Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: SPECIAL TOPICS: THE POLITICAL HISTORY OF ART BETWEEN THE WORLD WARS

Department: Art History

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This course focuses on art and architecture that intersected with the struggles between democracy, communism, and fascism. It will deal with prominent architects and artists who worked for or critiqued specific regimes. We will engage with fundamental political events in modern society - such as the Soviet Revolution, the rise of fascism in Italy, Hitler and the Jewish genocide, and democratic struggles of the Popular Front in France. Graduate students will be expected to complete all the requirements for the class in addition to writing a substantial research paper at the end of the semester.