SOCI 377: Art and Society
SOCI 377-001: Art and Society
(Spring 2018)
04:30 PM to 05:45 PM TR
Lecture Hall 2
Section Information for Spring 2018
What is art? Is it part of everyday life, or something apart? Is it just a business, or an expression of the transcendent? Is it liberating or mystifying? What does art mean? What makes art good? Is artistic genius natural? Is artistic taste? How is art affected by the media age? How do revolutions in art come about?
These are among the questions we will explore together in this course. Along the way, we will read texts by scholars of communication, philosophy, art history, literary criticism, and anthropology, as well as sociology. We will examine processes of producing, distributing, consuming, and judging art in its societal contexts. We will attend films, musical performances, and museum exhibitions. In reflecting on art and society, we will also be reflecting on ourselves.
This course has been approved as a "synthesis course," which satisfies one of the general education requirements for graduation. It also counts towards the major in Film and Video Studies.
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Course Information from the University Catalog
Credits: 3
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
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