Global Art History III: From Colonial Vistas to Avant-Garde Horizons

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GE-Human Culture: Arts/Human Diversity In this course, you will explore global art and architecture from the Enlightenment era to contemporary times (ca. 1700-present). Focused on the complex relationships between artistic forms, sociopolitical contexts, and global interconnectedness, the course encompasses art from the Ottoman Empire, Pacific cultures, modern Africa, Qing Dynasty China, Edo period Japan, Indigenous Americas, and 18th-20th-century Europe and America. The course culminates with an in-depth study of Post-War and Global Contemporary Art, examining how avant-garde movements and themes of colonization have shaped artistic discourse.