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Welcome to Comparative Arts - 59-105 (Fall 2008)Instructor: John X. Christ email: John_Christ@uml.edu Course Syllabus (pdf): 59-105-F08_Syllabus.pdf Course Description:This course examines a diverse selection of artistic and cultural artifacts with the goal of exploring the connections that can be drawn across media. Examples of painting, music, architecture, literature, dance, and film will be analyzed and compared in order to better understand the relationship that exists between them at various moments in history.Why do certain themes sometimes become manifest in both painting and music? Do these parallels between media result from the influence of one art form upon another, from the shared social and historical contexts in which they participate, or from other factors? What is the nature of the relationship between high and low culture? Doesn't each medium really develop following its own independent logic? These and other questions will be addressed through the examination of a series of case studies, each focused on a specific thematic or historical issue. Although lectures, broadly considered, follow a roughly chronological sequence from medieval to contemporary culture, this course does not so much offer a survey of the humanities as much as it introduces the kinds of interpretive and analytical tools necessary to understand cultural history and engage with the arts within an interdisciplinary context. No prior knowledge of the arts is necessary in order to participate in this course. When appropriate, basic principles of music theory, visual analysis, and literary criticism will be introduced and explained. Course Location and Time:Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 11:00 to 11:50 AMCoburn Hall, room 300, South Campus Office Hours:Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, 10-11 AMor by appointment Coburn Hall, room 113 D Required Text and Readings:
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