AHI 363 - Eakins and Homer

Institution:

University at Buffalo

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Description:

Credits: 3 Prerequisites: None Corequisites: None Type: SEM Undergraduate seminar; begins with a description of the artistic and cultural climate in which Eakins and Homer worked. Each following week addresses a specific theme of central importance to the artists work. Such themes include realism, the artist in society, the nature/culture divide, masculinity, femininity, whiteness and blackness, and class. In addition to asking students to think about the multiple ways in which the form of art held meaning for different audiences, the seminar exposes students to a range of scholarly studies, encouraging them to evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of particular methodological approaches.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.buffalo.edu

Phone Number:

(716) 645-2000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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