History of Liberation Movements in Southern Africa

6 credits · Undergraduate

(3 hrs Lecture/Seminar) This lecture/seminar course examines the history of liberation movements in Southern Africa and their diverse efforts to attain independence. Particular focus is directed to the history of liberation movements in South Africa and Zimbabwe. Themes examined will include class, ethnicity, race, popular resistance and nationalism. Major topics will include the colonial background, roles of organizations, leadership, recruitment, political culture and ideologies. HIST-3805 (3 or 6) Arts of the Arctic (3 hrs Lecture/Seminar) The course is an introduction to the arts in the Canadian Arctic. It covers briefly the prehistoric and historic periods with a particular focus on post 1949 and contemporary visual arts. The course familiarizes the students with the diversity of indigenous art - and more specifically Inuit art - in a range of media including sculpture, prints, drawings and textiles, video, film and digital media as well as contemporary performance practices. The history of the development of these art forms is studied in their social, political, economic and cultural context. Local collections are extensively utilized. Note: Students may not receive credit for both the 3 credit and 6 credit version of this course. HIST-3807 (3 or 6) Topics in Twentieth and Twenty-First Century Canadian Art (3 hrs Lecture/Seminar) This is an advanced lecture/seminar course examining various areas in twentieth and twenty-first Canadian art. The course addresses issues such as the taxonomy of style - realism, abstract expressionism, minimalism; problems of value - dealers, galleries, craft, design and electronic imaging; and the politics of art - feminism, regionalism, First Nations, ethnicity, ordinary people and government funding. The course investigates issues that affect the country as a whole, within the global context. Assignments focus on art historical writing and criticism. The latter part of the course deals with aspects of Manitoba culture, for example, women artists. This involves individual student projects and primary research in local archives and collections. Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and HIST-3821 | HIST-3822. HIST-3809 (3 or 6) Art in the Age of Revolutions (3 hrs Lecture/Seminar) This lecture/seminar course focuses on the major artistic movements of Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Realism, Impressionism, and Post-Impressionism within the context of the social and political upheavals of the late eighteenth and nineteenth century. This course explores the relations between popular culture and the fine art of the ruling class, between ideology and artistic practice, between the revolution of the avant-garde and of the people, and among industry, exploitation, and empire, and between women as artists and as subjects of art. Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and HIST-3817 | HIST-3818. HIST-3810 (3 or 6) Art in the Twentieth-Century (3 hrs Lecture/Seminar) This course introduces the development of abstraction and expression in art from 1900 to 2000, particularly the relation of artistic movements to the political and historical context. The roles of war, sexuality, money, and the cult of personality in the production and reception of art are addressed within a framework of critical analysis, including formalism, Marxism, the feminist critique, and post-modern deconstruction. A wide range of media is explored including the arts of film, dance, sculpture, painting, and architecture. Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and HIST-3819 | HIST-3820. HIST-3811 (3 or 6) Gender, Art, and Art History (3 hrs Lecture/Seminar) Employing an intersectional feminist approach, this course addresses how gender and sexuality impact the creation and study of visual arts in western art history. Focusing on the roles, experiences and representation of women in western art, this course also ignites learning about masculinities and aesthetics, queer art and activism, and gendered racism. Art history lectures are complimented with critical dialogue sessions, four art-making workshops, and opportunities to visit with practicing artists, art historians and curators. No art-making experience required.