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CRCP 6B06
Introduction to Criticism and Curatorial Studies
0.50 Credit(s)
Seminar
This introductory seminar, through readings and discussions, will introduce students to the major critical texts, theories and debates in the burgeoning international field of contemporary curatorial studies and criticism. Simultaneously throughout the seminar, students will attend public exhibitions, screenings, lectures, performances and events in Toronto's visual art and design worlds. This ongoing examination of contemporary art and design practices within public culture will provide students with an eclectic and critical mapping of the layers and intersections of the visual arts, media and design in relation to their varied publics, audiences, markets, the mass media and the scholarly community.
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