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2013 / 2014Graduate Schools of Arts & SciencesCourses

African Diaspora Arts in the Americas

GRS AA 716

Credits:
4
Graduate Prerequisites:
graduate standing.

Study of the transmission of African artistry in the Caribbean, South America, and the United States from the period of slavery to the present. Topics include Kongo and Yoruba arts and their influence on the arts of Santeria, Vodun, and carnival. Also offered as GRS AH 716.

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