ARTH 382 - The Feminine as Method for Art Histories of the Black Atlantic

FC ARHU CD WADV

4 credits
In this seminar we will focus on the feminine as a strategic position for artists and critics from which to read against the narratives that have historically legitimized the devaluation of Black lives, philosophies, and aesthetics across the Atlantic. Instead of the representation of women or a biological binary, we will approach the feminine as a subjective position tracing how external markers of difference permeate and transform us. Through in-depth analysis of contemporary artworks and Black Feminist scholarship, we examine the possibilities of conceiving the feminine as a method to repair the intimate fractures of racial, gender, and colonial violence. Field trip(s) required.

Prerequisites: one course in AAST, ARTH, or GSFS.