ARTH 248 American Art & Architecture

This course seeks to understand the origins and developments of American art within the context of our nation's political, economic, and cultural transformation into a global power. Students will explore the impact that this transformation had on general developments in American art and on individual artists. Topics include, but are not limited to: the conflict between tradition and modernism, the reconciliation of the cultural legacies of both the Old and the New Worlds, attempts to define a national identity as "American" and the challenges to that notion, immigration, and women's suffrage. PRQ: None Scheduled: Scheduled as needed. Meets: ANO

Credits

3

Attributes

• Fulfills arts requirement
• May be used for major requirement
• May be used for minor requirement

Distribution

A, N, O