Today's topic is Art History.

Course journal due Oct. 15. Scan pages.

Kevin Haas comes Oct 14. Someting Oct 1!.
Terri "eissman # associate pro$essor o$ art istory. Spea%er.
Art History used to &e tings li%e 'onet( 'icelangelo. )ocus *as on te *est. +ut it as no*
opened up. Huge range o$ su&ject tat art istory no* covers. ,o* oriented more to*ards
contemporary. -mpasis on visual culture rater tan museum pieces.
.e$$ "all created Picture for Women is apparently an updated version o$ te -douard 'anet Bar
at the Folies-Bergeres. Bar as a large mirror &eind lady *ic so*s re$lection o$ everyting
&eind spectator. /ady &ecomes a part o$ a still li$e *it te o&jects around er( se is to &e
consumed li%e te *ine and $ood around er. 0n Picture( te male ga1e is muc te same.
Camera &ecomes te o&ject *it $ree ga1e in center.
Technology Transformation. Wonder Woman. 2isual strategies employed3 repetition and
e4plosions. 'a%es it comical.
Semiotics of the kitchen. So*s &oring movements in a %itcen. 5oing troug %itcen utensils
in alpa&etical order. 2ery negative criti6ue o$ ouse*i$e and coo%ing so*s. 5oing troug
motions *itout joy. -mpasi1ing pysical la&or o$ it. Semiotics is a study o$ signs.