He is a lecturer in the Civic, Liberal, and Global Education (COLLEGE) programme at Stanford University. He is an art historian writing a book on how bombsites shaped British art and architecture during the twentieth century. More broadly, he focuses on British and American art which is intertwined with violence, memory, and mortality.
He is a lecturer in the Civic, Liberal, and Global Education (COLLEGE) programme at Stanford University. He is an art historian writing a book on how bombsites shaped British art and architecture during the twentieth century. More broadly, he focuses on British and American art which is intertwined with violence, memory, and mortality.
AlgoEd offers scholarships for this course to ensure educational access for students.
3 hours of homework each week
The Italian Renaissance was a revolution in how people perceived the world. It led to radical changes in art, architecture, and how history and the natural was understood. By looking at key figures, such as Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, and Uccello, you’ll understand how the ancient Greco-Romano past was used as a touchstone to create a new, secular culture which caused new developments in painting, sculpture, and architecture.
We’ll focus on key cities like Florence, Siena, and Rome, to see how artists and architects (who were often the same people!) changed the world around them. You’ll learn to how to look at art and works of architecture and confidently analyze them, seeing how abstract ideas are communicated through images and structures. You will use your insights to write a comparative essay or research proposal.
After this course, students who are interested in this area can pursue Mentored Advanced Research (MAP) on topics such as: