HAA 0460 Public Art

(offered infrequently)

We will investigate the fascinating and often controversial issues that arise in the making and the reception of public monuments and public art. We will focus our attention on several key sites in the Pittsburgh area and use these sites as “portals” that open up larger issues that transcend the local community and connect it to other communities and places across the globe. Using easy mapping software we plan to make these connections interactive, facilitating dialogue among students and between students and others far outside the university.