HIST 177
Spring 2009
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01
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| Crosslisting:
SISP 277 |
This seminar introduces students to the study of visual images and image production in the history of the life sciences and medicine. We will look at and discuss scientific and medical illustrations made from the Middle Ages to the present day, including topics such as the artistic activities of Leonardo da Vinci; the drawings made by English Renaissance naturalists; the impact of an expanding print culture on scientific illustration; early modern European anatomical drawings; images of gender; the role of gardens, libraries, and museums as international centers for specimen collection and artistic production; art and European travel; mapping and imperialism; anatomical atlases; ethnographic film; photography and the American West; modern medical imaging (especially PET and CAT scans); and scientific imaging in the age of computer technologies. This seminar is especially keyed to students interested in in-depth exploration of the intersections of art and science. |
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Essential Capabilities:
Interpretation, Writing
The seminar develops writing as a skill and as a means to explore the subject. It introduces students to a variety of methods for interpreting images in the history of art and the natural sciences.
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS HIST |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Student Option |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: None |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Jones and Galison, ed. Science and Art
Shteir and Lightman, ed. Figuring It Out
an extensive list of reserve readings
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Examinations and Assignments:
two take-home assignments and a final research paper |
| Instructor(s): Tucker,Jennifer Times: .M...F. 11:00AM-12:20PM; Location: DAC300; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 20 | | SR major: 0 | JR major: 0 | | |
| Seats Available: 6 | GRAD: 0 | SR non-major: 0 | JR non-major: 0 | SO: 20 | FR: 0 |
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