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2008-2009 University Catalog 
    
2008-2009 University Catalog [Archived Catalogue]

LAPR 951 - Art, Media and Society


A seminar exploring the identity crisis of the modern artist in the period since the industrial revolution and the rise of the middle class. Conflicts or collaborations between the fine arts and commercialism, including mass media and new technology, from Romanticism and the arts and crafts movement to Pop Art and the Web. Issues of authorship, production, quality, and permanence. Who determines taste, and why? Does high art have a future? Formerly HU 498

Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102

Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs