Art History 374 - SEM:STUDIES IN 20TH C-BORDERS

Topics course: Border crossing, voluntary or involuntary, has become an important theme in contemporary global art, framing the conditions of the exile and the “illegal alien,” the tourist and the refugee, the service worker and the sex slave. This seminar examines the work of a range of contemporary artists examining border crossings of various kinds, focusing especially on the models and experiences of globalization that emerge through their practices.

Instructor Permission. Not open to first-years, sophomores