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DEPARTMENT OF ART:

ART HISTORY & ART CONSERVATION

Winter Term 2021

ARTH 324/3.0

French Art and Its Reception, 1855–1912

INSTRUCTOR: Associate Professor Allison Morehead

TIME: TBA

LOCATION: TBA

EMAIL: morehead@queensu.ca

OFFICE HOURS: TBA

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CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

A study of late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century French art in its changing institutional, social, and art historical contexts. Topics may include the institutions of exhibiting and artistic training, the art market, modernity, the new Paris, impressionism and sensation, the decorative, the cult of the self, primitivism and colonialism.

Prerequisites: Level 3 or above.

Exclusion: No more than 3.0 units from ARTH 322/3.0; ARTH 324/3.0

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course explores issues and problems in the history of French art in the second half of the nineteenth century. This is not a survey, but rather a chance to engage in a more in-depth manner with key works, key primary sources and key art historical scholarship on the period. You will learn about the competing claims for realist, impressionist, neo-impressionist, post-impressionist, and symbolist art and will work to place art of this period in its institutional, social, economic, and art historical contexts. The course is geared towards enhancing your critical thinking and critical writing skills in relation to research. The emphasis will be on developing your abilities to critique secondary sources, your skills in developing research questions and methodologies, using both primary and secondary sources, and your skills in written argumentation. It is assumed that you have had some experience in visual analysis and that you will incorporate critical looking skills into your work. If you feel that one of more of these areas will be a particular challenge to you, please make an appointment to see me early in the term.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

A detailed list of readings and requirements will be available during the first class. Each class will include a lecture portion, group work, and opportunities for group discussion. Regular and attentive attendance is expected. Assignments will include reading quizzes, written assignments, and a final take-home exam.

TEXTBOOK: All readings will be available online.

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