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Dec 05, 2025
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ART 221 - Art of the Transatlantic Modern World
Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-3A
Students analyze selected monuments of art and visual culture from Europe, Africa, and the Americas since 1400. Working independently and in groups, students practice writing art histories, trying multiple ways of contextualizing art in relation to social and political change.
Breadth Area(s) Satisfied: GE-3A - Arts
Possible Instructional Methods: On-ground, or Hybrid, or Online-Asynchronous.
Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:
- Describe and analyze works of Western art or visual culture using a specialized vocabulary;
- Identify, explain, and evaluate the political, economic, or social aspects of a work’s context, with sensitivity to transcultural exchanges and the asymmetrical power structures that have facilitated Western art making in modernity;
- Using clear language and argumentation, differentiate historical context from the contemporary reception of a historical object in a museum or other institutional context;
- Practice teamwork and collaboration in the building of knowledge about art and visual culture.
GE-3A. Arts Learning Outcomes
- Evaluate the impact of the arts on their life.
- Examine the cultural and/or historical context(s) of the arts.
- Describe the ways that diverse identities influence the creation and experience of art.
- Identify the role of art in diverse settings.
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