Storytelling Arts | English

Spring 2022

Storytelling Arts in Mesoamerica

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

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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. Spring semester. Visiting Lecturer Couch.

Expectations

Students who enroll in this course will likely encounter and be expected to engage in the following intellectual skills, modes of learning, and assessment: emphasis on written work, readings, independent research, field work or trips, visual analysis, understanding cultural context Students with documented disabilities who will require accommodations in this course should be in consultation with Accessibility Services and reach out to the faculty member as soon as possible to ensure that accommodations can be made in a timely manner.

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

Offerings

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

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Spring 2022

Storytelling Arts in Mesoamerica

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