ARTH 546

Spring 2013 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Jan 14-May 1

Seminar in Contemporary Art

Credit: 4 hours.

Intensive study of selected problems or artists.

May be repeated to a maximum of 12 hours. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

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ARTH 546 class schedule data for spring 2013
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	50195	Conference	TW	3:30PM -6:10PM	T	114 Art and Design Building	Weissman, T	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/14/13-05/01/13 Section Info: Topic: Art and Ecology. This seminar will focus on the intersection of contemporary art and the politics of ecology. We will look at the recent emergence of socially-engaged, transnational, and interdisciplinary artistic engagements with the environment in light of the urgent threats of global warming, massive species extinction, increasing numbers of natural disasters, and climate-change refugees. The course will consider recent analyses and proposals such as those from cultural geographer Neil Smith, "speculative realist" writer Tim Morton, activist Naomi Klein, and theorist Felix Guattari. We will examine work by artists such as Nils Norman, Jimmie Durham, Francis Alys, Ursula Biemann, Amy Balkin, Alfredo Jaar; and collectives such as Superflex, D-Town Farms, Center for Land Use Interpretation, and Collectif Argos. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.