Looking closely at European painting and sculpture, this course focuses on how an art object can convey specific messages to specific audiences in specific contexts.

This course examines how artists in the 19th and 20th centuries critically engaged with cultural issues concerning modern life, global exchange, self expression, and aesthetic experience. 

Studying major cultural traditions in Mesoamerica and the Andes, this course examines how artistic production established and consolidated different forms of power.  

This three-week course in Italy explores painting and sculpture from the Renaissance and Baroque periods. We travel to Florence, Rome, and Venice with day trips to Pisa, Sienna, and Milan.

Focusing on the United States, this course examines the role of art in constructing, reinforcing, and challenging identity, including national, racial, and gendered identities. 

This course explores how modern Latin American artists have used art to address current issues ranging from national identity, political oppression, and cultural memory.

This course explores the intersection of meaning and function in motifs in photography, including portraiture (identity), landscape (place), journalism (storytelling), and fine art (aesthetics).

This three-week course takes a deep dive into art in London. We visit all the major museums and contemporary galleries, discussing how art functions historically and in our current context.