Notice: It is the responsibility of the student to enrolled in the class by the add deadline (http://www.sa.utah.edu/regist/pages/Deadlines.html). Late slips will not be signed by the department. It is also the responsibility of the student to make sure that dropping or withdrawing from the class has been officially completed in the Registrar's office.

Course Description
This course explores the visual arts from circa 1900 to 1945. We will address the major artists and movements of the first half of the twentieth century, as well as critical debates about modernism, the avant-garde, mass culture, the nature of artistic production and the politics of representation, including issues of race, class and gender. Lectures and reading assignments will include discussion of style and technique, but the focus will be on the aesthetic and critical theories and historical and social contexts informing the production and reception of works of art in this dynamic period of modernity.

Course Fee

Course Text and Other Readings

(available at the U Bookstore)
Hal Foster et al., Art Since 1900: modernism, antimodernism, postmodernism. Volume 1, 1900-1944. New York: Thames & Hudson, 2004.
Debbie Lewer, ed., Post-Impressionism to World War II. Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing, 2006.

Teaching and Learning Methods

Attendance Policy

Regular class attendance is required. Missing more than two class meetings will result in a lower grade.  Simply showing up, however, is not enough.  Students are expected to read each week’s assigned texts carefully and completely prior to class and be ready to discuss them. This portion of your grade will closely reflect your attendance and participation in class discussions.

Evaluation Methods and Grading Scale

Quizzes: There will be four unannounced quizzes on reading assignments and material recently covered in class. Only three quizzes will count. Your low grade will be dropped.

Take-Home Midterm Exam: The take-home midterm exam will be due in class on February 26th.

ADA statement
The University of Utah seeks to provide equal access to its programs, services and activities for people with disabilities. If you will need accommodations in the class, reasonable prior notice needs to be given to the Center for Disability Services, 162 Union Building, 581-5020 (V/TDD). CDS will work with you and the instructor to make arrangements for accommodations.

All written information in the course can be made available in alternative format with prior notification to the Center for Disability Services.