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Mad Genius: Famous Artists and Psychological Disorders

The course will explore the Mad Genius hypothesis, which is the idea that producing noteworthy art is correlated with having a psychological disorder. The scientific research relevant to this hypothesis will be discussed along with a few selected case studies of famous artists (including van Gogh, Dali, Munch, and Pollock). The course will be primarily lectures with no outside class readings or videos required.

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