2039-395 - Theory and Criticism of 20th Century Art

Institution:

Rochester Institute of Technology

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A critical study of theoretical and philosophical texts which ground twentieth century art as well as their impact on artists and art historians/critics. Major issues include: the theory of autonomy and self-refl exivity, the structuralist paradigm, poststructuralist and Marxist critiques of modernism, Feminist approaches to spectacle, spectatorship, and commodity fetishism, and the relation of vision to constructions of identity and power. Key authors to be discussed include: Lessing, Kant, Foucault, Barthes, Benjamin, Saussure, Pierce, Levi-Strauss, Lacan, Bataille, Lyotard, and Baudrillard. (2039-225, 2039-226, 2039-227 and 2039-365 or 2039-375 or permission of instructor) Credit 3

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.rit.edu/

Phone Number:

(585) 475-2411

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Quarter

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