African Arts, Music and Film

Visual arts, music and cinema from across Africa.

AFST-330 Year 3 3 credits 12 lessons planned ▶ Video lessons coming soon

Offered by HSM University · African Studies

Course content

  1. 1Approaches to African artComing
  2. 2Sculpture and masksComing
  3. 3Textiles and dressComing
  4. 4Painting and modern artComing
  5. 5Music traditionsComing
  6. 6Popular music from highlife to AfrobeatsComing
  7. 7Dance and performanceComing
  8. 8African cinemaComing
  9. 9Nollywood and popular filmComing
  10. 10Museums and restitutionComing
  11. 11Contemporary African artistsComing
  12. 12An arts research projectComing

Requirements

Recommended background. You can start any course at any time.

Description

Visual arts, music and cinema from across Africa.

Part of the Arts & Social Sciences stream, typically taken in year 3.