Students study Georgia O'Keeffe's New Mexican art, natural and cultural contexts. Three weeks at Ghost Ranch follow a week in Santa Fe with the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum and other resources. Discussions, readings, activities, and field trips help students gain insight into the desert as a source of spiritual quest and inspiration to nature writers and artists. They learn about Native American cultures and the region as a place women found liberation and scientists created the atom bomb. Counts toward art history, studio art, American studies, environmental studies, and women's and gender studies majors; and environmental studies and women's and gender studies concentrations. Offered Interim 2017-18 only.
Counts Toward Majors: Art History, Environmental Studies, Gender & Sexuality Studies, Race and Ethnic Studies, Studio Art, Women's and Gender Studies
Counts Toward Concentrations: Environmental Studies, Gender & Sexuality Studies, Race and Ethnic Studies, Women's and Gender Studies
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