ARTH 4276 - Art Theory & Criticism

Institution:

Georgia Southern University

Subject:

ARTH Art History

Description:

This course will explore selected themes and issues in contemproary theory and criticism as they impact the ways in which art is produced, viewed, and written about today. This course will provide students with the practical knowledge and skills to comprehend and critically evaluate the vast body of theory and criticisms currently being written on the arts and to critically examine their own experience and perspectives on art education and the practice of art. Topics include formalism, gender and identity, otherness, realism and idealogy, semiotics, representation, the gaze, surveillance, and power. The format of the course is lecture with discussion.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.georgiasouthern.edu

Phone Number:

(912) 478-5391

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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