Global Modernisms

Upcoming in Fall ‘24

Rhode Island School of Design
Department of Theory and History of Art & Design
Fall 2024 • Undergraduate Course

Teaching two sections of this course

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BRIEF • A required course for first year students, the material introduces them to global modern and contemporary art, architecture and design in the period between 1750 and the present. The course addresses modernism as a global project, presenting several case studies from across the world that unfold to show how multiple kinds of modernism developed in different times and distant places. By presenting alternate, sometimes contradictory stories about modern and contemporary art and design, along with a set of critical terms specific to these times and places, the class aims to foster a rich, complex understanding of the many narratives that works of art and design can tell. With this grounding, students will be well positioned to pursue their interests in specialized courses in subsequent semesters.