Faculty of Arts & Science
2016-2017 Calendar

History of Art

Faculty


Professors Emeriti
K. Andrews, MFA
L.E. Eleen, MA, Ph D
W. McA. Johnson, MA, MFA, Ph D, FRSC
D.S. Richardson, MA, Ph D (U)
D. Rifat, DA
J.W. Shaw, MAT, Ph D, D Hum Lett, FSA, FRSC (T)
M.C. Shaw, MA, Ph D (S)
B. Welsh-Orcharov, MA, Ph D

Associate Professor and Chair
E. M. M. Legge, MA, Ph D

Associate Chair, Undergraduate Studies
C. Anderson, MA, PhD

University Professor
P.L. Sohm, MA, Ph D (U)

Professors
M.A. Cheetham, MA, Ph D, FRSC (U)
L. Kaplan, MA, Ph D (University of Toronto Mississauga)
D. Reid, CM, MA, DFA
E.M. Kavaler, MA, Ph D
C. Knappett, PhD, FSA (Homer Thompson/Walter Graham Chair in Aegean Prehistory)

Associate Professors
C. Anderson, MA, Ph D
J. Bear, MA, Ph D
J. Caskey, MA, Ph D (University of Toronto Mississauga)
A. S. Cohen MA, Ph D
B. C. Ewald, MA, Dr. Phil E.M.M. Legge, MA, Ph D (U)
E. Harney, MA, Ph D (University of Toronto Scarborough)
K. Jain, MA, Ph D (University of Toronto Mississauga)
E.M.M. Legge, MA, Ph D (U)
E. Levy, MA, Ph D (University of Toronto Mississauga)
G. Periti, MA, Ph D
J. Purtle, MA, M Phil, Ph D (U)
J. Ricco, AM, Ph D (University of Toronto Mississauga)
A. Syme, MA, Ph D (University of Toronto Mississauga)

Assistant Professors
Y. Gu, MA, PhD (University of Toronto Scarborough)
SJ. Kim, MA, MPhil, PhD

Adjunct Professor
Y. Hendeles, C.M., O.Ont, Ph.D Amsterdam, LL.D University of Toronto, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Ontario College of Art and Design (Hons)

Royal Ontario Museum
    D. Dewan, MA, Ph D
    A. Gehmacher, MA, Ph D
    A. Liivandi, MA, MLS
    A. Palmer, MA, Ph D
    S. Stock, MA, Ph D 


Introduction

The Department of Art offers Minor, Major, and Specialist programs in the History of Art (FAH). 

The FAH curriculum covers the Bronze Age to the present in several global regions: the Mediterranean area, Europe and North America, and Asia. FAH101H1 is an overview of the major periods and monuments in the history of art and architecture, and FAH102H1 serves as a practical and critical introduction to the practice of art history and is a mandatory component of the curriculum; students are encouraged to take this class early in their progress toward an FAH program. Half courses at the 200 level are more comprehensive surveys that thematically introduce the material from specific chronological periods, regional areas, or the history of architecture. Many of these courses, which are offered on a regular basis, serve as “gateway” prerequisites for courses at the 300 and 400 level; students are advised to check the prerequisites for each upper-level course carefully.

Courses in the history of art (FAH) are useful to students in other departments or faculties; history, literature, music, and philosophy are likewise concerned with systems of thought and imagery. Fundamental concepts in such disciplines are embodied or reflected in related works of art of the same general period and area. Students in architecture, geography, or city planning will find courses in the history of architecture of benefit. 

At the same time, the Department directs the attention of its students to the wide range of offerings in other departments and urges them to acquire the broad cultural background essential to an understanding of the arts. Of special importance are familiarity with history, a knowledge of the various traditions of literature and mythology, and an acquaintance with philosophy. Courses in cultural, historical or urban geography may also be relevant in programs that include the history of architecture. It is imperative that students interested in pursuing an advanced degree in art history acquire the foreign languages necessary for such work. Although the choice of languages will be dependent on an individual’s program of study, it is generally recommended that students learn German and at least one other European language. The Department web site provides a list of courses in other departments that can be counted toward an art history degree.

In conjunction with Woodsworth College, the Department offers courses during the summer term at the University of Siena, Italy, and at other locations abroad. For information about these degree-credit courses, please consult the Department of Art web site or contact the Summer Abroad Program at Woodsworth College, 119 St. George Street (416-978-8713).

The History of Art Students' Association sponsors a variety of lectures and other activities for members of the departmental community.

Many courses in the Department are offered in alternate years only, or on a three-year cycle. For more detailed information on courses and degree programs, consult the Department of Art web site and Undergraduate Handbook at www.art.utoronto.ca. Counselling is available, by appointment, from the Undergraduate Coordinators.

Enquiries:

Ms. Louise Kermode, Undergaduate Secretary, Sidney Smith Hall, Room 6036 (416-978-7892)

History of Art Programs


History of Art (Arts program)

1 course=1 FCE (one full course equivalent); e.g., FAH101H1 + FAH102H1 = 1 course or 1 FCE

One half course = 0.5 FCE; e.g., FAH102H1

History of Art Specialist (Arts program)

This is a limited enrolment program.  All students who request the program and obtain at least the specified mark(s) in the required course(s) will be eligible to enrol.

Required courses:At least four half courses from the Department’s art history offerings, with marks of at least 70% in each course.

1 course=1 FCE (one full course equivalent); e.g., FAH101H1 + FAH102H1 = 1 course or 1 FCE

One half course = 0.5 FCE; e.g., FAH102H1


(11 FCES)

At least nine FAH FCE’s, and two FCE’s in one or more languages including at least one German, French, or Italian, though an acceptable alternative modern language such as Dutch or Russian (or Chinese and/or another Asian language) may be acceptable. It is strongly recommended that students acquire a reading knowledge of German, French, or Italian by the end of the third year. Students specializing in Ancient or Medieval art should also recognize the necessity of studying Greek and/or Latin. Students interested in pursuing Asian art history will need to acquire Chinese and/or Japanese and/or another Asian language.

First Year:

FAH102H1

Higher Years:

1. At least one half course in each of Groups A, B, C, and D (see below for definitions).
2. One additional half course in Group A and Group B.
3. No more than 3.5 FCEs may be taken at the 200-level.
4. 3.5 FCEs at the 300+level
5. 1 FCE at the 400 level. No more than 1.5 FCEs at the 400-level will be counted toward fulfilling program requirements.
6. Approved courses in other programs may be substituted for up to two FAH FCEs. See Department web site for details.

