ART 420 - Art and Architecture of the United States

• distinguish and analyze the variety of techniques and formal visual elements of individual works of art in different media,
• evaluate and interpret various works of art in relation to the context and historical background in which they were created,
• identify, define and differentiate the various styles that most clearly express the ideals and values of American society in the twentieth century,
• synthesize, summarize and assess information from a variety of sources regarding concepts that define and distinguish the movements and traditions in art of the United States,
• define key concepts in relation to the study of Antiracism, Diversity, and inclusivity including antiracism, racism, race, ethnicity, discrimination, privilege, diversity, equity, inclusivity, and intersectionality,
• analyze the role of race, racism, and antiracism in the Unites States,
• describe intersections between race and ethnicity and other minoritized identities,
• explain systematic and structural mechanisms that perpetuate both privilege and inequities, and
• compare and contrast their own core values, assumptions, and biases with those held by other individuals, cultures, or societies.