IAHIS 5500 Art and Popular Culture
The objective of the course is to survey and analyze the changing relationships between contemporary art and popular culture. Underlying the course are three themes: the relationship and blurring of boundaries between art and popular culture, the relationship of art and history, and postmodern identity. Key topics and figures include Kitsch and Art, Joseph Cornell, Walter Benjamin, Andy Warhol, the Beatles, Bill Viola, and Dr. Seuss.