In addition, the Faculty of Arts and Science requires Fine Art History Specialists who do not complete FAH338H1 to complete at least 0.5 FCE in Arts and Science courses in Breadth Category 5: The Physical and Mathematical Universes.

History of Art Major (Arts program)

1 course=1 FCE (one full course equivalent); e.g., FAH101H1 + FAH102H1 = 1 course or 1 FCE

One half course = 0.5 FCE; e.g., FAH102H1

(6 FCEs)

At least six FAH FCEs fulfilling the following distribution requirements:

First Year:

FAH102H1

Higher Years:

1. At least one half course in three of the four FAH Groups (see below for definitions).
2. Three FCEs at the 300+ level, including at least one half-course at the 400-level.
3. No more than 1.0 FCE at the 400-level will be counted toward fulfilling program requirements.  
4. Approved courses in other programs may be substituted for up to one FAH FCE. See Department web site for details.

In addition, the Faculty of Arts and Science requires History of Art Majors who do not complete FAH338H1 to complete at least 0.5 FCE in Arts and Science courses in Breadth Category 5: The Physical and Mathematical Universes.

History of Art Minor (Arts Program)

1 course=1 FCE (one full course equivalent); e.g., FAH101H1 + FAH102H1 = 1 course or 1 FCE

One half course = 0.5 FCE; e.g., FAH102H1

(4 FCEs)

At least four FAH courses fulfilling the following distribution requirements:

1. FAH102H1
2. At least one half course in two of the four FAH Groups (see below for definitions)
3. At least one FCE at the 300-level.


FAH Course Groups

Group A:  Ancient, Medieval
FAH courses numbered 200–229, 300–329, 400–429

Group B: Renaissance–Baroque, Modern–Contemporary–Canadian
FAH courses numbered 230–59, 330–59, 430–59

Group C: Asian
FAH courses numbered 260–69, 360–69, 460–69

Group D: History of Architecture
FAH courses numbered 270–79, 370–79, 470–79, plus FAH300, 309, 328, 362, 364, 404, 421

Note:
1.  Certain courses, including FAH101H1, do not satisfy the requirement for any group, but do count toward any FAH degree program.
2.  Students who have already taken FAH100Y1 are encouraged, but not required, to take FAH102H1 for the fulfillment of degree requirements.
3.  Courses used to satisfy one group requirement cannot be counted toward another group requirement.


Visual Studies Programs

New admissions for the Visual Studies program will be through the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design (www.daniels.utoronto.ca).

The Visual Studies programs and courses have been transferred from the Faculty of Arts & Science to the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design. The programs described in the Architecture section apply to students enrolled in the programs before September 2014.

History of Art Courses


First Year Seminars

The 199Y1 and 199H1 seminars are designed to provide the opportunity to work closely with an instructor in a class of no more than twenty-four students. These interactive seminars are intended to stimulate the students’ curiosity and provide an opportunity to get to know a member of the professorial staff in a seminar environment during the first year of study. Details can be found at www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/course/fyh-1/.


FAH101H1    Monuments of Art History [24L]

Consideration of the stylistic and contextual significance of representative monuments in the history of art.

Exclusion: FAH100Y/FAH105H5
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH102H1    The Practice of Art History [24L/6T]

An investigation of the intellectual foundations of the discipline and an introduction to working methods in the study of art history.

Exclusion: FAH105H5/FAH202H5/VPHB39H3
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: None

Note

The recommended preparation for ALL 200 level courses is FAH102H1


FAH206H1    Prehistoric Aegean and East Mediterranean Art and Archaeology [24L]

An overview of the major monuments, artifacts, themes and problems in the study of the archaeology, art and architecture of the Aegean region and the east Mediterranean to 1000BC.

Exclusion: FAH101Y5/FAH203H5/FAH204H5/FAH205H1
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH207H1    Greek and Roman Art and Archaeology [24L]

An overview of the major monuments, artifacts, themes and problems in the study of the archaeology, art and architecture of the civilizations of Greece and Rome.

Exclusion: FAH101Y5/FAH203H5/FAH204H5/FAH205H1/XBC199Y1 L0211
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH215H1    Early Medieval Art and Architecture [24L]

An overview of major monuments and themes in the art and architecture of Western Europe and the Byzantine East from the third until the eleventh century.

Exclusion: FAH102Y5/FAH261H1/FAH267H5/FAH271H5
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH216H1    Later Medieval Art and Architecture [24L]

An overview of major monuments and themes in the art and architecture of Western Europe and the Byzantine East from the eleventh until the fifteenth century.

Exclusion: FAH102Y5/FAH261H1/FAH267H5/FAH271H5
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH230H1    Renaissance Art and Architecture (formerly FAH274H1) [24L]

A selective survey of the major art centres and types of artistic and architectural production in Italy and northern Europe, from the early fifteenth century to the mid-sixteenth. Themes include the relations--artistic, economic and ideological--between northern and southern Europe during this period, the changing role of art in religious life, the emergence of secular themes, and the legacies left by Renaissance art to modern life and culture.

Exclusion: FAH200Y5/FAH274H1/FAH274H5
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH231H1    Baroque Art and Architecture (formerly FAH279H1) [24L]

Major forms of expression in the visual arts ca. 1600 - ca. 1750 with particular attention to forms, techniques, theories, and patronage of the arts as well as biographies of artists in Italy, France, the Netherlands, Flanders, Germany and England.

Exclusion: FAH200Y5/FAH279H1/FAH279H5
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH245H1    Modernism and anti-Modernism, c. 1750–1900 [24L]

An introduction to the advent and development of art movements including Rococo and Neoclassicism; Romanticism and Revolution, Realism and the advent of Photography, Impressionism; Academic art; Post-Impressionism.

Exclusion: FAH280H1/FAH287H1/FAH287H5
Recommended Preparation: FAH102H1
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH246H1    Art Since 1900 [24L]

An introduction to the consolidation of Modernist tendencies in Europe to the mid 20th century and to the many contemporary responses to these achievements. Individual artists, including Picasso, Matisse, Duchamp, and Matthew Barney are considered in their relationship to various art movements and the theories that supported them, including Expressionism; Abstraction and Constructivism; Dada and Surrealism; Neue Sachlichkeit; Abstract Expressionism; Pop; Conceptual Art; Earth Art; Feminist Art; Postmodernism; New Media Art.

