Art and Visual Culture

“Art and Visual Culture” expresses its key focus in its title; it is a course about art, but not only standard art, it also includes aspects of visual culture. Culture has many definitions listed in Encarta Dictionary, one of which is the set of shared beliefs, customs, and attitudes of a group of people. “Art and Visual Culture” aims to use cultural information to study the roles art plays in reflecting and shaping the societies …

…readings on a certain topic and given the opportunity to consider what each side of the case is saying and chose whom (if anyone) we agree with. The goals of the course focus on honing our skills at thinking as individuals. It is not an art history class consisting of name and date memorization. “Art and Visual Culture” class goes beyond the basic information and explores the important themes and concepts that often underlie artwork.