May 02, 2024  
2019-2020 Scripps Catalog 
    
2019-2020 Scripps Catalog THIS IS AN ARCHIVED CATALOG. LINKS MAY NO LONGER BE ACTIVE AND CONTENT MAY BE OUT OF DATE!

Add to Portfolio (opens a new window)

ARHI 162 SC - Art of the Pacific Voyage


Voyages are central to the cultures of the Pacific Ocean, with the arrival of Europeans in the South Pacific only one chapter in a history of maritime mobility and exchange. Students will be introduced to artistic expressions, architectures, material cultures, and performance cultures of Oceania and to art of European travelers to the region, with a particular focus on Island Polynesia and Aotearoa New Zealand. Topics will include the ocean as cultural landscape, seafaring and navigation technologies, cross-cultural and interactive cultural histories, the art of ritual space, artistic responses to colonial legacies, and the relationship between art and ecology.

Course Credit: 1.0
Offered: Every year


Please refer to the course schedule on the Scripps Portal for current course offerings and details.




Add to Portfolio (opens a new window)