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AH 100, The History of Art and Culture in a Global Context (Geoffrey Carr and Aleksandra Idzior)

Introduction

This guide is designed to accompany Art History 100 (Winter 2023), and provides suggestions on finding information on possible essay topics.

The course is currently taught by Geoffrey Carr and Aleksandra Idzior.

For more information and tips, see also the Visual Arts and Art History LibGuide.

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[Note: We are working to improve access to our collections and revising our subject headings to be more respectful and inclusive. Please be aware that you may see certain words or descriptions in search results or library materials which reflect the author’s attitude or that of the period in which the item was created and may now be considered offensive.]

Below are some possible subject headings related to your assignment topics.

Chapter 3 - Material Matters

Photography - History - 19th Century

Prints - History

Street Art

Chapter 5 - Challenges to the Art/Craft Divide

Handicraft

Chapter 6 - Art, Sexuality, and Human Reproduction

Sex in art

Motherhood in art

Homosexuality in art

Chapter 8 - The Art of Memory

Monuments

Death in Art

Chapter 9 - Art in the Service of Oppression

Fascism and Art

National Socialism and Art

Communism and Art

Chapter 10 - Testing the Limits of Artistic Social Protest

Radicalism in Art

Art - Political Aspects

Dissident Art

Chapter 11 - The Body as Subject and Medium

Self-Portraits

Human Body - Social Aspects

Tattooing - Social Aspects

Chapter 12 - Art and Identity Politics

Feminism and Art

Indian Art - Northwest Coast of North America

Indian Art - Canada

Art and Globalization

Chapter 15 - The Role of Museums in Society

Museums - Political Aspects

Museums - Social Aspects

Ethnological Museums and Collections History

Cultural Property Protection

Writing and Citing

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