ARTHIST 582S
Copies and Duplication
Stanley Abe
Description from DukeHub
Historical examination of duplication in the visual arts from antiquity to the present and how copies produce meaning. Students consider in depth the concepts and practices of duplication and originality in relation to their own interests and research focus. Subjects might include classical sculpture, modern forgeries, Chinese painting, photographic reproduction, prints and editions, film and the cinema, and seriality in modern art and architecture.
Skills
- makingdescription: "sculpture" and 2 more
AI-resilient: 3 of 5
- Yes: Physical, lab or field work · "sculpture"
- No: Live work with people
- No: Judgment someone is accountable for
- Yes: A craft you practice with your hands or body · "sculpture"
- Yes: Small, in-person format · seminar, 18 seats per section
The checks lean on Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025), which found generative AI applies least to physical work and hands-on work with people. A signal, not a promise. How the score works
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