LATA 6160
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- Schedule of Classes - June 7, 2023 8:54PM EDT
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Classes
LATA 6160
Course Description
Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2022-2023.
The colonial period in Latin America (circa 1521-1820s) witnessed the formation of one of the most diverse societies in the world. Labor regimes, religious activities, marriage alliances, and commercial contacts engendered by the Spanish colonial enterprise brought Spaniards, Africans, and Indigenous peoples into dynamic contact. This cross-fertilization of cultures resulted in the construction of new cultural categories and colonial identities whose reverberations continue to be felt into the present day. This seminar explores the role that visual culture played in the articulation of identity in Latin America. For the purposes of this seminar, "identity" can be loosely defined as the overlapping allegiances to which one ascribes, whether racial, cultural, gendered, religious, or community-based. The visual culture of colonial Latin America can reveal multitudes on the construction of self and community across temporal and geographical contexts. We will explore a variety of colonial Latin American objects and images, including paintings, textiles, and material culture. Our discussions of images will be guided by readings on hybridity, coloniality, cross-cultural exchange, and the early modern Atlantic world.
When Offered Spring.
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 4160, ARTH 6160, LATA 4160, VISST 4160
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Opt NoAud(Letter or S/U grades (no audit))
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Section Topic
Topic: Art and Identity in Colonial Latin America
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R Goldwin Smith Hall G19
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
Instructors
Cohen-Aponte, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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