Survey: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and Native North America . ARTHI 6E
Explores how cultural encounters shaped the history of globalization from antiquity to the present by evaluating the long history of Africa-Europe encounters as revealed through visual culture. Uses the landmark publication The Image of the Black in Western Art as a principal framework for exploring the long history of African presence in Europe from classical antiquity to the present. Through analysis of paintings, sculpture, manuscripts, mosaics, prints, decorative arts, and photography, students examine how images of Africans in Western art illuminate commercial exchange, religious devotion, diplomacy, military alliances, migration, artistic patronage, and cultural interaction across continents.
No Prerequisites
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Level LimitLetters and science
CollegeGEs Area F World Cult
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2.4
Loved all his courses, really leaves you thinking!
Prof. Ogbechie doesn't help you prepare for the midterm or final, you're basically on your own and this class depends on your TA. He has an accent which makes it hard to understand him, on top of that, he has a deep voice and starts to get quiet and mumble when he says longer sentences. He also lacks the mutual respect that students give him.
Not the most approachable teacher, nevertheless he is a fair grader and explains his lessons fairly well.
Prof. Ogbechie is very knowledgable and incorporates very interesting artwork and content into the course. However, he does not prepare you for the midterm or final very well which is most of your grade. The midterm and final requires memorizing 30 ish artwork ID's, information about them, and artistic analysis. Too much reading, just skim.
Lectures can frankly be convoluted, monotonous, and confusing. The amount of reading in this class is PAINFUL. Your entire grade comes down to the midterm and final, both structured similarly. Do NOT take this class as a GE if you can avoid it. It wasn't the worst, but it was more stressful than I liked.
IF YOU'RE TAKING THIS FOR A GE, DON'T DO IT. Lectures are boring, and he's low-key rude. He expects you to know everything he knows about the artworks. You will not pass the tests if you don't study, but even then, it is hard to study cause his slides are weird . basically this class gmfu. dont take it. Trust. Especially if you're a stem major.
Richard Wittman
3.5