ARTH V09A — Art of the Ancient Americas
This course surveys the visual culture of Mesoamerica and South America from pre-history to the Spanish conquest. The comparative analysis of social, religious, political, and economic messages sent by these objects and monuments will elucidate patterns of interaction, continuity, disjunction, and adaptation through time and space. Discipline specific approaches and vocabulary will be introduced and individual works will be analyzed in relation to their political, social, religious, economic, cosmological, and philosophical contexts. Cultural awareness and visual, stylistic, and cultural literacy will be emphasized, both within and across geographic regions and times.
Part of
- Art History, Associate in Arts for Transfer
- Art History, Certificate of Achievement (COA)
- Ceramics, Associate in Arts
- Fine Art, Associate in Arts
- Studio Arts, Associate in Arts for Transfer
- Modern Policing, Associate in Science
- California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC), Certificate of Achievement
- General Studies—Arts and Humanities, Associate in Arts