminism and Art History (3 credits)
ARTH 383       Art and Philosophy (3 credits)
ARTH 384       Theories of Representation (3 credits)
ARTH 385       Colour: Theory and Application in the Visual Arts (3 credits)
ARTH 386       Art and the Viewer (3 credits)
ARTH 387       Issues in Art and Criticism (3 credits)
ARTH 389       Issues in Ethnocultural Art Histories (3 credits)
ARTH 400       Advanced Seminar in Art Historical Method (3 credits)

E - Art and Society

ARTH 283       The Life and Work of ... (3 credits)
ARTH 290       Art History and Archaeology (3 credits)
ARTH 298       Special Topics in Genre Studies (3 credits)
ARTH 388       Narration and Art (3 credits)
ARTH 390       Art and the Museum (3 credits)
ARTH 391       Art and its Changing Contexts (3 credits)
ARTH 392       Gender Issues in Art and Art History (3 credits)
ARTH 396       Art and Culture (3 credits)
ARTH 398       Special Topics in Art and Society (3 credits)

F - Tutored Studies

ARTH 401       Independent Studies in Art History (3 credits)
ARTH 403       Studies in Art History Practice (3 credits)

Courses

ARTH 200     Perspectives of Art History (6 credits)
A critical overview of the history of art and architecture and a selective examination of canonical figures, movements, periods, and thematic issues.
NOTE: Students who have received credit for ARTH 284 may not take this course for credit.

ARTH 262     Aspects of the History of Drawing (3 credits)
A selective examination of drawing as an art form and of its relation to painting and other visual arts.
NOTE A/See §200.3

ARTH 263     Aspects of the History of the Print (3 credits)
A selective examination of the development and uses of the print.
NOTE A/See §200.3

ARTH 264     Aspects of the History of Ceramics (3 credits)
A selective examination of the development and uses of ceramics.
NOTE A/See §200.3

ARTH 265     Aspects of the History of Sculpture (3 credits)
A selective examination of the development and uses of sculpture.

ARTH 266     Aspects of the History of Fibre Art (3 credits)
A selective examination of the development of fibre art.
NOTE A/See §200.3

ARTH 267     Aspects of the History of Photography (3 credits)
A selective examination of the development and uses of photography.
NOTE: Students who have received credit for PHOT 250 may not take this course for credit.

ARTH 270     Icons of Architectural History (3 credits)
A study of key buildings and the vocabulary of architecture.

ARTH 271     Introduction to Canadian Art (3 credits)
An introduction to selected subjects and themes in Quebec and Canadian art.
NOTE: This course may not be applied within any program offered in the Faculty of Fine Arts.
NOTE: Students who have received credit for ARTH 370 may not take this course for credit.

ARTH 272     From Realism to Abstraction in Canadian Art (3 credits)
An introduction to ideas and techniques associated with the transition from representationalism to abstraction in 19th- and 20th-century Quebec and Canadian art.
NOTE: This course may not be applied within a BFA degree or any Fine Arts specialization, major, or minor program.

ARTH 283     The Life and Work of ... (3 credits)
A critical examination of an artist's life and work.

ARTH 290     Art History and Archaeology (3 credits)
A selective examination of the relationship between art history and archaeology.
NOTE A/See §200.3

ARTH 298     Special Topics in Genre Studies (3 credits)
Topics pertaining to categories of subject matter such as landscape, portraiture, and still life.
NOTE C/See §200.3

ARTH 300     Art Historical Methods (3 credits)
Prerequisite: ARTH 200. An in-depth examination of the methods used in art history to analyze and interpret works of art.

ARTH 348     Special Topics in Art and Film (3 credits)
Prerequisite: Enrolment in the Major in Art History and Film Studies; ARTH 200 and FMST 212; or written permission of the program director. A comparative examination of some aspects of art history and film studies.
NOTE C/See §200.3
NOTE: Students who have received credit for FMST 348 may not take this course for credit.

ARTH 349     Studies in the History of the Print (3 credits)
An examination of selected subjects in the history of the print.

ARTH 350     Studies in the History of Ceramics (3 credits)
An examination of selected subjects in the history of ceramics.
NOTE A/See §200.3

ARTH 351     Studies in the History of Sculpture (3 credits)
An examination of selected subjects in the history of sculpture.

