ASCL 52.03 Arts of South Asia
This course introduces 2000 years of the art of the Indian subcontinent, from the Indus Valley in the 2nd century BCE, and moves chronologically to the present day. Topics cover the sculpture and architecture of Buddhism and Hinduism, painting and architecture of Islamic courts, colonial and national period visual culture, and post-partition Indian and Pakistani modern and contemporary art. In this course, you will be taught to look at, think about, and engage in critical discussions of the visual arts of South Asia. Our class lectures and discussions will focus on the formal and material aspects of architecture, epigraphy, sculpture, painting, calligraphy, photography, and print, as well as the historical contexts in which these works were made and understood.
Instructor
Agarwala
Cross Listed Courses
ARTH 31.01