May 19, 2025  
Fall 2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
Fall 2025 Undergraduate Catalog

ARH 329 - Arts of the African Diaspora


A study of the arts of the African Diaspora from the African continent to Brazil, Surinam, the Caribbean, and the United States. Emphasis is on the full range of art forms, including not only sculptural and performance traditions, but also textiles, basketry, and other crafts. Cultural continuities, spiritual belief, and significant changes in context, meaning, style, and technology are examined.

3 credits

Prerequisite(s): one ARH course or one AFH course

Offered: This course is offered as both AFH 339  and ARH 329.

DEC: G

SBC: HFA+