FINAR-6020: Theory/Criticism

Course Description

History and Theory courses are designed to hone students' critical skills through intensive reading and writing assignments. Recent course topics have included gender, ethics, disease, aesthetics, and discourse on global art movements of the past 50 years.

Academic Level: Graduate

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Subject

Graduate Fine Arts

Sections

Spring 2026

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
FINAR-6020-1: Theory/Criticism: All That Glitters Joshua Faught	Joshua Faught	Mon 3:30-06:20PM, Double Ground - N203
FINAR-6020-2: Theory/Criticism: Art Worlds: Global Systems and Critical Practices Deena Chalabi	Deena Chalabi	Mon 12:15-03:05PM, Double Ground - N203

Spring 2025

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
FINAR-6020-1: Theory/Theory/Criticism: Some Issues in Contemporary Art Jordan Kantor	Jordan Kantor	Mon 4:00-07:00PM, Main Bldg - W1
FINAR-6020-2: Theory/Criticism: Power, Race, Sex, Money Christine Wang	Christine Wang	Wed 4:00-07:00PM, Main Bldg - E5

Spring 2024

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
FINAR-6020-1: Theory/Criticism: Sex and Death Dodie Bellamy	Dodie Bellamy	Wed 4:00-07:00PM, 80 Carolina - P1
FINAR-6020-2: Theory/Criticism: Emergent Becomings Praba Pilar	Praba Pilar	Tue 12:00-03:00PM, Main Bldg - W2 (inactive)

Spring 2023

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
FINAR-6020-1: Theory/Criticism: Sex & Death Dodie Bellamy	Dodie Bellamy	Wed 4:00-07:00PM, Hooper GC - GC1
FINAR-6020-2: Theory/Criticism: Global Art Worlds Deena Chalabi	Deena Chalabi	Wed 4:00-07:00PM, 195 De Haro - 101
FINAR-6020-3: Theory/Criticism: All That Glitters Joshua Faught	Joshua Faught	Tue 12:00-03:00PM, Hooper GC - GC1

Fall 2022

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
FINAR-6020-1: Theory/Criticism: Art & Experiences Jovanna Venegas	Jovanna Venegas	Thu 4:00-07:00PM, Hubbell - 101
FINAR-6020-3: Theory/Criticism: Fall Weekend Intensive: I'll Do It My Way Juana Berrío Lesmes	Juana Berrío Lesmes	Sat/Sun 9:00AM-05:00PM, Dogpatch 1

Spring 2022

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
FINAR-6020-1: Theory/Criticism: All That Glitters Joshua Faught	Joshua Faught	Thu 4:00-07:00PM, San Francisco - Main Building - N15
FINAR-6020-2: Theory/Criticism: Sex and Death Dodie Bellamy	Dodie Bellamy	Wed 4:00-07:00PM, San Francisco - Main Building - E3
FINAR-6020-3: Theory/Criticism: Global Art Worlds Deena Chalabi	Deena Chalabi	Tue 4:00-07:00PM, San Francisco - Grad Center - GC1
FINAR-6020-4: Theory/Criticism: Spring Break Intensive: I'll Do It My Way Juana Berrío Lesmes	Juana Berrío Lesmes	Every Weekday 9:00AM-05:00PM

Fall 2021

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
FINAR-6020-3: Theory/Criticism: Urgent Issues: The Changing Landscape of Contemporary Art James Voorhies	James Voorhies	Tue 5:00-07:00PM, Online - FA-19

Spring 2021

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
FINAR-6020-1: Theory: Sex and Death Dodie Bellamy	Dodie Bellamy	Wed 4:00-05:55PM
FINAR-6020-2: Theory: All That Glitters Joshua Faught	Joshua Faught	Thu 12:00-01:55PM
FINAR-6020-3: Theory: Global Art Worlds James Voorhies	James Voorhies	Mon 4:00-05:25PM, Online - FA-5

Fall 2020

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
FINAR-6020-4: Theory: Talking Contemporary Art Karen (Ren) Fiss	Karen (Ren) Fiss	Thu 4:00-07:00PM

Spring 2020

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
FINAR-6020-5: Theory: Artificial Aesthetic(s) Ignacio Valero	Ignacio Valero	Wed 4:00-07:00PM, Off Campus - Dogpatch 2
FINAR-6020-6: Theory: Global Art Worlds James Voorhies	James Voorhies	Tue 8:30-11:30AM, Off Campus - Curatorial Research Bureau
FINAR-6020-8: Theory: Promises of Monsters Frances Richard	Frances Richard	Thu 4:00-07:00PM, San Francisco - Grad Center - GC1
FINAR-6020-9: Theory:PracticePracticePractice Julian Carter	Julian Carter	Tue 12:00-03:00PM, San Francisco - Main Building - 140

Spring 2019

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
FINAR-602-02: Thry:PracticePracticePractice Julian Carter	Julian Carter	Tue 12:00-03:00PM, Main Building - 140
FINAR-602-03: Thry: The F Word Frances Richard	Frances Richard	Thu 4:00-07:00PM, Grad Center - GC1
FINAR-602-04: Global Art Worlds Christina Linden	Christina Linden

Fall 2018

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
FINAR-602-01: Thry: EcoDomics Ignacio Valero	Ignacio Valero	Wed 4:00-07:00PM