ARTH-A 156 INTRODUCTION TO ART OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA (3 CR.)
Survey of African cultural expression in the Americas that considers the cultures of the African diaspora from multiple perspectives and explores how politics, religion, and culture influence Black Atlantic art, focusing on artwork that emerged from the slave trade and its contact and conflict with western colonial powers.
1 classes found
Spring 2025
| Component | Credits | Class | Status | Time | Day | Facility | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEC | 3 | 11701 | Closed | 9:35 a.m.–10:50 a.m. | TR | TV 245 | Martinez-Ruiz B |
Regular Academic Session / In Person
LEC 11701: Total Seats: 80 / Available: 0 / Waitlisted: 0
Lecture (LEC)
- IUB GenEd World Culture credit
- COLL (CASE) S&H Breadth of Inq
- IUB GenEd S&H credit
- COLL (CASE) Global Civ & Cultr
- Above class open to undergraduates only
- IUB GenEd World Culture credit
- IUB GenEd S&H credit
- COLL (CASE) S&H Breadth of Inquiry credit
- COLL (CASE) Global Civ & Culture credit
This course aims to reveal the diversity of daily life, religion, social organization, and politics of cultures with African origin in the Diaspora. It explores Afro-American art, culture, and graphic writing and other forms of visual communication, from ancient rupestrian art and rock painting in Africa to present day uses in the Americas. The course also focuses on major contemporary Afro-Atlantic religions including Palo Monte and Abakua in Cuba, Gaga in the Dominican Republic, Revival, Obeah and Kumina in Jamaica, Vodun in Haiti, and Candomblé and Umbanda in Brazil.
The College of Arts