AUART 281 - Sex, Gender and Art

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 0-3S-0)

Why should we care about gender and sexuality when we look at art and other visual images? In this course, students will answer this question by studying feminist art history, as well as scholarship addressing LGBTQI identities and intersections between gender, sexuality and race.

AUART 100 - Introduction to Art History and Visual Culture

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

This course introduces students to the study of art and visual culture. Students will learn how to analyze images and works of art while engaging with select examples of both historical and contemporary art and visual culture.

AUART 220 - Modern Life, Modern Art

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 0-3S-0)

This course examines the development of modern art (c. 1848-1960) as a response to the new conditions and experiences of urban industrial society. We will ask what makes a work of art modern and question the utility of such works of art for the modern age.