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PHOT 2B12
Contemporary Issues: Art Today (PHOT)
0.50 Credit(s)
Studio/Seminar
Prerequisite: 3.0 credits of first-year studio and 1.0 credit of first-year liberal studies, (must include one of the Essay and the Argument courses with a passing grade of 60%: ENGL 1B04 or ENGL 1B05, formerly LBST 1B11, LBST 1B12 or LBST 1B13).
This introductory studio-seminar course exposes students to some of the theories, visual and material strategies, and conceptual frameworks that inform contemporary art practice. Each weekly seminar explores issues and problems through the following forums: readings and discussions, analysis of texts and artworks, lectures, gallery visits, and student presentations of projects. Seminar topics include: modernity and post-modernism; the mediation of the world through technology; issues of representation, difference and identity; the ideological and political dimensions of art; and the impact of globalization on art practices today.
Anti-requisite: CRCP 2B01, DRPT 2B13, INTM 2B22, PRNT 2B25 and SCIN 2B09
Notes: Photography Majors should register for VISC 2B13 History of Photography in the fall and PHOT 2B12 Contemporary Issues: Art Today (PHOT) in the winter. Priority in registration is given to Photography Majors. Contemporary Issues: Art Today is required for all Faculty of Art students and is offered through each Faculty of Art program area. Students may receive credit for only one of these courses: CRCP 2B01, DRPT 2B13, INTM 2B22, PHOT 2B12, PRNT 2B25 and SCIN 2B09.
Course was last updated July 15, 2014 - 10:42 AM