Black Women Visual Artists Global Contemporary Art in the United States

This class examines Black women visual artists of the African Diaspora who are based in the United States and are part of the global contemporary art scene. We will study how race, gender, sexuality, and ethnicity have forged and continued to shape Black female identity and creative production. The course is organized around three themes: (re)presenting the Black female body; globalization and migration; and performing/visualizing self and community.