ART 240 - History of Art and Feminism

Credits: 5
This course will explore how images shape understanding of gender roles, morality, and power. This will involve a historical survey of the artistic contributions of women, an examination of images of women in art, and an investigation of how using a feminist lens can change the way we look at art made throughout history.

Prerequisite: Eligible for ENGL& 101 or instructor’s permission.

Satisfies Requirement: Humanities/Fine Arts/English

Course Outcomes:
Students who successfully complete this class will be able to:

Identify key 20th and 21st century female-identified artists, using the 1970s North American feminist movement as a benchmark.
Define and utilize art historical terminology as it relates to the art produced by female-identified artists.
Analyze the relationship between art created by female-identified artists and the social, cultural and historical contexts, including hetero-patriarchy and Eurocentrism.
Identify and define various feminist theories, and practice a feminist approach to analyzing art.
Explain how artistic images shape our understanding of gender roles, morality, and power with an emphasis on an intersectional approach, including attention to race, sexuality, class, and disability.
Demonstrate competency in research and visual analysis skills through written and oral forms of communication.
Develop collaboration and presentation skills.
Create artistic expressions (painting, drawing, sculpture, collage, performance) in response to various feminist theories.

Program Outcomes

Demonstrate the elements and principles of visual arts.
Demonstrate responsibility by class attendance and completion of assignments and projects.

College-wide Outcomes

Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.
Written Communication - Written Communication encompasses all the abilities necessary for effective expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in written form.