ARTH 352     Studies in the History of Fibre Art (3 credits)
An examination of selected subjects in the history of fibre art.
NOTE A/See §200.3

ARTH 353     Technology and Contemporary Art (3 credits)
A selective examination of the relationship between technology and contemporary art.

ARTH 354     Studies in Interdisciplinarity in the Visual Arts (3 credits)
A selective examination of historical and contemporary art that utilizes a number of media.

ARTH 355     Studies in Architecture (3 credits)
An examination of the role and implications of selected materials and technology in architecture.

ARTH 356     Studies in the Materials and Processes of Art (3 credits)
An examination of selected historical and contemporary materials and processes of art.

ARTH 357     Studies in the History of Craft and the Decorative Arts (3 credits)
Selected subjects in the history of craft and the decorative arts as forms of material culture.

ARTH 358     Studies in the History of Media Art (3 credits)
A selective examination of new media art since the 1990s, including the historical development, thematic content, and conceptual strategies for such practices as video art, projection installation and performance, and experimental film.

ARTH 359     Studies in Contemporary Photographic Art (3 credits)
A selective examination of recent photographic art.
NOTE: Students who have received credit for PHOT 250 may not take this course for credit.

ARTH 360     Studies in Ancient Greek Art and Architecture (3 credits)
Selected subjects in the art and architectural production of Ancient Greece.
NOTE A/See §200.3

ARTH 361     Studies in Ancient Roman Art and Architecture (3 credits)
Selected subjects in the art and architectural production of Ancient Rome.
NOTE A/See §200.3

ARTH 362     Studies in Early Christian and Byzantine Art and Architecture (3 credits)
Selected subjects in the art and architectural production of Early Christian and Byzantine cultures.
NOTE A/See §200.3

ARTH 363     Studies in Medieval Art and Architecture (3 credits)
Selected subjects in the art and architectural production of the Medieval period.
NOTE A/See §200.3

ARTH 364     Studies in Renaissance Art and Architecture (3 credits)
Selected subjects in the art and architectural production of 15th- and 16th-century Europe.
NOTE A/See §200.3

ARTH 365     Studies in 17th- and 18th-Century Art and Architecture (3 credits)
Selected subjects in the art and architectural production of the 17th and 18th centuries.
NOTE A/See §200.3

ARTH 366     Studies in 19th-Century Art and Architecture (3 credits)
Selected subjects in the art and architectural production of the 19th century.
NOTE A/See §200.3

ARTH 367     Studies in 20th-Century Art and Architecture (3 credits)
Selected subjects in the art and architectural production of the 20th century.
NOTE A/See §200.3

ARTH 368     Studies in Contemporary Art and Architecture (3 credits)
Selected subjects in contemporary art and architectural production.
NOTE A/See §200.3

ARTH 369     Studies in Near Eastern Art and Architecture (3 credits)
Selected subjects in the art and architectural production of the Near East.

ARTH 370     Studies in Canadian Art (3 credits)
Selected subjects in the art of Canada.
NOTE A/See §200.3

ARTH 371     Studies in Canadian Architecture (3 credits)
Selected subjects in the architecture of Canada.
NOTE A/See §200.3

ARTH 372     Issues in Contemporary Canadian Architecture (3 credits)
A consideration of specific issues in the practice of recent architecture in Canada.

ARTH 373     Issues in Contemporary Canadian Art (3 credits)
A consideration of specific issues in the recent art of Canada.
NOTE A/See §200.3

ARTH 374     Architecture and Urbanism in Montreal (3 credits)
The relationship of architecture to issues of urbanism, analyzed through examples from Montreal's past and/or present.

ARTH 375     Issues in the Montreal Art Milieu (3 credits)
An analysis of specific issues in the historical and/or contemporary Montreal art community.

ARTH 376     Topics in Amerindian and Inuit Art (3 credits)
A selective examination of the work of First Nations artists.

ARTH 379     Postcolonial Theory in Art History (3 credits)
Prerequisite: Six ARTH credits. A critical examination of the key concepts of postcolonial art and theory.

ARTH 380     Histories of Art History (3 credits)
Prerequisite: Six ARTH credits. The history of art history as a discipline and the concepts of history it uses.

