CEA 509 Mainstreams of Modern Art (AHLS)
Catalog Description:
An exploration of the main movements in painting and sculpture from the later 19th century to recent times. The concentration will be on the period between 1886 and 1940. Readings and one or more museum trips will be required. Note: Not open to ARH/ARS graduate or undergraduate students.
Instructor's Remarks:
This course surveys movements in modern art from Post-Impressionism through the developments in the 1930s. The geographical scope of this class will include Western and Eastern Europe, and the emergence of new tendencies in the US in the 1930s. We will study modern art and concomitant theories against the background of vast social, cultural and political transformations that characterized the given period. In particular, the impact of the two World Wars, the Russian Socialist Revolution, and rapid industrialization and urbanization will be addressed. Although we will mainly study visual art and architecture, some developments in music, literature and film will also be briefly discussed. By studying the writings of artists, we will try to understand how artists engaged with their social, cultural and political situations. (It is therefore essential that you complete assigned readings before coming to class.)
For the basic art historical background we will use H.H. Arnason, History of Modern Art: Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, Photography. 5th Edition. Prentice Hall, 2003. (Available at the University Bookstore). Additional readings will be assigned on a weekly basis.
Scheduling Information:
Section 02: M/W, 12:00-1:20PM, Class#58078
Instructor:
Gediminas Gasparavicius
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CEI 533 Women's Studies in Humanities (AHLS)
Catalog Description:
The focus of this course will be an understanding of the intellectual premises and research methodologies of women's studies as an academic discipline in the humanities. Discussion will include questions about greatness in humanities fields, the processes by which women's lives as artists are recorded, and the impact of the 20th century women's movement on the humanities and arts. Also to be covered: the ways in which women's lives have differed from men's and how these differences have affected women's work in the humanities.
Instructor's Remarks:
Using theory, novels, and film, we explore changes and constants in women's lives. Starting with theoretical readings we uncouple the concepts of sex and gender, addressing the eons-old question of biology as destiny. Intersex and transgender individuals challenge us to re-examine closely held beliefs of "woman and man" or "female and male". We proceed to a short history of the feminist movement. Although women have historically been considered men's property, this old-standing custom started to change in the United States in 1847 at Seneca Falls. Are men and women truly equal today? Can we even define equality?
We will examine the media, violence against women, women's relationship to the environment, feminist theories, including post-feminism.
Scheduling Information:
Section 02: M/W, 10-11:20AM, Class # 56248
Instructor:
Kelliann Flores |