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ARTHIST 212 Intro to Digital Art History

Introduce students to digital humanities as a way of approaching art history and architecture. Students will learn about these techniques by working with digital tools and exploring existing digital projects.

Readings and Think Pieces

For those weeks in which readings are assigned, students are asked to write a 500-1000-word “think piece” detailing their thoughts. This should not be a summary. Students will submit these think pieces via Canvas by 11:59PM on the Wednesday before the next week’s class.

“How Did They Make That?”

Digital humanities projects come in many forms, rely on a wide array of data types, and involve a number of technologies. Navigating a project site, understanding how it functions, and exploring how it presents its research is a crucial skill. Students will be asked to investigate a digital project and write a response of 500-1000 words.

In-Class Tutorials and Projects

The bulk of the class will involve in-class demonstrations and workshops. In the first part of the class, Dr. Corrigan will introduce the tools featured for the week and explain how they are used in digital art history. Afterwards, students will work on a small project by following a step-by-step tutorial. Students will be graded based on how closely their project resembles the expected result. Dr. Corrigan will provide guidance and assist students if they need help.

Create a 3D scan of a statue or sculpture using photogrammetry methods and software learned during the course.

For your final project, you will be asked to create a 3D scan of a statue or sculpture using photogrammetry methods and software learned during the course. The final project will be done on your own time and submitted to Dr. Corrigan by December 13 at 11:59PM. Your scan will be evaluated based on how successful you were in replicating the real object.