An examination of women artists in Western culture and the societies in which they worked from the medieval period to the present. Women's artistic production, the styles and subject matter they embraced, and their relation to artistic trends of their eras are explored within the context of social attitudes about gender.
Outcomes: Students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of women's contribution to the visual arts, the factors that impacted their participation in the art world, the underlying ways that gender constructions impact society, and feminist theory and methodologies related to art.
Outcomes: Students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of women's contribution to the visual arts, the factors that impacted their participation in the art world, the underlying ways that gender constructions impact society, and feminist theory and methodologies related to art.