| VISC 4B10 The Politics of Painting (NOT OFFERED IN 2008-2009) 0.50 Credit(s) Academic Course |
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| Prerequisite: 1.0 Liberal Studies credit at the 200 level, including 0.5 VISC credit. |
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| (NOT OFFERED IN 2008-2009) This course explores the history of art from the perspective of key moments of social and cultural revolution in order to examine the intersection of issues of identity, politics, colonialism and representation in the modern era. Specific areas of focus include the art of the French Revolution, the art of Haiti and Cuba, muralism, the Soviet Avant-garde, the Harlem Renaissance, and the anti-colonial struggles and global counter-culture of the 1960s. Painting practice will be considered in the context of philosophical ideas and in relationship to artists writings and manifestos on art and politics. Key theoretical concepts to be explored include questions of power and exclusion, notions of centre/periphery, national liberation, and hybridity. |
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| Course was last updated June 19, 2008 - 12:14 PM | |