Spanish 380 - World-Making: Art in Times of Global War

Art and Global War

Fall
2023
01
4.00
Ludmila Ferrari

TU/TH | 10:00 AM - 11:20 AM

Amherst College
SPAN-380-01-2324F
Webster Hall Room 217
lferrari@amherst.edu
ARHA-380-01-2324F, LLAS-380-01-2324F

(Offered as SPAN 380, ARHA 380 and LLAS 380) The class will explore the work of artists, art collectives, and community-based projects in Latin America and the U.S. from the 1960s onwards. We will look at how cultural agents “make worlds” to resist, denounce, and transform lives at war. Students will actively participate in both research and creative projects. We will focus on works from Colombia, Mexico, Cuba, Argentina, Chile, and the U.S. Course conducted in Spanish.

Requisite: SPAN 301 or consent of the instructor. Fall semester. Visiting Professor Ferrari.

Pending Faculty Approval

How to handle overenrollment: null

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 visual analysis, in class discussions and written work and creative work. Students will work as independent researches and in groups.

Permission is required for interchange registration during all registration periods.