Arts & Africa through the Ages: an Introduction

Harvard FAS

This course is an introduction to the arts and expressive cultures of Africa, through the ages. African arts, from the 70,000-years-old South African Blombos cave drawings to this year’s Venice Biennale, cannot be approached as a single unit. Rather, this lecture class considers key moments in the long history of the African continent and their worldwide impact.It pairs deep consideration of specific historical or contemporary African traditions, techniques, and forms with a sustained…