ART 207 Indigenous Art of the Americas

Explores the artistic traditions of South America, Central America, and Native North America. As a survey of the visual arts of these regions, the aim of the course is to engage students with Indigenous art forms in their richness, diversity, and temporal depth, from arts known through the archaeological record to arts of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The value and role of these art forms to Indigenous nations and communities will be explored in multiple contexts. Topics of investigation will include colonial histories and legacies; stereotype; visual sovereignty; cultural continuity and survivance; the history and ethics of collecting and exhibitions; and the repatriation of Indigenous art and artifacts.