Art History

Direct Enroll Courses at the University of Oviedo

Students have the option of directly enrolling in one to two courses at the University of Oviedo. Students who select direct enroll courses will take fewer courses at the ELE language institute. Syllabi are available upon request and all courses are taught in Spanish. Direct enroll courses are available in the following departments: Spanish Language and Literature, Classic and Romance Languages, and Modern Languages and Literature, Art History, Geography, History and Philosophy.

Spanish Art History (Intermediate and Advanced)

Este curso ofrece una visión general de la Historia del Arte Español desde sus orígenes hasta nuestros días, atendiendo preferentemente a aquellos estilos artísticos con los que el alumno pueda tener mayor contacto: Prerrománico Asturiano, Gótico, Cubismo, Surrealismo. Igualmente se prestará mayor atención a las obras de los grandes maestros pictóricos españoles: Velázquez, Goya, Picasso, Dalí, Miró. Las clases teóricas serán complementadas con visitas a los Museos y Monumentos Artísticos de la zona.

Spanish Art History: From the Golden Age to the Twentieth Century

This course consists of learning the language associated with architecture, sculpture and painting, that is to say, the three major art forms. Once these concepts are learned, we begin the study of the history of Spanish art from the Renaissance to the twentieth century, but not without a summary of Prehistoric times to the Middle Ages. The course also includes the study of the life and work of several important painters of Spanish history: el Greco, Velázquez, Goya, Picasso and Dalí.In the Spring Semester this course is offered in Block A.

ARH 358: 20th-21st c. Architecture, Urbanism, and Design

This course introduces students to 20th-21st century architecture, urbanism, and design, considered historically, theoretically, and in the context of London, a global cultural center. Organized by way of three main themes/clusters—1) Empire, Collection, & Display; 2) Midcentury Modernism and Postmodernism; and 3) Architecture & Urbanism Under Advanced Capitalism—the course gives special attention to the ever-shifting relations between art and design from the Industrial Revolution to the contemporary moment.

ARH 354: Modern and Contemporary Art

This course introduces students to modern and contemporary art, considered historically, theoretically, and in the context of London, a global cultural center. The class explores major developments in modern and contemporary art and theory, as well as the ever-shifting relations between art, architecture, and the city from the Industrial Revolution to present-day society. It is clustered by way of three key periods/themes: 1) Empire, Collection, & Display; 2) Midcentury Modernism and Postmodernism; and 3) Art & Architecture Under Advanced Capitalism.

ARH 399: Exhibiting Art and Design in London

This course investigates the central issues and practical concerns surrounding art and design curation, with a special emphasis on contemporary exhibition practices in London, a global cultural center. It includes a three-week on-site component combined with pre- and onsite work, through which students will be exposed to a rich array of art and design venues and to scholarship on museums (as spaces of ritual, debate, interpretation, preservation, and omission; as contact zones, training grounds, centers of power, and mirrors of society at large).

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