Description
This course will examine the representation of the non-Western body in Western art and culture from roughly the eighteenth century to the present. It will encompass a wide range of visual imagery, including nineteenth century depictions of Africa and the Orient, scientific illustrations, “primitivism†in the works of Picasso and Gauguin, bringing in as well examples from contemporary popular culture. The course is framed around the following questions: How are race and identity constructed in visual imagery? How do race and gender intersect? And more broadly, how does power operate in representation? No prerequisites. Offered upon rotation with other modern art history and women studies courses.