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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the major themes in the art and culture of the United States from the colonial period to the 20th century. Special attention is given to the issues of race, class, and gender as they relate to art production, art reception, and the articulation of "national identity" in the visual culture of the United States
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3.00 Credits
From the Ashcan School and Regionalism to Abstract Expressionism and Pop Art, the United States was the nexus of the international art world in the 20th century. This course surveys the major art historical movements in America in the 20th century. In this course, we place primary emphasis on understanding these movements in art, music, and film. Key issues in our study will be related to the study of gender, race, and class in America and classroom discussions and readings will focus on these themes. Because many of these same movements dovetailed with a growing and changing museum and gallery system in the United States, we will also engage with issues in museum studies and display
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3.00 Credits
A survey of Western architecture from the prehistoric period to the present which focuses on particular monuments, both public and private. Architectural types, stylistic influences, urban design, and cross-cultural currents are studied in order to provide students with a vocabulary of terms for discussing and analyzing how architecture both shapes the environment and communicates meaning
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3.00 Credits
A special topics course in the area of the history of modern art. Students engage in an in-depth exploration of a particular topic, issue, theme, or artist of the modern period through advanced readings, class discussion, research, and written exercises
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the art theories and practices of artists working with social and political issues in the 20th and 21st centuries. Surveys global practices and art movements. Concentrates on the social engagement and art activism of artists from the 1960s to present day in the context of social and political movements examined through anti-racism and decolonial lenses
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the aesthetic and social analysis of mass media, film, and television through critical writing and discussion
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1.00 Credits
The course is intended to develop the student's quantitative understanding of scale in artwork as well as in exploring methods for quantitatively approaching studio project development
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3.00 Credits
A concentration on formal and technical problems of three-dimensional media (volume, space, structure) and investigation of the techniques of modeling, casting, carving, and construction using a variety of materials
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3.00 Credits
A focus on more advanced painting issues. Discussions of painting styles, personal voice, and other issues of expression. Refinements in basic skills while reviewing and exploring contemporary visual directions
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to basic printmaking methods. Course will include lino block, monoprint, collagraph prints, and drypoint etching. Emphasizes understanding various techniques, development of concepts, and precision of print execution
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