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L15 Drama 252Sophomore Seminar: Artists and Crisis3.0 Units
Description:What is the artist's responsibility to society? Should social and political concerns constrain or shape the work of the artist? What about when that artist is a member of an oppressed group? What about during a moment of historic, cultural, or planetary crisis? Can we separate the work of art from the (perhaps reprehensible) behaviors or views of the artist? What role does art's solicitation of emotion play in stimulating compassion and moral action? As art moves closer to activism, what standards of judgment should we apply? These are big questions and have been explored by philosophers, artists, and cultural critics across the globe. Many of them have been recently revived by contemporary social movements, including #MeToo, Black Lives Matter, and Occupy Wall Street. While this course examines these questions in artistic sites ranging from ancient Greek tragedy to 1920s Harlem poetry to 1980s feminist art, we will have ample opportunity to link our historical study to present-day concerns. Theatre, performance, literature, film, music, and dance will be explored. By looking at artistic works as well as the ethical and cultural debates that surround their creation, we will think together about artistic and civic responsibility, aesthetics, ethics, and tactics for social change. No artistic experience is required. Sophomores given priority.
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Course Type:HomeSame As:L98 252AFrequency:None / History
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