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ARHI 3151 A - Critical Issues in Contemporary Indigenous Art History
Tuesdays & Thursdays - 4:30-5:45 PM
Prof. Devon Smither
This course examines current critical issues in contemporary Indigenous art and visual culture from across the settler-colonial areas of North American. We will explore how Indigenous arts are understood in the communities in which they are made, how First Nations, Metis, and Inuit artworks have been understood in Western art historical discourse and museum exhibitions as well as the relationship between “historic” and “contemporary” Indigenous arts. This course will investigate the recent role of Indigenous art in the questioning of identity and self-representation, decolonization, sovereignty, self-determination, and anti-colonial resistance. The course will rely heavily on course readings and class participation, structured like a seminar, it is organized both thematically and geographically in order to address the specific concerns of the land, visual culture, survivance, and Indigeneity.
Prerequisite(s): One of Art History 1000 or third-year standing (a minimum of 60.0 credit hours)
Contact:
Devon Smither | devon.smither@uleth.ca