Courses
ART HISTORY 315/497H
The Arts of Africa and New World Cultures (African-American, Meso-American, and Native American)
This historical survey examines African arts and the influences of Africans on the arts of cultures in Brazil, Surinam, Cuba, Haiti, and the United States. Then we admire traditional Meso-American arts and the influence of Meso-Americans on the arts of the Native North American cultures. Cross Listings: BLKS 315, WGS.Credits: 3.
ART HISTORY 443/5571
Traditional and Contemporary Meso-American Arts and Artists
The course examines 3000 years of arts in ancient Mexico and Guatemala. Included is the rise of such important cultures as the Olmec, Maya, and Toltec and Aztec. Equal emphasis will be placed on the development of elaborate ceremonial centers such as Monte Alban and the Teotihuacan, as well as contemporary artists. Credits: 3.
ART HISTORY 471/5577
Traditional and Contemporary African and African American Artists. This course examines cultural and aesthetic continuities between traditional and contemporary arts and artists in Africa and in the Americas, including the study of contemporary Africans whose cultures had the greatest influence in the Americas, as well as contemporary African-American artists in Brazil, Cuba, Haiti, and the United States.
ART HISTORY 461/5561
Traditional and Contemporary Native American Artists. This course aims to inspire students to appreciate the history and aesthetics of traditional and contemporary Native North American arts. We examine cultural and aesthetic continuities between Meso-American and Native North American Arts. Then we explore how Native American arts reflect the history of North America, including influences from Europeans, and conclude with contemporary Native American artists and their incorporation of various global influences. Credits: 3.
ART 5590
Directed Study in Art History
ART 300C
The African Diaspora in Arts and Cultures
ART 442
Art of Sub-Saharan Africa
The Arts of Africa and New World Cultures (African-American, Meso-American, and Native American)
This historical survey examines African arts and the influences of Africans on the arts of cultures in Brazil, Surinam, Cuba, Haiti, and the United States. Then we admire traditional Meso-American arts and the influence of Meso-Americans on the arts of the Native North American cultures. Cross Listings: BLKS 315, WGS.Credits: 3.
ART HISTORY 443/5571
Traditional and Contemporary Meso-American Arts and Artists
The course examines 3000 years of arts in ancient Mexico and Guatemala. Included is the rise of such important cultures as the Olmec, Maya, and Toltec and Aztec. Equal emphasis will be placed on the development of elaborate ceremonial centers such as Monte Alban and the Teotihuacan, as well as contemporary artists. Credits: 3.
ART HISTORY 471/5577
Traditional and Contemporary African and African American Artists. This course examines cultural and aesthetic continuities between traditional and contemporary arts and artists in Africa and in the Americas, including the study of contemporary Africans whose cultures had the greatest influence in the Americas, as well as contemporary African-American artists in Brazil, Cuba, Haiti, and the United States.
ART HISTORY 461/5561
Traditional and Contemporary Native American Artists. This course aims to inspire students to appreciate the history and aesthetics of traditional and contemporary Native North American arts. We examine cultural and aesthetic continuities between Meso-American and Native North American Arts. Then we explore how Native American arts reflect the history of North America, including influences from Europeans, and conclude with contemporary Native American artists and their incorporation of various global influences. Credits: 3.
ART 5590
Directed Study in Art History
ART 300C
The African Diaspora in Arts and Cultures
ART 442
Art of Sub-Saharan Africa