Course Description

Course Name

The Decorative Arts and Female Gaze

Session: VRMS3125

Hours & Credits

3 Credits

Prerequisites & Language Level

Lower-level art history course

Taught In English

  • There is no language prerequisite for courses at this language level.

Overview

This course introduces students to material culture through the lens of the domestic interior and a consideration of objects utilized in the feminine sphere. Through a series of case studies, students will consider the larger context of an object’s creation and function in the classical, Renaissance and early modern eras. The course will also introduce students to a selection of feminist historiography.  Topics will address the function of interior space and themes including but not limited to: the mirror, the bedroom, hair and jewellery. The course may include on‐site museum visits in Rome.

*Course content subject to change