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ARTH 348 Arts of the Artic Units: 3.00
A study of the arts and visual culture of the Indigenous peoples of the northern circumpolar region encompassing Alaska, Canada, and Greenland, with a main focus on Dorset, Thule, and post-1950 Inuit arts. Students will examine the development of modern Inuit art markets, including reception, promotion, and circulation in the south.
Learning Hours: 120 (24 Lecture, 12 Seminar, 84 Private Study)
Requirements: Prerequisite Level 3 or above.
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Compose essays or responses of various lengths to demonstrate comprehension of the ideas, material, and concepts of the course.
- Formulate an independent thesis on a research length topic that makes use of assigned readings.
- Describe and interpret significant works of Indigenous Arctic visual culture and art from prehistoric times to the present.
- Organize library/research materials and produce a bibliography or inventory of relevant objects or texts associated with the course materials, beyond the assigned readings.
- Summarize and critically analyze secondary and primary source material pertinent to the history of Indigenous Arctic art, visual culture, its criticism or understanding.