ARTH 384 - Theories of Representation: Realism and Reality Effects In Western Art Since 1839

• J - 12:15-14:45
• EV-1-615
• INSTRUCTOR: DR. MARTHA LANGFORD

An examination of the various concepts of representation involved in creating, defining, and interpreting an artwork, this course will focus on the different manifestations and understandings of art and literature in relation to realist aspirations and photographic experience. A series of case studies, drawing on a range of media, will capture the shifting, often slippery definitions of 'realism' as a means to convey and comment on contemporary life.