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2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

VCDM 408 - Visual Culture: Contemporary Issues in Art, Aesthetics, and Culture

3 Credits

A visual study and critical discourse on the aesthetics of contemporary art and theory as it intersects with urban culture and artistic movements such as hip-hop. This course explores the aesthetics, philosophies, and foundations of hip-hop by focusing on musical, poetic (spoken word), and visual expressions rooted within the culture. Visual and performance artists who have been influenced by and who incorporate hip-hop into their work will also be studied. Students will also study the relationship between hip-hop to visual art, multimedia, video/film, as well as with other cultures, and the political, social, and historical movements in African American history.