Course Goals
The goal of this course is to examine the work of women artists
so as to understand the impact of social and cultural
circumstances on the production of art by both women and men.
Specifically, students will be asked not only to examine how social, political and economic
factors are reflected in the artistic creations of women, but to identify the assymetrical ways in which
women's cultural productions have been viewed historically.
The close readings of both the assigned texts and art works by women artists will form the ground
for exploring the intersections between gender, ethnicity, class and artistic expression.
Course Format
The course will be divided into one
lecture-discussion session on and a computer lab session. During each classroom session session one student team
will be in charge of presenting the assigned topic for the week. Students will be assigned to teams that will work together
throughout the quarter on the weekly assignments,
All assignments for the quarter are posted on the web site for this course.
The computer lab is located in 5-235.
Readings for the class are posted on the course web site. Additional readings will be mailed to the class
as email attachments.
Your instructor has compiled a large internet resource base of art by women artists from the Middle Ages up to
the present. These images are to be used for the assignments you will be required to do for this class.
You can also access these art archives and other art resources by clicking the Art Archives button on the banner for this course.
The Schedule of Weekly Assignments as well as the Section on How to Read a Painting are also posted on the web site for this course.
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