IART 102 - Art and Ideas

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Trinity College

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Students will be asked to grapple with fundamental questions about the nature and function of art: What is the relationship between art and life Is beauty an essential feature of art How do we determine the value of art Is the experience of art culturally specific When art offends, should it be subject to constraint To address these questions and others, students will read a wide range of authors including: Plato, Oscar Wilde, John Cage, Leo Tolstoy, Maya Angelou, and Nadine Gordimer. Prerequisite: This course open only to first-year students in the InterArts Program. 1.00 units, Seminar

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0.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.Trincoll.edu

Phone Number:

(860) 297-2000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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