Ontario College of Art & Design

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VISD 3B41
Cross Cultural Issues in Craft
0.50 Credit(s)
Academic Course
Prerequisite: 7.5 credits, including all first-year requirements (5.0 credits) and 1.0 credit of second-year liberal arts & sciences (including 0.5 credit in VISA/VISC/VISD/VISM).
This lecture course introduces the student to the major stylistic periods and indigenous traditions of material arts in Europe, North America and Asia. We examine the historical impact of patterns of global trade, developments in technology, and shifts in the gender division of labour on the design, methods and means of production of material arts. Trends in media such as textiles, metalwork, ceramics, architecture and wood will be introduced to emphasize the concept of integrated art movements.
Anti-requisite: Students who have taken ACAD 2B23, MAAD 2B23, VISC 2B23 or VISC 3B41 may not take this course for further credit.
Notes: Priority registration for Material Art & Design majors.

Priority registration for this course will be lifted on Tuesday, July 24, 2012.

Course code change 2011-12
Course was last updated June 20, 2012 - 2:59 PM