ARTHC 301

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Women in Art

Comparative Arts and Letters College of Humanities

Course Description

History of women artists, critics, and patrons, along with women in representation in Western art. Consideration of theories and methodologies of feminist art history.

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Critical Professional Skills in Art History

Learning Outcome

Students will develop professional skills related to written and oral communication, which includes the cultivation of research competencies and critical thinking tools, as well as relationships with women professionals in the visual arts that facilitates the transition from the university to the workplace. This will be accomplished through course assignments, including reading responses, the research project and presentation, reflective essays, and the LDS women in the arts mentorship program.

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Information Literacy: Feminist Art History

Learning Outcome

Students will acquire a foundation of the key issues, individuals, and institutions and a firm grasp of the central issues and debates related to women in the visual arts, c. 1789 to the present, by means of extensive primary and secondary source readings and class lecture and discussion.

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Cultural Navigation: Course Relevancy

Learning Outcome

Students will strengthen their ability to identify concepts, practices, and patterns in the history of women in art and culture that inform contemporary gender politics and ability to apply these in their various spheres of influences (self, family, church and civic communities), as well as a deepened commitment to the advancement of women in the arts in a variety of settings. This will be fostered in class discussions, reading responses, and reflective writing assignment.