Breadcrumb Home Philosophy PHIL 207 PHIL 207: From the Avant-Garde to the Aesthetics of the Familiar Download as PDF Cross Listed ART 207 Program Philosophy Credits 3 Attributes Humanities Division, Cross-listed Discusses the meaning of the avant-garde. De-canonizes the avant-garde through the perspective of everyday aesthetics. Artworks and texts range from a broad spectrum, e.g., Continental, Eastern, Black-American and Latino.