Listed in: Art and the History of Art, as ARHA-38 | Black Studies, as BLST-43
Rowland O. Abiodun (Section 01)
(A) (Also Art 38.) In the traditionally non-literate societies of Africa, verbal and visual arts constitute two systems of communication. The performance of verbal art and the display of visual art are governed by social and cultural rules. We will examine the epistemological process of understanding cultural symbols, of visualizing narratives, or proverbs, and of verbalizing sculptures or designs. Focusing on the Yoruba people of West Africa, the course will attempt to interpret the language of their verbal and visual arts and their interrelations in terms of cultural cosmologies, artistic performances, and historical changes in perception and meaning. We will explore new perspectives in the critical analysis of African verbal and visual arts, and their interdependence as they support each other through mutual references and allusions. Fall semester. Professor Abiodun.
Section 01
M 12:30 PM - 01:50 PM COOP 101
W 12:30 PM - 01:50 PM COOP 101