History of Art and Visual Culture 80S - Western Culture and the Human Visual Imagination

Institution:

University of California-Santa Cruz

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Description:

Survey of critical themes and theoretical topics central to historical situations and visual character of Western culture from Early Modern period to present. Addresses issues of particular concern to the visual tradition in Europe and the U.S.: the beginning and end of art, visual regimes of looking and seeing, the idea of the artist, the art market, media and technologies, the role of museums and other exhibition practices. (General Education Code(s): T5-Humanities and Arts or Social Sciences, A.) C. Soussloff

Credits:

1.25

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.ucsc.edu/

Phone Number:

(831) 459-0111

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Quarter

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