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ART AND THE LAW: HOW AESTHETIC CONCEPTS SHAPE LEGAL DISPUTES ABOUT ARTS
Country
SPAIN
Host Institution
Pompeu Fabra University
Program(s)
UPF Barcelona International Summer School
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Legal Studies Art History
UCEAP Course Number
124
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
ART AND THE LAW: HOW AESTHETIC CONCEPTS SHAPE LEGAL DISPUTES ABOUT ARTS
UCEAP Transcript Title
ART & THE LAW
UCEAP Quarter Units
3.00
UCEAP Semester Units
2.00
Course Description

This course examines the interactions between aesthetics, art theory, and art law. It discusses legal notions of originality, authorship, plagiarism, copying, and transformation. Contemporary art case studies include: Marina Abramović, Robert Mapplethorpe, Richard Prince, and Joseph Beuys. 

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
59064
Host Institution Course Title
ART AND THE LAW: HOW AESTHETIC CONCEPTS SHAPE LEGAL DISPUTES ABOUT ARTS
Host Institution Campus
Ciutadella Campus
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
UPF Barcelona International Summer School