SOCI 380a - Art,War,and Social Change

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Vassar College

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Can the arts serve as a vehicle for social change In this course we look at one specific arena to consider this question: the issue of war. How is war envisioned and re- envisioned by art and artists How do artists make statements about the meaning of war and the quest for peace Can artists frame our views about the consequences and costs of war How are wars remembered, and with what significance Specifically, we look at four wars and their social and artistic interpretations, wrought through memory and metaphor. These are: The Vietnam War, its photography and its famous memorial; World War I and the desolation of the novels and poetry that portrayed it; World War 11 and reflections on Hiroshima; and the Spanish Civil War through Picasso's famous anti- war painting Guernica, the recollections of Ernest Hemingway, the memories of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade, and the photography of Robert Capa. By looking at both the Sociology of Art and Sociology of War we consider where the crucial intersections lie. Ms. Miringoff.

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1.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.vassar.edu

Phone Number:

(845) 437-7000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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