Southern Africa

6 credits · Undergraduate

(3 hrs Seminar/Discussion) This course offers selected topics in the histories of South Africa, Zimbabwe-Rhodesia, Angola, and Mozambique. Research and discussion will analyze in depth the historical confrontation of Black African and White European in the 11th and 20th centuries. Restrictions: Honours Form Required. HIST-4800 (3 or 6) Tutorial (3 hrs Tutorial) This is a reading course in History of Art, taken by individual senior students with the instructor of their choice. Restrictions: Permission of Chair and Instr. Honours Form Required. HIST-4801 (3 or 6) Special Topics in Art History (3 hrs Seminar/Discussion) This is a seminar devoted to specific issues in or related to art history. The nature and range of topics depends upon the Instructor. Written information about the course for any given year is available to the student from any Art History Instructor. This course may be repeated once for credit when the topic varies. Restrictions: Honours Form Required. HIST-4803 (3 or 6) Gothic Revival Art & Architecture in Winnipeg (3 hrs Seminar/Discussion) This course introduces students to a critical history of Gothic Revival architecture in Winnipeg (c. 1830 to 1930). We explore - through the writings of its initiators - the origins of the Gothic Revival movement in Europe and North America, and examine how it reached Winnipeg in the 19th century. Students are introduced to the notion of style, forms and function in architecture, learn to work with archival material (primary and secondary sources) related to historical architecture, to document and comprehend a building and its ornamental components (painting, sculpture, and stained glass), and to write about heritage art and architecture. Restrictions: Honours Form Required. Department Permission Required. Students may not hold credit for this course and HIST-4891. HIST-4804 (3 or 6) Art History Field School (3 hrs Apprenticeship/Internship/Practicum) Art historians and curators study transnational art and architecture, and field courses are an opportunity for students to experience art and architecture in person, to merge theory with practice. The site visits vary depending on the destination, but each trip offers and experiential learning environment which contextualizes historic and contemporary information through a critical lens. Field work could include studying art, architecture, curatorial installations, and participating in internships or practicum. Faculty guide students through a series of preparatory meetings, site visits, tours of museums, exhibitions, meeting artists and cultural workers. Course may be repeated for credit when topics vary. Restrictions: Honours Form Required.