Hemispheric and Transnational Approaches to Contemporary Art in Americas

(Same as Chicana/o and Central American Studies M237.) Maps current state and future of research, teaching, and museum practice in contemporary art of Americas, with focus on hemispheric and transnational approaches. Study of influential theoretical texts from literary studies and critical examination of recent publications in arts, including museum exhibition catalog, as hemispheric and transnational approach to contemporary Latinx and Latin American arts is posited. Focus intersects with other related topics, including art post-1968; comparative indigeneities in Americas; art, globalism, and biennials; decolonial turn; transnational feminisms; and New American counter narratives.

S/U or letter grading.