HENA01101U Elective 2: Theme in American Studies A: The Politics and Social History of American Art
Volume 2014/2015
Content
This course looks into
the making, expression, and dissent from the contours of the
national mythology of the United States as expressed through
American art and artists. The paintings, sculpture, and various
pieces interpret the complexity of historical change and the
creative expression that chronicles US national- and
transnationalism, domestic tranquility or disturbances, and the
struggles within the public and private realms for identity and
understanding. More than anything else, this course explores the
social changes and continuities in American cultures. The global
dimension will also be stressed. A nation-state can hardly be a
Great Power without an art portfolio that challenges, competes
with, and is successful in the cooperative and/or confrontational
world of complex interdependencies where soft power is crucial.
Each student will make a 5-7 minute presentation on an artist
selected from a list provided by the instructor.
Teaching and learning methods
Class
instruction
Workload
- Category
- Hours
- Lectures
- 42
- Preparation
- 162,75
- Total
- 204,75
Exam
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Other
Criteria for exam assesment
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- HENA01101U
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Level
- Bachelor
- Duration
- 1 semester
- Placement
- Autumn
- Schedule
- See link to schedule
- Study board
- Study board of English, Germanic and Romance Studies
Contracting department
- Department of English, Germanic and Romance Studies
Course responsibles
- Russell Duncan (6-687972676572446c7971326f7932686f)
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