Art Worlds

July 8-18, 2024 Lincoln Center

4 credits

Incorporating methods and insights from sociology and anthropology, and drawing on the resources of the immediate context of New York City's cultural communities and institutions, this credit-bearing college course will analyze many of the arts and artistic communities of New York City. The study of culture generally, and art worlds more specifically, allows us to understand art and culture not only as aesthetic experiences, but also as institutional, economic, social, and political phenomena. Our summer time slot will allow us to avail ourselves of numerous field trips and cultural excursions to support our discussions, readings, and lectures.

Since this is a college course, some assignments may be due after your time on campus.

Instructor Bios

Micki McGee
Micki McGee is an experienced Associate Professor of Sociology with a demonstrated history of working in the higher education industry. She is a strong professional skilled in Nonprofit Organizations, Sociology, Program Evaluation, Editing, and Curriculum Development. Her essays and articles have been published by The Nation, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Afterimage, Art & Text, High Performance, and Social Text, as well as by the Centre Georges Pompidou and the New Museum of Contemporary Art.

Aseel Sawalha
Aseel Sawalha is an Associate Professor of Anthropology (at Lincoln Center). Her research interests include urban anthropology, arts, gender, critical social theory, war and violence, and globalization. In 2010, Dr. Sawalha published her book titled Reconstructing Beirut: Memory and Space in a Postwar Arab City with University of Texas Press, Austin. Currently, she is completing a book about the emerging art scene in Amman and the way it is shaped by the changes in regional and international geopolitics, refugee flow, and women’s agency.