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Course Schedule - Spring Semester 2005
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HART 356 001 (CRN: 22895)
ART IN THE VANGUARD
Long Title:
Department: Art History
Instructor: Costello, Leo
Meeting: 5:00PM - 8:00PM T (12-JAN-2005 - 29-APR-2005)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Section Max Enrollment: 20
Section Enrolled: 8
Enrollment data as of: 18-MAY-2024 6:30AM
Description: ART IN THE VANGUARD: VISUAL CULTURE AND RADICAL POLITICS, 1800-2005
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This seminar will consider the relationship between visual culture, history and radical politics, looking closely at art as a means of political and ideological resistance and persuasion. Ranging from the 19th to the 21st century, we will consider various strategies of creating politically radical art, looking at the work of Daumier, Courbet, John Heartfield and others. We will also look at the impact of Marxism on art historians, critics and philosophers, including Benjamin, Adorno and Althusser. Finally, we will examine divergent governmental views of art, including the Nazi conception of "Degenerate Art", the fate of modern art in the Soviet Union and the influence of anti-communism on the visual culture of the United States.
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Enrollment limited to 15.
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Course offered Spring.
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Instructor(s): Costello