ARTH 381     Feminism and Art History (3 credits)
Prerequisite: Six ARTH credits. A consideration of feminism in art history.

ARTH 383     Art and Philosophy (3 credits)
Prerequisite: Six ARTH credits. A consideration of the relationship between philosophy, art theory and practice.

ARTH 384     Theories of Representation (3 credits)
Prerequisite: Six ARTH credits. An examination of the different concepts of representation involved in creating, defining, and interpreting an artwork.

ARTH 385     Colour: Theory and Application in the Visual Arts (3 credits)
An examination of various theories of colour by artists, philosophers, psychologists, and scientists.
NOTE: It is strongly recommended that students follow at least six credits in Art History courses before enrolling in this course.

ARTH 386     Art and the Viewer (3 credits)
Prerequisite: Six ARTH credits. A consideration of the relationships between artwork and audience.

ARTH 387     Issues in Art and Criticism (3 credits)
Prerequisite: Six ARTH credits. An examination of selected aspects of the relationship between art, aesthetics, and critical writing.
NOTE A/See §200.3

ARTH 388     Narration and Art (3 credits)
Prerequisite: Six ARTH credits. A critical examination of selected aspects of the relationship between art and its narratives.
NOTE A/See §200.3

ARTH 389     Issues in Ethnocultural Art Histories (3 credits)
Prerequisite: Six ARTH credits. An analysis of the concepts of ethnic and cultural identity in art and art history.

ARTH 390     Art and the Museum (3 credits)
A study of selected issues in museums and related art institutions.
NOTE: It is strongly recommended that students follow at least six credits in Art History courses before enrolling in this course.

ARTH 391     Art and its Changing Contexts (3 credits)
Prerequisite: Six ARTH credits. An investigation of art in its original context and of its changing meanings and uses through time.

ARTH 392     Gender Issues in Art and Art History (3 credits)
An examination of gender as a factor in making and interpreting art.
NOTE: It is strongly recommended that students follow at least six credits in Art History courses before enrolling in this course.

ARTH 396     Art and Culture (3 credits)
Prerequisite: Six ARTH credits. A critical examination of selected issues in art and its cultural context.

ARTH 398     Special Topics in Art and Society (3 credits)
A detailed examination of a selected aspect of art in society.
NOTE C/See §200.3
NOTE: It is strongly recommended that students follow at least six credits in Art History courses before enrolling in this course.

ARTH 400     Advanced Seminar in Art Historical Method (3 credits)
Prerequisite: Third-year* standing in the Major in Art History and written permission of the Department of Art History. A detailed examination of selected aspects of art methodologies.
NOTE A/See §200.3
*Fewer than 33 credits remaining in degree program.

ARTH 401     Independent Studies in Art History (3 credits)
Prerequisite: Third-year* standing in the Major in Art History, and written permission of the Department of Art History. Students are required to prepare a research paper under the supervision of a faculty member.
NOTE A/See §200.3
*Fewer than 33 credits remaining in degree program.

ARTH 403     Studies in Art History Practice (3 credits)
Prerequisite: Third-year* standing in the Major in Art History, and written permission of the Department of Art History. A course in the practice of art history. Students are required to work on specific projects under the supervision of a faculty member.
*Fewer than 33 credits remaining in degree program.

ARTH 448     Advanced Seminar in Art and Film (3 credits)
Prerequisite: Enrolment in the Major in Art History and Film Studies; ARTH 348 or FMST 348; or written permission of the program director. A seminar designed to permit an in-depth course of study on some aspects of art and film history.
NOTE A/See §200.3
NOTE: Students who have received credit for FMST 448 may not take this course for credit.

ARTH 450     Advanced Seminar in the History of Art and Architecture (3 credits)
Prerequisite: Third-year* standing in the Major in Art History, and written permission of the Department of Art History. A detailed examination of selected aspects of art and architectural history.
NOTE A/See §200.3
*Fewer than 33 credits remaining in degree program.

ARTH 498     Special Topics in the History of Art and Architecture (3 credits)
Prerequisite: 18 credits in Art History, or written permission of the Department of Art History. A course for advanced students which provides for the study of more specialized areas of art.
NOTE A/See §200.3