This course explores the art, historiography, and interpretation of Romanesque art. The first half will be devoted to broad issues and themes and provide an overview of art production in the eleventh and twelfth centuries. The second half will select topics for discussion around specific works, focusing on issues such as orality and literacy, visions and visuality, body and presence, monasticism and exegesis, etc. Readings will draw especially on current research trends in medieval studies as well as on broader theoretical concerns.