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Special Problems in Islamic and Nonwestern Architecture—
Contemporary Islamic Art
Instructor: Nada Shabout
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Units: 3-0-9
Level: U
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor
This course introduces students to the contemporary arts and cultures of the region, which throughout history has been part of the so called Islamic world. With a review of the formation of Islamic aesthetics and Islamic attitudes towards the arts, the course will begin its investigations from the disjuncture of colonialism and its affects on Arab artists' understanding and transformation of modern art as distinctly expressive of new socio-politico realities. It will introduce students to various methodologies of decoding works from around the Arab countries.