Exclusion: FAH288H1/FAH288H5/FAH289H1/FAH289H5
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH248H1    Canadian Painting 1665-1960 (formerly FAH286H1) [24L]

An introductory survey of the history of painting in Canada from the 17th to the 20th century.

Exclusion: FAH286H1
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH252H1    Introduction to the History of Photography[24L]

This course surveys the history of photography in Europe and North America, from its origins to recent innovations in digital imaging.  Emphasis is placed on the various aesthetic, scientific, and political discourses in which photography has been located, and the assumptions and premises associated with the medium's relationship to reality.

Exclusion: FAH352H1
Recommended Preparation: FAH101H1/FAH102H1
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH260H1    The Artistic Landscape of East Asia (formerly FAH290H1) [24L]

An overview of major monuments and themes in the art and architecture of East Asia (China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Mongolia and Tibet), from the neolithic to the present.

Exclusion: FAH290H1
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH262H1    Art and Visual Experience in Modern and Contemporary East Asia [24L]

An overview of major monuments and themes in the art and architecture of East Asia (China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Mongolia and Tibet) and its diaspora in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH270H1    Architecture: Rituals and Monuments [24L]

A survey of architecture from pre-history to the start of modernism, with attention given to the ways in which architecture shapes human experience.

Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH272H1    Modern Architecture from 1750 to the Present [24L]

An introduction to the buildings, issues and ideas from Neoclassicism to the present.

Exclusion: FAH282H1
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH299Y1    Research Opportunity Program[TBA]

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at http://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/course/rop. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: None

NOTE about 300-level courses

 In addition to the Prerequisites listed below, enrolment is also possible for each course with permission of instructor.


FAH303H1    Emergence of Greek Civilisation [24L]

This course investigates the material culture, art and architecture of the Aegean civilizations from the Neolithic through to the building of the palaces of Crete around 2000BC.

Prerequisite: FAH205H1/FAH207H1
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH309H1    City of Rome [24L]

The art, architecture and archaeology of the city of Rome to AD476.

Prerequisite: FAH205H1/FAH207H1
Exclusion: FAH302H1
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH310H1    Greek Vase Painting[24L]

This course is a comprehensive exploration of the art of Greek vase painting, covering material from the late Geometric period (8th C. BCE) to the late Classical Period (4th C. BCE). While iconography and narrative will form a major portion of the ceontent, the class will also explore issues surrounding material and technique, the prevalent sympotic (drinking) culture and Greek rituals that provides the cultural framework, dynamics of trade, theories of viewership and semiotics, status of the artist, and other historiographical concerns, including problematic issues surrounding the modern practice of collecting.

Prerequisite: FAH207H1
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH311H1    Greek Sculpture[24L]

The course provides a thorough examination of ancient Greek sculpture from 7th - 1st century BCE, which in many ways defined the canon of western art that was to follow. Classic issues of style, dating, and technique are complemented by putting them into the contexts of cultural history, religion and socio-politics. While the course is a traditional monument-based survey of major sculptural works from the ancient Greek world, several important issues are also addressed, pertaining both to contemporary society and the study of other areas of art history. These include but are not limited to: gender, social class, colonialism, notion of the artist, originality, and aesthetic theory.

Prerequisite: FAH207H1
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH313H1    Greek Myth in Ancient Art [24L]

A general introduction to Greek mythology and its uses (and abuses) by the Greeks and Romans through the art of antiquity. Students will learn about gods and goddesses, heroes and heroines, their attributes and stories which constituted the subjects of (not only) ancient art.

Exclusion: CLA204H1
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH318H1    Monastic Art and Architecture [24L]

An examination of the role played by monks and nuns in the creation and use of art and architecture in the Middle Ages.

Prerequisite: FAH215H1/FAH216H1/261H1/454H5
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH319H1    Illuminated Manuscripts [24L]

A focused survey of different types of manuscripts and their images from the origins of the book in Late Antiquity to the invention of printing.

Prerequisite: FAH215H1/FAH216H1/261H1
Recommended Preparation: SMC358H1
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH327H1    Secular Art and Architecture of the Middle Ages [24L]

A consideration of art and architecture made for the court, the aristocracy, and other patrons outside the realm of the Christian church.

Prerequisite: FAH215H1/FAH216H1/261H1/337H5
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH328H1    Gothic Cathedral (formerly FAH369H1) [24L]

An examination of the Gothic cathedral from its origins in Paris in the 1130’s through its development and elaboration in France, England and Italy. This course also considers monumental decorations in painted glass, wall painting, tapestry and portal sculpture.

Prerequisite: FAH215H1/FAH216H1/261H1/351H5
Exclusion: FAH369H1
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH330H1    German Art and Architecture in the Age of Dürer (formerly FAH306H1) [24L]

Albrecht Dürer and the painting and printmaking of his contemporaries. Consideration of the great Hall churches of Saxony and the altarpieces of Tilman Riemenschneider and his contemporaries; the status of the arts and attitudes towards Italian art, and the consequences of the Reformation for religious imagery.

Prerequisite: FAH230H1/FAH231H1/274H1/279H1
Exclusion: FAH306H1
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH331H1    Netherlandish Renaissance Art and Culture (formerly FAH307H1)[24L]

Painting, sculpture and architecture of the Netherlands in the sixteenth century with reference to the arts in Italy, France, Germany and Spain. Consideration of Netherlandish art in the context of literature, religion, urban expansion, political and economic developments; and as a system of communication. Particular attention devoted to Hieronymus Bosch, Pieter Bruegel, the rise of secular art.

Prerequisite: FAH230H1/FAH231H1/274H1/279H1
Exclusion: FAH307H1
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH333H1    The Altarpiece in Italy ca. 1400 - ca. 1600[24L]

Focusing on developments in Venice, Florence and Rome during the Renaissance, this course examines altarpieces both as aesthetic objects and as expressions of the social, religious and political structures for which they were made.

Prerequisite: FAH230H1/FAH231H1/274H1/279H1
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH335H1    The Art of Love in the Renaissance[24L]

Love is studied not only as a favorite theme of Renaissance art, but as the basis of some of its fundamental aesthetic claims. The question of love connects Renaissance art to important strains of philosophical thought and religious spirituality, as well as to some urgent realities of social life.

