HARC0239A-F17
Water Scarcity and Abundance
The Art of Scarcity and Abundance: The Politics and Poetics of Water
In the midst of global warming and increased desertification, this course will look back on our long-term engagement with water. Starting with our immediate environment, Middlebury, and then moving on to far off places like Venice, Cairo, Granada, Istanbul, and Paris, we will explore how changing attitudes toward the nature and function of water across various cultures over time were shaped and expressed through images, architecture, and infrastructure. We will also consider how these issues intersected with politics, religion, economic change, science and technology, urbanization, and environmental concerns. Our work inside and outside the classroom will guide our exploration of the complex connections between local and global processes, as we evaluate different approaches to “the built environment” and “sustainability” through the lens of water. 3 hrs. lect.
In the midst of global warming and increased desertification, this course will look back on our long-term engagement with water. Starting with our immediate environment, Middlebury, and then moving on to far off places like Venice, Cairo, Granada, Istanbul, and Paris, we will explore how changing attitudes toward the nature and function of water across various cultures over time were shaped and expressed through images, architecture, and infrastructure. We will also consider how these issues intersected with politics, religion, economic change, science and technology, urbanization, and environmental concerns. Our work inside and outside the classroom will guide our exploration of the complex connections between local and global processes, as we evaluate different approaches to “the built environment” and “sustainability” through the lens of water. 3 hrs. lect.
- Term:
- Fall 2017
- Location:
- Mahaney Center for the Arts 125(MAC 125)
- Schedule:
- 7:30pm-8:45pm on Monday, Wednesday (Sep 11, 2017 to Dec 8, 2017)
- Type:
- Lecture
- Instructors:
- Deniz Karakas
- Subject:
- History of Art & Architecture
- Department:
- History of Art & Architecture
- Division:
- Humanities
- Requirements Fulfilled:
- ART CMP HIS
- Levels:
- Undergraduate
- Availability:
- View availability, prerequisites, and other requirements.
- Course Reference Number (CRN):
- 92349
- Subject Code:
- HARC
- Course Number:
- 0239
- Section Identifier:
- A