ARTH 4051

Art History: Theory and Practice

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Course Description

Pre-Requisite(s): Major or minor in art history
Discipline(s): Artistic, Interpretive, & Philosophical Inquiry / Historical Perspectives / Second Writing

This course introduces art history majors to the basic tools and methods of art historical research, and to the theoretical and historical questions of art historical interpretation. The course will survey a number of current approaches to the explanation and interpretation of works of art, and briefly address the history of art history.


  • Eric Ramirez-Weaver

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    3.48

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    1

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    Fall 2025

  • Lucie Stylianopoulos

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    Spring 2022

  • John Summers

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    Spring 2010

  • Sarah Betzer

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    3.71

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    Spring 2016

  • Tyler Smith

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    3.71

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    Spring 2021

  • Rebecca Cooper

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    Fall 2011

  • Christa Robbins

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    Spring 2022

  • Giulia Paoletti

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    Fall 2024