Prerequisite: FAH230H1/FAH231H1/274H1/279H1
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH337H1    Rivalry, Imitation and Envy in Italian Renaissance Art[24L]

This course examines works in different art media, including painting, sculpture and prints, produced from 1400 to 1600, discussing how artistic practice of imitation and emulation stimulated the development of individual styles. In addition, this course addresses notions of disruptive rivalry, and the representation of slander and envy.

Prerequisite: FAH230H1/FAH231H1
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH338H1    Art and Consumers in the Renaissance (1400-1700)[24L]

It has long been said that the material culture of the Renaissance generated the first stir of consumerism with a variety of artifacts produced from 1400 to 1700 in Italy.  This course explores the material culture of Renaissance consumerism and discusses the production and function of works in different art media.

Prerequisite: FAH230H1
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH340H1    17th-Century Art of the Netherlands (formerly FAH308H1) [24L]

Concentration on the major masters of Holland’s Golden Age, ca. 1580-ca. 1700. Particular attention is paid to genre painting and the notion of “Dutch realism.” Consideration of art within its social and historical contexts.

Prerequisite: FAH230H1/FAH231H1/274H1/279H1
Exclusion: FAH308H1
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH341H1    Venetian Renaissance Art and Architecture [24L]

Form and meaning, theory and practice of painting and architecture in Venice, ca. 1450-ca. 1600. Social, political and cultural contexts of making and viewing art, including works by Giorgione, Titian, Veronese, Tintoretto and Palladio.

Prerequisite: FAH230H1/FAH231H1/274H1/279H1
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH344H1    Rembrandt, Rubens and their Age (formerly FAH277H1) [24L]

Introduction to the art of Rembrandt and Rubens in the context of Netherlandish painting of the seventeenth century. Lectures will treat the approaches of these two artists to biblical and mythological subjects, landscape, portraiture, and their involvement in contemporary politics.

Exclusion: FAH277H1
Recommended Preparation: FAH101H1/FAH102H1
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH345H1    The Romantic Movement in French Art (formerly FAH383H1) [24L]

This course explores the painting, sculpture, and graphic arts of the Romantic era in France, from abOUT 1820 to 1850. Major emphasis on Gericault, Delacroix, and Ingres in their artistic, cultural, and political context. Key topics in Romanticism, including Orientalism and gender, are also explored.

Prerequisite: FAH245H1/FAH246H1/287H1
Exclusion: FAH383H1
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH346H1    Impressionism (formerly FAH378H1)[24L]

The origin and development of Impressionism in France and Europe, 1860-1886, in its social, political and intellectual context. Painting, graphics and sculpture by Monet, Renoir, Degas, Pissarro, Sisley, Cassatt and Morisot.

Prerequisite: FAH245H1/FAH246H1/287H1
Exclusion: FAH378H1/378H5
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH347H1    Cubism and Related Movements (formerly FAH384H1)[24L]

An investigation of the birth and development of Cubism, Futurism and Orphism in Europe and North America.

Prerequisite: FAH245H1/FAH246H1/287H1/288H1
Exclusion: FAH384H1
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH348H1    The Dada and Surrealist Tradition (formerly FAH385H1)[24L]

The origins and development of the Dada and Surrealist movements in early 20th-century Western art, and their lasting impact on art after World War II. Painting, sculpture, graphic arts, and the theoretical preoccupation which accompanied artistic production.

Prerequisite: FAH245H1/FAH246H1/288H1/289H1
Exclusion: FAH385H1/447H5
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH349H1    Abstraction in Twentieth-Century Art (formerly FAH387H1) [24L]

The origins, development, and critical issues pertaining to abstract or non-figurative modes of art as manifested in painting, sculpture and other selected media upt to the present time. Movements include European abstract art before World War II as well as post-war developments.

Prerequisite: FAH102H1/FAH245H1/FAH246H1/288H1/289H1/385H1
Exclusion: FAH387H1
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH350H1    Minimalism (formerly FAH389H1)[24L]

An investigation of the different definitions and issues of minimal art including seriality, materials, process, objecthood, chance, installation, reception, relations to music and film, and the influence of structuralism.

Prerequisite: FAH102H1/FAH245H1/FAH246H1/288H1/289H1
Exclusion: FAH389H1
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH352H1    19th Century Photography[24L]

An introduction to the major artists, movements, and debates in photography in Europe and North America, from its prehistory to the turn of the century.  Issues considered include the relationship of social class to aesthetics, the role of illusion, the rise of mass reproduction.

Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH353H1    On Display: Cultures of Exhibition, 1789-1900[24L]

Examination of the historical development of the cultures of exhibition in Nineteenth-Century Europe, and the diversity of venues displaying works of art and nature. Historical and theoretical overview is complemented by case studies which include investigations of private cabinets of curiosity, encyclopedic museums, commercial galleries, side-shows, and world's fairs.

Prerequisite: Any FAH 200-level course
Recommended Preparation: some introduction to art and/or cultural history
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH354H1    Recent and Contemporary Canadian Art (formerly FAH386H1) [24L]

An examination of the visual arts in Canada from the 1960’s to the present. A large and diverse range of media, practices, artists, and theoretical contexts will be examined. Emphasis is placed on work that can be seen in the original.

Prerequisite: FAH102H1/FAH245H1/FAH246H1/FAH248H1/FAH286H1/FAH288H1/FAH289H1
Exclusion: FAH386H1
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH355H1    Landscape to EcoArt[24L]

Ecological art is a focus in contemporary global art. We examine ecoart’s antecedents in the landscape genre and Earth Art and the diverse theoretical and disciplinary perspectives that inform our understanding of these movements. Artists include Burtynsky, Eliasson, Long, Mendieta, Netco, Smithson, Turrell. Readings include Deleuze, Heidegger, Latour.

Prerequisite: FAH246H1
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH360H1    World of the Senses: Chinese Decorative Arts[24L]

This course surveys late imperial Chinese decorative arts from the Song (960-1127) through Qing (1644-1911) dynasties. It focuses on ceramics/porcelain, textiles, and furniture, attending especially to works in Toronto collections. Students will read primary and secondary sources to learn how decorative arts shaped daily life in imperial China.

Prerequisite: Any 200-level FAH half course/any 100- or 200-level EAS Society-Culture course.
Recommended Preparation: FAH260H1
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH363H1    The Mechanics of the Image in East Asia [24L]

East Asian images differ from Western ones in material support, format, and technologies of image-making. This course probes how East Asian images -- painting on objects, handscrolls, prints, optical media, film, and new media – work.

