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HISP 157 - Approaches to the Art of the Americas

FC ARHU CD
4 credits
This course provides an introduction to the art of the Americas following a rough chronology from ancient through the present. Through a close analysis of each context, we will consider a range of art practices including architecture, city planning, land art, ceramics, fiber arts, printmaking, painting, and sculpture. Students will explore themes including networks of cultural exchange and migration, empire and expansion, decolonial and post-colonial methodologies, spirituality and art, nation building, modernization, and universalism.
This course is cross-listed with ARTH 157

This course is appropriate for new students.


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