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Academic Year 2000/2001


Manet in Contexts
ARHA 341 SP

This course is an investigation of the painting, history and criticism of Edouard Manet's artistic career. We will focus upon such concepts as avant-garde painting practice, urbanism, modernity, gender, ethnicity, and politics and examine how these issues were both incorporated and resisted by Manet in his work.

MAJOR READINGS

Selections from Baudelaire, Zola, Mallarme, TJ Clark, THE PAINTING OF MODERN LIFE Linda Nochlin, THE POLITICS OF VISION Essays by Tamar Garb, Jean Clay, Carol Armstrong

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Two short presentations, a 3-4 page writing assignment, and one long presentation based upon 12-15 pg research paper.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: HA ART    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: NONE Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-26-2001


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