Explorations in Afro-Latin American Art

Harvard FAS

This seminar explores how visual artists and the visual arts have contributed to debates on race, citizenship, and nation in Latin America, from the colonial period to the present. We approach the history of art in Latin America primarily through the production of images of afro-decendants and works by artists of African descent. We will offer a critical and historical analysis of the racialized biases of the existing canon, as well as the need for new research strategies, new…