Indian Art, Music, and Culture

Department - LART
Offered - Fall
Course number - LAHS-P230

This course is designed to introduce the students to a comprehensive study of the principal thoughts, concepts of beauty, music, and aesthetics in the art of India. The articulation of Indian Art will reveal the relevance of the philosophies of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. The course will provide a socio-historical approach to the understanding of Indian art, dance, and music. The course will also include brief histories of Eastern civilizations as frameworks for the understanding of their aesthetic and philosophical concepts as presented in works of art. The history and aesthetics of Indian classical and contemporary traditions of music and dance will be introduced to the students and some comparisons to the Western tradition will be used to help students relate, contrast, and compare them to their own creative practice that will compliment their art and study and in turn grasp a deeper understanding of the subject matter.

Credits: 3
Course Chair: Darla Hanley
Prerequisites: LENG-111
Required of: None
Electable by: All