Art History 280 - COLQ: ART CULTR POLIT 1930s US

Topics course. Students may take up to four semesters of ARH 280 Art Historical Studies, as long as the topics are different.: This class will take an interdisciplinary look at cultural production in the United States during the Depression years between the stock market crash (1929) and the nation’s entry into WWII (1941). We will examine primary and secondary texts and look closely at visual forms across media (film, painting, photography, graphic arts, muralism) in our focus on cultural democracy—its sites, definitions, and practices. We will also consider the evolving dialogue between aesthetic concerns and political commitment. (E)

Topic: The 1930's.