ARTH 332 - Women and Art

CR: 3
Prerequisite: Any ARTH course. This course will evaluate art created by women around the globe from pre-historic times to the present day. Rather than simply reconstructing a female version of the dominant male canon of art, we will analyze the cultural, social, economic, historical, and artistic circumstances that influenced/influence art made by women. We will cast a wide net in terms of what constitutes art by evaluating works deemed “arts and crafts”, such as textiles and ceramics, as well as those associated with what has traditionally been viewed as “high” art. Offered alternate years.