Africana Studies 202am - Topics in Africana Studies: Art, Activism and Media

Black artist-activists have long used art and media as a means of chronicling, demanding, and inducing change. Examining film, photography, visual art, theater, literature and social media among other forms this course considers the work of Black artists and activists, their relationship to the political, and the reception of their work. We critically engage performances and representations of Blackness to explore Black subjectivity and think through how artists and activists craft space for Black agency. Our work together is animated by key questions surrounding the relationship between art and politics, media and activism, and Black art and survival. Enrollment limited to 50. (E)