ART 178 The Arts and Myths of Mesoamerica

Surveys art and visual culture of the indigenous peoples of Mexico and northern Central America: Guatemala, Belize, Honduras and El Salvador prior to the Spanish conquest. We address the dynamics between people in indigenous nations and settler states and patterns of cultural interchange. We analyze colonialism and its impact on cultural production. The class visits LACMA and will learn to identify major sites and monuments from the Olmecs to the Aztecs. GS-IIIA