Exploring Art History: Art, Politics, and Propaganda

Catalog description

This course introduces students to the discipline of art history through the theme of propagandizing visual imagery conceived and executed from the earliest world cultures to the present day. Students explore a series of important artworks from a range of historical periods to better understand their aesthetic, political, and cultural contexts. Focusing on masterpieces across media will develop critical visual literacy skills. Historic examples of political art will be compared to imagery from the present day to better understand the embedded nature of propaganda in human societies.