Art and Revolution in Modern and Contemporary Middle East
ARHA 294
Fall 2025
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| Course Cluster and Certificates: African Studies, African Studies Minor, Urban Studies |
This course examines the intersection of art and politics in the Middle East from the late nineteenth century to present day. From the fall of empires to the rise of nation states, the modern period left a particular legacy in the Middle East. Artists in the Middle East have responded to the complex dynamics of Westernization and Orientalism, created avant-garde movements, and negotiated the tensions between the traditional and the new. For their part, governments -- whether democratic and authoritarian -- have sought to create or erase a national image, whether in the Republican Ankara, post-Islamic Revolution Tehran, or in the West Bank. Focusing on painting, sculpture, architecture, and mass media, this course offers students critical tools to analyze art's relationship to identity, war, gender, and museology. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA ART |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (Art History Minor)(Art History)(Middle Eastern Studies Minor) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 50% - 74% |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
All readings are available on Moodle.
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Examinations and Assignments:
Two in-class essay exams, one exhibition/museum critique, one research paper. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
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| Instructor(s): Ünlüönen,Selin Times: ..T.R.. 02:50PM-04:10PM; Location: TBA |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 19 | | SR major: 4 | JR major: 4 | | |
| Seats Available: 3 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 2 | JR non-major: 2 | SO: 4 | FR: 3 |
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| Total Submitted Requests: 11 | 1st Ranked: 3 | 2nd Ranked: 3 | 3rd Ranked: 4 | 4th Ranked: 1 | Unranked: 0 |
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