Art and Visual Culture from the Lusophone Black Atlantic: A Decolonial and Comparative Approach

The course aims to introduce students from various levels and backgrounds to the visual cultures of the Portuguese-speaking world, with an emphasis on Atlantic historical and contemporary circulations between Portugal, Angola, Mozambique, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, São Tomé and Príncipe and Brazil, and a focus on the visual, performative and material knowledge production coming from modern and contemporary art, curating/exhibition histories and visual culture at large. Course instructor: Ana Balona de Oliveira