ARHA 5322 - Arts of Africa

Three credit hours.

This course is designed to introduce students to the arts of sub-Saharan Africa. In readings and class lectures, we will examine the function, materials, and aesthetics of the art and architecture of this part of the world, and will discuss how they reflect the social, religious, political, and economic situations of the people who made them. We will also grapple with issues of art markets, colonization, and museum display. Dual listed in the Undergraduate Catalog as ARHA 4322