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Academic Year 2000/2001
African Art History (Freshman Seminar)
ARHA 297 SP
The seminar begins by asking the question, What is Africa?, proceeds by considering what constitutes art in Africa (by extension, we may redefine art in general), and then asks how African scholars go about retrieving
cultural history (or the history of
cultural artifacts) in sub-Saharan Africa. We will also emphasize writing; writing for precision and clarity of description (formal analysis) and writing for analytical and interpretive detail (contextual ethnography).
A Saturday field trip to New York
City will be mandatory.
MAJOR READINGS
Jan Vansina, AFRICAN ART HISTORY S. Brett-Smith, THE MAKING OF BAMANA SCULPTURE Peter Mark, "16th & 17th Senegambian architecture," HISTORY IN AFRICA, 1995 A. Appiah, IN MY FATHER'S HOUSE
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Examinations and Assignments not known
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
African Art History (Freshman Seminar) ] The seminar begins by asking the question, What is Africa?, proceeds by considering what constitutes art in Africa (by extension, we may redefine art in general), and then asks
how African scholars go about
retrieving cultural history (or the history of cultural artifacts) in sub-Saharan Africa. We will also emphasize writing; writing for precision and clarity of description (formal analysis) and writing for analytical and
interpretive detail (contextual
ethnography). A Saturday field trip to New York City will be mandatory. MAJOR READINGS: Jan Vansina, AFRICAN ART HISTORY S. Brett-Smith, THE MAKING OF BAMANA SCULPTURE Peter Mark, "16th & 17th Senegambian
architecture," HISTORY IN AFRICA, 1995 A.
Appiah, IN MY FATHER'S HOUSE EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS: Two short papers, lead one class discussion on readings; one long research paper. ADDITIONAL REUQIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS: Unless preregistered students
attend the first class meeting or
communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office. COURSE FORMAT: Seminar
COURSE FORMAT:
Lecture
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level:
UGRD
Credit:
1
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA ART
Grading Mode:
Student Option
Prerequisites:
NONE
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Last Updated on MAR-26-2001
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