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Art and Identity in the Black Atlantic World
AFAM168 FA

This First-Year Initiative and seminar course explores the relationship between material culture and identity. Art and architecture play a central role in the definition of both individual and group identity. This seminar will select several case studies both from Africa and from the African Diaspora that illustrate the phenomenon whereby art expresses, symbolizes, or creates identity.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: HA ART    Grading Mode: Student Option   

Prerequisites: NONE

Last Updated on MAR-24-2000

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