Art of Africa

obligatory courses

baisc knowledge concerning culture and religions of Africa

Classroom

The course gives on overview of the specificity of a traditional and modern African art.

The course gives on overview of the specificity of a traditional and modern African art. It will survey the visual arts (including painting and sculpture) produced in Africa, it will also examine the ancient and modern examples of architecture existing on African continent. Several issues concerning the description, classification and interpretation of African are will be also discussed.

Denyer, Susan. 1978. African Traditional Architecture. New York: Africana Publishing Company.

Ethiopian Art. 2001. London : Sam Fogg Rare Books and Manuscripts.

Fagg, William. 1963. Nigerian images: the splendor of African sculpture. New York: Praeger

Fagg, William. 1965. Sculptures africaines: Les univers artistiques des tribus d'Afrique noire. Paris: Fernand Hazan.

Garlake, Peter. 2002. Early Art and Architecture in Africa. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Kelm, Teresa. 2000. Architektura sakralna Sahary. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Arkady

Koziorowska, Jolanta. 2005. Kontynenty. Obyczaje i kultura. Afryka. Poznań: Publicat.

Mount, Marshall Ward. 1974. African Art: The Years Since 1920. Bloomington: Indiana University Press.

Sztuka Afryki w kolekcjach i badaniach polskich. 2014 (red. Sławomir Szafrański, Małgorzata Kądziela, Marta Tobota, Maciej Ząbek). Szczecin: Muzeum Narodowe w Szczecinie.

Sztuka Świata, tom I. 1989. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Arkady (rozdział: „Starożytny Egipt”).

Sztuka świata, tom XIV. Atlas zabytków - Afryka, Ameryka, Azja. 2005. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Arkady.

Trojan, Alina. 1973. Sztuka Czarnej Afryki. Warszawa: Wiedza Powszechna

Steiner, M. Geneza teatru w świetle antropologii kulturowej, Wrocław: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego 2003.

Szturc, W. Rytualne źródła teatru, Kraków: PWST im. Ludwika Solskiego 2013.

Falkiewicz, A. Teatr. Społeczeństwo, Wrocław: Ossolineum 1980.

Plastow, J., African Theatre and Politics, Amsterdam-Atlanta: Rodopi 1996.

Boon, R., Plastow J., (eds.), Theatre Matters, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 1998.

Breitinger, E., Sander, R. (eds.). Drama and theatre in Africa, Bayreuth, W. Germany:Bayreuth University 1986.

Conteh-Morgan, J., Olaniyan, T. (eds.),African drama and performance, Bloomington: Indiana University Press 2004.

Traoré, B., The black African theatre and its social functions, Ibadan: Ibadan University Press, 1972.

Banham, M., Wake, C., Współczesny teatr Czarnej Afryki, Warszawa: Państwowy Instytut Wydawniczy 1980.

has detailed and organized knowledge of art and aesthetics of Africa

knows and understands basic analysis and interpretation methods of various products of culture characteristic of local traditions in Africa

analyze most important phenomena/trends in art (painting, sculpture, architecture, other fields) of African countries

can indicate most important aesthetic preferences taking shape inside the region of sub-Saharan Africa

is aware of significance the culture of African countries have for the culture of the world

oral exam

none