ART M185Whose Monument Where: Course on Public Art
Art · 4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)
(Same as Chicana/o and Central American Studies M185 and World Arts and Cultures M126.) Examination of public monuments in U.S. as basis for cultural insight and critique of American values from perspective of artist. Use of urban Los Angeles as textbook in urban space issues such as who is public, what is public space at end of 20th century, what defines neighborhoods, and do different ethnic populations use public space differently.
P/NP or letter grading.
When it runs
Not on the schedule for any of Fall 2025 through Spring 2027. UCLA publishes only that window, so this does not mean the course is gone — check the official listing.
Requisites
Official UCLA wording
Recommended corequisite: course M186A, M186B, or M186C.
Requires
Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.
ART M185
- ART M186ABeyond Mexican Mural: Beginning Muralism and Community Development
- ART M186ALBeyond Mexican Mural: Beginning Muralism and Community Laboratory
- ART M186BBeyond Mexican Mural: Intermediate Muralism and Community Development
- ART M186CBeyond Mexican Mural: Advanced Muralism and Community Development
- ART M186BLBeyond Mexican Mural: Intermediate Muralism and Community Laboratory
- ART M186CLBeyond Mexican Mural: Advanced Muralism and Community Laboratory
3 direct requisites. The whole upstream is here — 15 courses over 3 levels. Every course here opens its own tree.
Unlocks
What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
No course in the catalog lists this as a requisite.