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ASIA246

Visual Narratives: Storytelling in East Asian Art

Subject code

ASIA

Course Number

246

Department(s)

Instructor(s)

T. Nguyen

Course Long Title

Visual Narratives: Storytelling in East Asian Art

Cross Listed Courses

Description

This course examines the important artistic tradition of narrative painting in China and Japan. Through study of visually narrative presentations of religious, historical, and popular stories, the course explores different contexts in which the works-tomb, wall, and scroll paintings-were produced. The course introduces various modes of visual analysis and art-historical contexts. Topics include narrative theory, text-image relationships, elite patronage, and gender representation.

Modes of Inquiry

Analysis and Critique [AC]

Writing Credit

No writing credit

Departmental Course Attributes - Major/Minor Requirements

(AVC: Non-Western Canon)

INDS Program Relationship

IDAS - ASIA Program

GEC This Course Belongs To

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