LARTS 212 — Citizenship, Art, and Politics

3 credits
Fall or Spring
Faculty

Prerequisite: LARTS 112 . From the moment that creators share their work with the public, these works take on new meanings. Students enrolled in Citizenship, Art, and Politics will consider problems of abiding interest and frequent disagreement: Who gets to decide what is art, and what sort of conclusions have been reached? When appraising a performance, should audiences take an artist’s personal qualities into account? Are artists obligated to consider for whom a performance is given, or where it is performed, or should artists simply focus on the performance itself? What are governments’ interests in creative expression? During times of social or political conflict, what are the limits and possibilities of cultural diplomacy?

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