HONC 305 - Humans, Nature, & Art

Unit(s): 4

This course investigates the relationship between humans and nature through both comparative and cross-cultural examination of visual depictions of nature and landscape from multiple artistic traditions. Topics include questions of representation in East Asian and European traditions, images of landscape and nature in various contexts of colonization and moments of cultural encounter across Asia, Europe, and the United States, the role of landscape photography in documenting natural disaster, and contemporary environmental art in the age of climate crisis.

College of Arts and Sciences