AHIS 71 - African American Art History

    Recent Professors
    Harrison A. B., Rodriguez K., Benson J. K., Manno M., Tirr C. A., Donon S. G., Adams L. K., Manseau F. J. and 3 more
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026
    Class Size
    Not published
    Credits
    3
    Fall 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3A · IGETC Area 3A · CSU GE Area C1
    Description
    Cal-GETC Area 3A (Arts) Satisfies Global Citizenship Formerly ART 71. This course surveys artworks made by African Americans in the United States and abroad. Students will explore visual and material culture from the inception of chattel slavery in the sixteenth-century to contemporary Black Art Movements including Reconstruction and the Harlem Renaissance. Additionally, the impact of political movements on artists and their work such as the Black Liberation Movement and #BlackLivesMatter. In addition, students will consider how artists have contended with issues of race, gender, and sexuality and will examine transnational artist networks in Latin America and Europe among other places. Course content includes cross-historical phenomena such as the AIDS crisis, Afrofuturism, and the history of the Black Panther.
    Usually Held
    Fri 12:30pm–2:45pm, Fri 12:30pm–3:20pm, Fri 9:30am–12:20pm, Mon 12:30pm–2:20pm