Honors College 391AH - Honors Discovery Seminars

Spring
2022
42
1.00
Mahwish Chishty

F 12:20PM 1:10PM

UMass Amherst
30636
Elm Room 224
mchishty@umass.edu
This seminar is a required course for Commonwealth Honors College students where students participate in a topical seminar-style course designed by its instructor. While the subject matter of each section is different, advanced knowledge of the topic is not required. While the subject matter of each section is different, the requirements for each section are the same. Individual titles and descriptions of HONORS 391AH sections can be found on the Commonwealth Honors College website.

Open to Senior, Junior, and Sophomore Commonwealth College students only. Artists are finding it imperative in their art practice to better understand the ethical dilemmas that exist within our contemporary society. This cross-disciplinary course will allow us to investigate the many scenarios that artists in the past and present find themselves in and how they have dealt with these circumstances. Questions like, who?s narrative is being told by who and why? And many other relevant issues will be the focus of this course through readings, live interviews with artists/ art historian/ critics, and active conversations/discussions.

Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.