ARH 419 - Women Artists

Institution:

West Chester University of Pennsylvania

Subject:

Art

Description:

Surveys chronologically the role gender and sexuality have played in art and examines the role that art has played in both reinforcing and challenging dominant theories of gender identity. The course examines intersections between gender/sexuality and class, race, and politics represented in art through a lens of feminism and post-colonialism. Topics include pictorial constructions of femininity and masculinity, objectification of the body, patronage and the art market, gaze, colonialism, identity politics, and protest art.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Level:

Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

06/28/2004 - 08/14/2023 09/01/2006 - 08/31/2012 

Institution Website:

www.wcupa.edu

Phone Number:

(610) 436-1000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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