Contemporary Art: 1980 to the Present
ARHA 252
Fall 2009
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01
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This course explores the terms of debate, key figures, and primary sites for the production and reception of contemporary art on a global scale since 1980. Students will learn how today's art has become more heterogeneous, contradictory, and dispersed than ever before; there is no cohesive international "art world." At the same time, we will explore the ways in which cultures influence each other and enter into dialogue through the itinerant work habits of many contemporary artists, curators, and critics. The course will be divided roughly into two halves: the first part will treat art produced primarily in the major cities of North America and Europe during the 1980s; the second part will focus on the changes prompted by the political, social, and cultural realignments that occurred after 1989, as today's globalized art world began to take concrete form. |
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Essential Capabilities:
Intercultural Literacy, Interpretation
Interpretation: Students will learn how to analyze, contextualize, and evaluate artworks across diverse media towards understanding their meaning(s) within contemporary global culture.
Intercultural Literacy: Students will be introduced to a wide array of contemporary art from around the world. A primary aim will be to understand the complex intercultural relationships that emerge within processes of globalization and post-colonialism.
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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 Major Requirement for: (AMST)(ARHA-MN)(ARHA)(ARST) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Jean Robertson and Craig McDaniel, THEMES OF CONTEMPORARY ART: VISUAL ART SINCE 1980, New York: Oxford University Press, 2005.
Zoya Kocur and Simon Leung, ed., THEORY IN CONTEMPORARY ART SINCE 1985, London: Blackwell, 2004.
Julian Stallabrass, CONTEMPORARY ART: A VERY SHORT INTRODUCTION, New York: Oxford University Press, 2004.
Other required essays will be made available online.
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Examinations and Assignments:
Short writing assignment, research paper, midterm exam, final exam. |
| Instructor(s): Dumett,Mari Times: ..T.R.. 01:10PM-02:30PM; Location: DAC100; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 35 | | SR major: 8 | JR major: 8 | | |
| Seats Available: 9 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 7 | JR non-major: 7 | SO: 5 | FR: X |
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