African Art and Architecture

Catalog description

This course surveys select tradition-based African arts from the pre-colonial period up until the present day. Emphasis is placed on the study of key monuments and media within a regional and chronological framework, but also on the cultural principles and concepts reflected in canonical African art. The interrelation of art with ritual, religious belief, gender, politics, and history will be continuing themes. Primary media discussed include architecture, sculpture, masquerade, body adornments, and textiles.