Art and Visual Culture

Professors Herzig (Gender and Sexuality Studies, chair) and Rand (Art and Visual Culture and Gender and Sexuality Studies); Associate Professors González Valencia, Johnson and Nguyen; Assistant Professor Boomer; Visiting Assistant Professors Droge and Nolan; Senior Lecturer Morris; Lecturer Dewsnap; Visiting Lecturers Jessen and McDermott

The department offers courses in studio practice and in the study of the intersecting categories of art, architecture, visual culture, and material culture, from the distant past to the present. This study also provides insights into intellectual currents, religious doctrines and practices, and social institutions, with attention to issues of class, gender, race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation. Studio art involves the integration of traditional disciplines and methods with contemporary practices and the study of visual culture.

The major offers two tracks: one, in history and criticism; the other, in studio art. Students intending to study abroad must discuss fulfillment of major requirements with their advisor and the department chair in advance. Students planning graduate study in architecture, landscape architecture, or design are advised to confer with the department chair early in their college career in order to plan appropriate undergraduate programs.