Introduction to European and American Art from the Renaissance to the Present

4 credits · Undergraduate

Teaching you how to see; how to see historically; how to see like others see; how to see art’s politics of gender and race and class. Teaching you how to describe what you see with words. An introduction to the history of art in Europe and the U.S. since the 14th century focusing primarily on painting and sculpture. Explores how art can function as a stabilizing force but also how it can contribute to social and political transformation, even revolution.