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ART 371 - African-American Art

3.00 credit hours
An overview of the contributions made by African-Americans to the visual arts of the United States in conjunction with an examination of the political and cultural debates regarding race, class and gender as they pertain to the African-American experience in this country. Consideration of colonial America, followed by an in-depth study of visual products from the 19th and 20th centuries, with particular emphasis given to the Harlem Renaissance, black art movements of the 1960’s and 1970’s as well as contemporary works that speak to issues of identity.

Prerequisite(s): ART 276  or instructor consent.


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