Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Catalog - 2021-2022
HART 305 - ART IN EUROPE, 1945-2000
Long Title: POST WAR: ART IN EUROPE, 1945-2000
Department: Art History
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Description: This course will examine the heterodox individual artistic practices and movements in post-World-War Two Europe. Focusing on the countries of France, Belgium, The Netherlands, Germany, Italy, England, and the Soviet Union, particular attention will be given to the post-war reconstruction of the Marshall Plan, economic austerity and recovery, the French colonial war in Algeria, the legacy of the German occupation, the rise of the student movement and the protests of May ’68, Stalinism and the cold war, and the national guilt of the Holocaust. In addition to weekly readings, each student will be responsible for a 20-minute presentation and a 10-15 page final paper. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: HART 505. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for HART 305 if student has credit for HART 505.