TRVL400 Cuba 2019 Artist-In-Residency: Cultural Geographies, Personal Narratives, Art and the Natural Environment 3cr

The course provides an overview of Cuban arts and culture from the pre-colonial period to the present. Course materials examine regional Caribbean political geographies and environmental concerns. Students research interdisciplinary forms of religious expressions and artistic /spiritual traditions alive in Cuba today. Students explore Cuban architectural traditions and sense of memory; historic monuments, public , private spaces and UNESCO sites. Studio project proposals are motivated by individual artistic interests and scholarship. Students are encouraged to produce self-reflective work while engaged in international cross cultural research.

Students define/redefine conceptual terms related to self, culture and the natural environment

Prerequisites: By permission.

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