Art and Gender

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This course examines artists, art historians, critics, and curators who identify as cisgender women, transgender, and non-binary across geographies and societies. Students study a diversity of artistic responses spanning from the 1970s to today that confront, challenge, and investigate issues of gender. Topics include the canon; "artistic genius;" the male gaze; the gendered body; intersections of sex, race, and class; and more. This class includes lectures and discussions, individual and group work. A museum visit forms a part of this course, as we examine how practices of display shape understanding of gender within the spaces of art. Offered Spring - Every Third Year.