Art
ART ART HISTORY ART1203 Art of Resistance: Social Justice and the Visual Arts Aesthetic Inquiry Art (AI-A) Visual & Creative Inquiry (VCI) Social Justice (SJ)
This course is an examination of the ways in which contemporary artists have promoted social justice and effected social change through their art. The course considers significant art works inspired by the spirit of resistance and a vision of progressive change. The course provides a foundation for evaluating the power of visual imagery in developing a collective consciousness, agitating for progressive change, and achieving the goals put forth by social justice movements. Fall and spring semesters. 4 credits
ART1204 History of Western Art Aesthetic Inquiry Art (AI-A) Visual & Creative Inquiry (VCI)
Fall semester. 4 credits
ART1206 Art from Across the Globe Aesthetic Inquiry Art (AI-A)
This course is a survey of art from around the globe, specifically the art of Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The art of indigenous people, with a focus on the Americas and Australia, will also be explored. For each culture under consideration, we will examine traditional art objects that form the foundation for art practices that have continued into the present, paying close attention to how these art practices have changed over time. Grounded in the interdisciplinary approach that defines art historical analysis, the course will consider social, political and religious circumstances that help us to understand art created at particular moments in history and in relation to specific cultural traditions. Bringing the material into the twenty-first century, the course will consider contemporary art that engages or responds to traditional art practices from the cultures we have examined. Spring semester. 4 credits
ART2201 Visual Constructions of Gendered Identity Aesthetic Inquiry Art (AI-A) Visual & Creative Inquiry (VCI) Diversity & Multiculturalism (DM)
This course is an examination of the ways in which gender is constructed and explored in works of art. Taking a thematic approach rather than a chronological one, we will closely examine art objects from a broad range of art historical periods that both reinforce and challenge historically and culturally constructed notions of gender. Informed by the theory of intersectionality, we will consider constructions of gender in relation to race, class, sexual orientation, and gender identity. Examination of the representation of the human body is central to this exploration, a subject which has been a large focus of artistic production since the beginnings of art. Other topics for consideration include the gendered 2021-2022 Academic Catalog
Course Descriptions for Arts and Sciences
This course is a survey of the history of Western art from its early roots in the Near East through the beginnings of the modern period. Throughout the semester, we will consider social, political and religious conditions that help us to understand works of art at particular moments in history. The course will introduce students to the language of art history, including the analytical, critical, and art historical methodologies used by art historians to evaluate works of art. It will also introduce students to key moments of transcultural exchange between Europe and other parts of the world as these exchanges were expressed in art.
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