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Fall Course Spotlight: CAS AH114 Kongo to Cuba: Art, Exchange, and Self-Determination in Africa and Latin America

This course introduces the arts of Africa and Latin America. It explores the rich diversity of each continent’s artistic production and highlights the impact of their intertwining histories on visual expression in the wake of transcontinental exchange and globalization. Effective Fall 2022, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Aesthetic Exploration, Critical Thinking.

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Associate Professor Cynthia Becker was awarded the inaugural Innovative Teaching Award by ACASA

Associate Professor Cynthia Becker was awarded the inaugural Innovative Teaching Award by ACASA (Arts Council of the African Studies Association). The selection committee highlighted the multimedia expression and community engagement dimensions of two courses she developed at BU: “From Morocco to Timbuktu: Art and Architecture at the Saharan Crossroads” (offered this fall) and “African Art in the City.” As […]

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