ART 399GG ST: Art & Mtrl Cltre in Amrcn Utpn Cmm
The course focuses on the development and creation of sacred and secular Utopian Communities between the mid-eighteenth centuries through the nineteenth century in the United States of America. This material culture course is dependent on an interdisciplinary approach drawing on history, anthropology, religious studies, music and other fields, in order to explore and understand the religious and secular utopian communities that developed during this period. Students will study and analyze primary historical documents, doctrine, music, clothing, architecture and other materials produced by these societies. Overall, students will have a fuller understanding of the definition of "utopia" in general and in relation to these communities as well as for the variation in the "utopian" way of life in this period.