ARTH 63 H — The Person: A Meditation on Art
Quarter: Spring
Instructor(s): Alexander Nemerov
Date(s): Mar 30—Jun 4
Class Recording Available: Yes
Class Meeting Day: Thursdays
Grade Restriction: No letter grade
Class Meeting Time: 5:30—7:20 pm (PT)
Please Note: Class will meet on 4 Mondays, March 30, April 20, May 4, and May 11, 5:30 - 7:20 pm (PT) and 6 Thursdays, April 9, April 16, April 30, May 21, May 28, and June 4, 5:30 - 7:20 pm (PT).
Tuition: $560
Refund Deadline: Apr 1
Unit(s): 2
Enrollment Limit: 300
Status: Registration opens Feb 23 8:30 am (PT)
Quarter: Spring
Day: Thursdays
Duration: 10 weeks
Time: 5:30—7:20 pm (PT)
Date(s): Mar 30—Jun 4
Unit(s): 2
Tuition: $560
Refund Deadline: Apr 1
Instructor(s): Alexander Nemerov
Grade Restriction: No letter grade
Enrollment Limit: 300
Recording Available: Yes
Status: Registration opens Feb 23 8:30 am (PT)
Please Note: Class will meet on 4 Mondays, March 30, April 20, May 4, and May 11, 5:30 - 7:20 pm (PT) and 6 Thursdays, April 9, April 16, April 30, May 21, May 28, and June 4, 5:30 - 7:20 pm (PT).
Often we look at art alone; we have a special encounter with it. Even if we are with other people, each person remains alone. How is the viewer of a work of art the most important person involved in the encounter—more important even than the artist (though dependent on the artist at the same time)?
And more than that, what does the word person mean? Often, a person is seen as a political being, taking one side or another in matters of great contemporary importance; or as a relational being, shaped by the duties and rhythms of daily life. But what if we defined personhood by looking beyond the shifting events in the news cycle (however important those events may be) and toward something more private and profound? What if our engagement with art, focused inward rather than outward, could help us sense our own depth of being?
In 10 lectures, given by Stanford Professor Alexander Nemerov, this course will examine works of great art from the Renaissance and Baroque periods, as well as from Romanticism and modernism, to explore the beauty of the individual and to ask of what this beauty consists. The course will remind us that we already possess this beauty, though we may have lost sight of it. Focusing on topics such as dignity, grace, evil, and suffering, the course will explore how our encounters with art are too important to be relegated to "expertise" or even "knowledge." Something more is at stake for each of us.
And more than that, what does the word person mean? Often, a person is seen as a political being, taking one side or another in matters of great contemporary importance; or as a relational being, shaped by the duties and rhythms of daily life. But what if we defined personhood by looking beyond the shifting events in the news cycle (however important those events may be) and toward something more private and profound? What if our engagement with art, focused inward rather than outward, could help us sense our own depth of being?
In 10 lectures, given by Stanford Professor Alexander Nemerov, this course will examine works of great art from the Renaissance and Baroque periods, as well as from Romanticism and modernism, to explore the beauty of the individual and to ask of what this beauty consists. The course will remind us that we already possess this beauty, though we may have lost sight of it. Focusing on topics such as dignity, grace, evil, and suffering, the course will explore how our encounters with art are too important to be relegated to "expertise" or even "knowledge." Something more is at stake for each of us.
Students can choose to attend this course on campus or online. Sign up for Section H if you think you might attend class on the Stanford campus at least once. There is no commitment—you can still choose to attend via Zoom for any session. Sign up for Section Z if you know you will exclusively attend via Zoom.