Major and Minor

This seminar will examine various forms of photography from the mid-19th century to the contemporary period. We will begin by examining how photography played a key role in colonial constructions of racial, ethnic, and gender stereotypes of Asian people (stereotypes that persist to this day), then move on to examine how Asian artists have appropriated these constructions and the medium itself. 

How do you create a visual arts culture in America?  Whose America is it?  What kinds of contributions and encounters does it include from Native Americans to the Digital Age?  What did the so-called Founding Fathers think about the role of art in the new nation?  How does it shape and is shaped by nationhood?  How does it relate to Europe?  How does it relate to a global world? This course will delve into these questions.

Architecture and Environmental Studies are natural companions. Unfortunately developments in the history of modern architecture until the final third of the twentieth century rarely acknowledged their companionship. This course will familiarize the participants with the leading theorists in the field of sustainable architecture, and enable them to design a private dwelling that is both modern and sustainable.