ARTH 155. Picturing Colonialism

This course examines how art and architecture helped to construct Spanish colonialism in the Americas, covering the roughly three hundred years of artistic production between 1492 and the Latin American independence movements of the early 1800’s. The course is constructed around specific art historical case studies that allow us to think about the role of visual and material culture in the negotiation of colonial society. Although we will touch briefly upon the broader trends in visual and material culture from across Latin America, the majority of our attention will be directed toward the art and culture of what is today Mexico and Peru. In addition to studying seminal artworks from these regions, we will examine important methodological and theoretical approaches to understanding the relationship between art, society, and colonial politics during this period.
Humanities.
2 credits.
Eligible for LALS
Catalog chapter: Art
Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/art

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