Carlos Figueroa-Beltran
MALAS 600C/LATAM 580
MESOAMERICAN CERAMICS is a course that explores the cross-section of art, archaeology, and ethnohistory through the study of the ceramics of Mesoamerica, a vast territory that spanned from Sinaloa in northwestern Mexico to El Salvador.
This course examines the iconography, context, and function of the visual arts of the Mesoamerican world, with the idea of developing works of art inspired by the Mesoamerican civilizations from pre-contact times to the present.
Through this study, we hope to inspire a new work of art for the campus, created by students from both Latin American Studies and the Ceramics Area in the School of Art and Design, discussing issues of appropriation and representation as we explore ancient works as inspiration for a contemporary work of art.
My name is Carlos Figueroa-Beltran. I work at the Center for Latin American Studies as a lecturer and graduate advisor. My academic background varies from archaeology, anthropology, ethnohistory, intercultural studies, and environmental sciences. As an archaeologist, I have excavated several sites in Mesoamerica, such as Teotihuacan and Tenochtitlan (the ancient capital of the Aztec empire).
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