American Modernisms, 1900-1945
ARHA 243
Spring 2026
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| Crosslisting:
AMST 253 |
Focusing on three case studies -- the Stieglitz Circle, the Harlem Renaissance, and Mexican Muralism -- this course examines the specifically pluralistic and diverse contributions of American artists to the development of modernism from 1900 through the Second World War. During this period, the United States began to be a terrain on which artists with roots in Europe, Africa, and the Americas developed advanced language in the visual arts and experimented with new mediums and formats for art. Topics we will explore include the relationship between art and industry in painting, sculpture, film, and photography; relationships between cosmopolitan and indigenous cultures; primitivism and its legacies; interrelationships between the visual arts, music, and poetry; constructions of gender and the emergence of the female artist; racial pluralism; and the articulation of hybrid American (and Pan-American) modernisms. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA ART |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (Art History Minor)(Art History) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
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Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
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Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
¿¿Selected chapters, essays, and articles on ereserve, including primary and secondary sources.
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Examinations and Assignments:
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3 take-home exams, 6-page research paper, discussion and oral presentations. |
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| Instructor(s): Kuenzli,Katherine Times: .M.W... 02:50PM-04:10PM; Location: TBA |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 19 | | SR major: 3 | JR major: 3 | | |
| Seats Available: 19 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 2 | JR non-major: 2 | SO: 5 | FR: 4 |
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