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Pre-Hispanic Art and Design of South America

Parsons School of Design: Sch. Art and Dsgn Hist and Th

Liberal Arts
Undergraduate Course
Degree Students (with Restrictions)
Pre-Hispanic Art and Design
Fall 2024
Taught By: Raul Zamudio
Section: A

CRN: 12058

Credits: 3

This course covers pre-Hispanic art and design of the Andes, the Caribbean, and Mesoamerica. It begins with the Olmecs c. 2000 BCE and ends with the Spanish conquest of the Aztecs, 1519-1521. Then it will focus on the Andes, beginning with Chavín de Huántar c.1200 BCE and culminating with the Inca and their conquest by the Spanish in 1534. Also, to be studied will be the art and culture of the Taíno that inhabited areas of the Caribbean. While the pre-Hispanic period historically terminates with the conquest, the course will also explore post-conquest Indo-Hispano art that was neither purely indigenous nor Colonial, but a syncretic hybrid formed and shaped by both New and Old-World cultures. Some of the disciplinary approaches this course culls from include anthropology/archaeology, art history, and post-colonial/decolonial theory. The type of art and design the course will investigate both formally and in context includes architecture, painting, sculpture, textiles and costume, performance or ritual-based art, ceramics, lapidary arts, manuscripts, and featherwork. Pathways: Art and Design History

Open to: University undergraduate degree students. Pre-requisite(s): first-year university writing course and at least one prior history or methods course in art, media, film, or visual culture.

College: Parsons School of Design (PS)

Department: Sch. Art and Dsgn Hist and Th (ADHT)

Campus: New York City (GV)

Course Format: Lecture (L)

Modality: In-Person

Max Enrollment: 20

Add/Drop Deadline: September 9, 2024 (Monday)

Online Withdrawal Deadline: November 17, 2024 (Sunday)

Seats Available: Yes

Status: Closed*

* Status information is updated every few minutes. The status of this course may have changed since the last update. Open seats may have restrictions that will prevent some students from registering. Updated: 4:30am EDT 10/4/2024

Meeting Info:
Days: Tuesday
Times: 12:10pm - 2:50pm
Building: Parsons 2 W 13th
Room: 1011
Date Range: 8/27/2024 - 12/3/2024