May be repeated for credit as topics change. Two topics are offered Spring 2026. Section A1: Global History of Camps: 19th Century to the Present. The image of the camp dominates contemporary representations. This course examines this spatial device from a global historical perspective, tracing a genealogy from colonial camps, Nazi camps, Soviet gulags, US internment camps to contemporary detention camps, refugee camps, border camps. Section B1: Pigments and Prisms: Histories of Color in North American Art. This course positions color as a framework to examine artworks and artistic practices within North America. Through case studies, students consider color and its various regional, historical, cultural, and social contexts. Topics include color theory, technology, pigments, dyes, and minerals.

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