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Course Schedule - Fall Semester 2025
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HART 537 001 (CRN: 14855)
NEOLIBERAL AESTHETICS
Long Title: NEOLIBERAL AESTHETICS: ART FOR AND AGAINST LATE CAPITALISM
Department: Art History
Instructor: Hughes, Gordon
Meeting: 7:00PM - 9:30PM R (25-AUG-2025 - 5-DEC-2025)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Section Max Enrollment: 12
Section Enrolled: 10
Enrollment data as of: 15-DEC-2025 3:33AM
Final Exam: GR Course-Dept Schedules Exam
Description: What is Neoliberalism? What is Neoliberal aesthetics? This class will look at a range of cultural responses to capitalism from the 1980s to its very recent decline with Trump.
One of the ironies of global contemporary art, from postmodernism to the present, is that many artists and critics who position themselves as Neoliberalism’s harshest critics are in fact unwittingly committed to the very ideologies that they claim to deplore. This class will examine the politics of artistic resistance and compliance to the forces of Neoliberalism. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for HART 537 if student has credit for HART 437.