Mar 14, 2025  
University of Alberta Calendar 2025-2026 
    
Catalog Navigation
  Calendar Home
  Academic Schedule
  Colleges and Faculties
  University Regulations
  Undergraduate Admissions
  Undergraduate Programs
  Graduate Admissions
  Graduate Regulations
  Graduate Programs
  Course Listings
  About the University
  About the Calendar
  Inquiries
HELP
University of Alberta Calendar 2025-2026

HADVC 257 - History of Art, Design, and Visual Culture in Canada

Course Career Undergraduate
Units 3
Approved Hours 3-0-0
Fee index 6
Faculty Arts
Department Art & Design
Typically Offered either term

Description
This course covers issues related to land, region, war, and cultural institutions in Canada. Key examples of contemporary art will be used to introduce these histories with a particular focus on art from First Nations, Métis, and Inuit visual culture, leading to discussions of political identity, colonization, and settler colonial relations.