Constellations: HAA 2400 Special Topics Modern - War in Visual Culture
This seminar explores the role of war in art, architecture, and visual culture from the Revolutionary period to the present. Readings will range from now classic texts on the theory of war, battle history, and war's aftermath (e.g. Sun Tzu, Clausewitz, Keegan, Fussell) to recent scholarship on the dilemmas of visual representation (Sontag, Eisenman). Possible topics include the culture of militarism, commemoration, propaganda and "psy ops," security architecture, the valorization and abuse of the body. Students from a broad range of fields are encouraged to attend; research topics may be adapted to the student's field.
