ARTH 599: Special Topics in Art History

ARTH 599-004: Art & Culture in US Gilded Age
(Fall 2020)

04:30 PM to 07:10 PM M

Online

Section Information for Fall 2020

The Gilded Age in the United States saw a kaleidoscopic diversification of artistic styles and schools, the first avant-garde American art movements, and the expansion of possibilities for women and artists of color; the era was also marked by labor unrest, income inequality, and bigotry. This course examines the art and culture of the United States in this era of contradiction and change, beginning in the aftermath of the Civil War and concluding around the turn of the twentieth century. This course will cover the visual arts, including painting, photography, sculpture, architecture and urban design, in their social and political contexts to uncover the emergence of a multifaceted American modernism. The course will explore themes including: artistic identity and the art market; cultural exchange with Europe and Asia; questions of race, sexuality, and gender; responses to labor, technology, and industry; and changing patterns of display and exhibition.

ARTH 599 004 is a distance education section that meets synchronously. Students should expect to meet on the day and time scheduled.

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Course Information from the University Catalog

Credits: 1-6

Topics vary. Notes: May be repeated for credit when topic is different. May be repeated within the term.
Specialized Designation: Topic Varies
Recommended Prerequisite: Baccalaureate degree or permission of instructor.
Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lec/Sem #1, Lec/Sem #2, Lec/Sem #3, Lec/Sem #4, Lec/Sem #5, Lec/Sem #6, Lec/Sem #7, Lec/Sem #8, Lec/Sem #9, Sem/Lec #10, Sem/Lec #11, Sem/Lec #12, Sem/Lec #13, Sem/Lec #14, Sem/Lec #15, Sem/Lec #16, Sem/Lec #17, Sem/Lec #18, Seminar
Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

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