This summer AH 227 The Ends of Modernism will be offered online with Ph.D. Candidate Saeedeh Asadipour, June 20th–August 14th, TWR 1:45–4:00pm. Satisfies L&S credit, humanities breadth, and Comm B. Enroll here.
Description: This course considers the end of Modernist art as it gives way to what is called, problematically, contemporary art. While the term modern may generally mean what is vanguard or current, Modernism indicates a period of art (and the humanities) ranging from, arguably, 1880–1950. By considering its end, one can study four pivotal aspects of the movement: its origins, themes, and afterlives, as well as the art and histories that challenge its coherence. In this thematic survey, then, Modernism will emerge as a heterogeneous set of images and attendant discourses which, negatively or positively, continue to work within the contemporary artistic and cultural moment.