MEDS 265 - Modern Art and the Mass Media, 1929-1968

1 unit(s)

(Same as ART 265) The history of modern painting and sculpture in Europe and America from the onset of the Great Depression to the events of 1968, together with their contemporary developments in film, photography, and the mass media. Special attention is paid to the criticism, theory, and politics of the image as part of the newly divided modern culture of abstractions, generalities, human rights and identities. Weekly screenings supplement the lectures. Ms. Nesbit.

Prerequisite(s): ART 105-ART 106.

Two 75-minute periods and one weekly film screening.

Not offered in 2013/14.