ART 266 - African-American Arts and Artifacts

Semester Offered: Fall
1 unit(s)

(Same as AFRS 266 and AMST 266) An exploration of the artistic and material production of African Americans in the U.S. from the colonial period to the present day. We examine multiple influences on (African, European, American, diasporic, etc.) and uses for black creative expression. Working with an expansive conception of art, we pay close attention to the work of formally and non-formally trained artists in relation to their social, cultural, aesthetic, and historical contexts. Ms. Collins.

Prerequisite(s): ART 105-ART 106, or permission of the instructor.

Two 75-minute periods.