Private: Faculty of Fine Arts
Art History
Open Textbooks and Concordia Courses
| Open Textbook Title | Potentially Relevant Courses |
| Introduction to Art: Design, Context, and Meaning | |
| Guide to Ancient Aegean Art | |
| Guide to Ancient Egyptian Art | |
| Guide to Ancient Etruscan Art | ARTH 200 |
| Guide to Ancient Greek Art | |
| Guide to Ancient Near Eastern Art | |
| Guide to Ancient Roman Art | |
| CanadARThistories | ARTH 271 and ARTH 370 |
| Introduction to Philosophy: Aesthetic Theory and Practice | ARTH 300 |
| Art in Revolution: Nineteenth-Century Visual Culture | ARTH 366 |
| Creating the Modern: Intersections of Art & Society in the Nineteenth Century | Has been integrated in ARTH 366 |
| Opening Contemporary Art | ARTH 368 |
| The Bright Continent: African Art History | ART 389 |
| A Quick and Dirty Guide to Art, Music, and Culture | |
| ArtxHistory |
Description and Access
Introduction to Art: Design, Context, and Meaning
The textbook is a comprehensive introduction to the world of Art. It includes over 400 high-quality images illustrating the history of art, its technical applications, and its many uses.
Includes: questions and key terms.
May suit: ARTH 200 Perspectives of Art History
Guide to Ancient Aegean Art
This book from Smarthistory covers the Ancient Aegean, including Cycladic, Minoan, and Mycenaean art.
May suit: sections of ARTH 200 Perspectives of Art History
Guide to Ancient Egyptian Art
This book from Smarthistory covers ancient Egyptian art.
May suit: sections of ARTH 200 Perspectives of Art History
Guide to Ancient Etruscan Art
This book from Smarthistory covers ancient Etruscan art.
May suit: sections of ARTH 200 Perspectives of Art History
Guide to Ancient Greek Art
This book from Smarthistory covers ancient Greek art.
May suit: sections of ARTH 200 Perspectives of Art History
Guide to Ancient Near Eastern Art
This book from Smarthistory covers Sumerian, Akkadian, Neo-Sumerian / Ur III, Babylonian, Assyrian and Persian art.
May suit: sections of ARTH 200 Perspectives of Art History
Guide to Ancient Roman Art
This book from Smarthistory covers ancient Roman art.
May suit: sections of ARTH 200 Perspectives of Art History
CanadARThistories
CanadARThistories, a new online course and associated open learning objects, addresses growing concerns around inclusion, regionalism, Indigenization, and internationalization in art history curricula, and is conceived as a response to these ideas.
May suit: ARTH 271 Introduction to Canadian Art AND ARTH 370 Studies in Canadian Art
Introduction to Philosophy: Aesthetic Theory and Practice
Aesthetic Theory and Practice offers fresh perspectives on canonical and emerging topics in aesthetics, and also brings attention to a number of culturally sensitive topics that are customarily silenced in introductions to philosophical aesthetics. The papers are heterogeneous in terms of length and degrees of difficulty, inviting the reader into the study of contemporary aesthetics, which sp