African Diasporic Art

Undergraduate

African Diasporic Art offers an introduction to the art of the African Diaspora from the late nineteenth century to the present. Tracing the work of artists across Africa, Europe, and the Caribbean, the course examines how Black artists have shaped, challenged, and reimagined the histories of modern and contemporary art. Rather than positioning Black art at the margins of art history, the course foregrounds its central role in the development of modern visual culture and explores how artistic practices have responded to historical conditions of inequality and transformation. Through painting, sculpture, photography, performance, film, and installation, students will become familiar with influential artists and the contexts in which their works emerged. Drawing on perspectives from art history, Black Studies, and feminist and queer theory, the course considers how artists have engaged questions of representation and identity while providing a foundation for understanding the richness, diversity, and global significance of Black art from the late nineteenth century to the present. HU 0 Course cr MW 11:35am-12:25pm