Art History

Explore image-based visual traditions and the moving image across the continent of Africa from the 19th century to the present.

Study the elements and dimensions of art and the philosophical, political, and psychological evolution of various cultures.

Examines the history, aesthetics, process and function of the visual arts of Africa from the prehistoric period to traditional societies of today. Study the interrelationship between the visual arts and religion, music, dance and other components of the African culture.

Examine the development of art, design and culture by people of African descent, 19th century to the contemporary.

Explore the visual arts from prehistoric times to the end of the twelfth century. Fall semester only.

Explore the visual arts from the thirteenth century to the present. Spring semester only.

Study painting, sculptural, architectural, decorative traditions as well as art historiography of Antiquity.

Explore the interpretation and evaluation in the visual arts, with emphasis placed upon artistic expression in the African Diaspora. May be repeated for up to six (6) hours of credit.

Explore an on-site professional experience in a museum, gallery, cultural agency, or with the James A. Porter Colloquium.

Explore the visual arts and material culture of the Caribbean and South America.

Study nineteenth century European, American and international styles of painting, printmaking, sculpture and architecture.

Study twentieth century European, American and international styles of painting, printmaking, sculpture and architecture.

Study the visual arts of African civilization. Learn of the artistic achievements of such civilizations as Ghana, Mali, Songhai, Nok, Igbo Ukwu, Benin, and Owo, among others, and the art of more recent cultural groups.

Explore the history, aesthetics, processes and functions of the visual arts in ancient African civilizations in the Nile Valley and the Rift Valley. Study the artistic achievements of such civilizations as Egypt, Nubia, Aksum, Meore, Zimbabwe and of others since medieval times. Valley. Understand the artistic achievements of such civilizations as Egypt, Nubia, Aksum, Meore, Zimbabwe and of others since medieval times.

Study the elements and dimensions of art produced by persons of African descent in the United States from precolonial times to 1945. Fall semester only.

Learn the elements and dimensions of art produced by persons of African descent in the United States from 1950 to the present. Spring semester only.

Explore research methodology and its application to the study of various cultures, and independent study with faculty supervision.

Examine research methodology and its application to the study of various cultures, and independent study with faculty supervision.

Learn the philosophical and social structure of the indigenous African cultures across sacred and secular art forms.

Explore the problems in art historiography and art criticism and to explore the issues of identity and culture through examination of the Harlem Renaissance and contemporary developments in African American Art.

Study the artistic practice of artists of Caribbean-descent from 1980s to the contemporary.

Examine the relationship between visual representation and self-fashioning across African Diasporic communities

Study the history of Black women artists and the history of representing the black female body in American visual culture.

Examine of the work of Romare Bearden through interdisciplinary frameworks.

Examine art created after 1980 and explore the socio-political and economic conditions that shape contemporary aesthetic practices.