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Realism to Modernism: French Painting 1848-1889
ARHA240 FA

This course will explore from a critical perspective painting in France between 1848 and 1889. We will focus mainly upon the work of Courbet, Manet, Degas, Morisot, Cassatt, Monet, Caillebotte, Seurat, Van Gogh, Gauguin, and Cezanne, as well as on photography and popular imagery. Images will be analyzed in relation to such recurrent themes as realism, revolution, gender, race, urbanism, suburbanism, mass culture, and class. We will also consider various art historical methodologies (i.e. feminist, social historical, Marxist, psychoanalytic, formalist, etc.).

MAJOR READINGS

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

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: Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

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

Prerequisites: NONE

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Kessler,Marni    

Times: ..T.T.. 01:10PM-02:30PM;     Location: DAC100

Reserved Seats:    (Total Limit: 40)

SR. major:    Jr. major:

SR. non-major: 10   Jr. non-major: 10   SO: 10   FR: 10

Special Attributes:

Curricular Renewal:    Reading Non-Verbal Texts, Writing

Last Updated on MAR-24-2000

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