ARTH 345 - The Avant-Garde and Mass Culture:Art and Politics

Institution:

University of San Diego

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Description:

This course will examine the intersections between mass culture and the artistic movements in the first decades of the 20th century which came to be known as the "historical avant-garde." class discussions will focus on the question of aesthetic autonomy versus the social/political engagement of art. We will investigate the way technologies of modern communication and mass media which made art available to a larger public at the beginning of the century - photographic reproduction, cinema, and, more recently, television - have transformed the production and reception of art.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.sandiego.edu

Phone Number:

(619) 260-4600

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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