Contemporary Art Since 1980
ARHA 252
Spring 2018 not offered
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| Crosslisting:
AMST 287 |
This historically rooted introduction to contemporary art sets an anchor around 1980 and moves through the major debates of the past 35 years. This period gave rise to a remarkable range of historical transformations: a post-Communist Europe; an economically prominent China; the AIDS crisis and queer activism; increasingly molecular degrees of technological and visual mediation in everyday life; the consolidation of a globalized network of travel, communication, and capital; climate change; and a seemingly perpetual "war on terror," to name only a few. This course attends to the changing vocabulary of approaches by which artists both intervened in these conditions and positioned their work in relation to a longer view of the history of art. Rather than a strictly chronological survey, the course attends to specific theoretical frameworks (e.g., postcolonial, feminist, antiracist, poststructural) and formal techniques (e.g., installation, video projection, social practice, public intervention) that fuel current practice. |
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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) |
Major Readings:
Primary sources and recent criticism posted on e-reserves.
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Examinations and Assignments:
Midterm and final exam
One 3-page paper, one 8-page paper |
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