Prerequisite: Any 200 level FAH half course/ANY 100 or 200 level EAS Society-Culture course
Recommended Preparation: FAH260H1
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH364H1    Visual South Asia[24L]

An overview of the visual culture (monuments to films) of South Asia form the Indus Valley Civilization (3500 BCE) to the contemporary. Focus on visual literacy, stylistic evolution, major concepts and the first-hand study of objects.

Prerequisite: any 200-level FAH half course / any course in Asian history, culture, or religion
Recommended Preparation: FAH260H1
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH368H1    Encounters: Art Within and Beyond East Asia [24L]

Artistic production moved fluidly within and beyond East Asia. To understand the artistic world of East Asia, this course probes phenomena that may include Buddhist art, art of conquest dynasties, Chinoiserie, art of the Pacific Rim, film, and contemporary art.

Prerequisite: Any 200 level FAH half course/ANY 100 or 200 level EAS Society-Culture course
Recommended Preparation: FAH260H1
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH370H1    European Renaissance Architecture (formerly FAH324H1) [24L]

Architecture and architectural theory ca. 1400 – ca. 1600.

Prerequisite: FAH270H1/FAH278H1
Exclusion: FAH324H1
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH371H1    Architecture and Urbanism in Baroque Europe (formerly FAH355H1) [24L]

Architecture studied through its various building types and in its urban context. Themes include architecture and power under Absolutism, and the rise of the modern city.

Prerequisite: FAH270H1/278H1/281H1
Exclusion: FAH355H1
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH372H1    Architecture in the Age of Historicism ca. 1750–ca. 1900 (formerly FAH281H1) [24L]

Major monuments and key figures in architecture and urbanism in Europe and North America from the Enlightenment to the birth of Modernism.

Prerequisite: FAH270H1/FAH272H1/278H1
Exclusion: FAH281H
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH373H1    Modern Architecture Since 1890 (formerly FAH282H1) [24L]

Major monuments and key figures in architecture and urbanism from Industrialization to the mid-twentieth century. Topics may include architectural theory, colonialism, and new technologies.

Prerequisite: FAH270H1/FAH272H1/278H1/281H1
Exclusion: FAH282H1
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH374H1    Consequences of Modernism: Architecture after 1945 (formerly FAH382H1) [24L]

 An examination of architectural theory and practice from the end of Modernism to the present.

Prerequisite: FAH270H1/FAH272H1/278H1/281H1/282H1
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH376H1    Canadian Architecture: A Survey [24L]

Vernacular traditions in building, patterns of settlement and urbanization, and development of high styles in architecture in New France, British North America, and what is now Canada, from ca. 1650 to ca. 1925. Material economy, cultural identity, local character, regional expression, national symbolism and international influences.

Prerequisite: FAH270H1/FAH272H1
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH377H1    Dilemmas of Nature and Culture: Landscape Architecture since 1850[24L]

This course examines landscape architecture in relation to its political and social contexts from the mid-nineteenth century to the present when it emerged as a profession in North America. It looks at how landscape architecture embodies and challenges our understandings of culture's variable, tangled relationship to nature. It discusses specific projects, designers and their writings that shaped popular understandings of society's connection to the environment.

Prerequisite: FAH102H1/FAH246H1
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH380H1    Special Topics in Art History (formerly FAH395H1)[24L]

 The study of various aesthetic, cultural, social, political, and theoretical aspects of Western art and photography across the centuries.

Prerequisite: Two FAH half courses or permission of instructor
Exclusion: FAH395H1
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH380Y1    Special Topics in Art History (formerly FAH395H1) [48L]

 The study of various aesthetic, cultural, social, political, and theoretical aspects of Western art and photography across the centuries.

Prerequisite: Two FAH half courses or permission of instructor
Exclusion: FAH395H1
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH381H1    Problems in Jewish Art (formerly FAH329H1) [24L]

This course investigates the changing definition of Jewish art and the status of Jewish artists. Other issues explored include Jewish-Christian visual polemics, the construction of individual and communal Jewish identity through art, architecture, and texts, and the conceptual transformation of Jewish craft and ritual objects into art.

Exclusion: FAH329H1
Recommended Preparation: FAH102H1, a 200 level FAH half course
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

Studies Abroad

 Studying original works of art and architecture is a key component in the history of art. The Department of Art offers, through Woodsworth College, courses abroad on a regular basis and encourages students to consider enroling in these. Courses are offered on a rotating basis; please consult Woodsworth College Summer Abroad web site, www.summerabroad.utoronto.ca, the department’s web site, and the registration instructions and timetable at http://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/course for information on specific courses offered in any given year.


FAH391Y0    Studies Abroad in Ancient Art and Architecture

Studies Abroad in Ancient Art and Architecture. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: one FAH half course in ancient art, architecture, and archaeology/permission of instructor
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH392Y0    Studies Abroad in Medieval Art and Architecture

Studies Abroad in Medieval Art and Architecture. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: one FAH half course in medieval art and architecture/permission of instructor
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH393Y0    Studies Abroad in Renaissance and Baroque Art and Architecture

Studies Abroad in Renaissance and Baroque Art and Architecture. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: one FAH half course in Renaissance or Baroque art and architecture/permission of instructor
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH394Y0    Studies Abroad in Modern and Contemporary Art and Architecture

Studies Abroad in Modern and Contemporary Art and Architecture.

Prerequisite: one FAH half course in Modern or Contemporary art and architecture/permission of instructor
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH395Y0    Studies Abroad in Canadian Art and Architecture

Studies Abroad in Canadian Art and Architecture. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: one FAH half course in Canadian art and architecture/permission of instructor
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH396Y0    Studies Abroad in Asian Art and Architecture

Studies Abroad in Asian Art and Architecture. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: one FAH half course in Asian art and architecture/permission of instructor
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH397Y0    Studies Abroad in Architectural History

Studies Abroad in Architectural History. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: one FAH half course in architectural history/permission of instructor
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH398H0    Research Excursions

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details at http://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/course/399. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: None

FAH399Y0    Research Excursions

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details at http://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/course/399. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: None

400-level courses

Note

Enrolment is limited in 400 level courses. In addition to the Prerequisites listed below, enrolment is also possible for each course with permission of instructor. For additional information, refer to the annual registration instructions and timetable.


