Course Catalog - 2005-2006

     

WGST 369 - SEM:BEAUTY & FRAG IN MOD ART

Long Title: SEMINAR ON BEAUTY AND FRAGMENTATION IN MODERN ART
Department: *Women and Gender Studies*
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Description: This course will examine literal and symbolic representation of the body in modern American and European art. Topics addressed will include conceptions on beauty vs. subjective fragmentation; the performance nature of social identity; and art history's long-standing preoccupation with the sensuous equivalency of flesh and paint. Cross-list: HART 369.