AHI 219 RADICAL BODIES

An exploration of the medium of performance art, a new mode of art-making that developed in response to World War II.  The course considers how performance artists use the body as a material of art to challenge traditional distinctions between subject and object, artist and artwork, and art and life.  Students will examine performance art history, theories, ethics, and technologies, with special attention to how artists engage diverse social and political issues, including racial inequalities, transgender identities, indigenous rights, and feminism.