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Subject: Art History (Grad) (ARHS)
CRN: 42078
Lecture
St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 414
This seminar will explore the role of war, specifically that of WWII (1939-1945), in the production of architecture and art across the world. It will also consider sites of battle as landscapes worthy of analysis, as many still retain the scars of this conflict up to the present day including the beaches of Normandy seventy-five years later. Memory and its power in creating spaces of commemoration will be an important focus of the class. The role of the artist, whether as chronicler or propagandist will be consider, along with a consideration of what happened to artists who were displaced during the conflict. Students will conduct individual research on a topic of their choice that leads to a twenty-page paper and twenty-minute oral presentation. Field trips will supplement seminar discussions. It will be helpful for you to read a short history of WWII prior to class commencing. Keywords: WWII, architecture, art, internment, Holocaust, atomic bomb, propaganda, commemoration, Normandy
3 Credits