This course will introduce students to modern and contemporary art from the Arab world and Iran. Artists, art works and trends will be discussed within relevant social, political and cultural contexts. While the contemporary moment is the main focus, historical topics, including artists and art histories, will be also discussed. This class will be comprised of a combination of lecture, discussion, film screenings, field trips, group work and research assignments.VISST-200 courses develop students' visual analysis skills while providing the opportunity for in-depth study of the visual/structural artifacts associated with a particular topic, region, or movement. Students will also engage with the relevant primary/secondary literature for the topic at hand. Courses will pay particular attention to the larger cultural, historical, and theoretical/ideological contexts in which the visual artifacts and structures under consideration were created.

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