AH 5320 - West African Art

The visual art traditions, including sculpture, ceramics, textiles, and architecture, of the forest and savanna zones of West Africa.

Requisites:
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:

Be able to critically assess and comment on own writing and writing of others.
Demonstrate advanced critical thinking and viewing of texts and art works.
Demonstrate advanced interpretative skills through oral presentations and written works.
Demonstrate advanced knowledge of scholarly resources appropriate to research topic, including printed and electronic sources.
Develop ideas for research projects and be able to apply strategies of revision.
Explore arts through a variety of contexts, including aesthetics, culture, society, politics, performance, religion, and gender.