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Course Schedule - Spring Semester 2026
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HART 599 001 (CRN: 25700)
COLONIAL LATIN AMERICAN ART
Long Title: COLONIAL LATIN AMERICAN ART
Department: Art History
Instructor: Diel, Lori
Meeting: 10:00AM - 12:29PM W (12-JAN-2026 - 24-APR-2026)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Section Max Enrollment: 10
Section Enrolled: 4
Enrollment data as of: 25-NOV-2025 7:11AM
Final Exam: No Final Exam
Description: This seminar looks at the art of Colonial Latin America, specifically the viceroyalties of New Spain and Peru, with a focus on colonialism and its impact on visual culture. It considers interactions between Indigenous and European cultural traditions and explores the cultural, historical, social, economic, religious, political, racial, and cultural contexts and functions of this art. Topics to be studied include Indigenous art forms and their change under colonial rule; race and mestizaje; Latin American Catholicism; national identity; urbanism; portraiture; Neoclassicism and buen gusto; and the link between art and the rise of Independence movements.