FAH401H1    Aegean Wall Paintings [24S]

Investigation of the wall-paintings of the Minoan, Cycladic and Mycenaean worlds in the second millennium BC: context, associations, viewing and historical interpretations.

Prerequisite: FAH205H1/FAH206H1
Recommended Preparation: FAH300H1/FAH303H1/FAH304H1/
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH406H1    Cross-Cultural Issues in Ancient Art Beyond Greece and Rome[24S]

When cultures collide, they assimilate, they exchange, they transform, and they develop, and there seems to be a pattern of recognizable centres of power around which artistic tradition often revolves. This has caused the conventional understanding of certain flowering of artistic heritage as a product of cross-cultural influences. This course is a seminar style survey that explores these fascinating amalgams of artistic traditions that lie at the Eastern outskirts of the Hellenistic world throughout the roman Period, from Bactria to India, and with a heavy focus on the Buddhist art of Gandhara, reaching out along the Silk Road.  As the title suggests, the class aims at a renewed framework that re-evaluates the role of the Ancient West, which has been absent since the heavily Eurocentric scholarship from the early 20th century. It also aims to familiarize students with current theoretical issues surrounding cross-cultural studies as it pertains to the visual arts, touching upon modern postcolonial theories of space.

Prerequisite: FAH207H1; three additional FAH courses
Recommended Preparation: FAH311H1
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH407H1    Studies in Roman Painting and Sculpture[24S]

Issues explored might cover Republican and Imperial painting; its Hellenistic sources and parallel media (mosaic, relief). The four distinctive genres of Roman sculptural production: the portrait, the historical relief, sarcophagi, and replicas of famous Greek sculptures. Styles, themes and modes of display in cultural context.

Prerequisite: FAH206H1
Recommended Preparation: FAH305H1/FAH309H1/FAH312H1
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH420H1    Studies in Western Medieval Art and Architecture [24S]

In-depth examination of monuments and issues in the art and architecture of Western Europe from the sixth to the fifteenth century.

Prerequisite: FAH215H1/FAH216H1/FAH261H1
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH421H1    Studies in Medieval Cities [[24S]

A focused examination of urbanism, art and architecture of a specific medieval city, such as Jerusalem, Rome, Constantinople, or Paris.

Prerequisite: FAH215H1/FAH216H1/FAH261H1
Recommended Preparation: FAH325Y0/FAH327H1/FAH328H1
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH423H1    The Palaces of Minoan Crete[24L]

Around 2000 BC, the island of Crete sees the emergence of what are arguably the earliest towns and states in European prehistory. At the heart of this new social order are the so-called ‘palaces’, massive architectural complexes usually interpreted as seats of administrative and political authority. However, fresh discoveries over the past two decades, coupled recently with radical new interpretations, require a fundamental rethinking of the nature of the palaces and their role in Minoan society. This course will provide students with an active opportunity to learn about the latest developments in Minoan art, architecture, and archaeology.

Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH424H1    Studies in Medieval Book Illumination [24S]

A consideration of individual types of books, their decoration, function, and cultural context. Topics might include, for example, Gospels, Psalters, or Books of Hours.

Prerequisite: FAH215H1/FAH216H1/FAH261H1
Recommended Preparation: FAH319H1/SMC358H1
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH430H1    Pieter Bruegel (formerly FAH428H1) [24S]

The study of Pieter Bruegel’s works in the context of Netherlandish culture. Emphasis on secular works.

Prerequisite: FAH307H1/FAH331H1; permission of instructor
Exclusion: FAH428H1
Recommended Preparation: Reading knowledge of French or German
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH432H1    Caravaggio [24S]

The life and work of Caravaggio in the context of 17th-century Roman and Neapolitan art theory and patronage, with a particular emphasis on the contentious issue of realism.

Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Recommended Preparation: FAH230H1/FAH231H1/FAH274H1/FAH279H1/FAH341H1/FAH342H1
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH433H1    Leonardo and His Legacy in Renaissance Italy[24S]

This seminar examines major critical developments in the interpretation of High Renaissance art in Italy by looking at key works produced by Leonardo, his contemporaries, and followers (1470-1530).

Prerequisite: FAH230H1
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH434H1    The First Art Historians[24S]

In Vasari’s Lives of the Artists and their “after-lives,” painters and humanists explored questions of word and image, art and life, biography and history, the psychology of style, the economics and politics of art and the languages of art.  How and why did art history originate?

Prerequisite: FAH230H1/FAH231H1 and permission of instructor
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH435H1    Correggio[24S]

Exhibitions, symposia and several publications have recently re-considered the art of the High Renaissance artist Correggio (1489/1494?-1534), but its understanding remains problematic within the current paradigms of Italian Renaissance art.  As has been often observed, Correggio was and still is an undervalued artist.  This seminar will consider Correggio’s most ambitious works of art of his short career – his altarpieces, dome decorations and amazing erotic images – and reconstruct their meanings to familiarize undergraduate students with an overlooked corpus of works in the general histories of Renaissance art, while providing them with the basic art historical research tools in the field of Italian Renaissance art.

Prerequisite: FAH230H1
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH436H1    Italian Renaissance Art, Fashion, and Material Culture [24S]

This seminar explores fashion in the visual and material culture of Renaissance Italy. It focuses on the discourse of fashion as represented by Renaissance artists in their works and as treated in contemporary texts. It further examines the multiple meanings of dress in the courts of Renaissance Italy.

Prerequisite: FAH230H1
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH440H1    Dutch Genre Painting of the 17th Century [24S]

Study of so-called “scenes of everyday life.” Special attention given to cultural context and problems of interpretation, the work of Jan Vermeer, and the reputation of this art in following centuries.

Prerequisite: FAH307H1/308H1/FAH331H1/FAH340H1/FAH428H1; permission of instructor
Recommended Preparation: Reading knowledge of French or German
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH445H1    The Paris Salon and French Art of the Nineteenth Century [24S]

French painting, sculpture, and criticism of the mid-19th century, with particular to the key role played by the Paris Salon: its emergence and decline as a public space for exhibitions, its impact on the shape of artistic careers, and the relation between the Salon and artistic practices. Attention both to Modernist artists, such as Manet, and to their opponents. Students will engage in critical readings of primary and secondary texts (Baudelaire, T. J. Clark, Michael Fried), as well as conduct original research on important Salon paintings and sculptures. Assignments will include a book review, an annotated bibliography, and a research paper.

