Manhua Modernity: Chinese Culture and the Pictorial Turn

From fashion sketches of smartly dressed Shanghai dandies in the 1920s, to multipanel drawings of refugee urbanites during the war against Japan, to panoramic pictures of anti-American propaganda rallies in the early 1950s, the polymorphic cartoon-style art known as manhua helped define China's modern experience. Manhua Modernity offers a richly illustrated, deeply contextualized analysis of th…

Art beyond Borders: Artistic Exchange in Communist Europe (1945–1989)

During the Cold War the exchange of artistic ideas and products united Europe’s avant-garde in a most remarkable way. Despite the Iron Curtain and national and political borders there existed a constant flow of artists, artworks, artistic ideas and practices. The geographic borders of these exchanges have yet to be clearly defined. How were networks, centers, peripheries, scales, and distance…

100 Jahre Georgia Augusta Gottingensis - (K)ein Grund zum Feiern - Prosa und …

Die Georgia Augusta feierte im September 1837 mit einem ganz Göttingen zur Bühne machenden Fest ihr Hundertjahrjubiläum. Die Feierlichkeiten dauerten drei Tage und waren glanzvoll. Um für eine breitere zeitgenössische Öffentlichkeit die Jubiläumsaktivitäten zu dokumentieren und um den „Festmarathon“ als einen der Höhepunkte der Universitätsgeschichte für die Nachwelt festzuhalten…

Washington State History

The history of Washington includes thousands of years of Native American history before Europeans arrived and began to establish territorial claims. The region was part of Oregon Territory from 1848 to 1853, after which it was separated from Oregon and established as Washington Territory following the efforts at the Monticello Convention. In 1889, Washington became the 42nd state of the United …

Art History II

Overview: History of Art Survey course covering from prehistoric art to the Italian Renaissance. Cover image Lascaux Cave_France

Art History I

Overview: History of Art Survey course covering from prehistoric art to the Italian Renaissance. Cover image Lascaux Cave_France

Art Appreciation - Introduction to Art & Art Media

Overview: This entry-level course is designed to help you gain a general appreciation for art as well as to help you develop a working vocabulary for the knowledgeable analysis of art based on the Visual Elements and the Principles of Design. The syllabus is included in the course and contains the course objectives, student learning outcomes, list of assignments and names of the course textbooks.

African American History and Culture

Overview: This textbook covers a variety of topics related to African American History and culture, from African Origins to the Reconstruction era.

U.S. History

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