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Class number:
3380
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Title: Art, Aesthetics, & the Museum |
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Department: First Year Sem & Colloq |
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Career: Undergraduate |
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Component: Seminar |
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Session: Regular |
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Instructor's Permission Required: Yes |
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Grading Basis: Graded |
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Units: 1.00 |
| Enrollment limited to 15 |
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Current enrollment: 14 |
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Available seats: 1 |
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Start date: Tuesday, September 3, 2024 |
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End date: Wednesday, December 18, 2024 |
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Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Schedule: F: 1:30PM-4:10PM, HHN - 105 |
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Instructor(s): Hatch, Michael |
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Prerequisite(s): Only first-year students are eligible to enroll in this class. |
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Distribution Requirement: Meets FirstYr Seminar Requirement |
Course Description:
If you've ever fallen in love with an artwork, it likely happened in a museum. If you never have, is it because of museums? How do the places where we encounter art shape our tastes as individuals and as a society? In this first year seminar, students will critically engage with the history of American art museums, taking Hartford's Wadsworth Atheneum as a case study. They will work closely with the museum's collection and archives to research its history and changing public mission from the 19th century through the present. Readings will include topics of aesthetics, art history, collecting, education, race, and class in America. Student work culminates in research papers on individual artworks and group presentations that propose critical interventions in the museum. |