Course Catalog - 2009-2010

     

SWGS 369 - SEM:BEAUTY & FRAG IN MOD ART

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