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| Introducing Art History What do art historians do? | |
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| The object of art history | |
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| What is art? | |
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| A working definition of art | |
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| What is history? Why is art history important? | |
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| Art history and related disciplines | |
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| Art criticism | |
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| Sociology | |
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| Anthropology | |
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| Aesthetics | |
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| Cultural studies | |
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| Visual culture studies | |
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| Connoisseurship Art historys toolbox: formal and contextual analysis | |
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| Formal Analysis Formal analysis Formal elements Color | |
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| Line | |
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| Space and mass | |
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| Scale | |
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| Composition Two-dimensional art: painting, graphic arts, photography 31 W"lfflin and formal analysis | |
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| Sculpture Architecture Installation art | |
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| Performance art | |
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| Digital art | |
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| Textile and decorative arts | |
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| Contextual Analysis Art and context | |
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| Contextual questions Art out of context? | |
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| Museums and art history | |
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| A very brief history of museums | |
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| Museums and the experience of art | |
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| The process of interpretation: confronting your assumptions | |
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| The challenges of cross-cultural interpretation | |
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| The challenges of historical interpretation | |
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| Is African art anonymous? | |
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| Art and its controversies | |
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| Style and meaning | |
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| Writing Art-History Papers | |
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| Structuring art-historical arguments: interpretation vs. opinion | |
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| Formal-analysis papers | |
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| Taking notes | |
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| Structuring your paper | |
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| The comparison paper | |
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| Research papers | |
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| Developing a topic and starting your research | |
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| Keeping notes How many sources should I use? | |
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| Resources for research | |
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| Books | |
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| Periodicals | |
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| Websites | |
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| Reference works | |
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| Critical moments in art-history writing | |
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| Developing a thesis | |
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| Writing an introductory paragraph | |
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| Sustaining the argument | |
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| Dealing with intentions | |
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| The conclusion | |
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| Editing Citations and bibliographies MLA citations | |
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| Chicago citations | |
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| Bibliography or Works Cited | |
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| Plagiarisms gray zone | |
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| If you experience writers block | |
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| Writing style | |
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| Common stylistic pitfalls of art-history writing | |
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| Finding a voice Putting together illustrations | |
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| Navigating Art-History Examinations | |
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| Slide identifications and short-answer questions | |
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| Why are slide identifications important? | |
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| Why are slide identifications so hard? | |
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| How to succeed at slide identifications | |
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| Three-step slide memorization | |
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| Memory aids | |
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| Unknowns Test-taking strategies for art-history exams | |
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| Art-history essays | |
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| Studying for essay tests | |
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| Types of essay questions | |
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| Effective note-taking | |
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| Taking good notes in class | |
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| Developing a consistent shorthand | |
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| Taking notes on readings | |
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| Class participation why bother? | |
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| Art Historys Own History Ancient world | |
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| Excerpt from Plinys Natural History | |
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| Middle Ages Renaissance | |
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| Excerpt from Vasaris Lives of the Artists | |
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| Age of Enlightenment Winckelmann on the Laoco"n | |
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| The nineteenth-century: foundations of modern art history | |
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| Twentieth-century formalists, iconographers, and social historians | |
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| After 1970: the new art history | |
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| The feminist art-history revolution | |
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| Do other cultures practice art history? China | |
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| West Africa Early art history in China | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Bibliography | |