Art History 391F - S- Topics in African Art

Focusing on modern and contemporary visual culture, we will ask: what does it mean to see, imagine, and witness Black queer feminisms? Topics include formerly enslaved drag artist-activist William Dorsey Swann, Cheryl Dunye's The Watermelon Woman, Mickalene Thomas's mixed media collages, and a vast range of other Black visual culture.

Visualizing Black Queer Feminisms - Focusing on modern and contemporary visual culture, we will ask: what does it mean to see, imagine, and witness Black queer feminisms? Topics include formerly enslaved drag artist-activist William Dorsey Swann, Cheryl Dunye?s The Watermelon Woman, Mickalene Thomas?s mixed media collages, and a vast range of other Black visual culture.