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Critical Studies (CRIT)
- D class assignments for undergraduates available in HSH101; phone (213) 821-1290.
- The Roski School of Art and Design wants to accommodate as many non-majors, majors, and minors as possible in its classes. If you encounter any barrier to registering for a class of your choice, please call our advisers at 213-821-1290 or visit the Roski website at roski.usc.edu/students/d-clearance.html
A loosely chronological, thematic survey of art, visual culture, design, and critical theory from the early modern period through modernism (1500 1950).
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
An issues-based introduction to critical theory in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, especially as it relates to philosophy, art, design, and visual culture.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Art, Fine Arts
- Restriction: Registration open to the following school(s): Roski School of Art and Design
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
- Note: This course carries GE credit but it is intended for a specific group of students rather than a general student audience.
| 33823D | 001 | Lecture | 9:00-11:50am | Wednesday | 31 of 34 | Maura Brewer | HAR101 | |   |
A critical history of art, design, visual culture, and visual theory since 1960, addressing through a postcolonial/decolonial lens the concepts and practices of "global" art.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Art, Fine Arts
- Restriction: Registration open to the following school(s): Roski School of Art and Design
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
- Note: This course carries GE credit but it is intended for a specific group of students rather than a general student audience.
| 33824D | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-1:50pm | Mon, Wed | 7 of 80 | Rochelle Steiner | HAR101 | | |
A critical study of the relationship between identity or coalitional politics and specific practices, meanings, and sitings of contemporary art and design.
| 33285D | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-12:50pm | Monday | 13 of 16 | Andrew Campbell | IFT115 | |  |
Histories of art and/or design from alternative points of view, exposing the limits of conventional histories of art and design.
| 33501D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Thursday | 10 of 20 | Noura Wedell | IFT115 | | |
Lecture and discussion course in the professional practice of art featuring formal presentations by visiting artists and scholars. (Duplicates credit in FA 515)
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the ART department but may qualify for major credit in CRIT. To register, enroll in ART 515.
| 33312D | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-7:20pm | Tuesday | 14 of 22 | Noura Wedell | HAR101 | |  |
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Provides students with a foundation in the history and theory of studio art and curatorial education and develops their teaching skills in these areas.
| 33370D | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-12:50pm | Tuesday | 14 of 16 | Karen Moss | IFT109 | | |
First in a sequence of three courses on history/theory of curatorial methods, with practical experience necessary to mounting exhibitions and devising interfaces with the public. (Duplicates credit in former PAS 555a)
| 33371D | 001 | Lecture | 3:00-5:50pm | Monday | 6 of 16 | Rochelle Steiner | IFT109 | | |
Third in a sequence of three courses on history/theory of curatorial methods, with practical experience necessary to mounting exhibitions and devising interfaces with the public. Prerequisite: CRIT 556. (Duplicates credit in former PAS 555c)
| 33372D | 001 | Lecture | 3:00-5:50pm | Tuesday | 4 of 16 | Karen Moss | IFT115 | | |
Research leading to the master's degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC. (Duplicates credit in former PAS 590)
| 33356D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 16 | Karen Moss | OFFICE | | |
Supervised internship in an art institution or an art agency, or with an independent curator or artist, on projects and research specific to public space. Recommended preparation: Completion of first year of courses. Graded CR/NC. (Duplicates credit in former PAS 591)
| 33360D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 4 of 15 | Karen Moss | OFFICE | | |
Credit on acceptance of thesis. Recommended preparation: 28 units of coursework. Graded IP/CR/NC. (Duplicates credit in former PAS 594b)
| 33380D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 3 of 20 | Karen Moss | OFFICE | | |
Credit on acceptance of thesis. Recommended preparation: 28 units of coursework. Graded IP/CR/NC. (Duplicates credit in former PAS 594z)
| 33328D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 20 | Karen Moss | OFFICE | | |
Selected topics in various specialty areas of public art. (Duplicates credit in former PAS 599)
| Engaging Art: A Primer on Social Practice |
| 33827R | 001 | 4.0 | Lecture | 10:00-12:50pm | Wednesday | Canceled | Suzanne Lacy | | | |