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Course Description
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Course Name
Art Theory and Criticism
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Host University
Florence University of the Arts - The American University of Florence
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Location
Florence, Italy
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Area of Study
Art History
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Language Level
Taught In English
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Prerequisites
Introduction to art History
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Course Level Recommendations
Upper
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Credits
3 -
Recommended U.S. Semester Credits3
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Recommended U.S. Quarter Units4
Hours & Credits
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Overview
This course examines major philosophies and concepts that have contributed to the discussion of art theory, aesthetic discourse and contemporary criticism. Reading and analyzing various texts from antiquity to the present, we will be looking at the underlying questions and meanings of art and how they interact or conflict throughout the development of western thought. The aim of this course is to equip the student with a foundation in art theory in order to develop an informed critical approach. texts we cover in class will include writings by philosophers, critics and artists such as Plato, Alberti, Kant, Benjamin, Greenberg, Barthes, Baudrillard, Lippard and Trin T. Minha.
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