This course is an examination of the management of Roman cultural heritage from a multidisciplinary perspective. The course draws on art history, papal history, economic interests, and cultural aims in its approach to the transformation of the image...
This course explores urban, architecture and landscape projects in modern Barcelona from the 1850´s to the present day. The class is structured in two parts: the first offers a historical survey that explores architecture projects in relation to...
To truly live in our city means to expand the limits of our homes. To understand this concept, we will study the social aspects of public spaces and the importance of their form and qualities to help us feel one with the city we live in. The course...
Berlin is justifiably recognized as a city whose development has been profoundly affected by the principal political, economic, technological, and aesthetic trends of the last two hundred years, and as a laboratory of radical modern European archi...
This course focuses on the cultural meaning of paintings, sculptures and buildings created in Rome between late 16th and mid-17th centuries, most of them commissioned by the popes but also by cardinals and aristocrats. The close relationship between...
This course offers an introduction to Renaissance Art in Tuscany by exploring in depth the historical, political and cultural evolution of Siena and Florence between the 15th and 16th centuries. This overview is not confined to works of art but will...
This course provides an anthropological overview of the rich aboriginal patrimony of Chile, examining ancient and present expressions of Chilean native cultures: Aymaras, Atacameños, Diaguitas, Pascuenses and Mapuches. Their correlations as well as...
In this lecture and discussion course, we broadly examine manga (Japanese comics), anime (Japanese animation), and related consumer goods and cultures in Japan. Drawing on assigned academic readings and manga, we use a number of analytical...
This course explores how manga and anime reflect and shape contemporary life in Japan. Through academic readings and discussion, students examine these popular media forms using perspectives from gender studies, globalization, and media theory. From...
This course examines the global rise of the Korean Wave and how it functions as a form of cultural influence. From K-pop and K-dramas to webtoons and influencer culture, students explore how Korean entertainment industries generate fandom, shape...