Course Description
Discipline(s):
Cultures & Societies of the World
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Artistic, Interpretive, & Philosophical Inquiry
In our investigation of Black speculative music, film, science fiction and visual art, we will plunge into the nuances of folklore, cosmology, philosophy and ancestral wisdom embedded with themes of liberation in these works. The course will be deepen our understanding of the diversity of Black thought and creativity and transform our own ideas of time, space, place and self. Artists studied include Janelle Monae, Lee Scratch Perry, Octavia Butler, Sun Ra, and more.
