Art and Resistance across Latin America (1960-1990s)

4 credits · Undergraduate

Under the violence of dictatorial regimes, social repression, and foreign intervention, artists across Latin America have turned to art and craft practices to protest and give visibility to the injustices plaguing their communities. In light of recent scholarship and exhibitions that have recently focused on the political and social climate in Latin America during the late twentieth century, this course surveys the ways in which art functioned as a form of resistance, critique, and empowerment during the 1960s through the 1990s. Within this context, the course aims to foreground and critically engage with the practices of women artists working during this period, focusing on case studies across different regions.