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Fall Term 2015 TOP: THING THEORY & ART - 5272 - ARHI 480
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Prerequisites/Notes: One 200- or 300-level course in art history or consent of instructor

Catalog Description : This upper-level seminar will explore topics in art history that do not fit the chronological format of the other 400-level topics seminars in art history. May be repeated when topic is different.

Topic for Fall 2015: The Art of Stuff — Thing Theory & Art
This seminar will explore the "thingness" of art by emphasizing its physicality and exploring the meanings of matter, modes of exchange and circulation, and the question of function. Art historical topics will range across multiple periods, and theoretical discussions will include Actor Network Theory, Ecocriticism, and the "New Materialisms."



Attributes: GER Fine Arts Div, 400-599 Advanced Course


Term

Fall Term 2015

Instructors

Benjamin C. Tilghman

Course

ARHI 480

Grade Mode

Standard

Title

TOP: THING THEORY & ART

Final Exam

Tuesday, Nov 24, 2015 03:00 p.m. - 05:30 p.m.

CRN

5272

Status

Active

Class Time

09:00 AM-10:50 AM TR WRIS 215

Start-End Date

Sep 14, 2015-Nov 24, 2015

Campus

Appleton Main Campus

Units

6

Cross Listed as

ENST 481

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