Course Catalog - 2011-2012

     

RELI 377 - JEWS AND ART

Long Title: JEWS AND ART
Department: Religion
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description: This course will explore art made for Jews and by Jews, as well as depictions of Jews by themselves and others. It will examine how art negotiated the internal politics of Jewish communities, and how Jews reacted to their minority status and constructed Jewish identity and memory through their art. Cross-list: HART 377.