AFRSTY 251L - African-American Art

3 Credit(s) | Lecture | Graded or pass/fail
Course can be counted for credit once

Description:
This course surveys the history of art by artists of African descent in the United States since the 18th century. The primary focus will be the analysis and contextualization of works of art made between the late 1800s and the present by Black U.S.-based artists. This course examines how and why Black artists have employed assorted forms of artistic expression in all media to assert and question personal, racial, and national identity. We will consider the relationship between African-American art, art in the U.S., and art in the wider Black Diaspora as well as interrogate the usefulness of the racialized category of “African-American art.” Via critical analysis of work in all media, students will explore the continuities and disruptions of major traditions in art and analyze concepts of race and racism, from the times of colonialism through to our contemporary moment.

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