Art History 290mm - Colloquium: Topics in Art History- Monuments and (Mis)remembering

Colq:T-Monuments

Spring
2025
01
4.00
Cat Dawson

TU TH 9:25 AM - 10:40 AM

Smith College
ARH-290mm-01-202503
Hillyer 103
cdawson@smith.edu
This course looks at the shifting role of monuments in Western culture, from public representation of the values of dominant culture to those that challenge what Kara Walker calls the “monumental misrememberings” central to most historical monuments. The class investigates the role that monuments play in forming—and disrupting—the stories told about history. The course attends to narratives of both domination and minoritization, foregrounding work by Black, Indigenous, and queer artists, across continents and centuries. Prerequisite: ARH 110. Restrictions: ARH 290 may be taken for credit a total of 4 times with different topics. Enrollment limited to 20. (E)

[CE] ARH 290 Limit

Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.
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