ART 3340 - Gender and Art

Credits: 3 Class: 3 Lab: 0
Crosslisted as HUM 3340 Prerequisite(s): 3 hours Introduction to Art or Art History or Junior standing
 

This course will focus specifically on gender and the visual arts.  Students will examine the work of artists who have been historically and critically underrepresented due to their gender or sexual orientation.  Reasons for underrepresentation based on gender will be explored as well as the efficacy of considering gender for the interpretation of art.  Artists who lived from medieval to contemporary times will be considered, with greatest emphasis on art since 1900.