ART 241 - Women in Art

Institution:

Wilkes University

Subject:

Art

Description:

This course will explore the contributions of women artists to the western art tradition fromprehistory to present day, with special emphasis on those from 20th and 21st Century. It begins withthe examination of the socio-cultural condition in which women artists have often been excluded ormarginalized in art history and later emphasizes how issues of gender have been encoded in artpractices, exhibition and collection. Students will read across various fields to interpret and critiqueimages in art and media to explore women's role and perception, women as audience and theimportance of women as art makers. Click here for course fees.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wilkes.edu

Phone Number:

(570) 408-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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