Art History and Visual Culture Studies 329 - Gender in Contemporary Visual Culture

Institution:

Whitman College

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Description:

not offered 2008-09 This course examines how concepts of masculinity and femininity are produced and defined visually. We will examine how artists of the late 20th century developed new techniques (installations, performance, video, etc.) to examine how gender mediates modern identities (class and race); ideals of nationhood; key spaces such as the museum and the domestic interior; and the cultural politics associated with the body, sexuality, and the self. Distribution area: fine arts or alternative voices.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.whitman.edu

Phone Number:

(509) 527-5111

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

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