ClassInfo - Fall 2018 Art History Classes

Fall 2018 | ARTH 8440 Section 001: Seminar: Contemporary Art -- Gender and Sexuality in Art Since 1863 (33318)

Instructor(s): Jane Blocker
Class Component:: Lecture
Credits:: 3 Credits
Grading Basis:: A-F or Audit
Instructor Consent:: Instructor Consent Required
Instruction Mode:: In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:: Topics Course
Times and Locations:: Regular Academic Session

09/04/2018 - 12/12/2018

Fri 01:00PM - 03:00PM

UMTC, West Bank

Walter W Heller Hall 445

09/04/2018 - 12/12/2018

Mon, Wed 09:45AM - 11:00AM

UMTC, West Bank

Blegen Hall 145
Enrollment Status:: Open (6 of 15 seats filled)
Also Offered:: (Tentative) Fall 2023

Course Catalog Description:: Identity politics in contemporary art. Theories of performance/performativity. Nationalism/sexuality in art since 1980s. Discourses of death in postmodernism. Body at turn of 21st century. prereq: instr consent
Class Notes:: Students who enroll in ARTH 8440 will need to attend ARTH 5411 (Gender and Sexuality in Art) on Mondays and Wednesdays from 9:45-11:00 AM, in addition to the seminar discussion section, which meets on Fridays from 1:00-3:00 PM.
Class Description:: "Gender and Sexuality in Art Since 1863" (Fall 2018) - This seminar in contemporary art is paired with ARTH5411, which enrolls both graduate and upper level undergraduate students. The seminar component is only open to graduate students. They will attend the regular course meetings for ARTH5411, and also meet in a seminar format once a week. In the seminar, they will pursue independent research projects on questions related to the course topic, take turns leading class discussion, and share their writing through peer review and class presentations. ARTH 8440 is a graduate seminar that examines specific aspects of contemporary art history. The topic changes each time it is taught. Previous topics have included: "Nationalism and Sexuality," "Discourses of Death in Postmodernism," "Of Veils and Vision," "Art and Genomics," "Theories of Witness," "Imagining History, Creating Pasts," "Sound and the Visual," and "Participation."
Who Should Take This Class?:: Graduate Students
Textbooks:: https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/33318/1189
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:: 4 April 2018

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