HAA 1028 - EXHIBITIONS AND MUSEUMS IN AFRICA
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Long Description Popular culture and politics are addressing displays of African objects with greater regularity than ever before—from French President Emmanuel Macron’s 2017 promise to restitute African art from French museums’ collections, to the provocative museum scene in the film Black Panther (2018), to the ongoing viral growth of museum activism on social media accounts like DecolonizeThisPlace. Yet, despite this growing awareness of the dilemmas surrounding the collection and display of African art in the West, most U.S. audiences still know little about the presence of museums and exhibitions throughout Africa today. Exhibitions have played a critical role in the continent’s histories, whether instrumentalized to uphold colonialism, deployed to strengthen independence struggles, or used as tools to manipulate local and global economies. In this class, a historically- and geographically-diverse array of African exhibitions, museums, and displays will offer the materials through which students become familiar with African histories while grappling with broad theoretical topics, including approaches to memory, coloniality, nationalism, resistance, and reparations.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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