ARH 3076 TROUBLED IMAGES: ART & CONFLICT IN IRELAND
This seminar will survey the history of political art in Ireland from the late 19th century to the present. The student will be introduced to the visual arts of modern day Ireland through lectures and readings. A critical analysis of Irish art will be presented while we consider issues of national identity and cultural revivalism. We will begin by looking at the arts of the Celtic Revival of the late 1880s and continue to the Northern Irish mural movement of 1980s and 1990s. Particular attention will be given to the ways in which Irish artists have addressed the subjects of colonialism, religious conflict, and economic hardship in their work. A prerequisite of one art history course or one Irish studies course is required for this seminar.