SW 273 - Southwestern Arts & Culture

Institution:

Colorado College

Subject:

Description:

Introduces interdisciplinary methods of analysis and interpretation in Southwestern expressive media including music, dance, oral literature, drama, visual arts, and material culture. Selected genres and styles of Native American and Latino expression are explored within their cultural and historical contexts. Introduces central issues in Southwestern expressive culture, such as cultural performance, symbolic communication, creativity and social process, acquisition of artistic competence, gender roles, tourism and commodification, authenticity, representation and appropriation, intellectual property rights, and repatriation of expressive media. (Not offered 2008-09.) 1 unit.

Credits:

1.00 - 9.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.coloradocollege.edu

Phone Number:

(719) 389-6000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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