Modern Art, Women and Art, Public Art, Global Art, Travel and Art, First Nations and Art, Canadian Art, Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism – these are some of the specialties of the Art History & Religious Studies department. Included with these courses we offer survey introductions to art, architecture, visual culture, the diversity of ideas, ethics, and cultures of the East and West. We are diverse, international and cross-cultural in scope.
Our goal is for students to engage with art and architecture within the historical contexts of politics, economics and culture. We help students to become aware of visual images in our world, developing the necessary skills to critically interpret the images they encounter on a daily basis. Our faculty is active in art travel programs, curating, researching and writing. We are involved with the Vancouver art community and public art on a number of levels.
To learn more about the Art History Field Schools, visit External Studies.
NEW THIS FALL: AHIS 1111, World Views: A Global Approach to Art.This course offers students a global perspective on the origin and purpose of art as a shared visual medium used to express ideas about our human experience and the world around us. With a focus on the arts of Asia and the Americas, issues essential to an understanding of global history such as power, influence and authority, race and gender identity, and colonial impact will be considered.
