PHI 220 - Philosophy of Art and Visual Culture

What makes a person creative? What do artists think about their art? How do critics evaluate a work? If art is created for a cultural ritual or healing, is it to be understood differently? How do the circumstances of a work’s creation and reception influence its evaluation? How do a person’s class, ethnicity, and gender influence the artwork and its reception? Philosophers in the field of Aesthetics attempt to answer questions which artists, art historians, anthropologists, and critics ask about art. The works of art and philosophy considered will be drawn from a wide variety of cultural contexts.

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Credits: 3

Meets the Following Core Requirement: Culture, Power, and Equity; Ethical Inquiry, Social Responsibility, and Citizenship; International
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Course Type: Philosophy