Art and Popular Culture
ARTH 203
Art History - 200 level
Fall 2026
3 Units
In-person
3
What does The Matrix Trilogy have to do with critical theory? What does Harry Potter tell us about our fascination with the Middle Ages? What is 鈥渃amp鈥 and what does it have to do with queer culture and representation? As art is freed from the confines of the gallery where it is conventionally located in Western art history, it potentially becomes a 鈥減opular鈥, even democratising medium accessible to anyone with access to television, radio, urban space, and the internet.
Instructor: M. Reeve
Assessments
To be confirmed
A complete syllabus will be distributed in the first week of class.