<p>Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour; field trips, three hours. Art majors should complete courses 31A, 31B, and 31C in sequence in first year. Continuation of impact of modernist ideas through mid-20th century, with focus primarily on work made from 1920s to 1960s globally. Examination of how modernist ideas and practices were influenced by industrialization, urbanization, colonialism, world wars, and emancipatory movements. Letter grading.</p>

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School of the Arts and Architecture

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General Catalog

Global Modernism

ART31B

5 units