2067-472 - Art and Censorship

Institution:

Rochester Institute of Technology

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Description:

Students will analyze and debate the art and issues propelling censorship in the arts, beginning with the 1989 cancellation of the Mapplethorpe show by the Corcoran Gallery and continuing through the present debates. Students will view and discuss the artworks of this period as well as historic art, ideas, and events that have generated censorial confl ict. Students will investigate censorship in terms of the underlying, opposing social values that defi ne American culture. (Third- or fourth-year status) Credit 4

Credits:

4.00

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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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