Critical and Curatorial Studies (CCS)
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CCS 547. Introduction to Critical and Curatorial Studies I3 Units
Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
Description: An introduction to curatorial practice of the last 30 years. Focusing on the curator's increasingly prominent role in the reception and synthesis of contemporary art, the course explores developments in exhibition design in terms of art production, international exchange, globalization, and critical theory.
Note: Cross-listed with ARTH 547.
Note: A student may receive credit for only one of the courses: ARTH 547, CCS 547, ARTH 647, CCS 647.
Note: Formerly Museum Methods I.
For class offerings for a specific term, refer to the Schedule of Classes
CCS 548. Critical and Curatorial Studies II3 Units
Prerequisite(s): ARTH 547, or CCS 547, or ARTH 647, or CCS 647, or consent of instructor.
Description: This seminar is structured as a curatorial practicum. Students work with the professor to develop and produce an exhibition from the university's print collection. Throughout the semester, weekly readings and presentations focus on contemporary exhibition practice as well as on the theoretical and critical concerns undergirding the student's developing exhibition.
Note: Cross-listed with ARTH 548.
Note: A student may receive credit for only one of the following courses: ARTH 548, ARTH 648, CCS 548 and CCS 648.
Note: Formerly taught as Museum Methods II.
For class offerings for a specific term, refer to the Schedule of Classes
