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Sexing the Canvas

What do paintings tell us about sex? How is art gendered? In this course we will study some of the world’s most beloved pictures guided by expert curators and art historians who step outside of the square, bringing a gendered reading to the masterpieces contained in the magnificent collections that we have been lucky enough to bring to the Coursera platform. In this course you will learn how: * Gender and sexuality is an integral part of the production and reception of works of art * To increase your understanding of paintings through theories of gender and sexuality * To understand key terms from gender-related theories of art history and museology * To recognise the operation of what is termed ‘the gaze’ and how it works in relation to paintings * Ideas about gender and sexuality can productively be employed in theorising art curatorial practices * To take the initiative in relating theoretical ideas about gender and sexuality to the reading and display of art and visual cultures. View the MOOC promotional video here: http://tinyurl.com/hm7qbl3

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Instructor Jeanette Hoorn
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Language English
Subjects Art & Design Humanities
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Can't Describe The Awesomeness Of This Great Course ...The Great Relationship Between The History Of Art & The Vision To The Cultural History Of Countries ...I'm Really Speechless When I'm Seeing This Awesome Pieces Of Art ..No Words To Describe ...Thanks To Everyone Who Works On This Great Wonderful Course..Professor Jeanette Hoorn..All The Professors & All The Team Of The Course..Appreciate Your Hard Work A Lot ...Thank You So So Much ... An excellent and thoroughly engaging course on disparate pieces of art within the context of gender and sexuality.

A great course lead by very good teachers.

Superinteresting subject, but since I did not have access to all the literature through the website I was not able to finish it unfortunatly Great Course!

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enjoyed this course

I really enjoyed this course and learned a lot about few artists I already knew something about, and about others, that I didn't know at all and I'm happy to have learnt many informations that will help me understand those artists and enjoy their work and reflect upon it.

I thoroughly enjoyed this course and would recommend it.

Enjoyed this course, in particular the section on Indigenous art.

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works of art

It gives a great introduction to gender theories in relation to their representation in famous works of art and shows changes in understanding of gender and sexuality through the art history.

I appreciated how it had such global and historical outlooks, casting a net wide across the globe and including pre-20th-century and contemporary works of art.

It fed my soul to be guided through so many wonderful works of art.Thank you What a unique and interesting class!!

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very interesting

Very interesting course.

Excellent course for everyone who is interested in Art, Art History and Gender studies Very interesting content and insights.

The presentations are very interesting and move at a good pace.

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Really enjoyed participating in this course!

recommend it

I would highly recommend it to anyone interested in the history of art and the status quo for men and women throughout history, and how that influenced artists' careers and styles as painters,especially women.

I can't recommend it highly enough.

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This is a fascinating course which covers different periods of art history with a focus on the representation of women.

Obviously, the theme is relevant, but what is great, the presentation is accessible for somebody with no particular background in art history.

learning experience

内容非常有趣,老师讲得比较容易听懂。 It was a great course, I learned a lot in this course and it changed the way I look at paintings in the art museums, I really enjoyed this learning experience.

Good learning experience.

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Very interesting and high level of explanations Excellent in every way I find this course super interesting with many different ideas about the way we look at the pieces of art.

You learn how to look at a painting from another point of view.

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I enjoyed watching it and it allowed me to learn a lot about a topic that I had never studied before.

I learned a lot about art which will make visits to galleries much more enjoyable.

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Mi idea sobre el curso al parecer estaba sobrevalorada, en el tiempo que lo he seguido he encontrado muy flojos los videos y el contenido en general y detalles muy molestos.

Las introducciones a los videos duran 1,30 minutos, duración exagerada como introduccion a un video de duración 5 minutos de media.

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Lecturer in Gender and Womens Studies $38k

Lecturer, Womens and Gender Studies $40k

Coordinator of the Resource Center for Sexuality and Gender $44k

Senior Sales Administrator - 19th Century European Paintings $53k

Faculty, Womens, Gender, & Sexuality Studies $58k

Art Librarian $67k

STC - Field Coordinator (Africa Region Gender Practice) $74k

Technical Officer, Gender $76k

Assistant Camera operator Dont tell the bride $76k

Professor of Gender Studies $110k

Associate Professor of Gender Studies $112k

Art Support $124k

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Rating 4.6 based on 62 ratings
Length 0 weeks
Starts On Demand (Start anytime)
Cost $49
From The University of Melbourne via Coursera
Instructor Jeanette Hoorn
Download Videos On all desktop and mobile devices
Language English
Subjects Art & Design Humanities
Tags Arts And Humanities Music And Art

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