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Topic 1
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Topics in Latin American Art focuses on key issues, significant
artists,
and definitive moments in the history of the visual arts of Mexico,
Central America, South America and a number of the islands of the
Carribean in the 20th century. This is not a survey course and does not
pretend to be
inclusive or to give the student a view of the totality of Latin American
art. The first lectures focus on background material drawn from
discussions of salient points regarding some of the pre-hispanic societies
of the Americas. The
rest of the course will focus on important artists and artistic movements
of the 20th century. Paradigms will be established in order to allow the
student an insight into themes dealing with appropriation and
re-invention of artistic forms from other western traditions. We will
discuss notions of originality, arguments related to theories of center
versus periphery, problematizing theories of colonialism and
neo-colonialism, race and gender and historical perception.
Students in this course are expected to have a general familiarity
with the history of Western art. The prerequisites for this course may be
fulfilled by having taken a survey of Western art, courses on modern art
or courses on the civilization and culture of Latin America.
Readings in a variety of required and recommended texts (books and
articles) will form the basis of discussion and written projects. Students
may be expected to submit several papers dealing with art on display in
New York galleries and museums. Information of exams and grading will be
stated during the first class.
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TO ALL STUDENTS IN "TOPICS IN LATIN AMERICAN ART: 20th CENTURY":
The information and the images on this web site are strictly to be used
as a study aid and a brief guide to the material dealt with in class. By
no means does this give you all the art or ideas that are contained within
the
lectures. Attendance at every lecture will be mandatory. Attendance will
be taken and it will be factored into your final grade.
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Related links: We will try to include related links with each
topic so that you might have access to a wide variety of sources,
opinions and
visual images. Because of the relative ease with which web sites may be
published, you should always approach them
with a healthy degree of questioning and scepticism,
remembering that just
because something is printed on a page does not mean it is factually
correct. Take special notice of web sites which follow scholarly
procedures such as including footnotes and bibliographies for the
material presented.
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