HUMN 311 S003: Visual Art Seminar

These seminars are taught from the viewpoint of a practicing artist, and focus historical and/or contemporary issues relevant to particular disciplines or subjects. Seminars develop student critical awareness of the content and context of cultural production in relation to a wide range of practices and theories. Students attend lectures and discussion groups; in addition they are required to undertake research, give presentations, complete visual projects, and write papers. Descriptions of specific seminar topics will be included with registration packages.

Course content: 
SPECIAL TOPIC: Reading Group: Painting . . . This course will explore contemporary approaches and ways of thinking and writing about painting via a number of readings and presentations on particular artists. The primary text for the course will be ‘Save the Last Dance for Me’, a close read of a Mary Heilmann painting of the same name written by Terry Meyers. Other artists in focus will be Karen Kilimnik, Jutta Koether, Lucy Mackenzie and Silke Otto Knapp. Each student will be responsible for leading a discussion, a piece of writing, a group presentation and one studio project that responds to the course.
Prerequisites: 

Completion of Second Year or Equivalent.

Additional comments: 
SPECIAL TOPIC: Reading Group: Painting
Instructor information: 
Meeting Information: 
Date / Time Days Room Building
Jan 4-Apr 17
08:30:00-11:20:00
W 463 SB