ARTH 252 - American Art & Society,1930-60

Credits: 4

Organized around three moments or conjunctures: The Moment of Documentary, 1933-1939; The Radical Retreat, 1939-1947; and The American Century, 1947-1960. In a period of intense crises and conflicts, new types of governmental policies attempted to negotiate threatening social conditions, while the cultural and political economy were recast and “American” culture emerged into a period of political conformity and global hegemony. Fulfills post-1800 requirement for Art History major. No prerequisities.