Prerequisite: FAH245H1/FAH280H1/FAH287H1
Recommended Preparation: FAH346H1/FAH345H1/FAH378H1/FAH383H1. Reading knowledge of French strongly recommended.
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH447H1    19th-Century Landscape Painting [24S]

Investigation of English, French, German and Swiss landscape painting from the birth of the Romantic movement to Post-Impressionism.

Prerequisite: FAH245H1/FAH287H1
Recommended Preparation: Reading knowledge of French or German
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH448H1    International Art Since 1940 (formerly FAH402H1) [24S]

Developments in the mainstream of Western painting and sculpture since World War II with special emphasis upon interrelations between Europe and North America.

Prerequisite: FAH246H1/FAH288H1/FAH289H1/FAH348H1/FAH350H1/FAH351H1/FAH385H1/FAH388H1/FAH389H1
Exclusion: FAH402H1
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH449H1    Contemporary Art Movements (formerly FAH411H1) [24S]

Selected aspects of the complex array of international contemporary art movements, their artists, objects, and critical discourses. Potential issues include the theoretical, philosophical, and political concerns addressed by given artworks and artists; the role of art journals, the private patron, and museum display.

Prerequisite: FAH246H1/FAH289H1
Exclusion: FAH411H1
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH457H1    Issues in Canadian Art, ca. 1900–1940 (formerly FAH415H1)[24S]

Focused, thematic examinations of the visual arts in Canada in the first half of the twentieth century.

Prerequisite: FAH248H1
Exclusion: FAH415H1/FAH416H1
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH458H1    Issues in Recent Canadian Art (formerly FAH416H1)[24S]

Focused, thematic examinations of the visual arts in Canada from 1940 to the present.

Prerequisite: FAH246H1/FAH286H1/FAH352H1/FAH386H1
Exclusion: FAH416H1
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH461H1    East Asian Art as a Cultural System [24S]

Methodologically-focused seminar engaged with recovering and articulating in Western terms indigenous ways of seeing and thinking about East Asian art.

Prerequisite: FAH260H1/FAH262H1/FAH290H1/FAH361H1/FAH362H1/FAH363H1/FAH364H1/FAH365H1/FAH368H1/EAS211Y0/EAS227Y/EAS233H1/EAS237Y1/EAS305Y1/EAS331Y1/EAS418H1
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH462H1    Outside East Asian Art [24S]

Methodologically- and historiographically-focused seminar that attends to the contiguities and ruptures of approaching East Asian art through Western art historical methods.

Prerequisite: FAH260H1/FAH262H1/FAH290H1/FAH361H1/FAH362H1/FAH363H1/FAH364H1/FAH365H1/FAH368H1/EAS211Y0/EAS227Y/EAS233H1/EAS237Y1/EAS305Y1/EAS331Y1/EAS418H1
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH463H1    Materiality, Objecthood, Connoisseurship and Collecting in the Arts of East Asia[24S]

Seminar based on firsthand examination of East Asian objects in Toronto collections that attends to the historical processes by which such objects were valued and collected.

Prerequisite: FAH260H1/FAH262H1/FAH290H1/FAH361H1/FAH362H1/FAH363H1/FAH364H1/FAH365H1/FAH368H1/EAS211Y0/EAS227Y/EAS233H1/EAS237Y1/EAS305Y1/EAS331Y1
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH464H1    Transregional East Asian Art [24S]

In-depth examination of the play of East Asian Art within and beyond East Asia.

Prerequisite: FAH260H1/FAH262H1/FAH290H1/FAH361H1/FAH362H1/FAH363H1/FAH364H1/FAH365H1/FAH368H1/EAS211Y0/EAS227Y/EAS233H1/EAS237Y1/EAS305Y1/EAS331Y1
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH465H1    Exhibiting China[24S]

This seminar teaches students the skills required to curate an exhibition of Chinese materials. Working firsthand with objects of Chinese art and visual culture in local Toronto collections, students learn to document the object, assess authenticity, write object labels, panel texts, and catalogue essays. Students will thus prepare an exhibition, actual or virtual, of Chinese objects in local collections.

Prerequisite: FAH260H1/FAH262H1/FAH290H1/FAH361H1/FAH362H1/FAH363H1/FAH364H1/FAH365H1/FAH368H1/EAS211Y0/EAS227Y/EAS233H1/EAS237Y1/EAS305Y1/EAS331Y1
Recommended Preparation: Two additional courses in Chinese/East Asian art
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH466H1    Photography in India[24S]

Examination of current issues in and methods of studying photography in India. Focus on visual evolution, theories and concepts of looking at photographs, and intersections of India with the rest of the world. Includes first-hand study of objects in ROM collection, and possible guest lectures.

Prerequisite: FAH262H1/FAH364H1/FAH365H1
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH470H1    Studies in Renaissance and Baroque Architecture (formerly FAH450H1) [24S]

An in-depth study of themes and problems in architecture in Renaissance and Baroque Europe.

Prerequisite: FAH324H1/FAH355H1/FAH370H1
Exclusion: FAH450H1
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH480H1    University Art Centre Exhibition Course (formerly FAH454H1) [24S]

Students work together designing and installing an exhibition of works of art, normally drawn from the collections of the University Art Centre. The course meets every two weeks at the University Art Centre over the entire academic year.

Prerequisite: 8 FAH half courses; permission of instructor (application in department)
Exclusion: FAH451H5/454H1/455H1
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH481H1    Internship (formerly FAH455H1) [24S]

The internship is designed to offer hands-on experience pertaining to the study, exhibition, and care of works of art, focused on the collections and activities of the University Art Centre, an auction house, a public museum, or a private gallery. Students must provide proof of their acceptance as an intern by the Art Centre/auction house/museum/gallery in order to be enrolled in the course. This course is Pass/Fail. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: 8 FAH half courses; permission of instructor (application in department)
Exclusion: FAH454H1/FAH455H1
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH481Y1    Internship (formerly FAH455H1) [48S]

 The internship is designed to offer hands-on experience pertaining to the study, exhibition, and care of works of art, focused on the collections and activities of the University Art Centre, an auction house, a public museum, or a private gallery. Students must provide proof of their acceptance as an intern by the Art Centre/auction house/museum/gallery in order to be enrolled in the course. This course is Pass/Fail. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: 8 FAH half courses; permission of instructor (application in department)
Exclusion: FAH454H1/FAH455H1
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH483H1    Introduction to Conservation: Materials, Deterioration, and Preservation in Art and Material Culture (formerly FAH453H1) [24S]

An introduction to conservation, designed to give students a basic understanding of the field, its techniques, and its purposes. Sessions conducted by specialists in the Royal Ontario Museum conservation department.

