ARH.1042 Arts of Africa, Oceania, and Native Americas
This course will provide a comprehensive study of the native arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas from pre-history to the present. The student will be introduced to the stylistic diversity of these three regions through lectures which will be based on the required course texts. The course will cover the history of the visual arts in these three regions over a large expanse of time and geography. Lectures will stress the aesthetic qualities, religious, social, and ethnographic functions and meanings of native art forms. Each week the student will be introduced to a geographic region and the art producing ethnic groups of each region will be studied. Particular attention will be given to figural, masking, and architectural traditions; other topics will include textile design, architecture, and royal arts. One field trip to The Metropolitan Museum of Art will be required.
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