About ARTH 3000 A
Advanced seminar for Art History majors. May repeat for credit with different content. Topics vary by offering; periodic offering at intervals that may exceed four years. Prerequisites: Six hours of 2000-level Art History, including three hours in the area of the seminar; minimum Junior standing.
Notes
Prereqs: 6 hrs. of 2000-level Art History including 3 hours in the area of the seminar, minimum Jr. standing; PACE students by permission and override. System waitlisting enabled for this section.
Section Description
This course delves into the rich and diverse landscape of postcolonial art produced by contemporary artists hailing from the Global South and other historically marginalized communities. Through an interdisciplinary approach, students will explore how these artists challenge, deconstruct, and redefine traditional narratives, while offering critical perspectives on major institutions and power structures. By de-centering Western perspectives, this course introduces students to and examines alternative ways of knowing and understanding the world.
Drawing from a wide range of artistic mediums such as painting, sculpture, installation, performance, and new media, students will engage with the works of renowned artists who interrogate the social, political, economic, and cultural systems that shape our world. By centering the voices and experiences of artists outside the Western canon, this course seeks to disrupt the long-standing dominance of Western perspectives in the art world. We will investigate through a series of case studies how artists challenge and disrupt the art world by critiquing systems of power, representation, and canonization within the Eurocentric art world.
This class offers a critical examination of decolonial theory, challenging the limitations of the post-colonial framework and interrogating the persistence of colonial power dynamics in contemporary society. By centering the voices of scholars and activists from marginalized communities, we will explore the complexities of coloniality and its ongoing manifestations in various social, political, and cultural contexts. Through engaging discussions, readings, and case studies, students will analyze how colonialism continues to shape systems of oppression, privilege, and resistance in the present day. We will critique the tendency to view colonialism as a thing of the past, emphasizing instead its enduring impact on global structures of power and knowledge production. Students will examine the intersections of local and global cultures, as artists navigate the complexities of globalization, migration, diaspora, and cultural hybridity.
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