School of Humanities, University of Hong Kong

Other African Studies Courses

FINE2057 Arts of West, Central and Southern Africa (6 credits)

(This course is also offered to second and third year non-BA students for inter-faculty broadening purposes.)

This course explores some of the artistic practices and material culture found in West, Central and Southern Africa. It provides a general introduction to the topic and offers a selective overview of the diversity of practices, styles and mediums. The course is organized geographically beginning with West Africa; from the earliest evidence for sculptural traditions and the rise of centralized structures of authority, to the variety and richness of the artistic and material culture traditions found in this region. It proceeds on to Central and Southern African communities and concludes with some examples of contemporary art practice and the ways in which the twentieth century has been a time of great change for visual culture in Africa.

Assessment: 100% coursework.

For details of the course FINE2057 , please approach the Department of Fine Arts of the School of Humanities.