ITAL 499 A: Special Topics

TAUGHT IN ENGLISH, NO PREREQUISITES COURSE TOPIC: WHAT IS BEAUTY? HOW DID PREMODERN WRITERS AND ARTISTS DEFINE BEAUTY? HOW DID THEIR IDEAS CHANGE OVER TIME, AND WHAT CAN THIS TEACH US ABOUT INSTAGRAM AND TIKTOK THIS COURSE EXAMINES A RANGE OF TEXTS AND IMAGES, INTERROGATING LINKS BETWEEN BEAUTY AND GENDER, VISUAL PLEASURE AND SEDUCTION, THE GROTESQUE AND THE BEAUTIFUL, AND ARTIFICIAL VERSUS NATURAL BEAUTY