Richard Peterson
Philosophy Department
Guest lectures, Mark Sullivan, Music
| This is an interdisciplinary course about modernism in aesthetic
theory and practice. Taking Enlightenment perspectives on art and
its context as our point of departure, we review some intersections of
art and reflection during the course of the twentieth century. Theorists
include Kant, Hegel, Marx, Adorno, Benjamin, and Burger. Works from
the visual arts, music, literature, and film will be discussed, with reference
to such figures as Rafael, Cezanne, Picasso, Beethoven, Mahler, Ligetti,
Keats, Eliot, Ginsberg, Brecht, and Godard.
Students will write occasional short papers and a term paper, be expected to particiapte in discussion, and be invited to explore the possibilities of computer technology for developing the course. |