ART 315 - Postmodernism in the Arts

Min Units: 3
Max Units: 3
This course reintroduces Contemporary Art through major artists, important themes, critical issues, and world currents. Within the context of globalization, Contemporary Art is structured in relation to its historical, political, social, and economic aspects. The course emphasizes how global networks lead to artistic concerns and practices shared across national borders. This course also reviews the Feminist movement and the representation of race and ethnicity. Key terms are introduced such as hybridity, site-specificity, environmental art, interactivity, and relational aesthetic. In addition to several writing assignments, students will collaborate on short documentary filmmaking to familiarize themselves with various means of storytelling. (U) Occasionally
Prerequisite(s): ART 105 or ART 205 or PCA 202-ART, or junior standing, or permission of the instructor