ARTH 3045 - Global Modernisms: Early 20th Century to 1960

Credits: (4)
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem
The history of visual art and culture from circa 1900 to the 1960s. This course explores the continuous evolution of Modernism. Areas of study will include Cubism to Vorticism, Colonialism and Modernism in Africa, Central European Avant-Gardes, International Dada and Surrealism, African-American Modernism and the crisis of Modernism in the post-colonial, post-war global community. The political, social, and intellectual histories that inform the arts as well as pertinent cross-cultural considerations will provide the context for exploring these global modernisms.