Topics in Global/ComparativeStudies: Art & Performance of Afric (AHS 3608)

Term: 2022-23 Spring

Faculty

Ms. Deborah L. DicksonShow MyInfo popup for Ms. Deborah L. Dickson

ddickson@kcai.edu

Office Hours

• Start Date: Jan 24 2018 10:50AM
• End Date: Jan 24 2018 3:00PM
• Single Date:
• Weekly Days: Monday Wednesday
• Note: e-mail for appt. if not directly after class

Office Hours

• Start Date: Jan 24 2018 10:50AM
• End Date: Jan 24 2018 3:00PM
• Single Date:
• Weekly Days: Monday Wednesday
• Note:

Office Hours

• Start Date: Jan 24 2018 10:50AM
• End Date: Jan 24 2018 3:00PM
• Single Date:
• Weekly Days: Monday Wednesday
• Note: e-mail for appt. if not directly after class

Lecturer, Art History

MA Art History, UMKC 1997

Areas: Freshman Art History, African Art, Oceanic Art, Art of the Americas, Mayan Art, Modern and Postmodern Architecture, History of Printmaking, Ancient Roman Art and Architecture, Art in the Galleries

Schedule

Mon-Wed, 4:30 PM - 5:50 PM (1/23/2023 - 5/12/2023) Location: MAIN DH 119

Description

[G/C] This course focuses on the art, altars and performance found in the Maroon cultures of Suriname, Candomblé, and Umbanda practitioners in Brazil, Santeria in Cuba, Voodoo in Haiti, Rastafarianism in Jamaica, and folk artists of the southern United States, as well as international contemporary artists continuing these traditions and addressing issues like cultural identity in their art.