ARH 295-01 - Special Topic: Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art

4 credits (Fall)

The course is an introduction to some of the most well-known artists and artworks, and also to the relationship between the history of modern India and South Asia, pre- and post-Independence and Partition. We will study the development of easel painting especially, and the development of modernist architecture, and also the myriad forms of contemporary art. We will also be briefly introduced to the academic writings of postcolonial theorists.

Prerequisite: Second-year standing.
Instructor: Mackenzie