[arthistorymajors] Seats available in the S13 practicum and seminars

Caroline McGuire caroline.mcguire at uci.edu
Mon Mar 11 14:14:25 PDT 2013


Dear Art History majors,

As you work on finalizing your Spring schedule, I'm writing to encourage 
you to consider taking the Practicum or a 198 seminar.

Shanna Kennedy-Quigley is teaching the practicum on a Monday/Wednesday 
12:30-1:50 schedule. Any of you who have taken a course with Dr. 
Kennedy-Quigley know what a dynamic and committed teacher she is. It is 
to your advantage to take this course in your junior year as it will 
help you immensely with your writing and research in subsequent classes.

There are two 198 seminars being offered this Spring:

*Islamic Empires, with Pro**fessor Alka Patel, Tuesdays 2-4:50*
/Islamic Empires: The Ottomans, Safavids and Mughals and the Shaping of 
the Modern World/
This course takes an in-depth and comparative look at the most powerful 
states of the emerging modern world: the Ottomans of Anatolia 
(1453-1923), the Safavids of Iran (1501-1736), and the Mughals of South 
Asia (c. 1525-1858). Between them, these states commanded western Asia 
and Asia Minor and were the principal counterparts to the nascent 
European colonial powers of Britain, France and Holland. During a time 
when all of these states were on an equal footing, there was an 
extensive flow of good and ideas between these world regions. We will 
explore how the interactions of the Islamic powers among themselves, as 
well as their dialogue with the European states, were both foundational 
to the shaping of the modern world as we know it. Weekly readings, one 
paper and one presentation. No prerequisite.

*LA Cool Architecture, with Professor Lyle Massey, Tuesdays **12:30-3:20*
This course will cover architecture in Los Angeles from CA. 1900 to the 
present. Moving from Art Nouveau to Art Deco, Frank Lloyd Wright to 
Charles and Ray Eames, from mid-century modernism to Frank Gehry, this 
course will explore the extraordinary built environment of the big 
Orange. Field trips during the quarter will take us to see Hollyhock 
House, Gamble House, the Bradbury Building, Bullock's Wilshire, the 
Witch's House in Beverly Hills, Chemosphere, Disney Concert Hall, and 
many more. Throughout the quarter we will also watch films that feature 
LA architecture and use it to represent concepts of the urban jungle, 
the graveyard of dreams and car culture.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me or 
Cecilia, or the instructor of the course!
All best,
Caroline

-- 
Caroline McGuire
Department Administrator
African American Studies
Art History/PhD Program in Visual Studies
Asian American Studies
PhD Program in Culture & Theory
2002 Humanities Gateway
University of California, Irvine
Phone: 949.824.6635
Email: caroline.mcguire at uci.edu
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