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Art and Culture Contact in Oceania

Course Number: 
190W
Examines impact of culture contact on Oceanic and Euro-American visual cultures in context of "discovery," colonialism, and "postcolonialism." Topics include 18th-century visual culture, colonial identities, primitivism, syncretism, impact of Christianity, contemporary art/market, media, tourism, transnationalism, and globalization. (Formerly course 190O.) Prerequisite(s): course 100A; prior course work related to Oceania recommended. Enrollment restricted history of art and visual culture majors and minors or by instructor permission. (General Education Code(s): A, E.)
Quarter: 
Winter
Academic Year: 
2013-14