May 15, 2025  
Fall 2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
Fall 2025 Undergraduate Catalog

AFH 339 - Arts of the African Diaspora


A study of the arts of the African Diaspora from the African continent to Brazil, Surinam, the Caribbean, and the United States. Emphasis is on the full range of art forms, including not only sculptural and performance traditions, but also textiles, basketry, and other crafts. Cultural continuities, spiritual belief, and significant changes in context, meaning, style, and technology are examined.

3 credits

Prerequisite(s): U3 or U4 standing

Advisory Preq: ARH 201  

Offered: This course is offered as both AFH 339 and ARH 329 .

DEC: G

SBC: HFA+