ART 424 - Contemporary Art of the Non-Western World (3)

This course examines the visual art produced by selected artists from three broad geographic regions outside the West: Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Approximately four weeks will be devoted to specific countries in each geographical area. The goal of the course is to examine the visual material produced by contemporary artists from these regions and to discern their overarching critical themes, issues, problems, complications, similarities, etc. within and across cultures. Special attention will be paid to current critical discourses that shape and define a cultural practice or artistic medium (e.g. theories of race, gender and sexuality, postcoloniality or poststructuralism). The course will be conducted as a small seminar with weekly discussions and written assignments culminating in student presentations and research papers. This course is repeatable for credit. Students may complete a maximum of 6 credits or 2 attempts.

Grading: Graded/Satisfactory Unsatisfactory/Audit
Course ID: 52391
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Attributes: Writing Intensive (WI)
Prerequisite: ENGL 100 and one of the following with a grade of ‘C’ or better: ART 318, ART 319, ART 321, ART 323, ART 328, ART 329, or ART 349.