ARTS 378 Art and Gender

This art history, upper division course introduces students to an intersectional approach to gender and art. The course critically examines the complex ways visual art expresses and represents gender. Queer Art and Feminist Art Histories will serve as frameworks for students to learn about artists, art movements, and exhibitions. A fluid understanding of creative expressions of gender that challenge and re-define traditional art historical approaches and art mediums will be prioritized. We will also look at how female-identified, non-binary, and queer artists express gender representation through activism, community and celebration, collaboration, and the body.