Covers an overview of how artists have engaged in political movements and more contemporary examples including artists involved in the Occupy and Black Lives Matter Movements. Course Information: Field trips required at a nominal fee. Material covered in class will include DaDa which arose as reaction to World War I, German artist Joseph Beuys and his notion of Social Sculpture and his involvement in the Organization for Direct Democracy and the Green Party, the role art and design played in the Black Panther Party, the Guerilla Girls and their feminist critique of art institutions. Class Schedule Information: To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture and one Laboratory. Individual and Society course.