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HARC0347A-S16

Aesthetics of Asian Art

The Aesthetics of Asian Art: Is Beauty in the Eye of the Beholder?
In this course we will consider select Asian (Indian, Chinese, Japanese) and Islamic artworks in the Middlebury College Museum of Art’s permanent collection to explore the fundamental question: “Is beauty in the eye of the beholder?” Are standards in beauty universal, or are they always relative? We will ask how the act of beholding is entwined with cultural assumptions and conditioning and will address those assumptions through an intensive combination of close looking, critical analysis, and comparative consideration of a diverse range of artworks and aesthetic traditions. Comparisons will be made with select works of Western art in the museum. 3 hrs. lect./disc.
Course Reference Number (CRN):
22393
Subject Code:
HARC
Course Number:
0347
Section Identifier:
A

Course

HARC 0347

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Spring 2016

HARC0347A-S16 Lecture (Packert)