HIST OF ASIAN ART: Arts of Islam
ART HIS 42D, Course Code: 21020
Fall Quarter 2018
ART HIS 42D, Course Code: 21020
Fall Quarter 2018
HIST OF ASIAN ART: Arts of Islam ART HIS 42D, Course Code: 21020 Fall Quarter 2018 |
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| Syllabus |
The Arts of Islam
SYLLABUS
Professor: |
Alka Patel. | |
Class Time: |
Mondays & Wednesdays. 12-1:20 pm, HIB 110. | |
Office Hours: |
Wednesdays, 4-5 pm & by appointment | |
Holidays & NO CLASS Days: |
Veterans' Day, November 12 (Monday) Field Work, November 19 & 21 (Mon. & Wed.) December 5 (Wednesday), begin Take-Home Final |
Lecture & Section Attendance |
25 % | ||
Mid-Term, OCTOBER 31 |
25 % | ||
Grading: |
Field Work Assignment, DUE NOVEMBER 26 (see Class Links) |
25 % | |
| Take-Home Final Exam DUE December 7 at 5 pm |
25 % | ||
Jonathan Bloom & Sheila Blair, Islamic Arts. London & New York: Phaidon, 1997. |
Maps, Timeline,
General Terms,
etc.
Schedule
of Classes
OCTOBER 1
INTRODUCTION: ISLAM, ART HISTORY & "ISLAMIC" ART
Readings:
Bloom & Blair, pp. 5-20
Introductory Lecture
OCTOBER 3
RELIGION & POLITICS: PROPHETS, SCHISMS, & THE UMMA
Topic 1 Images
Readings:
Bloom & Blair, pp. 23-25, 59- 65, 81-86
Topic 1 Lecture
OCTOBER 8
THE FIRST ISLAMIC EMPIRES: THE UMAYYADS & THE ABBASIDS
Topic 2 Images
Readings:
Bloom & Blair, pp. 25-44, 49-56, 65-78, 86-98, 107-123
Topic 2 Lecture
OCTOBER 10
THE MAGHRIB
Topic 3 Images
Readings:
Bloom & Blair, pp. 44-49, 140-146, 222-237, 251-257
Topic 3 Lecture
OCTOBER 15
CHRISTIANS & MUSLIMS: THE CRUSADES & THE "RECONQUISTA"
Topic 4 Images
Readings:
Bloom & Blair, pp. 183-190, 271-79
Topic 4 Lecture
OCTOBER 17
ISLAM & THE PERSIANATE WORLD: IRAN, CENTRAL ASIA, INDIA
Topic 5 Images
Readings:
Bloom & Blair, pp. 131-138, 146-162, 169-172, 257-271
Topic 5 Lecture
OCTOBER 22
THE ILKHANIDS: FROM MONGOL HORDES TO EMPIRE BUILDERS
Topic 6 Images
Readings:
Bloom & Blair, pp. 162-164, 200-212
Topic 6 Lecture
OCTOBER 24
GUEST LECTURE
Dan Bustillo, PhD Student in Visual Studies, UC-Irvine
Art and Security
Topic 7 Images
Readings:
Porter, "Introduction"
Terrorientalist Landscapes
Don't be Afraid
Topic 7 Lecture
OCTOBER 29
REVIEW FOR MID-TERM EXAM
NOTE: |
Mid-Term Exam October 31. (Remember to bring Blue Books.) |
OCTOBER 31
MID-TERM EXAM
Please bring Blue Books.
Exchange Blue Books at the Entries to HIB 110.
NOVEMBER 5
GUEST LECTURE
Dr. Erin Thompson, PhD, JD; Associate Professor, John Jay College of Criminal Justice (CUNY)
"The Sea, the Sea!" Art, Activism and Guantánamo
Preparation:
Read
Adayfi, "In Our Prison..."
Listen to:
The Art of Now: Guantánamo (BBC)
NOTE: |
Meet in Humanities Gateway (HG) 1030 - remember to SIGN IN. |
NOVEMBER 7
"THE LAME ONE": TIMUR & HIS SUCCESSORS
Topic 8 Images
Readings:
Bloom & Blair, pp. 165-166, 212-220
Topic 8 Lecture
NOVEMBER 14
REVIEW FOR FIELD WORK ASSIGNMENT
Field Work Essay Review
Additional Catalogue Entries
NOTE: |
Field Work November 19-21. Essays DUE NOVEMBER 26 in class. |
NOVEMBER 26
THE "EARLY MODERN" WORLD:
EUROPEANS, OTTOMANS, SAFAVIDS, MUGHALS
Topic 9 Images
Readings:
Bloom & Blair, pp.286-360, 362-374, 392-397
Topic 9 Lecture
NOTE: |
Field Work Essays DUE NOVEMBER 26 in class. |
NOVEMBER 28
GUEST LECTURE
Sukhdip Singh, MA Student in History, UC-Irvine
Demons, Giants and Heroes
DECEMBER 3
OVERVIEW OF THE QUARTER
Overview
DECEMBER 5
FINAL REVIEW
TAKE-HOME EXAM QUESTION POSTED
Take-Home Final Exam DUE FRIDAY, 7 DECEMBER 2018 at 11:59 PM
SUBMIT via CANVAS
**NO EXTENSIONS**