What is art? What defines Latin American and Latino art, and how does it contribute to the formation of diverse societies in the Western Hemisphere? In this course, we will explore these questions through the lens of art’s political potential. Focusing on 20th and 21st century visual representations—including drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, installation, and performance—we will examine how Latin American and Latino art engages with histories of resistance, identity, economics, and transformation.
We will also participate in theoretical analysis to explore how these artistic traditions respond to, resist, and reshape North Atlantic movements such as Abstraction, Expressionism, Surrealism, Pop Art, and Conceptual Art, through acts of appropriation, critique, and reinvention. Over the course of the semester, we will move from a North Atlantic theoretical framework toward Latin American and Latino perspectives, inviting students to reconsider the global dynamics of art and power. This class is taught in Spanish. Fulfills Advanced Writing Intensive requirement for CORE.
SP-301, SP-303, SP-306 or permission from instructor.