Cockefair Course: Women in Art

Following an introduction to feminist theory, Prof. Galliera will consider the presence and representations of women in art during the Italian Renaissance (looking at the work of artist Sofonisba Anguissola), the Baroque period (focusing on the work of Artemisia Gentileschi and Elisabetta Sirani), 19th century England and France (considering the Impressionist Berthe Morisot) and feminist art generations from the 1960s to the 1980s (paying attention to artists such as Betye and Alison Saar, Judy Chicago, and the Guerilla Girls). Throughout the course, we will consider the role of women as artists, as critics and historians, viewers, subjects and objects.