AH 165 - The Black Experience:African-American Art and Criticism in the 20th Century

Institution:

Fairfield University

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Description:

This course explores Black art and culture in the 20th century, focusing on the art works themselves and how these works use Black culture as subject and context.It traces the development of African-American art from the social upheavals and rapid identity transformations of the Civil War Era through World War I, to the emergence of the "New Negro" of the Harlem Renaissance and Jazz Age, to the return of Black folk imagery in Depression and post-Depression art, to the social and political awareness of the Civil Rights era, to the reconsideration of "blackness" explored during the feminist and postmodern decades.The course gives equal consideration throughout to the artistic dialogue including text, criticism, and vi deo.This course meets the U.S. diversity requireme nt. Three credit

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

fairfield.edu/

Phone Number:

(203) 254-4000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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