ARTH210
ART HIST: METHODS & TEACHING
Also listed under 2 other titles
- The Art of Art History: Teaching and Methods
- ART/ART HIST: METHODS&TEACHING
- Department
- Art History
- Terms offered
- 19
- Data refreshed
- Sep 29, 2026
Description
This seminar and practicum is the capstone experience for majors in art history. Students enrolled in this course will serve as PLAs (Peer Learning Assistants) for the art history survey, Arth 010, Stone Age to Our Age. This seminar has two primary goals:1) to explore some of the major critical questions that art historians have asked, and attempted to answer, about our discipline; and 2) to provide guidance and critical support for teaching art history discussion sections. Among the questions that our seminar readings will address: how do we talk and write about art, which is by definition non-verbal, and how do we help others learn to talk and write about art? What is the influence of social and political context on a work of art, and how can we guide others to an appropriate use of this historical information? What makes for an effective discussion group experience?
Syllabi
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Offering history & forecast 2015–2025
| Year | Fall | Spring | Summer | Intersession |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2030 | 2030 Fall: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 fall terms since 2018. | 2030 Spring: 51% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 8 of 9 spring terms since 2018. Department course count falling about 3% per year. Department faculty is about 14% above its recent average. | 2030 Summer: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 summer terms since 2018. | 2030 Intersession: 8% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 6 intersession terms since 2020. |
| 2029 | 2029 Fall: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 fall terms since 2017. | 2029 Spring: 61% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 9 of 10 spring terms since 2017. Department faculty is about 18% above its recent average. | 2029 Summer: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 summer terms since 2017. | 2029 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2028 | 2028 Fall: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 fall terms since 2016. | 2028 Spring: 64% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 10 of 11 spring terms since 2016. Department faculty is about 16% above its recent average. | 2028 Summer: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 summer terms since 2016. | 2028 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2027 | 2027 Fall: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 fall terms since 2015. | 2027 Spring: 68% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 11 of 12 spring terms since 2015. Department faculty is about 17% above its recent average. | 2027 Summer: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 summer terms since 2015. | 2027 Intersession: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2025 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2024 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2023 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2022 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2021 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2020 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2019 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2018 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2017 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2016 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2015 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | No data for this term |
Future estimates combine recent offering frequency with detected multi-year cycles. Hover a cell for confidence and evidence; low-confidence estimates are marked with ~.
Meeting times
Most recent first- Mon, 9:00 AM–11:50 AM TC107 2025
- Mon, Wed, 11:00 AM–11:50 AM TCRH 2020-12017-1
- Tue, 2:50 PM–5:50 PM TC107 2020-2
- Mon, 2:50 PM–5:50 PM TC107 2017-2
- Mon, Wed, 11:00 AM–11:50 AM TCRH 20142013-12010
- Fri, 11:00 AM–11:50 AM 2013-2
- Mon, Wed, Fri, 11:00 AM–11:50 AM TCRH 201220112009
- Thu, 9:45 AM–11:45 AM TC107 2011
| Term | Professor | Type | Credits | Enrollment | CRN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2025 | Naomi R. Pitamber (She/Her) | Lecture | 1 | 5 of 10 enrolled | 30061 |
| Spring 2024 | John Garton | Lecture | 1 | 6 of 10 enrolled | 30061 |
| Spring 2023 | John Garton | Lecture | 1 | 5 of 10 enrolled | 30061 |
| Spring 2022 | Rhys F. Townsend | Lecture | 1 | 5 of 8 enrolled | 30061 |
| Spring 2021 | John Garton | Online | 1 | 6 of 8 enrolled | 30278 |
| Spring 2020 | Rhys F. Townsend | Practicum/Field Exper/Field Tr | 1 | 8 of 8 enrolled | 30278 |
| Spring 2019 | Kristina Wilson | Practicum/Field Exper/Field Tr | 1 | 6 of 8 enrolled | 30278 |
| Spring 2018 | John Garton | Practicum/Field Exper/Field Tr | 1 | 3 of 8 enrolled | 30278 |
| Spring 2017 | Kristina Wilson | Practicum/Field Exper/Field Tr | 1 | 8 of 8 enrolled | 30278 |
| Spring 2016 | Rhys F. Townsend | Lecture | 1 | 5 of 8 enrolled | 30278 |
| Spring 2015 | John Garton | Lecture | 1 | 6 of 8 enrolled | 30278 |
| Spring 2014 | Kristina Wilson | Lecture | 1 | 8 of 8 enrolled | 30278 |
| Spring 2013 | John Garton | Lecture | 1 | 4 of 4 enrolled | 30278 |
| Fall 2012 | Rhys F. Townsend | Lecture | 1 | 4 of 4 enrolled | 21418 |
| Spring 2012 | Kristina Wilson | Lecture | 1 | 3 of 3 enrolled | 30278 |
| Fall 2011 | John Garton | Lecture | 1 | 4 of 4 enrolled | 21418 |
| Spring 2011 | Kristina Wilson | Lecture | 1 | 5 of 5 enrolled | 38594 |
| Spring 2010 | John Garton | Lecture | 1 | 5 of 4 enrolled | 37530 |
| Fall 2009 | Kristina Wilson | Lecture | 1 | 5 of 5 enrolled | 26261 |