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| Art (ART) | 254 Lawrence, 541-346-3610 College of Design |  
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| Academic Deadlines
| Deadline | Last day to: |  
| September 29: | Process a complete drop (100% refund, no W recorded) |  
| October   5: | Drop this course (100% refund, no W recorded; after this date, W's are recorded) |  
| October   5: | Process a complete drop (90% refund, no W recorded; after this date, W's are recorded) |  
| October   6: | Process a complete withdrawal (90% refund, W recorded) |  
| October   6: | Withdraw from this course (100% refund, W recorded) |  
| October   7: | Add this course |  
| October   7: | Last day to change to or from audit |  
| October   13: | Process a complete withdrawal (75% refund, W recorded) |  
| October   13: | Withdraw from this course (75% refund, W recorded) |  
| October   20: | Process a complete withdrawal (50% refund, W recorded) |  
| October   20: | Withdraw from this course (50% refund, W recorded) |  
| October   27: | Process a complete withdrawal (25% refund, W recorded) |  
| October   27: | Withdraw from this course (25% refund, W recorded) |  
| November  17: | Withdraw from this course (0% refund, W recorded) |  
| |  | For information on last day to Change Grade Option or Change Variable credit: Dates & Deadlines calendar You can't drop your last class using the "Add/Drop" menu in DuckWeb. Go to the “Completely Withdraw from Term/University” link to begin the complete withdrawal process. If you need assistance with a complete drop or a complete withdrawal, connect with an Academic Advisor.  If you are attempting to completely withdraw after business hours, and have difficulty, please contact the an Academic Advisor the next business day. | 
 |  |  Expanded Course Description
| 21st-century art is a dynamic field of interdisciplinary study which emerges from a broad variety of materials, methods, ideas and research on the part of contemporary artists, within the systems and structures of the art world. This course is designed to critically explore a number of thematic veins that run through the contemporary arts, with focus on ways artists address issues of particular resonance in society today; things such as identity, race, gender, climate change, digital culture, social and civic engagement, memorializing significant collective experiences, and the the role of storytelling in building cultural narratives. Through a variety of reading, lecture and writing assignment formats students will learn how to engage with, observe, interpret, and critically evaluate contemporary artworks in all their diversity. |  |  |