ART 492 - Contemporary Critical Theory

[3 credit(s)]

This course introduces recent developments in theory and philosophy and examines their implications for the production, study, and teaching of art and design. Topics covered include: post-modernism, post-structuralism, semiotics, and deconstruction; phenomenology, performance theory, and affect theory; actor-network theory, speculative realism, object-oriented ontology, and eco-criticism.