CA · Bachelors
Art History (Honours Bachelor of Arts)
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Program overview
What is the unique power of images monuments and buildings Why are statues defaced or adored Why do images provoke tears veneration arousal or anger How does the built environment inspire faith or signify home These are some of the kinds of questions that art historians investigate Art history is the systematic and critical investigation of how images objects and spaces shape and express the concerns of human societies At its core is the study of human interaction with things that have been built painted carved stitched printed photographed filmed manufactured or digitally coded We are not only concerned with how and why images and objects came to be but how they functioned within their specific cultures and continue to affect our world today At Queen s we explore art material cultures and the institutions of art in a global and multi-cultural context and through a variety of interdisciplinary perspectives Courses in Art History give students an opportunity to study a broad range of topics including medieval art and aesthetics technical and scientific approaches to the study of art the Renaissance and the global Baroque Indigenous arts of North America and abroad the arts of the African diaspora global design and craft history the history of photography modern art and architecture contemporary and digital art and curatorial heritage management Art history students have unparalleled opportunities to study works of art first hand in the collections of the Agnes Etherington Art Centre on campus www agnes queensu ca through courses offered at the Bader International Study Centre at Herstmonceux Castle in Sussex England www queensu ca bisc home and in our unique Venice Summer School program www queensu ca art art-history venice-summer-school
Duration: 13
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