EDP, GS, H- In this course, students explore the major movements and key artistic figures in painting, sculpture, alternative visual art forms, and architecture from c. 1780 to the present. Employing the interdisciplinary methods of visual analysis utilized in Art History, students develop visual literacy and critically engage visual and performative arts from around the world to consider distinctions and intersections between cultures and examine the social, political, economic, and historical contexts of art. Students examine art in relation to systems of power, privilege, inequality, and identity. Stylistic periods and persistent themes include Neo-Classicism, Romanticism, Impressionism, Expressionism, Cubism, Pop Art, new media art, and the representation of gender, race, class, and ethnicity.
Prerequisites
Placement into ENGL 95 or above.