Arts Design and Society-1

Course Overview

• Analysis of history of Art. Traditional Art. Modernity and Post-Modernity. • Analysis of history of Design, Bauhaus, Ulm. • Analysis of history of Design in India. Analysis of design in the context of India.• Cultural studies. Discourse analysis.• An Introduction to Theatre. • An introduction to Documentary Films. • Critical writing in Art, Design, Theatre and Film. • An Introduction to Humanities and Social Sciences. • Qualitative methods – ethnographic, historical, philosophical, case study, and interview.

Total Credits	4.0
Type	Theory
Lecture	2.0
Half Semester	N
Text Reference	• Mario, Bussagli; Sivaramamurti, C.; 5000 Years of Art in India, L.N.Abrams, NY, 1981.• Ananda, Coomaraswamy; The Dance Of Siva, Kessinger Publishing, LLC (September 15, 2006)• Eames, Charles and Ray; The India Report, NID, 1958• Hylland, Eriksen Thomas; Small Places, Large Issues – Second Edition: An Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology (Anthropology, Culture and Society), Pluto Press; 2 edition (April 20, 2001)• Neil, Gershenfield; When Things Start to Think, Published by Hodder & Stoughton Ltd 07/01/1999• Gropius, Walter (Author); Pick, Frank (Introduction); Shand, P. Morton; The New Architecture and The Bauhaus, The MIT Press; F First Edition Thus, Later Printing edition (March 15, 1965)• Morris, William (Author); Kelvin, Norman (Editor); William Morris; on Art and Socialism, Dover Publications (August 9, 1999) ISBN-13: 978-0486409047• Papanek, Victor; Design for the Real World, Chicago Review Press; 2 Revised edition (August 30, 2005)• Meggs, Philip; A History of Graphic Design, John Wiley & Sons; 3rd ed. edition (1998)• Trivedi, Kirti (ed.); Indian Symbology, IDC, 1987• Raizman, David; History of Modern Design, Publisher: Pearson Prentice Hall; 2nd edition (July 9, 2010)• Spitz, Rene; The Ulm School of Design: A View Behind the Foreground, Publisher: Edition Axel Menges (March 20, 2002)• Lupton, Ellen; Miller, J. Abbott (Editor); The ABC’s of Bauhaus, The Bauhaus and Design Theory, Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press (June 15, 2000)

About Instructor(s)

Prof. Mandar Shashikant Rane | Prof. Purba Joshi | Prof. Raja Mohanty | Prof. Venkatesh Rajamanickam