Black Feminist Art Practices

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The recent onslaughts of reproductive rights, and the rights of trans and gender non-conforming people, have irrevocably crushed our illusions of a taken-for-granted sovereignty over our own bodies. In this class, we will examine contemporary art practices from Africa and the African diaspora that explore a radical feminist self-possession, which cannot be reduced to claims of ownership, domination, and control. Interrogating how Black feminist artists have responded to the refused recognition of institutions as museum and art galleries, we will trace the ever-expanding significance of immaterial, performative, and ephemeral artworks through the twenty-first century. Satisfies Africana Studies major and minor requirement. Satisfies an Art major and minor requirement. Satisfies a Gender and Sexuality Studies major and minor requirement. Satisfies the Visual and Performing Arts requirement. Satisfies the Cultural Diversity requirement.