Art History and Visual Culture Studies 358 - Seminar in Visual Culture Studies:Los Angeles:Art,Architecture,and Cultural Geography Reynolds

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Whitman College

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Description:

This course will study the emergence of Los Angeles as a center for cultural production since 1945. It will assess the relationship between urban space and the visual arts-including painting, photography, architecture, film and video. And it will investigate the role of representation in shaping the social topography of the city. This course will ultimately seek to answer a series of questions: How has Los Angeles established itself as one of the most important global art centers How do the city's history and landscape create the conditions for certain artistic movements and styles And how do Los Angeles's ethnically and economically diverse communities use the arts to address issues of social justice and marginalit y Prerequisit e: ArtH 103 or consent of the instructor

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3.00

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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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