National Parks, Colonialism, and Art - 1 Week

Tu+Fri, 6-8pm ET

1 week, March 18 + 21

This course examines National Parks in the United States in relation to American Imperialism, with a focus on how visual art played a role in this history. We particularly consider the landscape paintings attached to the National Parks projects as we discuss the historical colonial context as well as the impacts felt today.

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Instructor: Natalia Vargas Márquez is an independent scholar and editor based in Chile. She holds an Art History PhD from the University of Minnesota. Her dissertation examined Indigenous paintings in early modern Cuzco under colonial Spanish occupation. She currently researches depictions of nature, animals, and the politics of colonialism.