FINA
2150
Introduction to Aesthetics and Cultural Theory
Lecture Hours
3.0
Seminar Hours
1.0
Lab Hours
0.0
Credits
3.0
Regular Studies
Description
Discontinued as of Summer Semester 2025.
Beginning with the ancient Greeks and moving through cultural history to the 20th century, this course explores a range of issues touching on questions about the nature of art. It examines the efforts of philosophers and theorists to define and understand the functioning of art in particular historical and social contexts.
Beginning with the ancient Greeks and moving through cultural history to the 20th century, this course explores a range of issues touching on questions about the nature of art. It examines the efforts of philosophers and theorists to define and understand the functioning of art in particular historical and social contexts.