This unit examines the art of 1837 to 1901 in the context of the prevailing social, economic and political concerns of the Victorian era. Major themes such as emigration, love and marriage, the fallen woman, physiognomy, the class structure, work, travel and exploration, childhood, death, philanthropy, and the poor are considered in relation to the broader concerns of the day and in relation to the morals, ideas, prejudices and paradoxes of the Victorian age. Attention is also given to the widely debated relationship between art and society, and to the role that visual imagery such as advertising, book illustration and photography played in Victorian society. -- Course Website
Instructor: Professor Clarissa Ball
Prerequisites: at least one Level 1 humanities unit
