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Department Overview

In this historical moment, when the definition of "culture" is being rewritten, and the borders between national, ethnic, racial, religious, and class based "cultures" are being redrawn, this faculty's research publications play an essential role, not only within the university but in the community at large. Whatever the subject matter addressed, this department is profoundly engaged with the history of ideas, culture, society, and artifacts. The Department of Art History at the University of Minnesota takes seriously its role in preparing students to face the contradictory demands of an ever more visual culture and its contribution to art history, theory, and criticism.

Department Specialties

The department offers a broad range of undergraduate courses covering the arts of Europe, North America, and Asia. Graduate curricula focus primarily on Asian art, Early modern art in Europe, and Modern art (including contemporary art and popular culture). Areas of faculty specialization include:

American art, architecture and popular culture
Early Modern art (16th-18th centuries)
East Asian art and Bronze Age archaeology
Film and photography studies
Greek and Roman art and archaeology
Islamic art and architecture
Late Gothic and Northern Renaissance art
Nineteenth, Twentieth, and Twenty-first Century art
South Asian art and architecture

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