Fall 2020

Storytelling Arts in Mesoamerica

Listed in: Art and the History of Art, as ARHA-212  |  English, as ENGL-212

Moodle site: Course

Faculty

Chris Couch (Section 01)

Description

(Offered as ENGL 212 and ARHA 212) [Before 1800] This course will explore the major pictorial narrative traditions of Mesoamerica, focusing on manuscripts of the Aztec, Maya, and Mixtec peoples, as well as other media, including texts and images from murals, ceramics, monuments, and mirrors. These visual and narrative media continue to play important roles in the preservation of Indigenous identity, solidarity, and cultural identity within nation states; the course will examine public, popular, and fine arts reviving, repurposing, and supporting resistance using this imagery.

Limited to 18 students. Fall semester. Visiting Lecturer Couch.

If Overenrolled: Preference given to English majors and Five College Native American Studies certificate students.

Keywords

Attention to Issues of Class, Attention to Issues of Gender and Sexuality, Attention to Issues of Race, Attention to Issues of Social Justice, Attention to Research, Attention to Speaking, Attention to Writing, Transnational or World Cultures Taught in English

Offerings

2022-23: Not offered
Other years: Offered in Fall 2020, Spring 2022