Prerequisite: 8 FAH half courses; permission of instructor.
Exclusion: FAH453H1
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH484H1    Fashion, & Textiles: Culture & Consumption (formerly FAH459H1)[24S]

This course examines the history, meaning and consumption of Western European textiles (Late Antique - 18th century) and fashionable dress (18th - 21st centuries). Analysis and research will combine student seminars with the study of actual artefacts in the Textile & Costume Collection of the Royal Ontario Museum.

Prerequisite: 8 half FAH courses
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH485H1    Collecting Canada: Canadian Pictorial Arts Collection at the Royal Ontario Museum (formerly FAH456H1) [24S]

Theoretical and practical engagement with the ROM's Canadian paintings, prints and drawing collections (18th-20th C). Through lectures, workshops, and seminars, we consider the collecting, interpretation, and display of images within the framework of “documentary art” and its various connotations.

Prerequisite: FAH248H1/286H1, 2.0 300-level FAH courses
Exclusion: FAH456H1
Recommended Preparation: FAH352H1/FAH386H1
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH486H1    Case Studies at the Royal Ontario Museum [24S]

In-depth investigation of objects at the Royal Ontario Museum. Content will vary according to the museum department offering the course in any given semester.

Prerequisite: 8 FAH half courses
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH487H1    Introduction to Asian Textiles[24S]

Introduction to the diverse textile traditions of Asia and the diverse means for interpreting them, with a concentration on core production areas, select regional traditions and connecting forces. Includes first-hand study of objects in ROM collections and glalleries and possible guest lectures.

Prerequisite: 8 half FAH courses (4.0 FCE)
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH488H1    Special Topics in Chinese Art: Ideas and Practices[24S]

Making use of ROM's Chinese art collection, this object-based, case-study oriented seminar explores the ideas and practices behind works of Chinese art. The course examines art and artifacts in relation to their historical contexts, paying close attention to such issues as political practices, religious quests, patronage, audience, and literati culture.

Prerequisite: 8 half FAH courses which may include 1.0 EAS FCE as a substitute
Recommended Preparation: Introductory courses in East Asian or Chinese art.
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH489H1    Topics in the History of Art and Architecture [24S]

Focused examination of special topics in any period of Mediterranean, European, North American, or Asian art and architecture.

Prerequisite: 8 FAH half courses; permission of instructor
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH490H1    Introduction to the Textile Arts of the Indian Ocean World[24S]

The Indian Ocean has been called the Cradle of Globalization. For thousands of years monsoon winds linked the people and arts of this vast Ocean that stretches from East Africa in the West to Indonesia (and beyond) in the East. Throughout its long history, handwoven textiles have been amongst the area’s greatest art forms, trade goods, religious objects and markers of identity. This course will survey the wide variety of these forms, from c. 1100 to 1950. Special attention is placed on India, which lies at the center of the region, and originated many of the fibres, techniques, design and iconography of the wider area. Select regional manifestations are then examined in depth, using the ROM’s extensive collections. These range from the silks of Madagascar, to embroidered men’s wear of Oman, to the cosmopolitan batiks of northern coastal Java. It is seen that all these traditions can best be understood within the framework of the wider Indian Ocean region.

Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor
Recommended Preparation: Asian art, Islamic art, or anthropology
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

Independent Studies

 Students may request to undertake supervised research projects culminating in a major research paper. Such projects are often the continuation of work in a previous FAH course, usually at THE 400 level. Not more than one course in Independent Studies may be taken in a single year. Students must obtain in advance the written consent of a faculty supervisor(s) and the Undergraduate Secretary before registering.

Prerequisite for all independent studies: five FAH courses; permission of instructor


FAH491H1    Independent Studies in Ancient Art and Architecture

Independent Studies in Ancient Art and Architecture. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH491Y1    Independent Studies in Ancient Art and Architecture

Independent Studies in Ancient Art and Architecture. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH492H1    Independent Studies in Medieval Art and Architecture

Independent Studies in Medieval Art and Architecture. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH492Y1     Independent Studies in Medieval Art and Architecture

Independent Studies in Medieval Art and Architecture. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH493H1    Independent Studies in Renaissance and Baroque Art and Architecture

Independent Studies in Renaissance and Baroque Art and Architecture. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH493Y1    Independent Studies in Renaissance and Baroque Art and Architecture

Independent Studies in Renaissance and Baroque Art and Architecture. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH494H1    Independent Studies in Modern and Contemporary Art and Architecture

Independent Studies in Modern and Contemporary Art and Architecture. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH494Y1    Independent Studies in Modern and Contemporary Art and Architecture

Independent Studies in Modern and Contemporary Art and Architecture. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH495H1    Independent Studies in Canadian Art and Architecture

Independent Studies in Canadian Art and Architecture. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH495Y1    Independent Studies in Canadian Art and Architecture

Independent Studies in Canadian Art and Architecture. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH496H1    Independent Studies in Asian Art and Architecture

Independent Studies in Asian Art and Architecture. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH496Y1    Independent Studies in Asian Art and Architecture

Independent Studies in Asian Art and Architecture. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH497H1    Independent Studies in Architectural History

Independent Studies in Architectural History. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

FAH497Y1    Independent Studies in Architectural History

Independent Studies in Architectural History. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

First Year Seminars

The 199Y1 and 199H1 seminars are designed to provide the opportunity to work closely with an instructor in a class of no more than twenty-four students. These interactive seminars are intended to stimulate the students’ curiosity and provide an opportunity to get to know a member of the professorial staff in a seminar environment during the first year of study. Details here.


Visual Studies Courses

New admissions for the Visual Studies program will be through the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design (www.daniels.utoronto.ca).

The Visual Studies programs and courses have been transferred from the Faculty of Arts & Science to the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design. The courses described in the Architecture section apply to students enrolled in the programs before September 2014.


FAH312H1    Art of the Hellenistic Age (formerly FAH317H1)[24L]

Transformation in the visual arts, paintings, sculpture, and mosaics of the expanding Greek world c. 400BC to c. 100BC; the response to Hellenization from the new artistic centres of Asia Minor and Italy.

Prerequisite: FAH205H1/FAH207H1
Exclusion: FAH317H1
Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)