Approaches to Art History

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Approaches to Art History (3) Who has the power to decide what art means, and what tools do they use to decide? This course examines how art history has been practiced from the seventeenth century to the present, from the "old" methods of formalism and iconography to "new" ones such as feminism, post-colonialism, and post-structuralism. By investigating and applying multiple methodologies, students engage with critical debates in the discipline, and learn to apply various approaches in their own art-historical scholarship. AU Core Integrative Requirement: Capstone. Prerequisite: four art history courses.