INQ-271 | Race, Ethnicity, Art in the US

Full Title: Race, Ethnicity, and the Art of the United States

Topic Description:

How have perceptions of race and ethnicity shaped the art of the United States? In turn, how have these works of art influenced society? Through art, architecture, and the human-built environment, we can see evidence of how individuals across the nation's history have understood, represented, constructed, and contested ideas about race and ethnicity. Close study of individual objects will guide students to deeper understanding of changing conceptions of race and ethnicity and the rich artistic traditions that have developed through the convergence of cultures in the United States. Finally, we will consider the techniques that artists have used to challenge--and potentially transform--ideas about race and ethnicity. Progressing from the American Revolution through the present, this course will help students develop a long view on the dynamics of race and ethnicity in the United States as told through the history of art.

Counts as Global? No

Topic Approved: December 2017