Introduction to African Art

4 credits · Undergraduate credit

This class investigates several pivotal issues and lie behind the surfaces of some extraordinary objects and practices of a selected group of African and African Diaspora cultures. Students learn how to see and understand a wide range of African visual practices. Topics include architecture, textiles, body adornment, painting, graphic communication systems, photography, dance, ritual performance and sculpture. Such practices continue to unfold on the African continent as people are transformed and endure in the African Diaspora.