ARH 295-02 - Special Topic: Surrealism

4 credits (Spring)

Surrealism was a cultural movement that emerged in the early 1920s in Paris. Its practitioners, including artists, writers, and filmmakers, sought to explore the unconscious through the use of dream imagery, automatic writing, and other techniques, and they tried to break down the boundaries between reality and fantasy in order to challenge traditional thinking and societal norms. In this class we will study surrealism’s roots and its legacy well beyond 1920s Paris.

Prerequisite: Second-year standing.
Instructor: Anger