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ARTH 2275 - Heroes, Superheroes and American Visual Culture

Effective Start Date: 02/06/2014
This course examines the aesthetic and cultural importance of ‘heroes’ and heroic representation in American visual culture from the mid-18th century to the present. It considers the construction and representation of heroic figures within debates about aesthetics, national identity, political representation, and popular culture. Presented both chronologically and thematically, this coure is both reading and writing intensive.

Credits: 3