Tuesday, March 4, 2014

What does "NON-WESTERN" or "Beyond the Western tradition" mean to AP?

This is the information (direct quote) from last year's AP teacher:

Non -western would be covered by Japanese, Chinese, African and Indian art. It's also covered by islamic art including Alhambra and Cordoba - but not Hagia Sophia because Hagia Sopha was built by a western emperor, Mr. Justinian and only later converted to a mosque. Other mosques that follow its style could be covered however. Egyptian and Mesopotamian are also technically non-western art. American art that is pre-columbian would also be considered non-western as would Oceanic art like the South Pacific.

So in summary:
-Japanese
-Chinese
-African
-Indian
-Islamic (including Alhambra and Cordoba, but not Hagia Sophia)
-Egyptian
-Mesopotamian (ancient Near East)
-Pre-Columbian (aka: Art of the Americas from Ben, George, and Guillermo's midterm group)
-Oceanic art (aka: Pacific art)

So I guess Hagia Sophia would be considered Byzantine. This is the best possible description I have heard so far. I hope this clears things up.

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