Thematic investigation of genres, forms and styles of art, culture and society. Topics may include current debates on social structure and artistic creativity; ideology, cultural memory and politics, patronage and art; cross-cultural representations, taste, social mobility and art; modernism and the avant-garde. Also listed as SOCI 3570. Prerequisite(s): second-year standing or permission of the instructor. Lecture three hours a week. [0.5 credits]
Thematic investigation of genres, forms and styles of art, culture and society. Topics may include current debates on social structure and artistic creativity; ideology, cultural memory and politics, patronage and art; cross-cultural representations, taste, social mobility and art; modernism and the avant-garde. Also listed as SOCI 3570. Prerequisite(s): second-year standing or permission of the instructor. Lecture three hours a week. [0.5 credits]
